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NEWS RELEASE
Area Students Win SCISA Science Fair Awards
SUMTER, SC– Hilton Head Preparatory School students were recognized for their accomplishments during the awards ceremony at the 2014 South Carolina Independent School Association (SCISA) State Science Fair held in Sumter recently.
Shannon Hagerty won first place in the junior division of the biological science category with her project entitled, “Memory Matters.”
Julia Nahman won first place in the senior division of the biological science category with her project, “The Olgodyminic Effect: Preventing the Spread of E.Coli with Copper.”
Stephanie Orrell won first place in the senior division of the behavioral science category with her project, “The Contrast Between Gender and Age when affected by a change in a Visual Stimulus.”
Adam Schauss and Archer Brooks placed first in the senior division of the team projects with “Oxygenation and its effects on the brain.”
In the same division and category, Isaac McQueen and Evgeny Smirnov placed second with their project, “Echolocation for Human Advantage.”
Abigail Barker and Allessandra Reuben placed second in the junior division of the team projects with “How Do You Market Your Strengthening Snacks?”
“The state science fair is SCISA’s largest academic competition and the caliber of projects increases each year. This year 173 regional winners from 22 schools submitted more than 130 projects,” said Larry Watt, SCISA executive director. “All of these students are to be commended for their innovative and creative applications of the scientific method.”
The SCISA State Science Fair was open to students in the following age divisions:
· Elementary – grades 3 through 5
· Junior – grades 6 through 8
· Senior – grades 9 through 12.
Each division had seven categories: behavioral science, biological science, computer/math, environmental science, general science, physical science and interdisciplinary team project.
Judging criteria included technical correctness, aesthetic quality, theory, feasibility, effort, and scientific methods.
The South Carolina Independent School Association is a non-profit, voluntary association of approximately 110 independent schools serving more than 37,000 teachers and students.
Founded in 1965, the State of South Carolina incorporated SCISA as an exclusively educational organization with the responsibilities of establishing accreditation standards, coordinating academic and athletic competition and providing professional development for member organizations.