TINTON FALLS, NJ — Ranney Middle School Science Olympians had a terrific showing in the state Science Olympiad Competition at Middlesex County College on Sunday, March 11, taking home a total of ten medals, including one first place medal in Ecology.

The Ranney teams faced down teams from 23 New Jersey middle schools to place eighth overall in the rigorous academic interscholastic competition.  In addition to the first place medal, Ranney students also took home one fifth place, one fourth place, six third places, and one second place medal. The Ranney School team was led by Middle School Science teachers Betty Williams and Christina Ryan. The list of winners included:

Lukas Vlahos and Walter Cuje – 3^rd  – Amphibians and reptiles

Jonathan Rosenthal and Amy Sollitti – 3^rd – Anatomy

Julian Lockhart and Jonathan Rosenthal – 4^th – Bio-Process Lab

Jonathan Rosenthal and Alex Breton – 3^rd – Crave the Wave

Val Kharkover and Amy Sollitti – 1^st - Ecology

Val Kharkover and Eric Schneider – 3^rd – Metric mastery

Lukas Vlahos and Sam Tkach – 2^nd – Robo-Cross

Alex Breton and Sam Tkach – 5^th – Scrambler

Chris Schwake and Will Schouten – 3^rd – Write it Do it

Conor Keenan and George Kelly – 3^rd – Junk Yard Challenge