INA, Ill. (Feb. 5, 2015) - More than 150 students from 10 area high schools competed yesterday at the 2015 Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering (WYSE) Academic Challenge Regional at Rend Lake College.
Schools with similar enrollment compete against one another in divisions. Christopher High School, Wayne City High School, Zeigler-Royalton High School, Sesser-Valier High School, Waltonville High School, and Webber Township High School make up Division 300. Division 700 consists of Benton Consolidated High School, Pinckneyville Community High School, and Hamilton County Senior High School. The lone Division 1500 school is Mt. Vernon Township High School.
"The Math and Sciences Division at Rend Lake College is pleased to continue to host the Regional WYSE event in cooperation with the University of Illinois," said Andrea Banach, RLC Dean of Math and Sciences. "Every year, the WYSE Academic Challenge brings district high school students together and gives them the opportunity to compete against one another as peers. This year, RLC Biology Instructor Emily Jones also coordinated a mini-design contest for students to complete during their lunch break. In groups of three, the high schoolers designed a rocket, egg vehicle, air-fueled vehicle, or marshmallow structure."
Each student who competes in the WYSE Academic Challenge completes two exams in pre-selected subjects. They can choose from biology, chemistry, computer science, engineering graphics, English, math, or physics. Below are the regional results, followed by team photos. An asterisk in the results indicates advancement to the WYSE Sectional at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale in March. The Illinois State Finals will be held April 13-16 at the Illini Union, University of Illinois Urbana campus in Champaign.
WYSE 2015
INDIVIDUAL OVERALL WINNERS
Biology: Shubhika Jain, Mt. Vernon Township HS
Chemistry: Michael Wright, Mt. Vernon Township HS
Computer Science: Wyatt Marks, Mt. Vernon Township HS
Engineering Graphics: Connor Pigg, Mt. Vernon Township HS
English: Jackson Stubblefield, Sesser-Valier HS
Math: Blake Dorris, Sesser-Valier HS
Physics: Taylor Yucus, Benton Consolidated HS
TEAM RESULTS
_______________ Division: 300 _______________
*Christopher High School - 483.9
*Sesser-Valier High School - 454.4
Waltonville High School - 423.9
_______________ Division: 700 _______________
*Benton Consolidated High School - 492.0
*Hamilton County Senior High School - 483.3
Pinckneyville High School - 444.4
_______________ Division: 1500 _______________
*Mt. Vernon Township High School - 500.0
 
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
_______________ Division: 300 _______________
Trophies for Biology
School Name / Student Name / Biology Score
Christopher High School / *Thorn Hall / 34
Zeigler-Royalton High School / *Sean McDicken / 32
Sesser-Valier High School / *Jackson Stubblefield / 32
Zeigler-Royalton High School / Joe Colp / 30
Christopher High School / Athena Flint / 30
Zeigler-Royalton High School / Cameron Jones / 30
Webber Township High School / Emily Lusby / 30
Trophies for Chemistry
School Name / Student Name / Chemistry Score
Christopher High School / *Holly Valette / 24
Christopher High School / *Thorn Hall / 22
Waltonville High School / *Jacob Lewis / 22
Wayne City High School / Danny Brown / 21
Trophies for Computer Science
School Name / Student Name / Computer Science Score
Sesser-Valier High School / *Zach Mabry / 18
Waltonville High School / *Brendan Witges / 16
Zeigler-Royalton High School / Stephen Lampley / 12
Trophies for Engineering Graphics
School Name / Student Name / Engineering Graphics Score
Christopher High School / *Hayden Fasig / 16
Wayne City High School / *Danny Brown / 14
Webber Township High School / *Connor Jackson / 14
Christopher High School / *Seth Traiteur / 14
Zeigler-Royalton High School / Jared Eastwood / 13
Webber Township High School / Garrett Jones / 13
Trophies for English
School Name / Student Name / English Score
Sesser-Valier High School / *Jackson Stubblefield / 58
Christopher High School / *Camryn Maloney / 57
Sesser-Valier High School / Blake Dorris / 55
Trophies for Math
School Name / Student Name / Math Score
Sesser-Valier High School / *Blake Dorris / 18
Christopher High School / *Kalyn Hubbard / 17
Sesser-Valier High School / *Zach Mabry / 17
Waltonville High School / *Michael Stanfirld / 17
Waltonville High School / Daniel Dent / 16
Waltonville High School / Daisy Edmison / 16
Trophies for Physics
