Laker Nation News Posted on March 6, 2017 For Immediate Release St. Anthony High School won the 300 Division at the WYSE Team event recently held at Lake Land College. Sullivan High School won the 700 Division at the WYSE Team event recently held at Lake Land College. Mattoon High School won the 1500 Division at the WYSE Team event recently held at Lake Land College. WYSE Regional Competition held at Lake Land College What happens when you take some of the most brilliant minds from area high schools and put them under one roof? Nothing other than an academic face off, where teams are pitted against each other in eight subject areas in order to take home the regional Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering (WYSE) championship title. The regional WYSE Academic Challenge was recently held at Lake Land College and 26 schools, registering 385 students came together to battle in biology, chemistry, computer science, engineering graphics, English, mathematics and physics Students completed written examinations in seven different areas of study. Each student participated in two tests, and the highest scores by members of each team determined the composite team score. St. Anthony, Sullivan, and Mattoon high school were victorious in their divisions and took home the regional championship titles. Winners in team and individual competition are advancing to sectionals at Eastern Illinois University on March 9, 2017. Teams advancing for the 300 division included St. Anthony High School 493.3 Cumberland High School 426.2 Stewardson-Strasburg High School 397.7 Dieterich High School 390.3 Neoga High School 379.5 Teams advancing for the 700 division included Sullivan High School 476.8 Pana High School 444.2 Teams advancing for the 1500 division Mattoon High School 486.00 Effingham High School 452.80 Individual Results The following individuals will be advancing to the WYSE sectionals at Eastern Illinois University on March 9. In the 300 division: Gillian Erickson St. Anthony High School Biology 44 Elizabeth McCammon Altamont High School Biology 38 Alex Beesley St. Anthony High School Chemistry 29 Tanner Clark Stewardson-Strasburg High School Chemistry 29 John Hartke St. Anthony High School Chemistry 27 Drew Warner Cumberland High School Computer Science 19 Anthony Curry Windsor High School Computer Science 12 Drew Warner Cumberland High School Engineering Graphics 30 Cameron Noel Kansas CUSD #3 Engineering Graphics 22 Aidan Bailey St. Anthony High School English 67 Hayden Kanizer Cumberland High School English 61 Gillian Erickson St. Anthony High School Math 19 Alex Beesley St. Anthony High School Math 18 Kristin Slaughter St. Anthony High School Math 18 Matthew Goedde Dieterich High School Physics 17 Andy Saba St. Anthony High School Physics 15 In the 700 division: Luke DeLong Sullivan High School Biology 38 Grace Mauck Sullivan High School Biology 34 Max Todd Sullivan High School Chemistry 38 Bryce King Sullivan High School Chemistry 32 Nate Johnson Paris High School Computer Science 16 Zane Blair Paris High School Computer Science 15 Dylan Moon Pana High School Engineering Graphics 18 Isaiah Plank Sullivan High School Engineering Graphics 18 Chase Trainor Shelbyville High School Engineering Graphics 16 Emily Hall Paris High School English 66 Audra Breer Teutopolis High School English 63 Jacob Beckman Teutopolis High School Math 15 Ian Copple Teutopolis High School Math 15 Tyler Pasley Shelbyville High School Math 15 Mick Decker Pana High School Math 14 Courtney Hoene Teutopolis High School Math 14 Jessica Swenny Pana High School Math 14 Lee Nosbisch Teutopolis High School Physics 13 Josh Simac Pana High School Physics 13 Trent Mette Teutopolis High School Physics 12 In the 1500 division: Nick Eveland Mattoon High School Biology 40 Lydia Druin Mattoon High School Biology 37 Hannah Pike Effingham High School Chemistry 33 Charles Derrickson Mattoon High School Chemistry 26 Adam Agronomoff Charleston High School Computer Science 11 Brendan Dawkins Effingham High School Computer Science 10 Hunter Divley Effingham High School Computer Science 10 Patrick Hite Mattoon High School Engineering Graphics 26 Brendan Dawkins Effingham High School Engineering Graphics 17 Lydia Druin Mattoon High School English 65 Nissa Larson Charleston High School English 65 Cayden Miller Mattoon High School English 64 Ryan Taylor Mattoon High School Math 16 Cayden Miller Mattoon High School Math 14 Callaway Smith Effingham High School Math 14 Michael Kuznicki Charleston High School Physics 16 Ryan Taylor Mattoon High School Physics 16 Brando Socarras Charleston High School Physics 15 -30- Lake Land College District 517, located in Mattoon, Illinois, serves the second largest community college district in the state, with a total population of 189,869. The Lake Land College district comprises all or part of 15 counties and 31 public school districts in rural east central Illinois. Counties served by Lake Land College include: Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Effingham, Fayette, Jasper, Macon, Montgomery, Moultrie and Shelby. Read More Laker Nation News