BAY VIEW ACADEMY AP PHYSICS STUDENTS DEMONSTRATE WIZARD-LIKE INTELLECT AND CREATIVITY AT YALE PHYSICS OLYMPICS
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Bay View Slug Club at Yale Physics Olympics
Jaclyn Levesque (senior, Cranston), Hannah Cabral (senior, Tiverton), Amelia Brown (senior, Seekonk), and Rebekah Pendrak (junior, North Providence)
East Providence, RI ??? Bay View Academy AP Physics students headed to New Haven for the Yale Physics Olympics on October 15th, complete with Harry Potter inspired regalia. Jaclyn Levesque (senior, Cranston), Hannah Cabral (senior, Tiverton), Amelia Brown (senior, Seekonk), and Rebekah Pendrak (junior, North Providence), enjoyed the opportunity to be the fourth team to represent the Academy at the annual event hosted by the Physics Department at Yale University. They secured the third win for the Academy for Best Costume with their ???Slug Club??? inspired outfits. The Slug Club is a group of elite students in the fictional wizarding world of Harry Potter.
In its 19th year, the Yale Physics Olympics is a one-day competition that includes a variety of short, hands-on experiments and problem-solving activities, and a challenging Fermi quiz. The theme for the day is ???Physics is Fun.??? In a setting of friendly and spirited competition, it is first and foremost a chance for participants to release their ???inner geek??? and to enjoy fellowship with like-minded high school physics students in a university campus setting. This year???s event drew a field of more than 200 students from high schools around New England and New York.
Photo Credit: Alex Zhang YC ???18
St. Mary Academy – Bay View is an independent Catholic School for girls open to all faiths, Pre-kindergarten through Grade 12, located in East Providence, Rhode Island and sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy. In existence since 1874, Bay View endeavors to provide a quality education preparing girls and young women for the challenges of the global community. St. Mary Academy – Bay View is a college preparatory school accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.
About the Sisters of Mercy: ??The Sisters of Mercy ??? an international community of Roman Catholic women ??? dedicate their lives to God through vows of poverty, chastity, obedience and service.?? For more than 180 years, motivated by the Gospel of Jesus and inspired by the spirit of their founder, Catherine McAuley, the Sisters of Mercy have responded to the continually changing needs of the time.