Students in the Bayport-Blue Point School District are celebrating a season of outstanding achievements in STEM, as middle school and high school teams earned major recognition in robotics and Science Olympiad competitions across Long Island.
At Bayport-Blue Point High School, the robotics team capped off a remarkable season in just its second year of competition. At their final qualifier event, the team earned first place for “Inspire”, advancing them to the FIRST Long Island Championship. Competing against 24 teams at the championship, Bayport-Blue Point placed 10th in the regular tournament standings. Individually, student Alex K. was named a finalist for the Leadership Award and received an invitation to attend the FIRST World Championship in Houston, Texas.
Earlier this season, both James Wilson Young Middle School robotics teams delivered strong performances at the FIRST Robotics Qualifier #5.
Team Brainstormers 1087 captured the Championship Award, earning first place overall at the event. Team RoboPhantoms 9556 placed second for the Championship Award and was also named first finalist for the Robot Performance Award.
Meanwhile, the district’s Division B Science Olympiad team (grades 6-9) achieved a historic milestone at the Eastern Long Island Science Olympiad Regional Competition. Competing against 36 teams, the Bayport-Blue Point team placed second overall, the highest finish in program history, earning the team its first regional trophy. This also secured the team’s fourth consecutive qualification for the New York State Science Olympiad Tournament, which will be held in Syracuse from April 24-25.
The district’s 10-12 grade Science Olympiad team also delivered a strong performance this season. Competing at the Suffolk County Regional competition, the team placed fifth overall and earned medals in 11 of the event’s 23 competitions. Notably, all seven seniors on the team earned at least one medal. The team will advance to the state competition scheduled for March 20-21.
