Woodinville Biomedical Science Students Win Cup of Excellence in Competition

Woodinville High School’s student biomedical science team received awards in 10 categories garnering them the prestigious Cup of Excellence trophy for overall best school at the 12th annual Northwest Association of Biomedical Research (NWABR) Student Expo, held May 24 at the Meydenbauer Conference Center in Bellevue, Wash.  In addition, Dalton Mann placed third in the People’s Choice award.

The Student Bio Expo is the culminating event of a year-long science education outreach program. The Expo engaged over 360 students from 19 area high schools in real-world applications of biology. Students developed life-science themed projects with the assistance of a mentor scientist in categories as diverse as art, music, drama, writing and traditional scientific research, applying their own talents to see the connection between science and their own lives and interests.

First Place—Dalton Mann, Lab Research

Second Place— Frederik Thiesson, Career & Industry

Third Place—Matthias Argenyi and Jacob Hoogerwerf, Multimedia

Third Place—Danny Scheid, Art

Third Place—Melanie Logan, Web site

Honorable Mention—Caitlin Hillis, Dance

Honorable Mention—Eric Urstad and Bobby Luo, Multimedia

Honorable Mention—Jeannie Campbell and Hannah Pulsipher, Art

Honorable Mention—Melina Hsiao, Web site

Honorable Mention—Shanelle Clogston, Dua Khan and Millanda Zhou, Creative Writing

Honorable Mention—Micah Rubart and Joshua Scheck, Molecular Modeling

Honorable Mention—Ananya Sengupta, Music

Honorable Mention—Ionatan Kuperwajs, Journalistic Writing