Announcements and Awards

Breaking News for April 14, 2026

Gianna Pirez-Reader • April 14, 2026

BASEBALL

Baseball completed its regular season with a win over Coral Springs 17-4.

Julian Diaz was the winning pitcher and Brady Buxbaum had a 3 run homer, and Kaio Ramos had a grand slam to lead the way on offense.

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Go Raiders!

ROWING

This past weekend our STA Girls Rowing Team raced at Sculling States in Sarasota.

We placed 2nd in the state against 17 other schools!

Our Lightweight Quad of Maite Thorndike, Maite Sierra, Olivia Hickey and Melina Lopez and our Junior Quad of Gianna Attento, Alana Fernandes, Lucia Magilligan and Grace Miner both placed 1st in their races earning the Scholastic Trophies!

We now move on to Sweep States!

SCIENCE

Congratulations to the five students who attended the 71st annual State Science and Engineering Fair.

Students who accelerated to State Level competition represented 0.1% of all science projects in Florida, simply by being invited.

Kiera Carroll was recognized with a 4th place award for her project – Investigation of Treatment Efficacy in Malasezia Associated Fungal Acne

Liam Fabrikant was awarded a Special Award: Excellence in Chemistry, for his project, Leveraging Ultrasonic Cavitation to Enhance Antibiotic Potency and Solubility

Rebecca Albuja, a participant, completed a unique project on Seaweed-Based Turf Infill Alternative to Synthetic Crumb Rubber, which earned her environmental judges’ recognition.

James Ayoung and Daniela Rodriguez Debach were both awarded 3rd place for their project on Improved Wound Healthcare with Antimicrobial Essential Oil Bandages

Congrats to all STA participants!

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About the Contributor

Gianna Pirez-Reader, Social Media Team

Gianna is a sophomore at St. Thomas Aquinas. This is her first year on the Raider Review staff. As a member of the social media, she keeps up to date on trends and applies them to social media. Gianna’s favorite part of being on the Raider Review is being able to be included in on-campus events. She is a member of Aquinas Kindness and C.A.R.E Club. Her favorite movie is “Zootopia.”