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First Posted: 5/21/2013

The Wilkes-Barre Academy Science Olympiad team recently qualified to compete at the state competition at Juniata College in Altoona. Teams competed in local competition at Penn State in order to qualify for state level. Students competed in many events including anatomy, disease detectives, battery buggy and many others to demonstrate their mastery of the subject. This is the eighth year that Wilkes-Barre Academy has ranked as a top 10 team. Participants, from left, first row, are Olivia Zablocky, Isabella Greer, Neha Metgud, Katelynn Heller and Victoria Atkinson. Second row: Jenna Poor, Katelyn Vols, Matt Parsons, Mary Strunk, Hannah Gildea, Alyssa Reed, Gabby Serratore and Julia Insalaco. Third row: Biagio D’Apollonio, Raymond Wychock, Adam Rinehimer, Billy Weiss, Santo Insalaco and Josh Villarosa. Fourth row: Reed Karaska, Ben Rachilla, Megan Purcell and Eric Schramm. Also participating were Ian Barchock, Isabella Sobejano and Dominic Marchese.