🔬🔭Our students SHINE in annual New Jersey State Science Competition🔬🔭

Up against the best schools in the state, our students earned two first place awards, seven second place awards and two third-place awards. The first and second place winners are invited to represent New Jersey at the National competition next year in Boston.

“The results show that our students can compete with the best students in New Jersey,” says Superintendent of Schools Silvia Abbato, “and we look forward to supporting them in next year’s nationwide competition.”

The winners are:

First place:      

• Emily Mathew (grade 11), Health and Medicine
• Edric Calderone (grade 10), Microbiology

Second place:  

• Jesly Arias (grade 11), Cellular/Molecular
• Ayane Hiwatari (grade 10), Cellular/Molecular
• Julio Cervantes (grade 11), Chemistry
• Helen Clauss (grade 11), Environmental
• Merisha Fernando (grade 11), Health and Medicine
• Jose Rubio (grade 11), Math/Computational
• Hazel Bonilla (grade 11), Psychology/Animal Behavior

Third place:

• Ryan Ruiz (grade 11), Chemistry
• Lehansa Marambage (grade 9), Math/Computational

The José Martí STEM Academy has the largest number of students who will represent the state at the 161st Annual National Academy of Sciences and the American Association for the Advancement of Science that will take place in Boston on April 26-28. Congratulations to all!

Ya están aquí los resultados de la 69ª Competición Anual de la Academia de Ciencias de Nueva Jersey y nuestros alumnos han obtenido los mejores resultados de su historia en la competición. Son realmente talentosos y enhorabuena a todos ellos.