This year, from November 2024 to mid-February 2025, the Bronx Science Girls’ Varsity Gymnastics team was hard at work creating their routines and perfecting their skills. At the first meet of the season, the team pulled through with a huge win against Tottenville (Bronx Science: 122.600 and Totenville: 114.000), beating Tottenville’s 15 year undefeated record. This year, the team grew significantly, with new members joining in to learn and compete. Madison Kang ’26, one of the new members, explained that, “I found my place in helping the other members of my team. Since I do two individual sports, being on a new team allowed me to find my independence and learn the importance of team spirit.” On January 14th, 2024, the team celebrated senior night, and the seniors made special floor routines to commemorate the moment. That day, the team pulled through with another amazing win. The Girls’ Varsity Gymnastics team’s record at the end of the season was 28 wins and 2 losses, placing the team as first in their Manhattan/Bronx PSAL Division. As the biggest competition of the season approached, Team Finals, everyone on the team was laser-focused on practicing and refining their skills. On February 12th 2025, the team came in second place in the city with a total score of 129.750, the highest they had scored all season.
Highlights of the Girls’ Varsity Gymnastics 2024-2025 Season
The Girls’ Varsity Gymnastics team had an amazing season!
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About the Contributors
Sasha White, Staff Reporter
Sasha White is an Editor-in-Chief for ‘The Science Survey,’ where she covers a wide range of topics – from Artificial Intelligence and psychological phenomena to spotlights of famous figures – in order to fully understand the world around her, whether it’s through learning large or small details. To her, articles are a form of exposure to people’s stories and experiences, and each piece published is an opportunity to see the world through a new and unique lens. That lens tells the story not only of the main subject of the piece, but also of the writer, their research, and their connection to the topic. She finds journalistic photography to be an essential extension to articles, conveying a story through composition and captured emotions that words themselves can’t quite express. Beyond journalistic interests, Sasha loves to spend time with friends, learn new crafts, and kickbox! Sasha plans to pursue a career in business and entrepreneurship while continuing to write for her university paper. Above all, she will bring the values that journalism has instilled in her — passion, purpose, and connection — as guiding principles in her future endeavors.
Bethany Karlinsky, Staff Reporter
Bethany Karlinsky is an Editor-in-Chief for ‘The Science Survey,’ in her third year writing for the paper. Through her articles, Bethany aims to cover political topics, and appreciates that journalism allows her to be a thoughtful voice in a media-saturated world. She relishes the opportunity to share her perspectives and engage with readers, whether that is through providing new knowledge for reflection or promoting action against injustice. She also jumps at any chance to conduct interviews, developing meaningful connections and uncovering colorful, otherwise unknown anecdotes that she can share with the world. At Bronx Science, Bethany is on the Varsity Public Forum Debate team and is Captain of the Girls’ Varsity Gymnastics team. She also enjoys going to new cafes, attending concerts, and reading a good book. In the future, Bethany aims to pursue journalism and political science in college, intertwining her love for storytelling and her commitment to civic engagement.
Mia Yang, Staff Reporter
Mia Yang is a Chief Graphic Designer, Copy Chief, and Academics Section Editor for the ‘The Observatory’ yearbook. Additionally, she is a Staff Reporter for ‘The Science Survey.’ Mia enjoys the creative freedom that comes with graphic design, as well as providing and reading unique perspectives on all forms of journalism. She loves the still imagery and frozen perspective that photos capture, with every frame serving as a microcosm of memories. Mia loves spending her weekends tutoring, expanding her love for the English language to young listeners. During her free time, she loves to write and read fantastical stories. She can easily see herself pursuing a literary field in college, fully engrossed with reading and writing. She will remain absorbed with photography and graphic design, as she wants to implement her creative endeavors throughout the rest of her career.
Ennio Wong, Staff Reporter
Ennio Wong is a Copy Chief and a Chief Graphic Designer for ‘The Observatory’ yearbook as well as a Staff Reporter on ‘The Science Survey.’ In journalistic writing, Ennio finds that he enjoys the sense of relatability that a good work of journalistic writing provides. Ennio likes to find and understand meaning in journalistic photography, and he would like to pursue photography as a hobby. He is interested in a STEM career in the future, but likes to branch out, practicing photography, martial arts, and cooking. In the future, Ennio hopes to write about topics about which he is passionate, such as robotics and music. In the future, Ennio hopes to become an electrical and mechanical engineer, serving as electrical head of the Bronx Science Robotics team, founding a rocketry team, and repairing electronic devices in his spare time.
Leah Jiang, Staff Reporter
Leah Jiang is a Chief Graphic Designer and Managing Editor for ‘The Observatory’ yearbook. She is also a Staff Reporter on ‘The Science Survey.’ She finds journalistic writing to be helpful, as it not only educates and entertains people, but also tells a story through its writing and helps to spreads awareness. Leah finds that photographs help a story’s writing, allowing readers to visualize scenes and allow emotions to be better conveyed through words. Outside of school, Leah likes to spend her free time playing video games, drawing, listening to music, and reading books. She plans on studying either electrical or biological engineering in college. But she hopes to be able to include her love of drawing and designing in her future career, no matter what it is.