Annual Science Fair Brings Out the Amateur Scientist in Students
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March 18, 2010 • Carina Arboleda
Filed under Student Life
The results of the 2009-2010 Oxon Hill High School’s annual Science Fair are in.
Overall winners: first place, Lauren Highsmith for her project “Needs More Salt: Testing the Ability and Its Acquired connection to the TAS2R38 Gene”; in second place, Ligaya Narabay for her project “Stem Cell Healing”; and in third place, Xenelle Rabara for her project entitled “Electronic Detection of Breast Cancer Genes.” A list of all seven category winners is located below and posted near the entrance of the science wing.
Lauren, Ligaya, and Xenelle came to school on February 27th to present their projects to the panel of judges ranging from such science driven organizations as the National Institute of Health. Xenelle said, “The Science Fair was intense! Eveybody on the small gym was nervous, but it went pretty well. We enjoyed explaining our projects with the judges and they were pretty nice too.” This was the first year Xenelle joined the science fair and the first time she won.
Those who place in the school science fair in any of the seventeen categories are to compete at the 62nd annual Prince George’s Area Science Fair to be held Saturday, March 27, 2010 in Prince Georges Community College. Eligibility for the county science fair is not limited to winners; all students are welcome to fill out the required forms to join the Prince George’s Area Science Fair. Students who win in the county fair will proceed to the Intel ISEF competition.
Science fair projects are more than just a grade in science classes. Some of the greatest incentives for participating in the Prince George’s County Science Fair are the awards and scholarships to be won for experiments. Among the prizes allocated to students is the Stockholm Junior Water Prize (SJWP), an international award for a water-related science project. According to the Prince George’s Area Science Fair website, in order to be considered for the SJWP the project must be, “aimed at enhancing the quality of life through improvement of water quality, water resource management, or water and wastewater treatment.”
Last year, thirty Oxon Hill High School students entered the county competition and over half received either awards or recognition. Kelvin Moncera, a current senior at Oxon Hill, received an award from the scientific research society called Sigma Zi. In 2008 Kelvin had a banquet in his honor and was presented with a one-hundred dollar gift card.
Other awards include the Robert L. Wistort Best Presentation Awards, Junior Team Award, Hajime Ota Awards for Engineering, Howard B. Owens Awards for Best Exhibit, Special Awards, and Grand Awards. Scholarships to be won for seniors are from Prince George’s Community College and University of Maryland, Baltimore Campus.
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