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Congratulations to 2015-2016 Gifted Students!

Congratulations to the Top Scorers in the May/June Trivia Challenge First Place William Strassner Second Place Karleigh Veglia Third Place Samantha Zaremba Fourth Place Kyle Bonin Alec Leonard Frank Ruggiero Prizes that were given- $10.00 Gift Card to Regal Movie Theater for first place, $5.00 Gift Card to Duncan Donuts for second place and a $3.00 Gift Card to Duncan Donuts for third place
Good Luck to Kimberly Bellard she has submitted one of her poems to the Creative Communication Poetry Contest.
Good Luck to the following Gifted Students: Kaitlyn Beiler, Kimberly Bellard, Francine Lamasko, My Tan Mai, Rebecca Schell and William Strassner; they are going to compete in the first High IQ World Championship 2016 Competition (HIQORA) on Memorial Day Weekend.
Congratulations to the Gifted students that participated in the State Competition of the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science (PJAS) competition last weekend at Penn State University: Christian English, Amanda Houser, Pranjal Satija, and Samantha Zaremba. 1^st awards were given to: Pranjal Satija and Amanda Houser. Also, congratulations to Samantha Zaremba who was awarded a scholarship to Penn State.
Congratulations to the following HAAS Gifted Graduates of 2016: Jarred Fetterman (Yeiber) Jose Gonzalez Urango Juliano Ivokovic Matthew Hand Matthew Houser Alec Leonard Lauren Matuszkiewicz Jonathan McGran Nicholas Mistiszyn Asa Miller Brianna Mucci Celine Podlesney Geran Triano Karleigh Veglia Taylor Young-Bottomley
Congratulations to Samantha Zaremba, Dario D'Amato, and Brianna Mucci. These Gifted students placed second in the PSU STEM Research Fair. Their entry was how solar power uses a parabolic solar image.
Congratulations to Kaitlyn Beiler (9th Grader HAAS) her photo "Wing Geometry" placed tenth in the national MathCON 2016 Photo Contest "Go capture it!".
Congratulations to Rebecca Schell, a Gifted 11th Grader at HAAS; she was awarded the Grand Prize for her Display Ad Entry in the PA Renaissance Display Ad Contest. Rebecca and her family are invited to a Renaissance Banquet this August 2016 in Manheim, PA.
Congratulations to Dario D'Amato (11th Grader HAAS) and Annie Amentler (11th Grader HAAS) they have been invited to participate in the second round of MathCON 2016 in Chicago, Illinois on Saturday, April 23, 2016.
Congratulations to the March Math League Challenge First Place Asa Miller (12th) Nicholas Mistiszyn (12th) Ben Palfey (11th) Frank Ruggiero (10th) Jorge Tirado (11th) Second Place Dario D'Amato (11th) Christian English (10th) Juliano Ivkovic (12th) My Tan Mai (11th) Raydelys Morrobel Reyes (10th) Johnathan Pozniak (10th) Karleigh Veglia (12th)
Congratulations and Good Luck to Karleigh Veglia (12th Grader HAAS) she placed first in the State HOSA Pharmaceutical Competition. In June 2016, Karleigh will be competing in the National HOSA Competition in Nashville, TN
Congratulations to Rebecca (Becca) Schell (11th Grader at HAAS) she placed first in the 2016 LIU-18 Computer Fair Challenge for her video on Social Anxiety.
Congratulations to Pranjal Satija he placed third in the 2016 LIU-18 Computer Fair Challenge for his "Questions" Phone App
Congratulations to Rebecca Schell's (11th HAAS) her photo submission for "Math is Everywhere Contest" was chosen as a finalist for the MathCON 2015 Picture Contest.
