Congratulations to our students for an amazing job at Science Fair this past Saturday 2/1!  Over 400 students presented original research to our panel of 80 judges from the school and community.  Below is the list of students that received special recognitions including 22 projects that will be competing at the regional science fair in March.  Please take a minute to look at this impressive list and congratulate our students! We also had 28 teachers volunteer their Saturday to help out in various ways - thank you to all that were able to come and help support our students – Laura Prince

1st Place Winners:

• Sabba Geffa and Mestawet Perry:  Hydroponic Plant Growth
• Sarah Myers and Sophie Myers: Experimentation with Launch Angles
• Amira Mohamed and Fatima Baloul: The Effect of Natural Oils vs Over-the-Counter Acne Medications on Inhibiting the Growth of E. coli Bacteria
• Samantha Verdi: How to Build a Water Filter Generator
• Isabelle Anderson: Filter Strips and Eutrophication
• Russell Lee and Jordan Amarchih - The Effect of Different Pesticide Chemicals on Burn Time
• Jenna Grigsby - The Effect of the Amount of CaCl on Temperature
• Keith Lee and Brianna Ibanez: Paper Planes with varying drag
• Kailee St. John:  What building design has the greatest wind resistance
• Tidawee Srun and Vaughn Gallicano - Secretion of cardioprotective paracrine factors may inhibit scar formation after a heart attack

2nd Place Winners

• Fiona Jeweler and Meredith Endres - The Effect of the Plant Density on Plant Growth
• Kingsley Dwomoh  -  The relationship between the temperature of water and the speed of an object travelling through it.
• Lisa Anderson and Anaa Abu-Jamous: Which home remedy is most effective for combating strep throat?
• Sydney Jones and Anthony Matar: The Effect of Pollution on Productivity of Water Power
• Isabel Quintana and Darius Walker: The Effect of the Color of Concrete on the Rate of Heat Transfer
• Ethan Camarillo and Charles Wilkenson - Creating Impact Protection  for Vehicle Doors
• Araya Sojo - The Effect of Heat on the Hydrolysis of Starch
• Abigail Nasse and Sarah Mohamed - The Effect of Natural Chemicals on the Break Down of Organic and Non Organic Tampons

3rd Place Winners:

• Kennetra Smith - The Effect of Concentration of Antibiotics on the Zone of Inhibition of E. coli
• Mariana VanPelt: Creating the paper straw that repels and absorbs the least amount of water
• Ava Sandoe and Thomas Sandoe: The Effect of Hydrochloric Acid on the Calcium in Concrete
• Evan Weiler and Rayan Adib - Evaluating Sorting Algorithms
• Vivian Huynh: The Effect of Ferrofluid on Cleaning Oil Spills
• James Chen and Kevin Haes: The Effect of the Number of Coils on the Current Produced in an AC Generator
• Arya Rajesh - Which Drinks are More Corrosive to Teeth? 
• Diego Geisner: The effect of a parachute's shape on its velocity
• Keegan Ross - Studying the Effectiveness of Human-Safe Herbicides

Honorable Mention

• Bethany Pascual and Julia Nguyen - The Effect of Varying Plants on Ozone Levels
• Rares Gherman: Eratosthenes’ measurement of the Earth’s circumference
• Nicholas Malhoyt - Post-workout "PUMP"
• Alexander Eydelman: Social Conditioning
• Akashdeep Singh and Abdallah Elsayed:  How temperature affects battery life
• Gelila Ketema and Sadie Jones: What is the best detergent to remove makeup stains?
• Amna Jalil and Valeria Arcila: Grey water recycling filter
• Kheira Bekkadja: Creating an environmentally safe pad for menstrual cycle
• Adriana Lazo: Snow shoveling robot
• Ashley Singla: The Investigation of the Strength of Wooden Bridges
• Alison Baires: Painkiller solubility
• Franklin Escobar and Leah Endale: What is the effect of water temperature in a luminol solution?
• Sheena Ball and Reyna Eberhardt: The Most Eco-Friendly Way to Dissolve Plastic
• Yousef Chaudhary and Zackary Caisar: Effect of PH on Carbonated Beverages
• Tim Orehowsky: What fruit contains the most vitamin C
• Urooj Hafeez: Testing different body washes on Staphylococcus
• Michelle Indelicato and Alicia Indelicato:  Effect of UV Treatment on E. coli

Students invited to attend regionals:

1. Sabba Geffa and Mestawet Perry:  Hydroponic Plant Growth
2. Sarah Myers and Sophie Myers: Experimentation with Launch Angles
3. Amira Mohamed and Fatima Baloul: The Effect of Natural Oils vs Over-the-Counter Acne Medications on Inhibiting the Growth of E. coli Bacteria
4. Samantha Verdi: How to Build a Water Filter Generator
5. Isabelle Anderson: Filter Strips and Eutrophication
6. Russell Lee and Jordan Amarchih - The Effect of Different Pesticide Chemicals on Burn Time
7. Jenna Grigsby - The Effect of the Amount of CaCl on Temperature
8. Keith Lee and Brianna Ibanez: Paper Planes with varying drag
9. Kailee St. John:  What building design has the greatest wind resistance
10. Tidawee Srun and Vaughn Gallicano - Secretion of cardioprotective paracrine factors may inhibit scar formation after a heart attack
11. Fiona Jeweler and Meredith Endres - The Effect of the Plant Density on Plant Growth
12. Kingsley Dwomoh  -  The relationship between the temperature of water and the speed of an object travelling through it.
13. Lisa Anderson and Anaa Abu-Jamous: Which home remedy is most effective for combating strep throat?
14. Sydney Jones and Anthony Matar: The Effect of Pollution on Productivity of Water Power
15. Isabel Quintana and Darius Walker: The Effect of the Color of Concrete on the Rate of Heat Transfer
16. Ethan Camarillo and Charles Wilkenson - Creating Impact Protection  for Vehicle Doors
17. Araya Sojo - The Effect of Heat on the Hydrolysis of Starch
18. Abigail Nasse and Sarah Mohamed - The Effect of Natural Chemicals on the Break Down of Organic and Non Organic Tampons
19. Evan Weiler and Rayan Adib - Evaluating Sorting Algorithms
20. Vivian Huynh: The Effect of Ferrofluid on Cleaning Oil Spills
21. Rares Gherman: Eratosthenes’ measurement of the Earth’s circumference
22. Adriana Lazo: Snow shoveling robot