SCDSB Students Excel at Regional Science Fair

April 18, 2005 - Students from the Sudbury Catholic District School Board had a tremendous showing at the 36th Sudbury Regional Science Fair held at Laurentian University recently, laying claim to 18 awards in several categories including, Junior Physical, Junior Life, Senior Life Sciences and Special Awards. Marymount Academy elementary students lead the way collecting a total of eight medals followed closely by the students from St. Charles College with five, St. Francis Catholic School with three. St. Anne and St. Raphael Catholic Schools rounded out the awards with one each. Mike Csinos, Superintendent of Education for the Sudbury Catholic District School Board presented Aashu Garg and Michael Trevisiol, Grade 7 students at St. Francis Catholic School with the Ontario Power Generation Award. The students’ project entitled, “The Solar” was recognized as the winner in the Power Generation category for the best application of renewable energy or electrical principals to solve a problem in the industrial, commercial or residential fields. The students also won First Place in the Junior Physical Sciences category and were recipients of the Laurentian Physical Science Award. SCDSB would like to thank all students for their participation in this year’s Regional Science Fair and extend our warmest congratulations to the following students for their dedication to excellence and outstanding achievements. Student(s) Grade School Project Award Andrea Mikkila Grade 7 Marymount Academy Thicker Than Molasses  in January Honourable Mention Junior Physical Sciences Alexandria Tsimiklis Grade 7 Marymount Academy Don’t Sweat It! Third Place Junior Physical Science Meaghan Donnelly-Perras Meaghan Winfield Grade 7 Marymount Academy MMM Les Toxins Third Place Junior Life Sciences Cassandra Boyle Grade 7 Marymount Academy The Hydrogen Economy Environmental Award Rebecca Van Kempen Grade 7 Marymount Academy Is Colour Out  of Sight? Founding Members’ Award Alexandria Tsimiklis Grade 7 Marymount Academy Don’t Sweat It! Jack Ceming Chemistry Award Whitney Faiella Grade 7 Marymount Academy Nuts About Nuts Ontario Power Generation Award Rebecca Van Kempen Grade 7 Marymount Academy Is Colour Out  of Sight? The Biotechnology Award Brianna Monaghan Joshua Osika Grade 11 St. Charles College Home Sweet Habitat Third Place Senior Life Sciences Kathleen D’Amour Jessica Martin Grade 11 St. Charles College Aquatic Invertebrates and Factors Third Place Senior Life Science Lora Barazzuci Shannon Edmunds Grade 11 St. Charles College Beetle Mania Second Place Senior Life Sciences Alain Baxter Robert Bailey Grade 11 St. Charles College The Distance Dilemma First Place Senior Life Sciences Alain Baxter Robert Bailey Grade 11 St. Charles College The Distance Dilemma University of Ottawa Admission Scholarship Aashu Garg Michael Trevisiol Grade 7 St. Francis Catholic School The Solar First Place Junior Physical Sciences Aashu Garg Michael Trevisiol Grade 7 St. Francis Catholic School The Solar Laurentian Physical Science Award Aashu Garg Michael Trevisiol Grade 7 St. Francis Catholic School The Solar Ontario Power Generation Award Brandon Cirella Trevor Corriveau Grade 7 St. Anne Catholic School How Hot Can It Get? Laurentian Computer Award Justin Burns Grade 7 St. Raphael Catholic School Quel papier hygienique est plus absorbant? College Boreal Award Junior Share Tweet

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