Congratulations to the top Gifted students that participated in MathCON 2016 Dario D’Amato 11^thAnn (Annie) Amentler 11^thJefferson Casado Felix 9^thKyle Bonin 11^thSamantha Zaremba 11^thNicholas Mistiszyn 12^thTaylor Young Bottomley 12^thBrian Rigotti 9^thJorge Tirado 11^thErin Ballick 11^thJohn Gordon 10^thColin Greybosh 10^thFrank Ruggiero 10^th
Congratulations to the following students they participated in 2016 Science Olympiad at the Penn State Wilkes-Barre Campus on March 9, 2016 Division B Zach Baran (9th) Liam Katz (9th) Makayla Kerrick Alexis Kulish Sarah Myers Division C Erin Ballick (11th), Ciara Bannon (11th), Erika Book (10th), Dario D'Amato (11th) Christian English (10th), Todd Grenfell (10th) Colin Greybosh (10th), Nicole Leshko (11th), Justin Olander (12th), Ben Palfey (11th), Lauren Matuszkiewicz (12th), Frank Ruggiero ( 10th), Geran Triano (12th), Nick Vitagliano (11th), Samantha Zaremba (11th)
Congratulations to the February Math League Top Scoring Students First Place Dario D'Amato (11th) John Gordon (10th) Second Place Kyle Bonin (11th) Myles Hernandez (10th) Juliano Ivkovic (12th) Nicole Leshko (11th) Pranjal Satija (11th) Hannah Soden (11th) Karleigh Veglia (12th) Samantha Zaremba (11th) Third Place Ashley Albrechta (11th) Kaitlyn Beiler (9th) Jefferson Casado Felix (9th) Matthew Hand (12th) My Tan Mai (11th) Lauren Matuskiewicz (12th) Nicholas Mistiszyn (12th) David Nerger (10th) Victor Polanco (10th) Johnathan Pozniak (10th) Jeremy Rossi (9th)
Congratulations to the January Math League Top Scoring Students First Place Nicholas Mistiszyn, 12th Second Place Kyle Bonin, 11^th Christian English, 10^thJohn Gordon, 10^thJorge Tirado, 11^th Third Place Dario D’Amato, 11^thKacee Diehl, 11^thDavid Nerger, 10^thBenjamin Palfey, 11^th Frank Ruggiero, 10^th Benjamin Sabatos, 9^th Pranjal Satija, 11^thSamantha Zaremba, 11^th
Congratulations The following students placed in the December 2015 Math League Challenge First Place Asa Miller (12th) with a perfect score Second Place Kyle Bonin (11th) Christian English (10th) Todd Grenfell (10th) Christopher Tessitore (12th) Third Place Zach Baran (9th) Dario D'Amato (11th) Kacee Diehl (11th) John Gordon (10th) Matthew Hand (12th) Abigail Hartz (10th) Nick Mistiszyn (12th) Victor Polanco (10th) Frank Ruggiero (10th) Pranjal Satija (11th)
Congratulations the following students competed at the King's University High School Math Competition on Wednesday, 12-9-15. Erin Ballick (11th), Juliano Ivkovic (12th), Charles Lanum (11th), Asa Miller (12th), Nicholas Mistiszyn (12th), Brianna Mucci (12th), Pranjal Satija (11th), Jorge Tirado (11th), Karleigh Veglia (12th), Brian Harry (11th), Johnny Pepen (12th)
Congratulations the following students participated in the November Math League Challenge: First Place Colin Greybosh 10th Asa Miller 12th Ben Palfey 11th Frank Ruggiero 10th Samantha Zaremba 11th Second Place Kyle Bonin 11th, Erika Book 10th, Jefferson Felix Casado 9th, Dario D'Amato 11th Kacee Diehl 11th, Christian English 10th Amanda Houser 9th, Charles Lanum 11th Lauren Matuszkiewicz 12th, Brian Rigotti 9th, Jeremy Rossi 9th, Pranjal Satija 11th, Rebecca Schell, 11th ,
Congratulations to the Gifted Math Team #1 from HAAS they made it to the final round of the 24 Competition at the Bloomsburg University Math Competition. HAAS Team #1 members include: Matthew Hand, Taylor Young-Bottomley, Erin Ballick and Nicholas Mistiszyn.
Congratulations to the Gifted Math Team #2 from HAAS they participated at the Bloomsburg University Math Competition on Tuesday, November 17, 2015. HAAS Team #2 members include: Karleigh Veglia, Asa Miller, Brianna Mucci, Rebecca Schell and Christian English.
Congratulations to the HAAS Gifted Math Team #3 they participated at the Bloomsburg University Math Competition. HAAS Team #3 members include: Ben Palfey, Pranjal Satija, Jorge Tirado and Kyle Bonin.
