HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC March 25, 2014 – Eight of the ten High School Sea Island Regional Science Fair winners are from Hilton Head Preparatory School. Four of which will be competing (Julia Nahman, Brianna Caspersen, Lucas McMillan and Jackson Richard) and four of which will be observing (Archer Brooks, Adam Schauss, Jackson Henz and Keylan Hanna) at the Intel ® International Science and Engineering Fair in Los Angeles, CA, May 11-16, 2014.
**Overall Winners: Brianna Caspersen, Julia Nahman, Lucas McMillan, Jackson Richard (All from Prep) + 1 MS observer from HHHS**
- Senior Brianna Caspersen won first place overall for her project, “Let Food be Your Medicine and Medicine be Your Food” and also received the US Metric Association Award.
- Senior Julia Nahman won first place overall for her project, “Developing an Antibacterial Wipe with Copper Amines to Prevent the Growth of Escherichia Coli” and received awards from the United States Department of Health and Human Services and The Brent Tyler Memorial Award.
- Junior Lucas McMillan won first place overall for his project, “Reducing the g-force and Traumatic Brain Injuries on Soccer Players Through the Use of Headgear.”
- Sophomore Jackson Richard won first place overall for his project, “The Effects of Iron Seeding on Phytoplankton and Zooplankton Populations, and on Water Chemistry” and received an award from the US Stockholm Junior Water Prize as well as the SIRSF Grand Award Runner-Up.
**Observers: Archer Brooks, Adam Schauss, Jackson Henz, Keylan Hanna (All from Prep) + 1 from HHMS**
- Juniors Archer Brooks and Adam Schauss won first place for their project, “Oxygenation and Its Effect on the Brain” and first in their category (Social/Behavioral). Both Schauss and Brooks also received The American Psychological Association Reward.
- Juniors Jackson Henz and Keylan Hanna won first place for their project, “Phenothrin vs. Fleas, Ticks and Nature” and first in their category (Environmental).
- Senior Ryan Nimmer won first place for his project, “Determining Bacteria Contamination of Common Surfaces.” Nimmer took first place in his category (Botany/Microbiology), and he also received the Society for In Vitro Biology Award.
- Junior Kevin Wang and sophomore Wayne Wang placed second for their project, “How Light Waves Affect the Growth of Plants” and second in their category (Botany/Microbiology).
- Freshmen Alexis Voulgaropoulos won first place for her project, “Do Sound Frequencies Affect the Rate at Which a Banana Ripens?” and first in her category (Chemistry/Biochemistry).
- Sophomore Will Monts won first place for his project, “A Comparison of Three Commonly Used Boat Hull Designs” and first in his category (Math/Engineering/Computers).
- Junior Isaac McQueen and sophomore Evgeny Smirnov placed third for their project, “Echolocation for Human Advantage” and third in their category (Physics/Astronomy).
- Sophomore Annalise Saponara received the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Award for her project, “The Effect of Steroids on Marine Organisms.”
Honorable mentions: Emmett Askeland (9), Tiegue Brougham-Cook (10) and Stephanie Orrell (9).
v Overall Middle School winners from Hilton Head Preparatory School are Trey Speer, finishing first place in the Math/Engineering/Computers category, Shannon Hegarty finishing first place in the Zoology/Medicine category and Caroline Richey finishing second place in the Zoology/Medicine category.
Honorable mentions: Natalie Middleton(7), Lizzie Rankin(7), Rachel Stratton(6), Lucas Tomita(7), Brittany Hanna(6), Joshua Williams(8), Jaden Kidd(6), Anna Pellicci(6), Susan Brooks(6), Marguerite Williamson(8), Hayden Garniewicz(8), Kacy Jones(8), Abigail Barker(8), Allessandra Reuben(8), Shalina Parker(8) and Alana McCallion(8).