WYSE State Final Results Announced

Hinsdale Central (unlimited division), Vernon Hills (700 division), University of Chicago Laboratory (700 non-boundaried), Byron (700 boundaried), Urbana Uni High (300 non-boundaried division), and Pecatonica (300 boundaried division) were named team state champions in the 2015 Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering (WYSE) Academic Challenge hosted by the University of Illinois College of Engineering.

Around 1,500 students from 218 schools from across the state of Illinois who advanced from regional and sectional competition in recent months descended on campus April 13-16 to compete for the state championships in four different divisions – unlimited (schools with enrollments over 1,500 students), 1,500 (schools between 701 and 1,500), 700 (schools between 301 and 700) and 300 (schools under 300 students). In addition, schools in the 300 and 700 divisions competed for team titles in either the boundaried (districts with definitive boundaries) or non-boundaried categories.

Teams consisted of 14-member varsity teams or as individual at-large competitors. Each student took two exams. There are seven subject areas from which each student chose their two tests -- biology, chemistry, computer science, engineering graphics, English, mathematics and physics. The materials for tests are drawn from senior high school and freshman level college curricula and are written by teams of college and university faculty. Each test production team produces three tests of increasing levels of difficulty for the regional, sectional and state finals. 

Complete State Finals Results

Winners Photos

Highlight Video

Unlimited Division

Team Results
1.    Hinsdale Central
2.    Naperville Central
3.    Naperville North
4.    Niles North
5.    Deerfield

 

 

 

Individual Category Winners
Biology -- Bobby Glass, Lake Zurich; Apoorva Tummala, Neuqua Valley
Chemistry – Bryce Cai, Barrington
Computer Science – Joey Bloom, Deerfield
Engineering Graphics – Matthew Gross, Victor J. Andrew; Mike Schaub, Hinsdale Central
English – Megan Angell, Naperville Central
Math – Emery Liu, Stevenson
Physics – Jonathan Wexler, Deerfield

1,500 Division

Team Results
1.    Vernon Hills
2.    Carbondale
3.    Fenwick
4.    Richmond-Burton
5.    Bloomington

 

 

 

Individual Category Winners
Biology – Eric Brosch, Marengo
Chemistry – Paul Lee, Dunlap
Computer Science – Ryan Curtis, Vernon Hills; Mahir Morshed, Carbondale; Michael Rechenberg, Marian Catholic
Engineering Graphics – Timmy Duex, Richmond-Burton
English – Alston Boyd, Bloomington
Math – Justin Yim, Vernon Hills
Physics – Justin Yim, Vernon Hills

700 Division
Unboundaried Team Results
1.    University of Chicago Laboratory
2.    Wheaton Academy
3.    University High School (Normal)
4.    Timothy Christian
5.    Rosary

Boundaried Team Results
1.    Byron
2.    Bond County
3.    Maroa-Forsyth
4.    Pleasant Plains
5.    Carterville

 

 

 

Individual Results
Biology – Jacob Klenke, Bond County
Chemistry – Kendall Koe, University High School (Normal), Walker Melton, University of Chicago Laboratory
Computer Science – Walker Melton, University of Chicago Laboratory
Engineering Graphics – Ethan Blauw, Timothy Christian
English – Nick Heise, Wheaton Academy
Math – Adam Fine, University of Chicago Laboratory School
Physics – Adam Fine, University of Chicago Laboratory

300 Division

Unboundaried Team Results

1.    University High School (Urbana)
2.    College Preparatory School of America
3.    Universal School
4.    Elgin Academy
5.    St. Anthony High School

 

 

 

Boundaried Team Results

1.    Pecatonica
2.    Central A&M
3.    Casey-Westfield
4.    Gallatin County
5.    Midland

 

 

Individual Category Winners
Biology – Farhan Salman, College Preparatory School of America
Chemistry – Mahmoud Yousef, Universal School
Computer Science – Mujahid Zaman, College Preparatory School of America
Engineering Graphics – Connor Claussen, Grant Park
English – Robin Cummins, Casey-Westfield, Nicholas Liu, University High School (Urbana)
Math – Yunus Syed, College Preparatory School of America
Ansel Higgs, University High School (Urbana)