Laker Nation News WYSE Regional Competition held at Lake Land College Posted on February 8, 2018 St. Anthony – Division 300 First place. St. Anthony won the 300 Division at the WYSE Team event recently held at Lake Land College. Paris – Division 700 First place. Paris won the 700 Division at the WYSE Team event recently held at Lake Land College. Mattoon – Division 1500 First place. Mattoon won the 1500 Division at the WYSE Team event recently held at 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. 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 Read More Laker Nation News