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The Yorktown High School Science Research Department has concluded a banner year, with students earning top honors at regional, state, national, and international competitions.
From the Regeneron Science Talent Search to the International Science and Engineering Fair to the Genius Olympiad, YHS students represented Yorktown among some of the top young scientists, engineers, and researchers in the country and world.
Among the year’s highlights, senior Jashvi Desai was named a Top 40 finalist in the nationwide Regeneron Science Talent Search after first being selected as a Top 300 Scholar alongside classmates Willa Olson and Siddharth Nair. Sophomore Sophie Zhong and junior Saarth Desai both placed fourth in their respective categories at the International Science and Engineering Fair in Phoenix, Arizona, where senior Aryan Shenoy also competed as a finalist.
YHS students continued their success into June. At the Genius Olympiad International Competition in Rochester, Dhayashree Ravi earned a silver medal in science, while Alex Altamuro and Saarth Desai earned bronze medals. Sophie Zhong and Abhi Ravindranath received honorable mention recognition. Dhayashree and Alex were also named finalists at the New York State Science Congress in Syracuse.
The accomplishments were part of a strong year across the entire Science Research Program, with students earning first-, second-, and third-place category awards, special research honors, finalist distinctions, and international recognition.
A full list of this year’s Science Research honors is included below.
Regeneron Science Talent Search
Jashvi Desai: Top 300 Scholar and Top 40 Finalist
Willa Olson: Top 300 Scholar
Siddharth Nair: Top 300 Scholar
Westchester Science and Engineering Fair
March 14, Somers, N.Y.
Aryan Shenoy: ISEF Finalist; 1st Place
Sophie Zhong: ISEF Finalist; 1st Place
Alex Altamuro: 1st Place; Rising Scholar Award
Siddharth Nair: 2nd Place
Jashvi Desai: 2nd Place
Saarth Desai: 2nd Place; The Holmes Family Engineering Innovation Award - 1st Place
Akhil Bollimpalli: 3rd Place
Selma Lyons: 3rd Place
Willa Olson: 3rd Place
Luke Evangelista: Scientific Inquiry and Research Initiative Award
Susie Sciuto: Scientific Inquiry and Research Initiative Award
Dhayashree Ravi: Innovations in Biological Science Research Award
Vaishnavi Ravindranath: Excellence in Medical Research Award
Shane Goff: Excellence in Medical Research Award
Mary Cabral: Ingenuity in Research Award
Meera Karintholil: Teatown Young Environmentalist Award
Natalia Lyon: Science Research Academy Award for Excellence in Remote Research
New York State Science and Engineering Fair
March 30, Queens, N.Y.
Saarth Desai: ISEF Finalist; 1st Place
Alex Altamuro: 3rd Place
Aryan Shenoy: 3rd Place
Willa Olson: Honorable Mention
Jashvi Desai: Honorable Mention
Vaishnavi Ravindranath: Honorable Mention
Siddharth Nair: Honorable Mention
International Science and Engineering Fair
May 9-15, Phoenix, Arizona
Sophie Zhong: Fourth Place in Behavioral and Social Sciences
Saarth Desai: Fourth Place in Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Aryan Shenoy: Finalist
Somers Science Fair
June 6, Somers, N.Y.
Sophie Kratenstein: 1st Place
Abhi Ravindranath: 1st Place
Ryan Babi: 1st Place
Yadnesh Borse: 1st Place
Tyler Guarini: 2nd Place
Avery Perl: 2nd Place
Brendan MacDonald: 2nd Place
Owen Sedey: 2nd Place
Helen Rennie: 2nd Place
Olivia Woolard: 3rd Place
New York State Science Congress
June 7, Syracuse, N.Y.
Dhayashree Ravi: Finalist
Alex Altamuro: Finalist
Genius Olympiad
June 8-12, Rochester, N.Y.
Dhayashree Ravi: Silver Medal in Science
Alex Altamuro: Bronze Medal in Science
Saarth Desai: Bronze Medal in Science
Sophie Zhong: Honorable Mention in Science
Abhi Ravindranath: Honorable Mention in Science
Congratulations to all of the Yorktown High School Science Research students on a remarkable year, and thank you to advisors Mr. Justin Seweryn and Mr. Paul Rubeo for their leadership and support.
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