2020 Regional Science Fair Winners

NCSS Announces Winners of 2020 Regional Science Fair
Posted on 02/14/2020
Two Female Winners of Science Fair with their projectNewton County School System (NCSS) students won big at the recent Griffin RESA Regional Science Fair, as thirty students brought home awards from the competition. NCSS students competed against fellow students from Butts, Fayette, Henry, Lamar, Pike, Spalding, and Upson counties.

“I am so impressed but definitely not surprised by how successful our students were at the Regional Science Fair,” added Fuhrey. “I know for a fact and have said for years, that Newton County is home to some of the most academically gifted students in the state. Our students continually prove in competitions such as the Regional Science Fair that they can compete with and out-perform the very best students the state of Georgia has to offer. I am so proud of each and every one of our students and wish those moving on to the state and competition the very best of luck. I know they will represent their schools and our school system well!”

The following is a list of all Newton County School System Regional Science Fair winners. All first place winners will move on to compete at the 2020 Georgia Science and Engineering Fair in Athens, Georgia on March 26-28, 2020.

2020 Regional Science Fair Results; This is Alt Text
STUDENT   SCHOOL    AWARD    GRADE    PROJECT 
 JUNIOR DIVISION (MIDDLE SCHOOL)
 Christopher Camba   Cousins    2nd Place      How Does Current Affect LED Brightness? 
 Tucker Consuegra   Newton County Theme School    2nd Place      Deer Bait and Attraction of White-tailed Deer
 Megan Ellington   Newton County Theme School    2nd Place      What's the Bright Idea? (Bulb Wattage) 
 Chloe Icenhour   Newton County Theme School    2nd Place      Diet and Worm Casting Nutrients 
 Nathaniel Stafford   Indian Creek    2nd Place      Do Plants Respond More to Living or Non-living Organisms? 
 Kenzie Thompson   Newton County Theme School    2nd Place      Can Bees Be Detectives? 
 Brooklynn Wescott  
Indian Creek 
  2nd Place      Does Candle Color Influence Burn Rate? 
 Brooke Ellington   Newton County Theme School    3rd Place      Permanent or Not? (removal of ink stains) 
 Katheryn Wilber   Newton County Theme School    3rd Place      Cover  Your Cough (limiting spread of bacteria) 
 SENIOR DIVISION (HIGH SCHOOL)
 Abigail Caceres & Jade Cofer   Newton College & Career Academy    1st Place    11    Sugar and Bacteria--Antibiotic Resistance 
 Sydney Meeler   Eastside    1st Place    12    Ethylene Oxide's Impact on DNA Reparation & Cancerous Division 
 Sky Nash & Osamudia Omoregbe   Newton College & Career Academy    1st Place    11    DNA Sequencing of Plants Native to Georgia 
 Kellie Reynolds   Eastside    1st Place    10    Contrast Sensitivity and Peripheral Vision 
 Jamaree Brown & Tatom Curtis   Newton College & Career Academy    2nd Place    10    E Coli vs Controlled Light 
 Brianna Francis   Newton College & Career Academy     2nd Place   10    Which SPF of Sunscreen Protects the Best? 
 Van Nipper   Newton College & Career Academy    2nd Place    11    Blast Off! (Rocketry) 
 Abigail Sugg   Newton College & Career Academy    2nd Place    11    Bleak to Bright (photography light/resolution) 
 Star Baker, Hadijat Olushesi, & Briyana Thompson   Newton    3rd Place    10    Burger Breakdown (vegetable burger study) 
 Joshua Gore, Keyundre Mapp, & Zakai Worrell   Newton    3rd Place    10    Ferro Fluid and Oil 
 Samuel Lent & Riley Poynter   Newton College & Career Academy    3rd Place    10    Sound Proofing with Recyclable Materials 
 Gabriela Sanchez & Natalia Sanchez   Newton College & Career Academy    3rd Place    10, 11    Feeding Red Worms 
   
For more information, contact Ms. Sherri Davis, Director of Public Relations for Newton County Schools at [email protected].

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