7 advance to the regional science fair at SIUE
Nick Jarman presents his first place project to a small crowd. Jarman, Hannah Doty, and Emily Elizondo received 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place.
It’s not just for students with a love for science. It’s for the entire eighth grade at Gillespie Middle School. Projects varied from astronomy to sports to behavioral science. Students poured their hearts and free time into their science fair project for nearly three months. The science fair last night, February 27, concluded the science fair festivities.
16 students walked away from the event with an award last night. Nine students received honorary certificates while the other seven received an invitation to take their project to the next level, the regional science fair at SIU Edwardsville. From the top seven, three students were awarded medals as first, second, and third place for the GMS Science Fair.
According to eighth grade science teacher Jill Rosentreter, this year’s science fair was an improvement over past years. “The projects were better and more original, the boards were better, the papers were better, and it was just an all-around better event.” Rosentreter also explained it was very, very tough to choose the top three medal winners.
Students advancing to the regional science fair at SIUE are (L-R): Tate Wargo, Emily Elizondo, Daniel Dobrino, Hannah Doty, Nick Jarman, Amanda Schmidt, and Jacob Martin.
“We have had many third place rankings in the past, but we had many second place rankings this year,” Rosentreter explained. “The projects were better. Students scored higher.” Students were judged throughout the day yesterday by faculty members. Faculty was assigned specifically to the project category. Coaches judged sport projects, science teachers judged science projects, chemistry teachers judged chemistry projects, and other staff were utilized to fill in projects spanning more than one category.
Nick Jarman, Hannah Doty, and Emily Elizondo were the top three projects in the respected order. Jarman’s question was “What generates more heat: a compost of yard waste or house waste?” Classified in the environmental science category, Jarman was honored as the first place winner of the evening. Doty, second place, did her project over visual and verbal communication while Elizondo, third place, did her project over water desalination device affecting water collection.
“We were thrilled by all of the projects, students put in a lot of work into their projects and it was noticed,” Rosentreter said. There was a science project for every individual interest last night. We didn’t have enough to listen to each one of them, but you missed out on creative, funny, and intriguing projects if you missed the event.
More than 100 people flooded the high school gymnasium last night for the public viewing session. Students loved explaining their projects to the countless individuals walking around the gym. It was obvious the quality of the projects increased. The science department at CUSD #7 is definitely creating good thinkers.
Students recognized with an honorary certificate were (L-R): Chandler McDaniel, Abigail Smith, Ally Bires, Blake Medders, Elly Price, Trevor Fredericks, Blake Carmean, Sam Alepra, and Shawn Grant.
Students receiving the ticket to take their project to the next level were: Tate Wargo (What angle of a baseball bat can hit a ball further?), Daniel Dobrino (Will the length of the antenna affect the sound that comes from a crystal radio?), Nick Jarman (What generates more heat: a compost of yard or house waste?), Jacob Martin (Do different strengths of magnets affect the regeneration rate of planeria?), Emily Elizondo (Will the material surrounding the water desalination device affect the water collection yield?), Hannah Doty (Will visual or verbal communication affect your memory more?), and Amanda Schmidt (Do people have better visual or auditory memory?).
Students receiving an honorary certificate were: Blake Medders and Chandler McDaniel for “Best Built Model”, Ally Bires for “Best in Chemistry”, Trevor Fredericks for “Best in Physics”, Sam Alepra for “Most Artistic Board”, Abigail Smith for “Most Creative Experiment”, Elly Price and Shawn Grant for “Most Popular Experiment”, and Blake Carmean for “Best Presentation”.
Students advancing to the regional science fair at SIUE will present their projects on Saturday, March 23 where they will be competing against hundreds of other projects. Winners from the regional science fair will advance to the state level science fair.
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