April 11th,  2008

LDCSB Students Raise the Bar
 at Science Fair

Students from St. Raphael's School made a huge impression at the London District Science Fair and received wide recognition for their outstanding work. A number of student entries received individual awards and the school netted the award for the best overall contribution of quality entries to the fair.

The dedication and efforts of Grade 7 and 8 teachers, Tina Carr and Brock Austin, in preparing all their students was evident in the number of exceptional projects displayed at St. Raphael's Science Fair, held on March 26. To have so many students do well at the regional level is a further testament to the great things happening at St. Raphael's.

Congratulations to the following award recipients:

Elementary School Making the Best Overall Contribution to the Fair - St. Raphael's

Western Fair Award: Biogas- A renewable energy source... and That's No Bull - Jacob Chouinard Plants into Fuel - Noah Porter

London Public Library Award Pneumatics vs. Hydraulics - Aaron Beunen Plants into Fuel - Noah Porter

Ashburn Energy Award Biogas - A renewable energy source ... and That's No Bull - Jacob Chouinard

Individual Life Science 3rd Place - Plants into Fuel - Noah Porter

Individual Physical Science 2nd Place -Creation of a Vortex - Gary Steer

Individual Product Evaluation 2nd Place -Fibre Up - Laura Saunders

Individual Technology 3rd Place - Infinity and Beyond - Zachary Tosswill 2nd Place - Some Like it Hot - Francessca Kavcic 1st Place - Pneumatics vs. Hydraulics - Aaron Beunen

Group Physical Science 2nd Place - Greenhouse Gases and Global Warming - Marco Valdez-Balderas and Jordan Groulx 1st Place - Acid Rain, Inhumane! - Jamie Wolfe and Kristin Roy

Group Product Evaluation Honourable Mention - Goodbye Germs- Kailtyn Jenkins and Clare Yun

To visit the Science Fair site click HERE 

A complete list of winners is available HERE.

 
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Eleven junior and intermediate students from St. Jude's Catholic School, London took part in the Science Fair. (Right) The Grade 6 and 7 students entered the technology division and represented their school very well. Their task was to build prototypes that could be used by prospectors in the Klondike Gold Rush. The students prepared for the event under the guidance of their teacher, Brenda Collins, and all three teams received awards for their contributions. Congratulations to: Team C ... Earthworks (Camila Mayorga, Matthew McFarlane, Nichole Verhoeven, and Rocco D'Oria) - 3rd place; Team B ... Money Makers In Chilkoot (Joshua Fazakas,Stephen Fernandes, Connor MacLaren, and Nicolas Esmeral) - 2nd place; Team A ... The Prospectors (William Assis, Michelle Franze, and Justine Kirk) - first place.

 

 

 

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