Paris – Division 700 First place. Paris won the 700 Division at the WYSE Team event recently held at Lake Land College. Photo submitted by Lake Land College.
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.
Lake Land College recently held the regional WYSE Academic Challenge and 26 schools 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, Paris, and Mattoon high schools 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 8, 2018.
Mattoon – Division 1500 First place. Mattoon won the 1500 Division at the WYSE Team event recently held at Lake Land College. Photo submitted by Lake Land College.
St. Anthony – Division 300 First place. St. Anthony won the 300 Division at the WYSE Team event recently held at Lake Land College. Photo submitted by Lake Land College.
Teams advancing in the 300 division are:
St. Anthony High School
Cumberland High School
Okaw Valley High School
Dieterich High School
Teams advancing in the 700 division are:
Paris High School
Sullivan High School
Teams advancing in the 1500 division are:
Mattoon High School
Charleston High School
Individual Results
The following individuals will be advancing to the WYSE sectionals at Eastern Illinois University on March 8.
In the 300 division:
| Maryann Saba | St. Anthony High School | Biology |
| Alex Beesley | St. Anthony High School | Biology |
| Carly Spraul | St. Anthony High School | Biology |
| Suhyun Moon | St. Anthony High School | Chemistry |
| Lane Robertson | Beecher City Jr/Sr High School | Chemistry |
| Ethan Macklin | Okaw Valley High School | Chemistry |
| Tanner Clark | Stewardson Strasburg | Chemistry |
| Katie Kabbes | St. Anthony High School | Chemistry |
| Drew Warner | Cumberland High School | Computer Science |
| Cameron Noel | Kansas CUSD #3 | Computer Science |
| Dylan Marble | Altamont High School | Computer Science |
| Drew Warner | Cumberland High School | Engineering Graphics |
| Cameron Noel | Kansas CUSD #3 | Engineering Graphics |
| Aidan Bailey | St. Anthony High School | Engineering Graphics |
| Quinn Brooks | Okaw Valley High School | Engineering Graphics |
| Olivia Franklin | Cumberland High School | English |
| Cheyenne Vondrak | Neoga High School | English |
| Luke Porter | Stewardson Strasburg | English |
| Ethan Rozene | St. Anthony High School | Math |
| Tyler Higgs | Dieterich High School | Math |
| Ian Couple | St. Anthony High School | Math |
| Ethan Macklin | Okaw Valley High School | Math |
| Tyler Higgs | Dieterich High School | Physics |
| Ian Couple | St. Anthony High School | Physics |
| Ethan Rozene | St. Anthony High School | Physics |
In the 700 division:
| Spencer Johnson | Sullivan High School | Biology |
| Carson Beyers | Shelbyville High School | Biology |
| Laine Cameron | Sullivan High School | Biology |
| Drew Cearlock | Paris High School | Biology |
| Harrison Wooters | Shelbyville High School | Biology |
| Trevor Elder | Sullivan High School | Chemistry |
| Corey McKenna | Paris High School | Chemistry |
| Spencer Johnson | Sullivan High School | Chemistry |
| Ben Macke | Marshall High School | Chemistry |
| Zane Blair | Paris High School | Computer Science |
| Nate Johnson | Paris High School | Computer Science |
| Greg Cunningham | Paris High School | Computer Science |
| Lucas Duduit | Pana High School | Engineering Graphics |
| Isaiah Plank | Sullivan High School | Engineering Graphics |
| Devyn Brown | Paris High School | Engineering Graphics |
| Cullen Dyer | Sullivan High School | Engineering Graphics |
| Emily Hall | Paris High School | English |
| Katie Webb | Sullivan High School | English |
| Madison Hilbert | Pana High School | English |
| Paige McLaughlin | Sullivan High School | English |
| Zane Blair | Paris High School | Math |
| Courtney Hoene | Teutopolis High School | Math |
| Maxwell Holloway | Paris High School | Math |
| Michael Deters | Teutopolis High School | Math |
| Nate Johnson | Paris High School | Math |
| Maxwell Holloway | Paris High School | Physics |
| Michael Deters | Teutopolis High School | Physics |
| Broderick Goss | Sullivan High School | Physics |
In the 1500 division:
| Remington Neal | Charleston High School | Biology |
| Reilly Durham | Effingham High School | Biology |
| Frank Rosen | Effingham High School | Biology |
| Nick Eveland | Mattoon High School | Chemistry |
| Jacob Sigg | Effingham High School | Chemistry |
| Zoe Bridges | Effingham High School | Chemistry |
| Brando Socarras | Charleston High School | Chemistry |
| Jeremiah Crowell | Effingham High School | Computer Science |
| Aaron Emmerich | Mattoon High School | Computer Science |
| Malcolm McCarthy | Charleston High School | Computer Science |
| Alex Heuerman | Mattoon High School | Engineering Graphics |
| Myles Woodard | Mattoon High School | Engineering Graphics |
| Lucas Hanna | Effingham High School | Engineering Graphics |
| Rachel Sloss | Effingham High School | English |
| Taylor Benge | Charleston High School | English |
| James Ross | Effingham High School | English |
| Michael Kuznicki | Charleston High School | Math |
| Anastasia Aiasse | Effingham High School | Math |
| Zoe Bridges | Effingham High School | Math |
| Emma Budde | Effingham High School | Math |
| Maria Dust | Effingham High School | Math |
| Aaron Emmerich | Mattoon High School | Math |
| Mitchell Kremer | Mattoon High School | Math |
| Payton Beck | Mattoon High School | Math |
| Douglas Emenecker | Mattoon High School | Math |
| Rachel Sloss | Effingham High School | Math |
| Payton Beck | Mattoon High School | Physics |
| Douglas Emenecker | Mattoon High School | Physics |
| Myles Woodard | Mattoon High School | Physics |
| Brando Socarras | Charleston High School | Physics |
