TRURO – The Chignecto-Central West Regional Science Fair was held in Truro this week.
Five participants were chosen to attend a paid trip to the nationals in Peterborough, Ont. next month. The winners were: Natalie Fisher, South Colchester Academy, for her project Is Its Bark Worse Than Its Bite?; Rumana Rafiq’s Salty is Faulty, Truro Junior High; La comparaison de forme et couleur dans la génération de la chaleur par la lumière, Lauren Doane of Truro Junior High; The Pressure’s On by Emily Taylor of South Colchester Academy; and Seed Frezze by Alex Smith of Bible Hill Junior High.
Following are results from the multiple categories, including the title of the winning project, student’s name and school:
Divisional Award Winners
Elementary – Life Science
Gold medal – Greening With Spices, Harishitaa Prithiviraj, Redcliff Middle School
Silver medal – The Yeast Of My Worries, Mary Clarissa MacLean, Redcliff Middle School
Bronze medal – K-9 IQ, Noah Tremblay, West Colchester Consolidated
Honorable mention – Saving Mom’s Potatoes, Viraji Rupasinghe, East Court Road Elementary; Lefty or Righty, Sarah Shaw, Valley Elementary
Junior – Life Science
Gold medal – Smell This, Cameron Smith and Zachary MacKinnon, Bible Hill Junior High
Silver medal – What’s in a Name, Rachel Campbell, Bible Hill Junior High
Bronze medal – Lifecycle of the Darkling Beetle, Brooke Vance, West Colchester Consolidated
Honorable mention – Industrial Water Waste is Harmful for Plant Growth, Mahin Syed, Truro Junior High
Intermediate – Life Science
Gold medal - The Electrifying Truth, Ty Borden, Bible Hill Junior High
Silver medal - With Out A Trace, Katelyn O’Connell, South Colchester Academy
Bronze medal - Find The Solution, Haley MacEachern, Bible Hill Junior High
Honorable mention - This Might Hurt, Bryan Grue, West Colchester Consolidated
Senior – Life Science
Gold medal – The Pressure’s On, Emily Taylor, South Colchester Academy
Silver medal – The Common Poppy, Amber MacLean-Hawes, South Colchester Academy
Bronze medal – The Dairy Best Bedding, Jessica Conrad, South Colchester Academy
Honorable mention – Bone Density in Chickens, Martha Horsman and Kaylee Allinson, South Colchester Academy
Elementary – Health
Gold medal – Effects of Caffeine, Emma Gogan, North River Elementary
Silver medal – The Amazing Dissolving Tooth, Aaron Dickie, Cobequid Consolidated Elementary
Bronze medal – M.T.D.Study, Chloe MacQuarrie, Truro Junior High
Honorable mention - Too Much Bacteria, Liam Morrison, North River Elementary
Junior – Health
Gold medal – Active Beat, Tristan Clark, Central Colchester Junior High
Silver medal – Are Adults or Grade Eights More Concerned About Their Health?, Shelby Roberts, Central Colchester Junior High
Bronze medal – “Could You Pass The Salt Please?”, Amy Harrington, Central Colchester Junior High
Intermediate – Health
Gold medal – Study to determine the optimal desk and chair dimensions for a high school, Justus Wolf, South Colchester Academy
Silver medal – Grit And Bear It, Chris Cameron, Truro Junior High
Bronze medal – Action Réaction, Jasleen Singh, Truro Junior High
Senior - Health
Gold medal – Is Its Bark Worse Than Its Bite?, Natalie Fisher, South Colchester Academy
Silver medal – Dumb Jocks, Linnea Bigelow, South Colchester Academy
Bronze medal – Color Me Tender, Rebecca O’Connell, South Colchester Academy
Honorable mention – Healthy Heart Wings, Charlene Locke, South Colchester Academy; Bacterial Growth and Prevalence in Hants East, Katerina Allan, Hants East Rural High
Elementary – Physical Science
Gold medal – Tea Anyone?, Michael Congdon, West Colchester Consolidated
Silver medal – The Need for Speed, Leigha Henderson, Truro
Junior High
Bronze medal – Air Head, Ben Nowell, Cobequid Consolidated Elementary
Honorable mention – Mega Magnets, Brianna Crosby and Bailey Faulkner, Chiganois Elementary; Save Time Or $, David Cooper, West Colchester Consolidated; Soap Powered Boat, Kathryn MacQuarrie and Ellen Lewis, Bible Hill East Court Road Elementary
Junior – Physical Science
Gold medal – La comparaison de forme et couleur dans la génération de la chaleur par la lumière, Lauren Doane, Truro Junior High
Silver medal – La glace, Sebastien Gibson and Jonathan Lynch, Truro Junior High
Bronze medal – The Puck Drops Where?, Cody Reid, Central Colchester Junior High
Honorable mention – Le Secret de Savon, Kellen MacKay, Truro Junior High; What Else Will An Engine Run On?, Jonathan Waugh, Central Colchester Junior High and Wood Strength, Benjamin Galbraith, Uniacke District
Intermediate - Physical Science
Gold medal – Slow and Steady Wins the Race, Shya Bond, Bible Hill Junior High
Silver medal – Cold Snap, Zach Mawhinney, Truro Junior High
Bronze medal – Energy Gone Nuts, Jenna Dorey, Bible Hill Junior High
Elementary – Environmental Science
Gold medal – Earthquake...What’s Shaking?, Max Budgey, North River Elementary
Silver medal – Battery Recharging Wind Turbine, Mira MacNeill, Truro Elementary
Bronze medal – To Grow Or Not To Grow, Zarnab Qamar, Redcliff Middle School
Honorable mention – The Effect of Temperature on Speed of Composting, Amy Crocker and Laura Hughes McKay, Truro Elementary
