Pawling students excel in GENIUS Olympiad

Pawling students excel in GENIUS Olympiad

By Gillian Rinaldo, Science Teacher, Pawling High School

Emily DeGloria (senior), Veronica Bucci (senior), Travis Reilly (senior), Karen Jackson (junior), Luke Lohrfink (sophomore), Anna Seitz (sophomore), Ditte Isak (sophomore), Kayla Davis (freshman) and Tonio Merchan (freshman)  were nominated to compete in the International Genius Olympiad Competition in Oswego, NY from June 17-June 21, 2019.  GENIUS Olympiad is an international high school project competition about environmental issues. It is founded and organized by the Terra Science and Education and hosted by the State University of New York at Oswego. GENIUS Olympiad will host projects in five general disciplines with an environmental focus.

GENIUS Olympiad promotes a global understanding of environmental issues and the achievement of sustainability through basic science, arts, creative writing, engineering, design, and business development. GENIUS Olympiad provides challenges and opportunities for secondary school students, to instill in them the skills and knowledge needed to be the citizens, leaders, scientists, artists, writers, engineers, and policymakers of the future—agents who will promote and contribute to greater environmental sustainability throughout their lives. GENIUS is also an abbreviation of Global Environmental Issues and us.

Student scientists, artists, and writers from 79 countries and 39 states traveled to Oswego in June to compete in GENIUS, where projects explore topics such as science, art, creative writing, business, robotics, and music.  The 5-day competition brought students together from different cultures to share ideas and develop solutions for a sustainable future.

Veronica Bucci won Bronze Medal (3rd Place)

Travis Reilly won Bronze Medal (3rd Place)

Anna Seitz won Bronze Medal (3rd Place)

Tonio Merchan Bronze Medal (3rd Place)

Karen Jackson won Silver Medal (2nd Place)

Ditte Isak won Silver Medal (2nd Place)

All winners additionally won an Amazon Fire Tablet!!

Thank you for this incredible opportunity.

Gillian Rinaldo