Chatham County Science Fair Winners
Pittsboro, NC -- The Chatham County Schools Science Fair 2015-16 was held at Jordan-Matthews High School. Winning projects from each school were on display in the media center for students, family, and friends. The projects were outstanding and competition was fierce! The overall winner for the 2015-2016 Chatham County Science Fair was: “Water Filtration” by Brooke Detzi, Sarah Emrich, and Kaitlyn Bryant from Perry Harrison Elementary in Ms. Sevelovitz and Ms. Hawkin’s class.
The judges determined the following projects to be winners in each division:
K-12 General Science Division
1st Place: “To Freeze Or Not To Freeze” by Mrs. Bartoff's Class from Northwood High School
Division K-2 Class
1st Place: “We Like To Move It, Move It!” by Mrs. Andrews'/Sra Restrepo's Classes from Siler City Elementary
Division K-2 Individual
1st Place: “Race Tracks for Marbles” by Brayden Meulendyke from Pittsboro Elementary School in Ms. Lane’s class
Division 3-5 Group
1st Place: “Water Filtration” by Brooke Detzi, Sarah Emrich, and Kaitlyn Bryant from Perry Harrison Elementary in Ms. Sevelovitz’s and Ms. Hawkin’s class
Division 3-5 Individual
1st Place: “Keeping Apples Fresh” by Sarah Barbour from Moncure Elementary School in Mrs. Shoup’s class
Division 6-8 Biological Science:
1st Place: “Mold Busters: Preventing Mold on Berries” by Cammie Zehner from Margaret B. Pollard Middle School in Mrs. Gardner’s class.
Division 6-8 Earth Science
1st Place: “The Effectiveness of Nanotechnology in Oil Spills” by Bryce Brafford from Bennett in Mr. Scott’s class
Division 6-8 Engineering/Applied Science
1st Place: “Juice Box Geometry” by Carson Rickman from Silk Hope Elementary School in Mrs. Johnson’s class
Division 6-8 Physical Science
1st Place: “A Growing Danger: The Physics of Falling Trees” by Christopher Ester from Margaret B. Pollard Middle School in Mr. Hall’s class
Division 9-12 Biological Science-A
1st Place: “Effect of Temperature on the Cellular Respiration Rate of Crickets” by Brennen McAllister from Northwood in Ms. Raymond’s class
Division 9-12 Biological Science-B
1st Place: “The Relationship Between Cell Phones and Studying” by Sean King and Eric Franklin from Northwood High School in Ms. Robertson’s class
Division 9-12 Chemistry
1st Place: “What is the effect of pH on the mass of milk curd?” by Emma Blythe and Jacob White from Northwood High School in Mr. Freeman’s class
Division 9-12 Earth Science
1st Place: “Colonization of Plant Bacteria Based on Soil Type” by Lisa Kernodle from Chatham Central High School in Mr. Newman’s class
Division 9-12 Physical Science
1st Place: “Driving Safely” by Tanner Hennson from Chatham Central High School in Mr. Patin’s class
Division 9-12 Engineering/Applied Science
1st Place: “The Blaster The Faster” by Oliver Mitchum from Jordan Matthews High School from Mr. Williams’ class
Environmental Protection Agency’s Awards
“The Effect of Various Substances on Bean Plant Growth” by Alanna Wood from North Chatham Elementary School in Ms. Sportelli’s class
“Water Filtration” by Brooke Detzi, Sarah Emrich, and Kaitlyn Bryant from Perry Harrison Elementary in Ms. Sevelovitz and Ms. Hawkin’s class
“The Effectiveness of Nanotechnology in Oil Spills” by Bryce Brafford from Bennett Elementary School in Mr. Scott’s class
“What Green Material Filters” by Jenny Huang and Jasmine Lucas from Chatham Middle School in Mr. Corro’s class
“Sandy Ideas” by Raegan Phillips, Abigail Warf and Faith Mallard from J.S. Waters Elementary School in Mr. Winecker’s class
“Will a Plastic Bag or Styrofoam Decay Faster?” by James Wade from Horton Middle School in Mrs. Wignall’s class
“Spare a Watt, Save a Lot!” by Riley Lagenor from J.S. Waters Elementary School in Mr. Winecker’s class
“What Bugs Moo” by Katelyn Batcheor from Jordan Matthews High School in Mrs. Sandel’s class
“Effect of Light Intensity on Photosynthesis” by Trevor Pistor from Northwood High School in Mrs. Raymond’s class
“Car Size and CO2 Emissions” by Rachel Stoner and Grace Lake from Northwood High School in Mrs. Robertson’s class
“Carbon Dioxide's Effect on Temperature” by Nina Moll from Northwood High School in Mrs. Robertson’s class
“The Effect of pH on Shells” by Brooks Holt from Northwood High School in Mrs. Robertson’s class
“From Trash to Biogas” by Jamie Wilson from Chatham Central High School in Ms. Daniels’ class
Congratulations to all of our budding scientists!
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