Awards -- February 9, 2008

Kindergarten

First Award:

• Christian Harper*, "Plane Project"
• Madison Schmolz, "Coming Clean"

Second Award:

• Sage Gauthier, "The Oxygen is Leaf-ing"
• Kyle McAllister, "Attraction of Traction"

Third Award: Leah Kahn & Micah Sell, "The Strongest Cereal"

Grade 1

First Award:

• Joshua Angstadt*, "Wall Wacker"
• Hannah Newman, "Salty Beans"

Second Award:

• Joan Levis, "Slip and Fall? Not at All!"
• Mark & Richard Stahl, "Battle of the Snuffers"

Third Award:

• Catherine Momjian, "Which Brand of Nail Polish Will Last Longer?"
• Peter St. Amour*, "Solar Power Speed"

Grade 2

First Award:

• Cassie Carr*, "Magnetic Water: The Effect of Water on Magnets"
• Hannah Chan, "How Deep Should I Plant Beans?"
• Sharon Kearns, "Oily Feathers"

Second Award:

• Rebecca Harper, "Will the Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Please Stand Up?"
• Sarah Johnson, "Crash Test Dummies"
• Alex & Josh Ransil, "Toasty Penguins"

Third Award:

• Maziha Cooper & Janisia Gray, "Tricky Trix: What Are the Popular Shapes and Colors Inside a Box of Trix?"
• Ciazsa Davis, "We Love Reese's Pieces"
• Zachary Kahn & Elias Sell, "Survival of the Fittest"
• Graham McAllister, "Who Owns the Road?"

Grade 3

First Award: Savannah Schmolz*, "Warm Enough???"

Second Award: Daniel Stahl, "Feel the Thirst"

Third Award: Aaron Robinson, "Catapult Control"

Grade 4

First Award:

• Sarah Cooperman*, "Stressful Strings"
• Rebecca Angstadt, "Keeping Boo-boos Dry"
• Ryan Berry & Joshua Peterman, "Fifteen Inches of Strength"
• Andrew Harper & Gabriel Klee, "Smooth Sailing"

Second Award:

• Allissa Chan, "Which Soap Solution Produces the Biggest Bubbles?"
• Amber Kearns, "'Temperature and Yeast Growth"
• Peter Momjian, "Which Fluid Is Best for Cut Flowers?"
• Lauren Ransil, "Plant Café"

Third Award:

• Chiara & Georgia Behm, "Color Meltdown"
• Piper Gauthier, "Oily Feathers"
• Christa Griffin & Namia Hicks, "Hot Mugs: Which Type of Mug Is a Good Insulator?"
• Jonae Layton, "Up and Down It Is All the Same"

Grade 5

First Award:

• Daniel Baker*, "'Newton and Rockets"
• Nathan Taylor*, "Hue Gives Power?"
• Colee Carr, "Wind Power"
• Joseph Coffey & Luke Doughty, "Boiling Blowout"
• Julia Kearns, "A Glass of Milk a Day, Keeps Heartburn Away!"

Second Award:

• Stephen Chan, "How Long Do Different Battery Brands Last?"
• Maddie, Senah, & Tanner Guynes, "Breakfast of Champions"
• Neia Hicks, "Diapers Diapers Everywhere!"
• Alex & Jared Lingle, "Starlight, Starbright?"
• Ingrid Stahl, "Pumping Pulse!"

Third Award:

• Daevanna Campbell & Niesha Davis, "Fall Faster"
• Lataezya Crantshaw, "Move to the Groove!"
• Chris Garrett & Rakwon Redfearn, "States of Matter"

Grade 6

First Award:

• Julia Swieson*, "Osmosis Jones"
• Emily Ransil, "Does the Color of Filtered Light Affect the Growth of a Plant?"
• Austin Schmolz, "Food for Thought"

Second Award:

• Daniel Angstadt, "Shh! Keep the Sound Down"
• Aidan Guynes, "Singing Sensations"
• Rebecca Hormann, "Yoghurt, Yogurt, Yoghourt"
• Elliot Wattenbarger, "Crayon Incoming!"

Third Award:

• Daniel Alman, "Let's Get the 'Dirt' on Dirt!"
• Elizabeth Cole, "Comparing Seed Size to Plant Size"
• Julia Peterman, "Is Applesauce a Good Substitute For Fat?"
• Trinis Robinson, "Water and Plants"

Grade 7

First Award:

• Rebekah Kearns*, "The Power of Compost Tea!"
• Timothy Harper & Andy Styer, "Mind, Memory, and Music"
• Zachary Klee & Jadon Sargeant, "A Weighty Question: How to Win Every Pinewood Derby"

Second Award:

• Lydia Johnson, "Hang Up and Drive?"
• Rebekah Nelson, "The Musical Glass"

Third Award:

• Christopher Cole, "Carbon Temperatures: The Determination of Whether Carbon Affects Its Environment Under Different Amounts of Sunlight"
• Zoe Gauthier, "Fruit and Flower Chromatography"
• Luke Momjian, "What Type of Light Helps a Plant Grow?"
• Stevie Quick, "The Life of a Battery in a Flashlight"

Grade 8

First Award: David Baker*, "Soil vs. Water"

Grade 9

First Award: Jonathan Collier*, "Aquatic Plants: Can They Be Used to Remediate Phosphate Pollution?"

Second Award: Denver Schmolz, "Plant Rx"

Third Award:

• Alexander Heiney, "A Crab's Good Side"
• Reginald Johnson, "Let's Ride the Waves!"

Grade 10

First Award: Matthew Momjian**, "'The Role of Water in the Enzymatic Activity of Lactase"

Second Award: James Swieson, "Newton's Law of Cooling"

Third Award:

• Deborah Montgomery & Nija Robinson, "What Is the Effect of Gatorade vs. Water on Kids' Pulse Rate While Exercising?"
• Joey Styer, "Polarity and Microwaves"

Grade 11

First Award: John Barr*, "Is It in You?"

Grade 12

First Award: Benjamin Stack*, "The Testing of Diastase Reactivity in Starch"

Second Award: Michael Gray, "Is It Possible to Build Fictional Gadgets from off of Anime?"

Third Award:

• Jabril Gray & Terry Nichols, "This Is the Way We Wash Our Dishes"
• Dan'ye Hayes & Darius Hackett-Murdock, "Da Works"

Engineering & Computer Science -- Middle School

First Award: John Volk*, "Determine Optimal Windmill Design for Alternative Energy Use"

Second Award:

• Sean Nasta & John Watchorn, "Which Wing Is Best?"
• Eli St. Amour, "Zeus Power"

Third Award: Frankie Carr, "Increasing the Efficiency of a Solar Cell"

Engineering & Computer Science -- High School

First Award: Caleb Swieson**, "I Can Find My Own Way Home"

Second Award: Markus Gray, "Is It Possible to Build an Artificial Intelligent Digital Assistant (A.I.D.A.)?"

Students achieving 5 years of participation in 2008 are underlined.

* Indicates an Outstanding Project.

* Indicates a Special Award Winner.

All Outstanding Project and Special Award winners received prizes, many of which were donated by area businesses. Check out our sponsors!

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