By Mrs. Sally Cohorst
3/16/2012
Neoga’s WYSE team received third place in Division 300 at the sectional competition held on March 8th at Eastern Illinois University. Central A & M won first place with a score of 474.4 points, followed by Cumberland with a score of 466.3 points. Neoga and Palestine tied for 3rd place with a score of 464.4 points. All of these teams will advance to the state finals which will be held at the University of Illinois on April 2nd.
Individuals from Neoga who won awards are Travis Walk (1st place in Math), Kelton Nichols (1st place in engineering graphics), Seth Kline (tied for 2nd in computer science), Kyle Ludwig and Coutney Cornell (tied for 3rd in engineering graphics), and Becca Warfel (3rd in English). Others who competed and contributed to the team score were Jacob Alumbaugh, Amanda Baker, Michael Baker, Courtney Cornell, Bailey Dow, Ryan Evans, Joey Goldstein, Ethan Lawrence, and Tim Yurs. Mrs. Sally Cohorst is the coach of the team.
In Division 700, Monticello won first place, followed by St. Anthony in second, and Sullivan and Tolono Unity tied for 3rd. Mahomet- Seymour won 1st in Division 1500 followed by Champaign Central in 2nd place. All of these schools will also advance to state competition.
WYSE (Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering) contests are held annually to recognize the top students throughout Illinois in various subjects. Students are required to take two tests from the following subjects: biology, chemistry, computer science, engineering graphics, English, math, and physics. Neoga’s team for regional competition is selected based on teacher recommendation in each of these subjects. If the team advances to sectionals, student scores and subject scores from the regional competition determine which students are then selected to compete at the sectionals.
