St. Anne School recently held its annual Science Fair. All seventh- and eighth-grade students conducted scientific experiments using the scientific method and presented their findings to local judges. The winners are scheduled to compete in the North Museum Science and Engineering Fair on Thursday, March 14.
Winners in the consumer science category included Maria Smith, first, "I've Heard That Before"; Will Scott, second, "An Environmental and Consumer Analysis of Various Battery Types"; and Anastasia Schlegelmilch, third, "Ouch! A Headache!" In the life science category, winners were Rebekah Citsay, first, "The Effect of Town Pollutants on Stream Health"; Paige Olmsted, second, "The Effect of Roots on Soil Erosion"; Alison Brewer, third, "Fertilizer: Friend or Foe?"; and Ryan Haefner, Honorable Mention, "So Long, Soil!"
In the engineering category, winners were Joe Carosella, first, "Keeping It Cool: Different Cooling Methods on Motor Temperature"; Nick Cropper, second, "Keep It Cool!"; and Caleb Pletcher, third, "Plant Battery." In the life science category, winners included Catherine Rebek, first, "Gel Electrophoresis of DNA"; Tiffany Alongi, second, "The Effect of Liquids vs. Enzymes on Egg Whites"; and Noah Singer, third, "Who's the Boss? Gray Squirrel Dominance Behaviors." In the physical science - physics and chemistry category, winners were Connor Box, first, "Hot Pots"; Joe Favilla, second, "Red Hot Repellant"; and Crew Wells, third, "Backyard Heat Treating."
Winners in the plant science category included Katie Kelly, first, "At Your Own Risk: The Effect of Hydrocarbons on Elodea Densa"; Anna Kiefer, second, "Herbicides: Natural vs. Synthetic"; Caidyn Leed, third, "The Effect of Chemicals on a Spider Plant"; and Tyler Nguyen, honorable mention, "Fast Growing Plants: Hydroponics vs. Soil."
Overall Best in Show awards went to Catherine Rebek, first; Joe Carosella, second; and Will Scott and Maria Smith, third.
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