2017 ACADEMIC OLYMPICS
The annual Pope John Paul II High School Academic Olympics competition was held on Saturday, October 14, 2017. Ten local schools competed in the areas of reading, language arts, math, science, social studies, and technology.
Pictured are the students who were members of the 2017 Lake Castle Slidell Academic Olympics team:
The following students were members of the 2017 Lake Castle Slidell Academic Olympics team:
READING – Michael Ekenta, Gabrielle Battaglia, Molly Minster, Alexis Ring, Shelbi Pyatt, Zoë Zeilman
LANGUAGE ARTS – Ella Smith, Mia Guillot, Elena Veeramony, Joelle Zengarling, Alexis Nowell, Trinity Jacques
MATH – Grace Ballinger, Ethan McElveen, Taylor Vander, Nolan Clark, Kalina Li, Larry Honeywood
SCIENCE – Peyton Tran, Kayden Dugas, Andrew Powell, Caleb Smith, Kate Gomez, Ryan Mulkey
SOCIAL STUDIES – Alicia White, Luke LeBlanc, Corrine Provenzano, Zeke Lawrence, Breanna Sebring, Sophia LeBouef
TECHNOLOGY – Grayson Hoggatt and Riley O’Rourke
Lake Castle Slidell received the most total awards.
7 First Place
3 Second Place
6 Third Place
4 Fourth Place
20 TOTAL
Congratulations to our K-8th grade chess team who advanced to the playoffs in the Louisiana Scholastic Chess League’s Team Tournament Competition.
Team Members: Tré Goudeau, Grace Tran, Brian Guillot, Caleb Tolbert, Blake Johnson, Caleb Smith, and Mia Guillot.
Congratulations to the newly inducted members of Lake Castle Slidell’s
National Junior Beta Club
2018
Congratulations to our MathCounts Team who competed on Saturday, February 4th, 2017, at the regional competition held at the University of New Orleans. Our team placed second overall and will advance to the State competition in Alexandria, Louisiana, on March 31st. Three of our students placed in the top ten individually (Sydney Vander—2nd, Jason Ha—5th, and Grace Tran—8th) and competed in the Countdown round (Jason Ha—3rd in Countdown). Sydney Vander achieved the second highest score in school history. Congratulations to our Mathletes!
Team Participants: Sydney Vander, Jason Ha, Grace Tran, Jayden Raynes
Individual Competitors: Taylor Vander, Caleb Tolbert, Nolan Clark, Kalina Li
SeaPerch Robotics Team 2015
Congratulations to our SeaPerch teams who competed in the Gulf Coast Regional SeaPerch competition held at the Biloxi Natatorium on Saturday, April 25, 2015. Team Piranha comprised of Logan LeBlanc, Anthony Cabrera, Michele Lew, Addie Chappuis, Layla Galiano, Grace Tran, and Jaden Patel took first place in the Obstacle Course with the best time out of 21 schools—30 seconds. Team SeaBee comprised of Ryver Alonso, Justin Guillot, Madison McElrath, Cassidy Chappuis, Kirsten Sheaffer, Matthew McConnell, and Josh Sabadie took third place in the Obstacle Course, second place in the Challenge, and second place in the Poster Presentation. Placing in all three sections of the competition allowed Team SeaBee to win FIRST PLACE OVERALL in the competition, as no other school won in all three events. This has qualified the team for the national competition which will be held at the end of May in Dartmouth, Massachusetts. Thank you to Mr. Oteri, Dr. Fong, and Mr. Butera for working with our teams, and congratulations to ALL of our participants. This makes the fourth year in a row that Lake Castle has won at Regionals and advanced to Nationals.
Congratulations to our two SeaPerch Underwater Robotics Teams who competed in the Regional SeaPerch Competition on March 25, 2017, at Mississippi State University. The teams placed as follows:
Team Ring Master: 1st in Challenge
1st in Presentation
2nd in Obstacle
2nd in Engineering Notebook
1st OVERALL
Team Cubicle: 1st in Engineering Notebook
1st in Obstacle
Best Looking Robot Winner
Team Ring Master is headed for Nationals in Atlanta, Georgia, in May. Good luck Team Ring Master, and congratulations to all our team members!
Congratulations to our two SeaPerch Robotics Teams!
Team Ringatron won the Gulf Coast Regional Competition (held in Biloxi), and Team Ring Fighter won the Mississippi State Regional Competition (held in Starkville)—
Both teams are advancing to the International SeaPerch Competition to be held June 1st-3rd in Dartmouth, Massachusetts
Congratulations to
Anisha Patel and Ford Luscy
from our
Class of 2013~
They are
National Merit Semifinalists
for 2017!
Congratulations to our SeaPerch teams!
Team Ballstar and Team Absorber won six trophies at Regionals!
Team Absorber advanced to Nationals and placed second in the Obstacle Course!
