WYSE
Sponsored by Mrs. Diestelmeier
River
Ridge Threepeats to State:
River
Ridge High School,
Hanover, IL, won 3rd place Team
trophy and two Individual medals at the Sectional competition of the WYSE
competition held at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, March 18, 2008.
The top three teams advance to
State competition held at University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, April
14, 2008. River Ridge Team advanced
to State for the first time in 2006 and brought home the fifth place trophy.
The 2007 Team improved on their 2006 score, but placed sixth at state.
Details of the 2008 Sectional follow and a photo will be attached.
The Academic Challenge is a competitive series of tests created and administered by Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering and offered to high school students in Illinois and Missouri. The tests are now offered by more than 50 community colleges and universities and are designed to present a challenge to the brightest students.
Test material is drawn from senior high school and freshman level college curricula. Each member of a team must take two tests to potentially contribute to the team score. Team scores are computed from the top two individuals in mathematics, chemistry, and English, plus the top two individuals in the two best of the remaining subjects including physics, engineering graphics, computer science, and biology. Written by teams of college and university faculty, each test production team produces three tests of increasing levels of difficulty, regional, sectional and state finals. Students compete as individuals and as part of a team (when their school fields a team); they have 40 minutes to complete multiple-choice tests that range in length from 30 questions (computer science) to 100 questions (English).
Members of the 2008
River Ridge WYSE Team are:
Junior, Laura Albrecht,
Chemistry & Math,
Junior, Brandon Beyer, Math
& Chemistry,
Senior, Alex Eilers,
Computer Science & Biology,
Senior, Tresa Ertmer, Math
& English,
Senior, Megan Francomb,
Physics & English,
Junior, Amy Graves,
Chemistry & Math,
Senior, Allison Hencke,
English & Physics,
Senior, Kristi Kelzer,
English & Physics,
Junior, Susan Larson,
English & Chemistry,
Junior, Kelsey Marks,
English & Chemistry,
Senior, Andrew Murphy,
Engineering Graphics & Physics,
Senior, Stephen Pascoe,
Computer Science & Biology,
Junior, Mattie Radke,
Engineering Graphics & Math,
Senior, Kimberly Wolter,
Chemistry & Math
NIU Sectional Team Results for Division 300:
Keith Country Day School, Rockford
(482)
Elgin Academy, Elgin
(463)
River
Ridge HS, Hanover
(419)
Hiawatha HS,
Kirkland
(395)
Dakota HS,
Dakota
(391)
Indian Creek
HS, Shabbona
(383)
Hinckley-Big
Rock HS, Hinckley (377)
Leland HS,
Leland
(353)
Durand HS,
Durand
(340)
Paw Paw HS, Paw
Paw
(329)
Individual Medalist Results (from 15 schools), Division 300:
*Chemistry
(48 students, 40 ?s)
Elgin Academy
(28)
Keith Country
Day (26)
Elgin Academy
(24)
*English (
49 students, 100 ?s)
Keith Country
Day (73)
Kim Meyer,
Scales Mound (70)
Cornerstone
Christian Academy (65)
*Math ( 53
students, 40 ?s)
Jill Middendorf, East Dubuque
(20)
Hinckley-Big Rock (19)
Keith Country
Day
(18)
Physics (29
students, 35 ?s)
Keith Country Day
(20)
Indian Creek
(14)
Kristi
Kelzer, River Ridge (13)
Biology ( 44
students, 50 ?s)
Elgin Academy
(35)
Keith Country
Day (33)
Elgin Academy
(32)
Computer
Science ( 20 students, 30 ?s)
Elgin Academy
(20)
Keith Country
Day (16)
Elgin Academy
(15)
Engineering
Graphics (17 students, 50 ?s)
Andrew
Murphy, River Ridge (27)
Spencer Meinert, Dakota
(25)
Leland
(21)
Attached
Picture Caption/Roster:
Back row: Tracy
Diestelmeier, coach; Andrew Murphy*, Alex Eilers*, Stephen Pascoe, Tresa
Ertmer*, Kimberly Wolter, Kelsey Marks, Mattie Radke, and Brandon Beyer;
Front row:
Susan Larson, Amy Graves, Allison Hencke*, Kristi Kelzer*, Megan Francomb, and
Laura Albrecht.
Five members of
this 2008 team, denoted with an asterisk*, are "returning starters"
from the 2007 team.
Thank you for
your coverage and support. These are great kids, doing great things, and
it's nice to see them recognized. (They work hard, together.)
Thank you again
for all you do for our community,
Tracy
Diestelmeier, WYSE coach and math teacher,
Front row: Laura Albrecht, Amy Graves. Allison Hencke, Megan Francomb, Kristi Kelzer, and Susan Larson
Back row: Mrs. Tracy Diestelmeier, Brandon Beyer, Stephen Pascoe, Alex Eilers, Andrew Murphy, Tresa Ertmer, Mattie Radke, Kelsey Marks, and Kim Wolter.
Five
members of this River Ridge 2008 team, denoted w/ an asterisk, are
"returning starters" from our River Ridge 2007 team that placed 6th at
the State level in 2007.