South High School earned second place at the New York State Science Olympiad, securing a spot at the 42nd Annual Science Olympiad National Tournament at the University of Southern California in May.

The top two teams – out of approximately 660 teams statewide – have the opportunity to represent New York at the National Tournament. The South High team will now prepare to compete against 60 of the country’s top-performing teams at the national level.

This is the first time in school history that students will travel to the National Tournament and compete in person. The South High Science Olympiad team previously qualified for the Nationals in 2021 and 2022, when the tournament was conducted virtually.

South High team members who will advance to the Science Olympiad National Tournament are: Bryan Cheng, Benson Chou, Ethan Kang, Alice Kim, William Kwan, Shichen Liu, Jada Lin, Edric Tsai, Ryan Tsai, Allen Vee, Max (Chenxu) Wang, Andy Wu, Tyson (Taisheng) Wu, Jerry Xu, Joyce Xu, Zhenyang Zhang, Olivia Zhen, and Marco Zhan.

The coach of the South High Science Olympiad team is Dr. James Truglio.