{"id":209685,"date":"2026-06-03T17:23:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T17:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/209685\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T17:23:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T17:23:10","slug":"university-of-scranton-hosts-hazleton-area-crestwood-students-at-competition-hazleton-standard-speaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/209685\/","title":{"rendered":"University of Scranton hosts Hazleton Area, Crestwood students at competition \u2013 Hazleton Standard Speaker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Scranton hosted the annual Hayes Family Science Competition, an interactive event that included nearly 200 participants from 13 local high schools, including Hazleton Area High School and Crestwood High School, on April 16.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to learning key physics and engineering principles, the high school students applied their knowledge to compete for trophies and medals, with prizes awarded to teams that scored the highest in events corresponding to the theme of Waves.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Hazleton Area team members include, from left, first row, Rachel...\" class=\"size-article_inline\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HZS-L-CRESTHAZ-0607-6.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Hazleton Area team members include, from left, first row, Rachel Frissell, faculty specialist for the University\u2019s Physics and Engineering Department; team coach Brian Jacobs; and student Emma Mariano; second row, students Caleb Quinn, Eliesel Lazala Gomex, Patrick Soden, Kyle Hastings, Brice Reyes and Edward Pinales. SUBMITTED\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Crestwood team members include, from left, first row, Rachel Frissell,...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HZS-L-CRESTHAZ-0607-4.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HZS-L-CRESTHAZ-0607-4.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Crestwood team members include, from left, first row, Rachel Frissell, faculty specialist for the university\u2019s Physics and Engineering Department; team coach Kathy Rickrode; and student Jordan Ceklosky; second row, students Deven Paulson, Nathan Harvard, Alex Marich, Nathan Simpson and Martin Gorka. SUBMITTED\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Crestwood team members include, from left, first row, Rachel Frissell,...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HZS-L-CRESTHAZ-0607-3.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HZS-L-CRESTHAZ-0607-3.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Crestwood team members include, from left, first row, Rachel Frissell, faculty specialist for the university\u2019s Physics and Engineering Department; students Gabriella White and Evey Concannon; and team coach Kathy Rickrode. SUBMITTED\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Crestwood team members include, from left, first row, Rachel Frissell,...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HZS-L-CRESTHAZ-0607-2.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HZS-L-CRESTHAZ-0607-2.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Crestwood team members include, from left, first row, Rachel Frissell, faculty specialist for the University\u2019s Physics and Engineering Department; team coach Kathy Rickrode; and student Lexi Zabroski; second row, students Callie Koons, Kyra Bechtel, Madison Geiger, Alexandra Geiger and Daisy West.<br \/>\nSUBMITTED\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Crestwood team members include, from left, first row, Rachel Frissell,...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HZS-L-CRESTHAZ-0607.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HZS-L-CRESTHAZ-0607.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Crestwood team members include, from left, first row, Rachel Frissell, faculty specialist for the University\u2019s Physics and Engineering Department; team coach Kathy Rickrode; and student Blake Harkenreader; second row, students Jack Hoovler, Jack Groth, Ian Meckes, Matthew Babula and Allen Seifert. SUBMITTED\n<\/p>\n<p>Show Caption<\/p>\n<p>1 of 5<\/p>\n<p>Hazleton Area team members include, from left, first row, Rachel Frissell, faculty specialist for the University\u2019s Physics and Engineering Department; team coach Brian Jacobs; and student Emma Mariano; second row, students Caleb Quinn, Eliesel Lazala Gomex, Patrick Soden, Kyle Hastings, Brice Reyes and Edward Pinales. 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