Waynflete takes first place in both Upper and Middle School state Science Olympiad competition

Waynflete participated in the 2019 Maine State Science Olympiad Tournament on Saturday, March 30, at the University of Southern Maine in Gorham. Two teams of 15 Upper School students and one team of 15 Middle School students competed in 23 different science and engineering events.

Waynflete’s Middle School team won first place in the middle school division while Waynflete’s Upper School teams took first and third place in the high school division. Seniors Phoebe Hart, Ingrid Ansel-Mullen, Quilla Flanagan-Burt, Carter Dexter, and Tzevi Aho led the Upper School teams in medal finishes. Waynflete Upper School students earned first, second, or third place medals in 20 of the 23 events in the competition!

Middle School team (coached by Stephanie Dolan):

Matt Adey, Ty Davin, Keegan Dolan, Jaden Dougher, Joe Dupree, Dudley Holdridge, Charlie Horner, Cole Isherwood, Penda Jones, Anya Keierleber, Mia McCormack, Lela Mellin, Reed Robinson, Sophia Sidney, and Erin Webber.

Upper School teams (coached by Wendy Curtis and Carol Titterton):

Tzevi Aho, Avis Akers, Abby Aleshire, Tabarak Al Musawi, Emma Anghel, Ingrid Ansel-Mullen, Joseph Ansel-Mullen, Sophia Aronson, Hannah Babcock, Carter Dexter, Ellis Dougherty, Lily Fanburg, Chloe Fisher, Quilla Flanagan-Burt, Eliza Goodwin, Phoebe Hart, Julian Havelaar, Selina He, Em Irvine, Haoming Ma, Ian McClure-Chute, Ayub Nur, Max Ryan, Clara Sandberg, Sebastian Shames, Mike Veroneau, Emily Wagg, Nicholas Werner, Sam Yankee, and Anna Yankee.