Downingtown STEM

Downingtown STEM Academy
Location: Downingtown, PA
Club Presidents	Claire Dougherty (Varsity Captain), Arya Davey (Varsity Co-Captain/Treasurer)
Coaches	Kristen Pugliese Stephen DiRomauldo (Assistant Coach)
State Championships	2018 GPQB Poll
National Appearances	HSNCT: 2017, 2018 NSC: 2018
Program Status	Active
School Size	~800
NAQT Page	link

The Downingtown STEM Academy is a public magnet high school in Downingtown, PA, a suburb of Philadelphia. They are regular participants in the local Chester County Intermediate Unit competition. After discovering pyramidal quizbowl in January 2017, they have become regulars in the southeastern Pennsylvania circuit, eventually appearing at HSNCT.

In 2018, they finished T8 at HSNCT and 18th at NSC, both of which were the highest finishes for a Pennsylvania team at those nationals since the State College dynasty of 1998-2011.

Current Roster (2020-2021)

Varsity

• Claire Dougherty (Captain) [Grade 12]
• Arya Davey (Co-Captain/Treasurer) [Grade 12]
• Aadit Gupta [Grade 12]
• Sean Herrmann [Grade 12]
• Sid Sharma [Grade 11]
• Prithvi Ulaganathan [Grade 12]
• Jason Ma [Grade 12]
• Ria Medagam [Grade 12]

Junior Varsity

• Yaduraj Choudhary (Captain) [Grade 10]
• Mitchell Winegar (Co-Captain) [Grade 11]
• Lineesha Kamana [Grade 10]
• Kashti Satish Umare [Grade 10]
• Shreesh Dassarkar [Grade 11]
• Hannah McGinty [Grade 11]
• George Liu [Grade 10]
• Ethan Lemler [Grade 10}