Town honors local Siemens Competition semifinalists at Town Hall

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Town officials with Siemens semifinalists Shifa Ali, Christina Kim, Joanna Lau, their families, and Herricks High School officials. (Photo courtesy of Town of North Hempstead)

North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth and the Town Board honored the semifinalists of this year’s Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology to Town Hall on Dec. 19. 

The Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology was established by the Siemens Foundation in 1999, and is one of the nation’s premiere science research competitions for high school students.

There were 23 recipients from North Hempstead schools who were honored, including one finalist, Austin Lee from Roslyn High School.

This year’s semifinalists and finalists were: 

  • Shao Chen, Great Neck South High School
  • Kimberly Lu, Great Neck South High School
  • Cindy Wang, Great Neck South High School
  • Ethan Wang, Great Neck South High School
  • Michelle Xing, Great Neck South High School
  • Ann Zhang, Great Neck South High School
  • Shifa Ali, Herricks High School
  • Ryan Hou, Herricks High School
  • Christina Kim, Herricks High School
  • Joanna Lau, Herricks High School
  • Rushikesh Patel, Herricks High School
  • Sahith Vadada, Herricks High School
  • Tiffeny Chen, Manhasset High School
  • Fred Chu, Manhasset High School
  • Boakun Gu, Manhasset High School
  • Stephen Lee, Manhasset High School
  • William Peng, Manhasset High School
  • Susan Wu, Manhasset High School 
  • Jason Kurlander, North Shore Hebrew Academy
  • Dylan Makani, North Shore Hebrew Academy 
  • Austin Lee (Finalist), Roslyn High School  
  • Vincent Yao, Roslyn High School
  • Vedant Singh, Wheatley High School

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