Newton County School System (NCSS) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2022-2023 NCSS Middle School District Science and Engineering Fair. According to Dr. Vicki Meeler, NCSS Secondary Science Curriculum & Instruction Specialist, all first-place winners will represent Newton County Schools in the Regional Science Fair.
“Newton County School System students continue to make us proud of their talents and achievements,” said Shundreia Neely, NCSS Director of Secondary Education. “This year’s science fair projects were quite impressive. Each year we see the depth and complexity of our projects increase.”
She added, “The wonderful thing about the NCSS District Science Fair is that it gives students the opportunity to bring research and experimentation to life. Our first-place winners will move forward and represent NCSS at the regional science fair in Griffin. We know they will do well. We thank our students for participating and our teachers for guiding and supporting them.”
The following is a list of all Newton County School System Science Fair winners along with their project titles.
First Place Award Winners
| Name |
|
School |
|
Grade |
|
Title |
|
Category |
|
Place |
| Caroline Meeler & Carolyn Paulus |
|
Indian Creek |
|
8 |
|
Bioluminescence in Phytoplankton |
|
Earth/Enviro |
|
1st |
| Kayden O'Cain |
|
NC Theme |
|
6 |
|
Staining EGG-speriment |
|
Biomed/Health |
|
1st |
| Oliver Reid |
|
NC Theme |
|
7 |
|
Determining the Effectiveness of Traffic Calming Signs |
|
Behavior/Social Science |
|
1st |
| Mason Klopp |
|
Liberty |
|
6 |
|
To Conduct or Not to Conduct |
|
Physics/Astronomy |
|
1st |
| Alexander Ehret |
|
NC Theme |
|
8 |
|
What is the Best Way to Purify River Water? |
|
Earth/Environment |
|
1st |
| Sabrina Stokes |
|
NC Theme |
|
6 |
|
Which Brand of Nail Polish Dries Fastest? |
|
Materials |
|
1st |
| Lylah Styles |
|
NC Theme |
|
6 |
|
The Biggest Bubble |
|
Materials |
|
1st |
| Jimmy Thomas |
|
Indian Creek |
|
8 |
|
Ripening Tomatoes |
|
Plant Science |
|
1st |
| Vincent Garibay |
|
Indian Creek |
|
6 |
|
Effect of solutes on Ice Melting |
|
Chemistry |
|
1st |
| Sophia Maxey |
|
Indian Creek |
|
6 |
|
Apples and the Five Juices |
|
Chemistry |
|
1st |
| Uriyah Coody |
|
Indian Creek |
|
8 |
|
How Graffiti Makes People Feel |
|
Behavior/Social Science |
|
1st |
| Adeshola Adewumi |
|
Veterans Memorial |
|
8 |
|
Music and Movies |
|
Behavior/Social Science |
|
1st |
| Rylan Yeager |
|
Indian Creek |
|
6 |
|
The Pavlovian Response |
|
Animal Sciences |
|
1st |
| Sophia Rogers |
|
NC Theme |
|
8 |
|
Which Alloys and Metals are Effective at Conducting Heat? |
|
Energy: Sust. Mat. |
|
1st |
| Adriana Drain |
|
Indian Creek |
|
8 |
|
Impact of Heat on Hydrogen Bonds |
|
Chemistry |
|
1st |
| Marisol Lopez-Avila |
|
Clements |
|
7 |
|
Flowers and Emotion |
|
Behavior/Social Science |
|
1st |
| Angelique Jefferson, Ethan Summers, and Queen Johnson |
|
Liberty |
|
6 |
|
Alternate the Soil |
|
Plant Science |
|
1st |
| Jamaya Davis |
|
Indian Creek |
|
8 |
|
Investigating Cheer Sounds |
|
Physics/Astronomy |
|
1st |
| Taylor Johnson & Sameriya Sells |
|
Indian Creek |
|
8 |
|
Bleach & Fabrics |
|
Materials |
|
1st |
2nd Place Winners
| Name |
|
School |
|
Grade |
|
Title |
|
Category |
|
Place |
| Itzel Rosales, Portland Price, & Jessica Correa |
|
Veterans Memorial |
|
6 |
|
Pop! Rock Candy |
|
Materials |
|
2nd |
| Kathy Castillo & Paisley Smith |
|
Indian Creek |
|
8 |
|
Which Stitch is More Durable: the Cable Stitch or the Bobble Stitch |
|
Materials |
|
2nd |
| Justin Malcolm |
|
Clements |
|
7 |
|
Molded Burgers |
|
Biomed/Health |
|
2nd |
| Kennedy Price, Destiny Russell-Ortiz |
|
Indian Creek |
|
8 |
|
Janet |
|
Robotics/Int. Mach. |
|
2nd |
3rd Place Awards
| Name |
|
School |
|
Grade |
|
Title |
|
Category |
|
Place |
| Liam Boardman, Shilo Moran, Armando Diaz-Ortiz, Jr. |
|
Veterans Memorial |
|
7 |
|
What Type of Food Gets Mold Quickly |
|
Biomed/Health |
|
3rd |
| Riley Walters, Jasmaine Bender, Stefano Dodd |
|
Veterans Memorial |
|
7 |
|
What Makes Ice Melt Faster? |
|
Physics/Astronomy |
|
3rd |
| Malakai Dotting, Makari Effs, Champion Dent |
|
Veterans Memorial |
|
7 |
|
Coke and Mentos |
|
Physics/Astronomy |
|
3rd |
| Eryka Higgs, Janae Hardeman, Aubrey Hawk |
|
Veterans Memorial |
|
7 |
|
Turn Milk into Plastic |
|
Materials |
|
3rd |