Nineteen students from across the Coweta County School System took home first place awards at the annual district-wide Science and Engineering Fair held Jan. 29 at the Centre for Performing and Visual Arts.
A total of 19 first place winners were selected from more than 100 participating students, who submitted projects in areas like engineering, biochemistry, physics, and behavioral science, said school system spokesman Dean Jackson.
Jackson said this year’s Coweta fair was open to students in grades six through 12. First place winners in junior (middle school) and senior (high school) divisions were selected by judges from local businesses, including EGO Products, Grenzebach, Yamaha and Coweta Water. Special awards were also given to projects deemed to have special achievement.
The 19 winners of the 2016 Coweta County Science and Engineering Fair included:
•Courtney Carrington, Arnall MS: “Natural Cleaning Agents Versus Chemical Cleaning Agents”
•Aanchal Patel, Arnall Middle: “Is Bottled Water Worth It?”
•Alexis Breneman, Arnall Middle: “Growing Crystals”
•Harrison Bryan, Arnall Middle: “How Does the Temperature of a Magnet Affect its Tenperature?”
•Chloe Epstein, East Coweta High: “A New Way to Clean”
•Megan Nicol, East Coweta high: “Chickens Want a Treat?”
•Robyn Long, Evans Middle: “The Stroop Effect: Male Vs. Female”
•Davis Fabre, Evans Middle: “Styrofoam, Paper, or Plastic?”
•Sadie Buckalew, Lee Middle: “Bridges”
•Ryan Brooks, Madras Middle: “Cleaning up Oil Spills”
•Morgan Sisk, Madras Middle: “Fish Farming”
•Abigail Collins, Madras Middle: “Illuminance Inquiry”
•Cassie Huynh, Madras Middle: “Stimulus Response”
•Evan Wilson, Madras Middle: “Stinger GT”
•Arthi Shankar, Northgate Middle: “Let’s Break It Down: The Effects of Lipase and Bile on Oil Breakdown”
•Peter Bucci, Northgate High: “Increasing Plant Growth with Magnetism”
•Gracie Robbins, Northgate High: “How Low Can You Go?”
•Pichon Wimbley, Smokey Road Middle: “The Eye and Blue, Green, and Red”
•Bricen Blankenship, Smokey Road Middle: “Does the Mass of an Arrow Tip Affect the Penetration into a Target?”
•Zach Quick and Kenyatta Ward, Smokey Road Middle: “Soundproofing Materials”
