What happens when you take some of the most brilliant minds from area high schools and put them under one roof? Nothing other than an academic face off, where teams are pitted against each other in eight subject areas in order to take home the regional Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering (WYSE) championship title.
The regional WYSE Academic Challenge was recently held at Lake Land College and 26 schools, registering 385 students came together to battle in biology, chemistry, computer science, engineering graphics, English, mathematics and physics
Students completed written examinations in seven different areas of study. Each student participated in two tests, and the highest scores by members of each team determined the composite team score.
St. Anthony, Sullivan, and Mattoon high school were victorious in their divisions and took home the regional championship titles. Winners in team and individual competition are advancing to sectionals at Eastern Illinois University on March 9, 2017.
Teams advancing for the 300 division included:
St. Anthony High School 493.3
Cumberland High School 426.2
Stewardson-Strasburg High School 397.7
Dieterich High School 390.3
Neoga High School 379.5
St. Anthony High School won the 300 Division at the WYSE Team event recently held at Lake Land College.
Teams advancing for the 700 division included:
Sullivan High School 476.8
Pana High School 444.2
Sullivan High School won the 700 Division at the WYSE Team event recently held at Lake Land College.
Teams advancing for the 1500 division:
Mattoon High School 486.00
Effingham High School 452.80
Mattoon High School won the 1500 Division at the WYSE Team event recently held at Lake Land College.
Individual Results
The following individuals will be advancing to the WYSE sectionals at Eastern Illinois University on March 9.
In the 300 division:
| Gillian Erickson | St. Anthony High School | Biology | 44 |
| Elizabeth McCammon | Altamont High School | Biology | 38 |
| Alex Beesley | St. Anthony High School | Chemistry | 29 |
| Tanner Clark | Stewardson-Strasburg High School | Chemistry | 29 |
| John Hartke | St. Anthony High School | Chemistry | 27 |
| Drew Warner | Cumberland High School | Computer Science | 19 |
| Anthony Curry | Windsor High School | Computer Science | 12 |
| Drew Warner | Cumberland High School | Engineering Graphics | 30 |
| Cameron Noel | Kansas CUSD #3 | Engineering Graphics | 22 |
| Aidan Bailey | St. Anthony High School | English | 67 |
| Hayden Kanizer | Cumberland High School | English | 61 |
| Gillian Erickson | St. Anthony High School | Math | 19 |
| Alex Beesley | St. Anthony High School | Math | 18 |
| Kristin Slaughter | St. Anthony High School | Math | 18 |
| Matthew Goedde | Dieterich High School | Physics | 17 |
| Andy Saba | St. Anthony High School | Physics | 15 |
In the 700 division:
| Luke DeLong | Sullivan High School | Biology | 38 | |
| Grace Mauck | Sullivan High School | Biology | 34 | |
| Max Todd | Sullivan High School | Chemistry | 38 | |
| Bryce King | Sullivan High School | Chemistry | 32 | |
| Nate Johnson | Paris High School | Computer Science | 16 | |
| Zane Blair | Paris High School | Computer Science | 15 | |
| Dylan Moon | Pana High School | Engineering Graphics | 18 | |
| Isaiah Plank | Sullivan High School | Engineering Graphics | 18 | |
| Chase Trainor | Shelbyville High School | Engineering Graphics | 16 | |
| Emily Hall | Paris High School | English | 66 | |
| Audra Breer | Teutopolis High School | English | 63 | |
| Jacob Beckman | Teutopolis High School | Math | 15 | |
| Ian Copple | Teutopolis High School | Math | 15 | |
| Tyler Pasley | Shelbyville High School | Math | 15 | |
| Mick Decker | Pana High School | Math | 14 | |
| Courtney Hoene | Teutopolis High School | Math | 14 | |
| Jessica Swenny | Pana High School | Math | 14 | |
| Lee Nosbisch | Teutopolis High School | Physics | 13 | |
| Josh Simac | Pana High School | Physics | 13 | |
| Trent Mette | Teutopolis High School | Physics | 12 | |
In the 1500 division:
| Nick Eveland | Mattoon High School | Biology | 40 |
| Lydia Druin | Mattoon High School | Biology | 37 |
| Hannah Pike | Effingham High School | Chemistry | 33 |
| Charles Derrickson | Mattoon High School | Chemistry | 26 |
| Adam Agronomoff | Charleston High School | Computer Science | 11 |
| Brendan Dawkins | Effingham High School | Computer Science | 10 |
| Hunter Divley | Effingham High School | Computer Science | 10 |
| Patrick Hite | Mattoon High School | Engineering Graphics | 26 |
| Brendan Dawkins | Effingham High School | Engineering Graphics | 17 |
| Lydia Druin | Mattoon High School | English | 65 |
| Nissa Larson | Charleston High School | English | 65 |
| Cayden Miller | Mattoon High School | English | 64 |
| Ryan Taylor | Mattoon High School | Math | 16 |
| Cayden Miller | Mattoon High School | Math | 14 |
| Callaway Smith | Effingham High School | Math | 14 |
| Michael Kucnicki | Charleston High School | Physics | 16 |
| Ryan Taylor | Mattoon High School | Physics | 16 |
| Brando Socarras | Charleston High School | Physics | 15 |
