Yorktown High School Science Research 🌽🥽

We are so proud of our 12 seniors who completed their Regeneron STS submission. Just applying puts these seniors in the top tier of high school researchers nationally. Congratulations and best of luck to them in the competition! @YorktownCSD @YHSDeGennaro @Society4Science

Twelve of our seniors “locked in” today in preparation for the Regeneron STS deadline next Thursday. They had an incredibly productive day. Special thanks to Dr. Dunn for joining us. We’re on the home stretch! @YorktownCSD @YHSDeGennaro

Here are some highlights from an amazing week in Rochester at @GeniusOlympiad! We had an awesome week.

Congratulations to all of our students on an amazing week at @GeniusOlympiad! Sophie and Abhi won honorable mention, Saarth and Alex won 3rd place, and Dhaya won 2nd on the world stage! @YorktownCSD @YHSDeGennaro @RonHattar

We had another great day at @GeniusOlympiad. Our students presented this morning to the judges. Later, they attended the international night to hang out and network with students from all around the world! @YHSDeGennaro @YorktownCSD

Our students are representing Yorktown at @GeniusOlympiad this week! We’ve had a great first part of the week with check-in, poster setup, fun activities, and the opening ceremony. We’re looking forward to competition day tomorrow! @YHSDeGennaro @YorktownCSD

This past Saturday our sophomores presented at the Somers Science Fair. Congratulations to all of our students and especially to our award winners!

After an amazing week, Sophie Zhong and Saarth Desai both won 4th place IN THE WORLD in their categories at ISEF, the Olympics of science fairs. Congratulations to both of them for this enormous accomplishment!!! @YHSDeGennaro @YorktownCSD @Society4Science @RonHattar

The kids blew off some steam last night at Chase Field with fun and games on the outfield! Today they presented their work to local schools and the public. @YHSDeGennaro @YorktownCSD

They did it! Our finalists finished a marathon day with over 8 hours of judging. A HUGE congratulations to these amazing kids and all the finalists. @YorktownCSD @YHSDeGennaro

Our kids are looking sharp for ISEF competition day. Good luck to Aryan, Sophie, and Saarth! @YorktownCSD @YHSDeGennaro

We had an exciting few days. ISEF opening ceremonies were Monday night and the NYSSEF and WESEF groups had a great time touring Sedona and the surrounding area. We’re looking forward to competition day tomorrow! Good luck Sophie, Aryan, and Saarth! @YHSDeGennaro @YorktownCSD

All three of our students made it out safely to Phoenix and successfully passed Display and Safety inspection for ISEF. Our students are looking forward to an exciting week, starting with the pin exchange tonight!

Our symposium was a huge success! Congratulations again to all of our seniors and thank you to all of those who attended the event!

Please join us tomorrow night, Friday, May 1st, for our 25th Annual YHS Science Research Symposium! We will celebrate our seniors as well as 25 years of this program. We hope to see you all there! @YHSDeGennaro @YorktownCSD

Congratulations to the YHS Sci Res team for an amazing showing at the Tri County Science and Technology Fair. Alex won best in fair and Dhaya was in the top 5 out of 176 participants. Our school was also highest scoring in the fair! @YHSDeGennaro @GOLLISZJOHN @YorktownCSD

Thank you to @WESEFboard and @Regeneron for hosting the ISEF Finalist Celebratory Reception! It was a wonderful event and we enjoyed learning about the work of all the finalists. Special thanks to @YHSDeGennaro for joining us at the event. Looking forward to Phoenix!

Please join us for our 25th annual YHS Science Research Symposium to celebrate our seniors! RSVP at this link or using the QR code on the attached invitation! forms.gle/raFbJCKbDUkGcbB8A @YorktownCSD @YHSDeGennaro @GOLLISZJOHN @RonHattar

This weekend, Dhayashree Ravi presented her research at the Harvard Undergraduate World Pre-Health Conference (HUWPC). She showcased her work alongside approximately 35 pre-medical and medical students from across the globe. Congratulations Dhaya! @YorktownCSD @YHSDeGennaro