Published April 17. 2026 02:45PM
The 38th Annual Sixth Sense Competition was held recently over three days at the Tamaqua Area Middle School with a team from Palmerton Middle School coming in first place.
Teams of six students from eight area schools competed in this event to test their scholar ability. The middle schools included Jim Thorpe, Lehighton, Northern Lehigh, Northwestern Lehigh, Palmerton, Panther Valley, Pleasant Valley and Tamaqua.
Over the course of the competition, 15 rounds were held to determine the winner in this double elimination competition.
Palmerton captured first place by defeating Lehighton in round 15.
Students from Palmerton Area Middle School won first place in the recent Sixth Sense competition held at the Tamaqua Area Middle School. Shown here, front from left, are Bill Zeky, adviser; Lincoln Nenscel and Jakob Gacki, students; and Jaclyn Ivancich, teacher. In the back are Hailey Pisulak, Cooper Crouch, Jaxxson Hartman and Samuel Ratzman, all students.
Students from Lehighton Middle School placed second in the Sixth Sense competition. Shown here, from left, are Kim Lusch, teacher; Payton Dutt, Jake Kistner, Ani Kratzer, Henry Mahoney, Jerome Scarpati and Alexander Svetz, all students; and Jessica Grasso, teacher.
Northwestern Lehigh Middle School came in third place at the Sixth Sense competition. Shown here, from left, are Kate Bednarski, John Gallo, Owen Mussel, Skyler Thompson, Connor Wagner, Imre Zyskowski Kurcz, all students; and Jillian Gasper, teacher.
Students from Jim Thorpe Middle school came in fourth place at the recent Sixth Sense competition. Shown here, from left, are Sue Becker, adviser; students Finnegan Courtney, Stephan Crisan, Quinn Finsel, Jagger McElmoyle, Michael Perks and Shane Stoeckel, and Heidi Seiwell, adviser.
Students from Jim Thorpe, Lehighton, Northern Lehigh, Northwestern Lehigh, Palmerton, Panther Valley, Pleasant Valley and Tamaqua participated in the recent Sixth Sense competition. CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS