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District Science Fair

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The County Science Fair was a great success!  The judges were very complimentary on the poise, knowledge and communication skills of the participants! Thank you for helping make the Fair such a rewarding experience for all.

A special thank you to all of the judges for doing such a great job with a challenging task: Dr. Ken Greene, Shannon Hammond, John McKay, Shawn Williams, Jan Masingill, Michael Mehrhof, Debra Malone, and Matt Thompson.  Many, many thanks.

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The students and projects that will proceed to the next level of competition are:

Sixth Grade (Junior Division):
First Place – Michael Twitty (RMS) – Thermal Electricity
Second Place – Pierce Pittman (WBMS) – Do All Liquids Evaporate at the Same Rate?
Third Place – Alexa Royal & Mary Kate Ellington (HMMS) – How Do Solvents with Polar and Non-Polar Molecules Affect the Surface Tension?
Fourth Place – Mason Giddens (HMMS) – You Nailed It!
Fifth Place – Jared Johnson (RMS) – 3, 2, 1, Blast Off
Seventh Grade (Junior Division):
First Place – Andrew Pharr (RMS) – Power Balance:  Fitness or Fake
Second Place – Alyssa Bailey (HMMS) How Do Different Types of Music Affect Heart Rate?
Third Place – Nick Miller (HMMS) – Which Type of Biomass Produces the Most Methane?
Fourth Place – Ashley McCloud (HMMS) – Proper Toilet Etiquette
Fifth Place – Savannah Baine (RMS) – Which Orange Juice has the Most Vitamin C?
Eighth Grade (Junior Division):
First Place – Zach Pollard (RMS) – The Solution for a Healthier Life
Second Place – Mitchell Spangler (HMMS) – What Attracts Roly Polies: Water, Food or Both?
Third Place – Amber Fowler, Cassidy Hayes, Robby Glockson (WMS) – Art of Crystal Formation
Fourth Place – Cale McElreath & Cody Childs (HMMS) – Thrust of Ion Engines
Fifth Place – Caroline Cook (RMS) – Spectrophotometry and the Shade Tolerance of Trees
Honorable Mention – Andrew Freeman (WBMS) – Sounds of Success
Alternate - Honorable Mention – Hannah Griffith (WBMS) – Homemade Antibiotics
Ninth Grade (Senior Division):
First Place – Damian Hans (WBHS) – Which Abiotic Factors Influence Photovoltaic Module Voltage Output?
12th Grade (Senior Division):
First Place – Charley Denmark & Katheryn Bennett (WBHS) – The Effects of Schreckstoff on Nonspecific Minnows
Second Place – Jacob Pack & Lisa Doolittle (WBHS) – The Effects of Minnow Skin Secretions on Bacteria Growth

 

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