Congratulations to the HAAS Gifted Math Team #4 they participated at the Bloomsburg University Math Competition. Members include: Annie Amentler, Kacee Diehl, John Gordon and Hannah Soden.
Congratulations to the HAHS Gifted Math Team #1 they participated at the Bloomsburg University Math Competition. Members include: Keith Hudock, Justin Olander, Dario D'Amato (HAAS) and Jacob Diaz.
Congratulations to the HAHS Gifted Math Team #2 they participated at the Bloomsburg University Math Competition. Members include: Nick Vitagliano, Brian Harry, Aaron Kellmer and Ciara Bannon.
Congratulations to the HAHS Gifted Math Team #3 they participated at the Bloomsburg University Math Competition. Members include: Johnny Pepn, Tyler Tallarico, Ian Hudock and Jerry Gasser.
Congratulations to the HAHS Gifted Math Team #4 they participated at the Bloomsburg University Math Competition. Members include: Alyssa Shamany, Gracie Greco, Nicole Ritz, Samantha Zaremba.
Congratulations on the following Gifted Students that have been selected for the Homecoming Court 2015 Friday, October 30, 2015 Johnny Pepen Keith Hudock Jack Murray Jarred Fetterman
Monday, November 2, 2015 Today the HAHS Gifted Trivia Team competed against Wyoming Area High School in the Second Round of the WVIA Scholastic Scrimmage. Again, our team made an impressive showing, we were ahead numerous times and we were tied a few times with Wyoming Area, but unfortunately we were defeated. The students really worked well as a team with a final score of 265 to 225. Asa Miller (12th HAAS) Alec Leonard (12th HAAS) Karleigh Veglia (12th HAAS) Justin Olander (11th HAHS) Keith Hudock (12th HAHS) Ciara Bannon (11th HAHS)
Congratulations Wednesday, October 28, 2015- HAHS/HAAS Gifted Trivia Team won today's match against Wyoming Valley West High School at the WVIA Scholastic Scrimmage Competition. The score was 260 to 255. The match was amazing with the lead changing multiple times during the challenge. The team members included: Asa Miller (12th HAAS), Karleigh Veglia (12th HAAS), Ciara Bannon (11th HAHS) and Justin Olander (11th HAHS). The alternate members are: Alec Leonard (12th HAAS) and Keith Hudock (12th HAHS). Our team will advance to the second round and will compete against Wyoming Area on Monday, November 2, 2015.
Tuesday, October 13, 2015 Math League First Place Myles Hernandez 10th HAHS Dario D'Amato 11th HAAS Matthew Hand 12th HAAS Jorge Tirado 11th HAAS Samantha Zaremba 11th HAAS Second Place Kyle Bonin 11th HAAS Todd Grenfell 10th HAAS Nicholas Mistiszyn 12th HAAS Taylor Young-Bottomley 12th HAAS
Wednesday, October 7, 2015 Congratulations Natalie Ryba (11th grader HAAS) and Matthew Hand (12th grader HAAS) they participated in the 2015 PA Renaissance Lord and Lady Ceremony in Manheim, PA. Natalie Ryba is an outstanding student and is a pre-professional ballerina. She is a member of FBLA and Executive Council
Matthew Hand is an expert weaver of tales (Story Writer). He has competed in many math competitions across the lands including the Bloomsburg University Math Competition and Temple University's Owlympiad Math Competition. He is an "Engineer of Electricity" in training
Tuesday, September 22, 2015 Congratulations to Natalie Ryba (11th grader- HAAS) she has been nominated for the "WVIA Artist of the Week." Natalie is a talented dancer.
Monday, September 21, 2015 Congratulations to Nicholas Mistiszyn (12th grader- HAAS) has been nominated for the "Elks Student of the Month."
Congratulations to 2015-2016 Students! Wednesday, September 16 WVIA Trivia Qualifying Challenge Top Scorers: Asa Miller (12th grader) HAAS Karleigh Veglia (12th grader) HAAS Alec Leonard (12th grader) HAAS Justin Olander (12th grader) HAHS Ciara Bannon (11th grader) HAHS Keith Hudock (11th grader) HAHS

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