H-ton Impressive at LI Science Congress
Huntington High School science research program participants turned in an impressive performance at the Long Island Science Congress. Vying against hundreds of students from across Nassau and Suffolk counties, the Huntington contingent captured numerous awards.
Huntington’s Nikki Jacobus, Nolan Piccola, James Tonjes, Mary Kate Wolber, Sam Prinzi, Jacob Strieb, Dan Brown, Elizabeth Hughes, Camryn Libes, Tim Low, Aidan McCooey, Josh Yanuck, Erin Morrisroe, Rachel Roday, Jason Stickell, Kelly Nicoletto, Ingrid Oliva, Jonathan Schechter, Cloe Stevens, Donald Stewart, and Kierra Striano all garnered awards.
Research students presented their projects to judges, who fired off questions at the teenagers.
Messrs. Piccola and Tonjes and Ms. Jacobus and Ms. Wolber garnered honorable mention recognition. Messrs. Brown, Low, McCooey and Yanuck and Ms. Hughes, Ms. Libes and Ms. Morrisroe earned Meritorious Awards. Achievement Awards were bestowed on Messrs. Schechter and Stewart and Ms. Nicoletto, Ms. Oliva, Ms. Stevens and Ms. Striano.
Messrs. Stickell, Strieb and Prinzi and Ms. Roday captured High Honors in the senior division. The group attended an awards ceremony in May.
Participants in the initiative said it was a “great experience.” Members of the Huntington contingent enjoyed conducting their research and discussing the results with judges. Ms. Roday and Mr. Stickell collaborated on their project, which involved a study of the effects of varied light spectrums on the habitual behavior of mantis shrimp. Messrs. Prinzi and Strieb developed unique individual projects with both planning to continue their research and experiments next year.
“I am extremely proud of all my students who competed in every research competition this year,” said teacher Lori Kenney, who leads the science research program. “They all worked extremely hard and deserve all the achievements coming their way.”
(Huntington sophomore Nolan Piccola contributed to this article.)