Plainfield
– The Plainfield High School-Central Campus Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineers (WYSE) Academic Challenge Team is headed to state for the first time in school history.
The state competition will be held virtually April 4-8,
2022.PHSCC science teacher Debbie Pohlmann has coached the team since 2000The team placed fourth at sectionals on March 1-11,
2022, but its overall score pushed them into the state competition. Plainfield
South High School also participated and placed ninth.
Each team member takes two tests in each of these subjects: biology, chemistry, computer science, engineering/graphics, English, math, and physics.
Eastern Illinois University took over the challenge from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Engineering WYSE Outreach program, which managed it for about 40 years.
These PHSCC team members will test in these subjects at state:
- William Sanza, senior, computer science and physics
- Justin De Leon, senior, math and physics
- Elliott Liss, senior, biology and chemistry
- Jacob Frosch, senior, math and English
- Jenna Rosas, senior, biology and chemistry
- Simon Snydersmith, senior, physics and engineering/graphics
- Luke Hartzell, senior, engineering/graphics and English
- Connor McMillin, senior, physics and math
- Christopher Andaya, senior, engineering/graphics and English
- Mikayla Kelly, senior, chemistry and biology
- Josiah Fornelli, junior, math and English
- Cooper Bartz, junior, math and English
Tom Hernandez
Plainfield School District #202
Director of Community Relations
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Officer
(815) 577-4008
(815) 514-5409 (cell)
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