The Syosset Central School District is proud to announce that Alice Huang, a junior at Syosset High School, has been selected as one of only 20 students nationwide to join the 2025 United States Physics Team. This honor places her among the top 0.3% of physics students in the country.

Alice’s journey began with the highly competitive F=ma Exam, in which she ranked among the top 400 students nationwide. Her success continued on the even more rigorous U.S. Physics Olympiad (USAPhO) Exam, where she stood out as the only Syosset student to qualify. Her performance has earned her a spot at the elite national training camp hosted this June at the University of Maryland. There, she will participate in intensive experimental and theoretical physics sessions with other top students from across the U.S. Five finalists will be selected to represent the country at the International Physics Olympiad.

Alice is an active member of the Syosset High School Physics Club, where she has taken part in structured training for physics competitions. Her exam submissions impressed faculty with their clarity, depth, and organization.

Her AP Physics C teacher, Richard Slesinski, commented: “Alice is not only an outstanding physics student—she’s also a gifted musician. She originally began exploring physics to better understand the science of sound and improve her musical performance. Along the way, physics became a true passion of hers in its own right.”

Alice continues to be an inspiring example of how curiosity and interdisciplinary exploration can lead to remarkable academic achievement.