School Name / Student Name / Physics Score
Christopher High School / *Kalyn Hubbard / 10
Waltonville High School / *Adam Kozuszek / 10
Sesser-Valier High School / *Nick Marlo / 9
Christopher High School / *Rachel Miller / 9
Webber Township High School / Tylar Hanson / 8
Sesser-Valier High School / Kelsi Lewis / 8
Sesser-Valier High School / Presley Robbins / 8
Wayne City High School / Nicole Smith / 8
_______________ Division: 700 _______________
Trophies for Biology
School Name / Student Name / Biology Score
Pinckneyville High School / *James Edison Davidson / 39
Benton Consolidated High School / *Emma J. Webster / 36
Hamilton County Senior High School / Chris Coronado / 32
Trophies for Chemistry
School Name / Student Name / Chemistry Score
Benton Consolidated High School / *Bethany R. Garrett / 20
Hamilton County Senior High School / *Daniel Rapp / 19
Hamilton County Senior High School / *Landon Vaughan / 19
Benton Consolidated High School / *Taylor A. Yucus / 19
Hamilton County Senior High School / Tucker Braden / 15
Pinckneyville High School / Madyson Ashton Epplin / 15
Hamilton County Senior High School / Jon O'Daniel / 15
Trophies for Computer Science
School Name / Student Name / Computer Science Score
Hamilton County Senior High School / *Jesse Dickey / 16
Benton Consolidated High School / *Andrew D. Lingle / 16
Hamilton County Senior High School / *Chris Coronado / 10
Benton Consolidated High School / *Noah D. Thompson / 10
Benton Consolidated High School / Brandon Meyer / 7
Trophies for Engineering Graphics
School Name / Student Name / Engineering Graphics Score
Benton Consolidated High School / *Andrew D. Lingle / 19
Benton Consolidated High School / *Kurtis D. Sanders / 17
Pinckneyville High School / *Kelsey Rose Smith / 17
Hamilton County Senior High School / Trenton Rubenacker / 16
Trophies for English
School Name / Student Name / English Score
Hamilton County Senior High School / *Sarah Mead / 52
Benton Consolidated High School / *Theresa J. Heinz / 51
Benton Consolidated High School / Emma J. Webster / 49
Trophies for Math
School Name / Student Name / Math Score
Pinckneyville High School / *James Edison Davidson / 13
Benton Consolidated High School / *Bethany R. Garrett / 13
Hamilton County Senior High School / *Tucker Braden / 13
Hamilton County Senior High School / *Missy Davis / 12
Pinckneyville High School / *Brooklyn Dawn Morrow / 12
Pinckneyville High School / Emily Marie Kuberski / 11
Trophies for Physics
School Name / Student Name / Physics Score
Benton Consolidated High School / *Taylor A. Yucus / 14
Pinckneyville High School / *Sydney Alexis Stanton / 9
Benton Consolidated High School / Kurtis D. Sanders / 8
Benton Consolidated High School / Sydnie P. Watkins / 8
_______________ Division: 1500 _______________
Trophies for Biology
School Name / Student Name / Biology Score
Mt. Vernon Township High School / *Shubhika Jain / 41
Mt. Vernon Township High School / *Jaxson Lewis / 33
Mt. Vernon Township High School / Wyatt Marks / 32
Trophies for Chemistry
School Name / Student Name / Chemistry Score
Mt. Vernon Township High School / *Michael Wright / 26
Mt. Vernon Township High School / *Rachel Bolerjack / 25
Mt. Vernon Township High School / Allen McCarty / 24
Mt. Vernon Township High School / Aaron Steele / 24
Trophies for Computer Science
School Name / Student Name / Computer Science Score
Mt. Vernon Township High School / *Wyatt Marks / 19
Trophies for Engineering Graphics
School Name / Student Name / Engineering Graphics Score
Mt. Vernon Township High School / *Connor Pigg / 24
Mt. Vernon Township High School / *Aaron Steele / 18
Mt. Vernon Township High School / Connor Buretz / 16
Trophies for English
School Name / Student Name / English Score
Mt. Vernon Township High School / *Riley Cornett / 53
Mt. Vernon Township High School / *Emily Glowicki / 49
Mt. Vernon Township High School / River Kennedy / 47
Mt. Vernon Township High School / Connor Storey / 47
Mt. Vernon Township High School / Bryan Tomes / 47
Trophies for Math
School Name / Student Name / Math Score
Mt. Vernon Township High School / *Shubhika Jain / 17
Mt. Vernon Township High School / *Trey Riley / 10
Mt. Vernon Township High School / Chase Regenhardt / 9
Trophies for Physics
School Name / Student Name / Physics Score
Mt. Vernon Township High School / *Rachel Bolerjack / 10
Mt. Vernon Township High School / *Trey Riley / 6
Mt. Vernon Township High School / Connor Buretz / 5
*Advance to Sectional Competition
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