LOWNDES COUNTY STUDENTS TAKE SCIENCE FAIR TITLES

Michelle-Lhyn Cadle from Lowndes High School was the first place winner in the senior division (grades 9 - 12) and overall grand award winner of the Abraham Baldwin College Regional Science and Engineering Fair. The title of her project was “What is in the Water of Lowndes County Schools?”

With her victory, Cadle received a trophy and the Harry R. Gross Memorial Award. This award is presented to the senior division winner. Cadle’s name will be placed on a traveling plaque that will be kept at her school for the next year. She will also receive a $100 cash award, which will be presented at Lowndes High School’s honors program in the spring.

The second place winner in the senior division was Jacob O’Neal from Lowndes High School. He received a trophy for his project “Effects of School Music

Programs on Academic Performance.”

Kyle Williams from Lowndes Middle School won first place in the junior division (grades 6 - 8) for his project “Angles of Trajectory.”

Suzi Mastrario from Turner County Middle School won second place in the junior division for her project “Does Color Affect a Person’s Perception of Taste?” Both junior division winners received trophies.

The teachers of the first place winners in the senior and junior divisions received award plaques. Chandler Touchton teaches Cadle, and Melinda Vonkurbach teaches Williams.

Portia Thomas of Tuner County Middle School won the Suber Award for best junior division project in the field of entomology. She received a plaque for her project “Which Type of Food do Ants Prefer?”

The American Chemical Society Award of a $50 savings bond for the best chemistry project went to Staci Howard from C.A. Gray Middle School. The title of her project was “Bare Necessities?” Her teacher, Debra Jackson, received a year’s subscription to the Journal of Chemical Education.

A total of 84 students from three counties (Lowndes, Turner, and Colquitt) participated in the fair. ABAC Science & Mathematics Division Chair Ray Barber coordinated the event.

Nineteen students qualified for the Georgia Science and Engineering Fair (State Competition) in Athens on April 3 - 5. Qualifiers by county include Cadle, Phillip Crawford, Kristin Davis, Clayton Griffin, Leeanne Griffin, Halston Loyd, O’Neal, Paul Ruddle, Kristen Skinner, Denise Thomas, Joshua Thomas, Williams, and Leslie Zipperer of Lowndes; Tabitha Hudson and Portia Thomas of Turner; and Owen Blank, Lester Castello, Howard, and Brittany Sikes of Colquitt.

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