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A Saucon Valley student is celebrating her achievements in a state-wide teen competition that rewards talent, intelligence, fitness and other positive qualities with scholarship money.
The team called “Team Mishipeshu” (“mishipeshu” being a mythical “underwater panther”) placed 15th overall out of 96 robotics teams who traveled from as far away as New Zealand to participate in the 2019 Seaperch Challenge at the University of Maryland.
Several local students from St. Michael the Archangel Middle School in Upper Saucon Township competed successfully at an important state science competition in May.
Twenty-five seventh and eighth grade students who are members of the Saucon Valley Middle School Robotics Club competed in a regional robotics competition at Temple University in Philadelphia Friday and represented their school proudly as the only team from the Lehigh Valley.
Owned and operated by Master Philip J. Geiter, Saucon Valley Karate Academy was awarded 2018 Dojang of the Year for Region 8 of the World Tang Soo Association at Kalahari Resorts & Convention Center Oct. 26-28.
The Saucony Valley High School Marching Band participated in a U.S. Scholastic Bands Association (USSBA) competition in Nazareth Saturday and did very well.
Saucon Valley Dance Conservatory qualified for the Dance Explosion National competition in Wildwood, N.J. The competition was held July 11-16, 2016, and featured solo, duo, trio and group performances by conservatory students throughout the week and did an amazing job.
Meghan Altemose of Lower Saucon Township, a sophomore at Saucon Valley High School, has been recognized as a National Finalist in the Classical Singers Competition, Musical Theatre High School division.
Saucon Valley Youth cheerleaders competed in the 2016 Reach the Beach National Championships in Ocean City, Md., Saturday, where the Mighty Minis team (4th grade and under) received an honorable mention placement and Team Spirit (6th grade and under) was awarded third place. “Out of seven squads the Mighty Minis were one of three that got Honorable Mention, but we are all so proud of all of the girls for getting up on that high stage in front of so many spectators and doing a great job,” parent Karen Cooney said. “The scores showed they did really well,” she added. “They only had a couple points off that would have made the difference in ranking.” “The girls worked extremely hard this year and should be proud of their performances,” VP for cheerleading for the Saucon Valley Youth Sports Association Jeanne Reilly said.
A team of high school students primarily from the Lehigh Valley that includes a Saucon Valley resident will travel to St. Johns, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada from June 24-28, where they will compete against top teams from around the world in the Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Center’s 14th Annual International Student ROV Competition. This year’s theme is ROVs in Extreme Environments: Science and Industry in the Arctic. ROVs, or remotely operated vehicles, are underwater vessels that can be used for a variety of tasks by polar scientists as well as the oil and gas industry, for example. The local team, known as pROVe (Pennsylvania ROV Engineers), recently placed first overall at their state’s regional competition–the MATE Pennsylvania ROV Challenge at Villanova University, which was held May 9. This will be the fourth time traveling to the international competition for the team, which is made up of Timothy Gahman of Lower Saucon Township; Natalie Sampsell, John Sampsell and Hannah Smith of Macungie; Benjamin Green of Bethlehem; and Noah Jarratt of Harleysville.
