Hewlett Students Named Regeneron Science Contest Semifinalists

More than 50 Long Island students have been named Regeneron Science Talent Search Scholars, marking them as semifinalists in the nationwide competition and putting them in the running for nearly $2 million in awards. And of those Long Island students, three were from JFK High School in Bellmore.

The 53 Long Island scholars are among just 300 students nationwide chosen for the honor. They were selected from among 1,964 initial applicants. Regeneron selected the scholars based on their research skills, academics, innovative thinking and "promise as scientists."

“Regeneron congratulates this year’s Science Talent Search scholars, who have applied deep curiosity and rigorous research skills to the important scientific questions of today,” said Hala Mirza, senior vice president of corporate communications and citizenship at Regeneron. “These students are the future leaders of tomorrow and are using innovative thinking to improve our world. We hope their achievements will inspire other young people to engage with STEM.”

All of the scholars receive a $2,000 award, and each of their schools will receive an additional $2,000.

Of the 300 scholars announced today, just 40 will be selected as finalists on Jan. 23. Those 40 will be given an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C. from March 7 to 13, where they will compete for more than $1.8 million in prizes. Winners of the Regeneron Science Talent Search will be announced on March 12.

The scholars from Long Island are:

• Jake Levine -- John F. Kennedy High School, Bellmore
• Jonathan Mashal -- John F. Kennedy High School, Bellmore
• Whitney Sussman -- John F. Kennedy High School, Bellmore
• Ahmad Perez -- Brentwood High School Sonderling Center, Brentwood
• Pragati Muthukumar -- Commack high School, Commack
• Rinni Bhansali -- Half Hollow Hills High School East, Dix Hills
• Matthew Weltmann -- Half Hollow Hills High School East, Dix Hills
• Kelsey Ge -- Ward Melville High School, East Setauket
• Maya Pena-Lobel -- Ward Melville High School, East Setauket
• Megan Specht -- Ward Melville High School, East Setauket
• Elizabeth Wang -- Ward Melville High School, East Setauket
• Vincent Zhang -- Sachem High School East, Farmingville
• Aaron Geula -- John L. Miller Great Neck North High School, Great Neck
• Michelle Goh -- John L. Miller Great Neck North High School, Great Neck
• Christopher Lu -- John L. Miller Great Neck North High School, Great Neck
• Joshua Rothbaum -- John L. Miller Great Neck North High School, Great Neck
• Ethan Wang -- William A. Shine Great Neck South High School, Great Neck
• Samuel Bogdanov -- George W. Hewlett High School, Hewlett
• Julia Grossman -- George W. Hewlett High School, Hewlett
• Siyuan Yue -- George W. Hewlett High School, Hewlett
• Jiaxuan Hu -- Jericho Senior High School, Jericho
• Arianna Pahlavan -- Jericho Senior High School, Jericho
• Dia Shah -- Jericho Senior High School, Jericho
• Gabriella Shayani -- Jericho Senior High School, Jericho
• Shruthi Shekar -- Jericho Senior High School, Jericho
• Madhav Subramanian -- Jericho Senior High School, Jericho
• David Xu -- Jericho Senior High School, Jericho
• Jiaqi Zhang -- Jericho Senior High School, Jericho
• Merrick Cai -- Kings Park High School, Kings Park
• David Wendt -- Island Trees High School, Levittown
• Juliana Condoleo -- Lynbrook High School, Lynbrook
• Kaylie Hausknecht -- Lynbrook High School, Lynbrook
• Richard Lee -- Manhasset High School, Manhasset
• Kendrick Tak -- Manhasset High School, Manhasset
• Eish Maheshwari -- Herricks High School, New Hyde Park
• Katie Sierra -- Northport High School, Northport
• Manan Shukla -- The Wheatley School, Old Westbury
• Brandon Zhu -- The Wheatley School, Old Westbury
• Stefan Philip -- Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School, Plainview
• Jolie Bercow -- Paul D. Schreiber High School, Port Washington
• Emma Levin -- Paul D. Schreiber High School, Port Washington
• Leah Taylor -- Paul D. Schreiber High School, Port Washington
• Adrian Ke -- Roslyn High School, Roslyn Heights
• Brandon Lee -- Roslyn High School, Roslyn Heights
• Mayeesa Rahman -- Roslyn High School, Roslyn Heights
• Lindsey Rust -- Roslyn High School, Roslyn Heights
• Justin Schiavo -- Roslyn High School, Roslyn Heights
• Anthony D'Amore -- Smithtown High School East, Saint James
• Alexander Rodriguez -- Smithtown High School West, Smithtown
• Thomas Lam -- Syosset High School, Syosset
• Serena Lee -- Syosset High School, Syosset
• Spencer Pugach -- Syosset High School, Syosset
• Michael Wang -- Syosset High School, Syosset

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