Lemont Captures Conference Science Festival Title

Lemont High School students won four event titles at the 2012 South Suburban Conference Science Festival earlier this spring—resulting in an overall team championship. 

All but one conference school participated in the SSC Science Festival, which was hosted by Lemont and included competitions in 14 events.

Lemont captured the team title by totaling 18 points, outscoring runner-up Oak Forest (15 points) and third-place T.F. South (11).

Senior Sahil Rana was the top performer for Lemont, capturing the title in the "Mousetrap Car" category for the second straight year. He also teamed with junior Justin Stanwyck to win the "Electromagnetic Race" competition.

Seniors Aaron Danks ("Geology/Meteorology Exam") and Colin Konicki ("AP Biology Exam") also posted first-place finishes in their events.

Junior Daniel Totura was second in the "Mousetrap Car" category, and teamed with Stanwyck for third in "Insect Identification." Senior Ashley Barajaz was runner-up in the "Chemistry Exam" competition," and seniors Angelica Carmen and Michael Monaco were third in "Science Bowl."

Lemont's team also included seniors Ritika Dhawan, Glenn Malecki, Jackson Montalbano, Rebecca Navratil and Matt Nilles; and juniors Chris Dowling, Szymon Krzeptowski-Mucha and Lynn Stanwyck.

The 2012 SSC Science Festival was hosted by Lemont Science Department Chair Tim Leffler and teachers Monica Johnson and Zach Huber.