Under the direction of head coach Andrea Durbin, West Babylon Senior High School’s three Science Olympiad teams competed at the regional tournament on Jan. 25. The Suffolk County regionals boast more than 63 teams and is the largest in the state. The tournament consists of 23 events, and West Babylon’s Team A finished in fifth place, securing a spot at the state tournament in March!

Congratulations to the following students who medaled in their respective events:

Air Trajectory: First place, Nicole Rex and Melanie Jastrzebski
Astronomy: Third place, Magdalena Obrycki and Addie Elgin
Bungee Drop: Second place, Will Horowitz and Chris Alexiadis; fourth place, Christian Bustamante and Michael Higgins
Disease Detectives: Seventh place, Joel Cruz and Will Horowitz
Electric Vehicle: Seventh place, Joel Colas and Julian Cruz
Experimental Design: Fourth place, Erin Fider, Dheera Misra and Nandini Ramesh
Fossils: Second place, Addie Eglin and Erin Fider
Helicopter: Eighth place, Julian Cruz and Joel Colas
Material Science: Sixth place, Erin Fider and Nicole Rex
Tower: Sixth place, Philip Dolega and David Aguilar
Wind Power: Sixth place, Julian Cruz and Magdalena Obrycki
Write It Do It: Ninth place, Gabby Gorczynski and Sophia

Date Added: 2/3/2025