Junior - Environmental Science
Gold medal – Salty is Faulty, Rumana Rafiq, Truro Junior High
Silver medal – Seed Frezze, Alex Smith, Bible Hill Junior High
Bronze medal – Surface Vs Micro Irrigation For Reduced Water Use, Alexander Papadopoulos and Stephen Hennessy, Truro Junior High
Honorable mention - The Royal Flush, Janelle Pick, Hants North Rural High
Intermediate – Environmental
Science
Gold medal – Is My Well Water Killing Me?, Ben Lynds, Bible Hill Junior High
Silver medal – Algae Growth, Megan Wright, South Colchester Academy
Bronze medal – Free The Algae!, Sarah Sears, South Colchester Academy
Honorable mention – Which Grows Better, Devon Holley, Bible Hill Junior High; The CO2 Infrared Absorption, Reflection and Heat Convection Test, Joel Philip Nash, Hants East Rural High
Senior - Environmental Science
Gold medal – Algae Issues, Cody Smith, South Colchester Academy
Silver medal – The Red Spruce, Alex Fleming, South Colchester Academy
Elementary – Computer
Technology/Engineering
Gold medal - Dance Mania, Hannah Roy, Truro Junior High
Silver medal - Flood Stopping with Dykes, Ross Macintosh, Truro Elementary
Junior - Computer Technology/Engineering
Gold medal – not awarded
Silver medal – Exploring Disaster, Holly Hanes, Hants North Rural High
Bronze medal – Water Wheel, Russell Hill, West Colchester Consolidated
Special Award Winners
EnviroExpo Award – Algae Issues, Cody Smith, South Colchester Academy
Chief Judge Award – Exploring Disaster, Holly Hanes, Hants North Rural High
Best Elementary Visual Display – K-9 IQ, Noah Tremblay, West Colchester Consolidated
Best 7-12 Visual Display – A Nervous Wreck, Kristina MacKenzie, South Colchester Academy
Best Elementary Original Idea – Earthquake...What’s Shaking?, Max Budgey, North River Elementary
Best 7-12 Original Idea – Study to determine the optimal desk and chair dimensions for a high school, Justus Wolf, South Colchester Academy
Elementary Best Practical Application – The Yeast Of My Worries, Mary Clarissa MacLean, Redcliff Middle School
7-12 Best Practical Application – Action Réaction, Jasleen Singh, Truro Junior High
Elementary Outstanding Experimental Procedure – Greening With Spices, Harishitaa Prithiviraj, Redcliff Middle School
7-12 Outstanding Experimental Procedure – Salty is Faulty, Rumana Rafiq, Truro Junior High; Slow and Steady Wins the Race, Shya Bond, Bible Hill Junior High; Algae Issues, Cody Smith, South Colchester Academy
Elementary Enthusiasm – Earthquake...What’s Shaking?, Max Budgey, North River Elementary
7-12 Enthusiasm – La glace, Sebastien Gibson and Jonathan Lynch, Truro Junior High
Elementary Participants’ Choice – K-9 IQ, Noah Tremblay, West Colchester Consolidated
7-12 Participants’ Choice – Healthy Heart Wings, Charlene Locke, South Colchester Academy
Elementary Outstanding School – Greening With Spices, Harishitaa Prithiviraj, Redcliff Middle School
7-12 Outstanding School – A Nervous Wreck, Kristina MacKenzie, South Colchester Academy
Jamie Shephard Memorial Award – A Nervous Wreck, Kristina MacKenzie, South Colchester Academy
Other awards
Elementary Category Runner Up – Earthquake...What’s Shaking?, Max Budgey, North River Elementary
Elementary Category Winner – Greening With Spices, Harishitaa Prithiviraj, Redcliff Middle School
Junior Category Runner Up – La comparaison de forme et couleur dans la génération de la chaleur par la lumière, Lauren Doane, Truro Junior High
Junior Category Winner – Salty is Faulty, Rumana Rafiq, Truro Junior High
Intermediate Category Runner Up – Is My Well Water Killing Me?, Ben Lynds, Bible Hill Junior High
Intermediate Category Winner – Study to determine the optimal desk- and chair dimensions for a high school, Justus Wolf, South Colchester Academy
Senior Category Runner Up – The Pressure’s On, Emily Taylor, South Colchester Academy
Senior Category Winner – Is Its Bark Worse Than Its Bite?, Natalie Fisher, South Colchester Academy
Grand Award Winners
NSAC Agri Science Award – Which Grows Better, Devon Holley, Bible Hill Junior High
Dalhousie Award for Biotechnology – To Kill or Not To Kill, Maria Rutherford, South Colchester Academy; Healthy Heart Wings, Charlene Locke, South Colchester Academy; The Pressure’s On, Emily Taylor, South Colchester Academy
Nova Scotia Institute of Science – The Pressure’s On, Emily Taylor, South Colchester Academy
Nova Scotia Agricultural College Entrance Scholarship – Making Goat’s Milk Ice Cream, Cassie McDonald, Hants East Rural High
Dalhousie University scholarship – Algae Issues, Cody Smith, South Colchester Academy
Acadia University scholarship – Bacterial Growth and Prevalence in Hants East, Katerina Allan, Hants East Rural High
St. Mary’s University Entrance Scholarship – Bone Density in Chickens, Martha Horsman and Kaylee Allinson, South Colchester Academy
Mount Allison scholarship – Is Its Bark Worse Than Its Bite?, Natalie Fisher, South Colchester Academy; Healthy Heart Wings, Charlene Locke, South Colchester Academy; Vitamin C GalUre, Jennifer Brenton, South Colchester Academy; The Dairy Best Bedding, Jessica Conrad, South Colchester Academy
St.FX scholarship – The Pressure’s On, Emily Taylor, South Colchester Academy