LAKE CASTLE SPELLING BEE WINNERS
OVERALL WINNERS:
First Place: Amy Le Nguyen (LCNO)
Second Place: Kevin Nguyen (LCNO)
Third Place: Bradley Adams (LCM)
Fourth Place: Jennifer Huynh (LCNO)
Fifth Place: Nolan Clark (LCS)
Individual Grade Winners:
4th Grade:
First Place: Peyton Tran (LCS)
Second Place: Michael Ekenta (LCS)
Third Place: Grace Ballinger (LCS)
5th Grade:
First Place: Amy Le Nguyen (LCNO)
Second Place: Kevin Nguyen (LCNO)
Third Place: Jennifer Huynh (LCNO)
6th Grade:
First Place: Bradley Adams (LCM)
Second Place: Gavin Ziegler (LCNO)
Third Place: Amarachi Moghalu (LCM)
7th Grade:
First Place: Lissette Cabrera (LCS)
8th Grade:
First Place: Cassidy Chappuis (LCS)
Second Place: Erik Rabensteiner (LCM)
Congratulations!
Congratulations to the newly inducted members of the National Junior Beta Club.
2017
Congratulations to the winners in the 2016 Christopher Condon Memorial Chess Tournament!
Congratulations to the newly inducted members of the National Junior Beta Club!
2016
READING
8th grade Shelbi Pyatt (1st)
8th grade Zoe Zeilman (3rd)
LANGUAGE ARTS
6th grade Ella Smith (4th)
7th grade Elena Veeramony (3rd)
8th grade Trinity Jacques (1st)
MATH
6th grade Grace Ballinger (3rd)
7th grade Taylor Vander (1st)
Nolan Clark (4th)
8th grade Kalina Li (3rd)
SCIENCE
6th grade Peyton Tran (1st)
7th grade Caleb Smith (1st)
Andrew Powell (2nd)
8th grade Ryan Mulkey (1st)
Kate Gomez (2nd)
SOCIAL STUDIES
6th grade Alicia White (4th)
7th grade Zeke Lawrence (3rd)
8th grade Breanna Sebring (3rd)
Sophia LeBouef (4th)
TECHNOLOGY
6th-8th grades Grayson Hoggatt (1st)
Riley O'Rourke (2nd)
Congratulations to everyone who participated!
Congratulations to Team Ring Master who competed in the National SeaPerch Competition held in Atlanta, Georgia. The team placed second in the Engineering Notebook Competition, third in the Obstacle Competition, and fifth place overall out of 72 teams!
2018 ACADEMIC OLYMPICS
The annual Pope John Paul II High School Academic Olympics competition was held on Saturday, October 6, 2018. Eight local schools competed in the areas of reading, language arts, math, science, social studies, and S.T.E.M.
The following students were members of the 2018 Lake Castle Slidell Academic Olympics team:
READING –Patrick Lewis, Caleb Natividad, Dakota Burnett, Taylor Raj, Alexis Ring, Alex Sheaffer
LANGUAGE ARTS –Aaron Frick, Reese Maguire, Remie Chautin, Ella Smith, Molly Minster, Elena Veeramony
MATH –Audrey Orzech, Ethan Watts, Grace Ballinger, Michael Ekenta, Nolan Clark, Taylor Vander
SCIENCE – Bailey Anderson, Sang Nguyen, Ethan McElveen, Peyton Tran, Brooklyn McCollum, Andrew Powell
SOCIAL STUDIES– Vincent Jeanfreau, Ellie LeBouef, Kallen Huth, Alicia White, Zeke Lawrence, Corrine Provenzano
S.T.E.M. –Ella Guillot, Anna Jurich
Lake Castle Slidell received the most total awards.
8 First Place
7 Second Place
5 Third Place
3 Fourth Place
23 TOTAL
The following students placed at competition:
READING
6th grade Patrick Lewis 1st
6th grade Caleb Natividad 3rd
7th grade Taylor Raj 2nd
7th grade Dakota Burnett 4th
8th grade Alex Sheaffer 2nd
8th grade Alexis Ring 4th
LANGUAGE ARTS
7th grade Ella Smith 2nd
8th grade Elena Veeramony 1st
8th grade Molly Minster 3rd
MATH
6th grade Audrey Orzech 1st
7th grade Grace Ballinger 1st
8th grade Taylor Vander 1st
8th grade Nolan Clark 2nd
SCIENCE
6th grade Sang Nguyen 1st
7th grade Peyton Tran 1st
7th grade Ethan McElveen 2nd
8th grade Brooklyn McCollum 3rd
8th grade Andrew Powell 4th
SOCIAL STUDIES
7th grade Alicia White 2nd
8th grade Corrine Provenzano 2nd
8th grade Zeke Lawrence 3rd
S.T.E.M.
6th-8th grades Ella Guillot 1st
Anna Jurich 3rd
Congratulations to our winners, and thanks to all who participated!
Congratulations to the newly inducted members of the National Junior Beta Club!
Congratulations to our two SeaPerch Teams! Team Goalkeepers won the USM Regionals competition in Biloxi, MS, and Team Magnetron won the MSU Regionals competition in Starkville, MS! Both teams are advancing to Nationals at the University of Maryland on June 1st and 2nd! Congratulations!
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