Sayville High School’s



Sayville High School’s

Stellar Students Newsletter

VOLUME 9, NUMBER 3 Month of November 2018

NATIONAL MERIT RECOGNITION

The following students are among the 50,000 highest scoring participants of some 1.5 million PSAT participants. Kudos!

Commended Students

Kelly Read Phoenix Reivers Donald Schweikert

Semi-Finalist Students

Sohum Sheth Abigail Sneddon

Accolades for RISE Students November 2018

Grace Urmaza

Geospatial Analysis of Shoal Configuration at New Inlet (2012-2017), Brookhaven, New York

• Long Island GIS Conference (Fall, 2018) Stony Brook University

• ESRI International User Conference (July 2018) San Diego, California

• Brookhaven National Laboratory Open Space Stewardship Program Celebration of Science

Nicholas Gibbons

Geospatial Analysis of Flood Tide Delta at New Inlet, Bellport, New York

• Long Island GIS Conference (Fall, 2018) Stony Brook University

• ESRI International User Conference San Diego, California

• Brookhaven National Laboratory Open Space Stewardship Program Celebration of Science

Emily Rosado, Michaela Re, Sanjeeda Rahaman (Worms3)

Got Crumbled Rubber? An Investigation of the Sublethal and Mitochondrial DNA Impacts on Eisenia fetida

• Long Island Science & Engineering Fair

• New York State Science & Engineering Fair

Lindsey Yoder, Joe Golio, Liam Davidson, Brady Dolan

• Stony Brook University ACE Program GSS 313/314

Brady Dolan

Effect of 17a-ethinylestradiol (EE2) on the Sex Ratios of Menidia menidia

IUCN Redlist Old World Bat Specialist Group

Helped create a set of 500 Geospatial maps of Old World Bat Distribution which were shared with the IUCN Scientists for the Old World Bat IUCN Meeting held in Phillipines (August, 2018). A poster of Brady’s maps was displayed at the North American Society for Bat Research held in Mexico (October, 2018).

• Regeneron Science Talent Search

• Google Fair

• Long Island Junior Science & Humanities Symposium

Harrison Bench

Microhabitat Analysis of the Green Point Tidal Wetlands Complex

• Long Island Science & Humanities Symposium – 2nd Place Environmental Science

Geospatial Analysis of Four Invasive Freshwater Fish Species Using E-DNA for Detection in New York State

• Regeneron Science Talent Search

• Google Fair

• Long Island Junior Science & Humanities Symposium

• Paid Internship with Save the Great South Bay – Water Quality and Hydrophytic Vegetation Analysis at Brookside County Park: Geospatial Assessment for Wetland Enhancement Project

Isabelle Byrne 

Geospatial Analysis of Air Pollutants and Respiratory Diseases in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania

• ESRI International User Conference - Map Gallery, San Diego, California

• Long Island GIS Conference (Fall, 2018) Stony Brook University

Bettina Bonfiglio 

A Comparative Analysis of Preterm Birth Rates in the United States Related to Demographics and Environmental Quality

• ESRI International User Conference - 3rd Place in HS Category at the Map Gallery, San Diego, California

• Long Island Natural History Conference (March 2018), Brookhaven National Laboratory

• Long Island Science & Humanities Symposium

• Long Island Science & Engineering Fair – Award for Excellence in Geoscience from the Association for Women Geoscientists

• New York State Science & Engineering Fair

• Regeneron Science Talent Search

• Google Fair

• Long Island GIS Conference (Spring, 2018), Farmingdale State College

Sohum Sheth 

Geospatial Analysis of the Distribution of Sea Turtles and Sharks off the Coast of Long Island, New York

• ESRI International User Conference Map Gallery, San Diego, California

• Long Island Natural History Conference (March 2018), Brookhaven National Laboratory

• Long Island Jr. Science & Humanities Symposium

• Long Island GIS Conference (Spring, 2018), Farmingdale State College

• Long Island Science & Engineering Fair – 2nd Place Animal Sciences

• New York State Science & Engineering Fair

• Brookhaven National Laboratory Open Space Stewardship Program Celebration of Science

Nita George 

Geospatial Analysis of Pitch Pine (Pinus rigida) Distribution Infected with Southern Pine Bark Beetle (Dendroctonus frontalis), Sans Souci County Park, New York

• ESRI International User Conference – Map gallery, San Diego, California

• Long Island Natural History Conference (March 2018), Brookhaven National Laboratory

• Long Island GIS Conference (Spring, 2018)

• Brookhaven National Laboratory Open Space Stewardship Program Celebration of Science

• Long Island Science & Engineering Fair – 3rd Place Animal Sciences

• New York State Science & Engineering Fair – 3rd Place Animal Sciences

• Regeneron Science Talent Search

• Google Fair

• Long Island Junior Science & Humanities Symposium

Mackenzie Damon

Analysis of Mutagenicity and Sub-lethal Response of Eisenia fetida when Exposed to Roundup™

• Long Island Science & Engineering Fair – 3rd Place Environmental Science

• New York State Science & Engineering Fair

• Regeneron Science Talent Search

• Google Fair

• Long Island Junior Science & Humanities Symposium

Sierra Boyce

Chemical and Barcode Analysis of a Latin American Ethnobotanical Plant Vismia spp.

• Proposal accepted at the National Synchrotron Light Source II to chemically characterize Vismia spp. to identify its healing properties. Worked with Photon Scientist Dr. Vivian Stojonoff.

• Long Island Science & Engineering Fair

• New York State Science & Engineering Fair

• Regeneron Science Talent Search

• Google Fair

• Long Island Junior Science & Humanities Symposium

RISE Tech Accolades 2018

Long Island Science Congress (Spring 2018)

The following students received a Certificate and a Meritorious award from the Long Island Science Congress.

Evan May and Eric Stenzel

“Regenerative Energy Production through Cycling”

Category of Earth/Space/Energy

The Following Students were recipients of the Long Island Science Congress High Honors Award

Keira Mizzi, Emily Parsowith, Brieanna Baldante

"Advanced Prosthetic Design-Focusing finger dexterity through joint enhancement"

Category of Biology Medicine and Health

Liam Davidson, Ihtesham Khan and Samir Patel

"Geofencing locations to improve the safety outcomes of individuals at risk of elopement"

Category of Biology Medicine and Health

In addition to the high honors award Liam Davidson, Ihtesham Khan and Samir Patel also received $100.00 each from three sub categories:

● Pediatric Society Award

● Most Distinguished in Biology and Biomedical

● The L.I.S.C. Award

N.Y.I.T. Engineering Showcase (Spring 2018)

The Following Students were recipients of the N.Y.I.T. Excellence in Engineering Award

Keira Mizzi, Emily Parsowith, Brieanna Baldante

"Advanced Prosthetic Design-Focusing finger dexterity through joint enhancement"

Category of Biomedical Engineering

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