Science High School Team places 1st at State Finals

By Margarita Morales

This past Saturday teams competed at the NJ State Finals at Ridge High School in Basking Ridge, NJ. The Science Park High School team of Kylah Broughton and Devane Murphy were the State Finals champions placing 1st in Varsity policy. Second was Shagun Kukreja and Amna Tariq of University High School and placing third was Queen Lou Allen & Michael Maldonaldo of Technology High School. In Lincoln-Douglas Muta Mushack placed third out of 34 speakers in Varsity and Noberto Romero of Science Park placed 5th out of 23rd in Junior Varsity. Congratulations to everyone who competed.

Top Novice Teams:

1. Science Park - Jaysen Bazille and Flavia Bortoleto (4-0)
2. Newark Tech - Samyria Gamble and Danielle Cadet (3-1)
3. Science Park - Jonathan Isaacs and Kelvin Collison (3-1)
4. American History - Martina Harris and Dazir Moses (3-1)
5. Science Park - Bernardo Quinde and Arif Nahid (3-1)

Top JV Teams:

1. East Side HC (Kevon Haugton/Ana Calizo)
2. University BH (Omer Bhatti/ Sean Hammond)
3. American History JB (Quamir Johnson/Jazir Beckford)

Top Varsity Teams:

1. Newark Science BM (Kylah Broughton/Devane Murphy)
2. University KT (Shagun Kukreja/Amna Tariq)
3. Technology ML (Queen Lou Allen/Michael Maldonaldo)

Top LD Speakers: