Congratulations to the Winners of the 2008 Crossroads College Prep Science Fair
Updated at April 18, 2008 06:56
Upper School
1. Rachel Shilcrat, “Radishes and Beans and Barley Grow”
2. Will Miner, “Nothing but Blue Skies”
3. Maya Wilkins, “Cultivation Relation of Bacteria to Media”
4. Heidi Griswold, “Unleash the Power of the Sun: Solar Cooking”
5. Caoilinn Goss, “Color Clichés”
5 (tie). Marina Bolotnikova, “The Effect of Language on Plant Growth”
6. Abie Kanyuck, “Variants in Pitch”
logbook: Maya Wilkins
writing: Annie O’Malley, “Do Your Peers Choose What You Chew?”
presentation: Annie O’Malley
originality: Jordan Rosser, “How does fear change with age?”
artistry: Hannah Shah
title: Laurabeth Arvison, “Dirty mouth? Clean it up with wasabi.”
Middle School
1. Faith Reid, “How Strong is Your Cleaner?”
2. Harry Seo, “The Trebuchet”
3. Lindsey Emery, “Evidence in the Water”
4. Nick Kiehl, “Hand Strength Difference in Adolescence”
5. Danielle Mayes, “Dissolving Eggshells”
6. Noah Dromgoole, “The Shrinking of Fabrics—To Wash or Not to Wash”
6 (tie). Hana Mueller, “Runaway Soil”
logbook: Alisa Berg, “To Wash or Not to Wash”
writing: Noah Dromgoole
presentation: Alisa Berg
originality: Zohra Coday, “My Spine: from Scoliosis to Spinal Fusion”
artistry: Alana Slavin
title: Mia Watkins, “Chocolate Rain”
All School
Grand Prize: Rachel Shilcrat
Microbiology, medicine, and health: Marinda Hanson, Foul-mouthed Cats”
Chemistry/biochemistry: Noah Dromgoole
Botany/zoology: Rachel Shilcrat
Behavioral science: Caoilinn Goss
Earth and Environmental Science: Hana Mueller
Physics/engineering/mathematics: Harry Seo
The projects were great this year. Congratulations to all the students who successfully completed their projects! Ten students will be competing in the Greater St. Louis. Howard will notify these students this week.
Howard would like to thank all of the people who helped make this year’s fair a success:
Setup: Rich Moore and all the students who helped move tables, and Bob for use of the gym.
Judges: Rich Bright, Kate, Jennifer, Arlene, Sarah Griesbach, Josh, Anne and Angela, David Blank, Beth Obertino-Norwood, Dick Moomaw, John Montre, Doloris Pepple, Eleanor Pardini, Chris Dunn, Vander Corliss, Josh Witten, Dan Hanson, Ed Schmidt, Tamika Samuel, Jennifer Fetting, Karen O’Malley, Terri Bright, Carol Bitonti, Kathy Miller, Bill Ziegler, Dave Harris, Micaela, Ben, Lindsay, Micah, Vanessa, Sarah, George, Brynne, Jordan, Kayla, Hannah, and Josh.