District Science Fair Winners Advance to Regional Competition
A number of students are competing at the regional event known as the Science Engineering Fair of Houston February 19-20 at the George R. Brown Convention Center.
The awards ceremony for the competition will be held Feb. 22 at Cullen Performance Hall at the University of Houston-Main Campus.
Chevron is sponsoring the 2014 competition.
Below are the results of the students that placed at the District Science Fair and who are competing at the regional event. Students are competing in a variety of categories including engineering, chemistry, physics and astronomy, biochemistry and microbiology, computer science, and mathematics.
Good luck to everyone!
High School Division
1st Place — Curtis Cooper, Kendall Bradford & Samuel Carter for project entitled “Using Gibberellic Acid 3 to Promote Successful Grafting Techniques of Citrus Sinensis”
Category: Life Sciences
Campus: Nimitz Ninth Grade School
Teacher: Ramona Hudnall1st Place — Angel Tirado, Brian Orozco & Bryan Acosta for project entitled “Hand-held Charger the Pretty Minty Charger”
Category: Engineering/Physical Sciences
Campus: MacArthur Ninth Grade School
Teacher: Jacob A . Mitchell1st Place — Jennifer Ávila for project entitled “Germy Hands”
Category: Medicine/Health
Campus: MacArthur High School
Teacher: Sarah Schramm1st Place — Joanna Ortega for project entitled “Flood Barriers”
Category: Environmental Sciences
Campus: Eisenhower High School
Teacher: Amul Kasundra1st Place — Mariel Rascon-Macias for project entitled “Time Bubbles”
Category: Chemistry
Campus: Eisenhower High School
Teacher: Carmen BurchDavis High regional qualifiers pose
1st Place — Andrew Gonzales for project entitled “Do You See the Mystery?”
Category: Engineering
Campus: Davis High School
Teacher: Susan Craig1st Place — Jaye Wilson for project entitled “Can You Do the Cube?”
Category: Mathematics
Campus: Davis High School
Teacher: Susan Craig1st Place — Juan Herrera for project entitled “Radio Waves”
Category: Physics & Astronomy
Campus: MacArthur High School
Teacher: Sarah Schramm1st Place — Jessica González & Alma Aguilar for project entitled “Chicken Nugget Madness”
Category: Life Sciences
Campus: Carver High School
Teacher: Sonia Jenkins1st Place — Daniel Sánchez & Derian Fraga for project entitled “Infinite Energy”
Category: Engineering & Physical Sciences
Campus: MacArthur High School
Teacher: Sarah Schramm1st Place — Aja Stills for project entitled “It Doesn’t Matter If You Are Black or White”
Category: Biochemistry/Microbiology
Campus: Carver High School
Teacher: Kamilah Warren2nd Place — Gerardo Salazar, Kenneth Omoruyi & Eric Martínez for project entitled “The Effects of NAA on Phascolus Vulgaris in Correlation With Different Trellises”
Category: Life Sciences
Campus: Nimitz Ninth Grade School
Teacher: Ramona Hudnall2nd Place — Cameron Stewart, Arturo Pina & Darnen Walker for project entitled “Resistance in Action”
Category: Engineering/Physical Sciences
Campus: Davis Ninth Grade School
Teacher: Brandi Clay2nd Place — Tamiyah Bilal for project entitled “Splish, Splash I Take a Bath”
Category: Environmental Science
Campus: Eisenhower High School
Teacher: Carmen Burch2nd Place — Janet Padron for project entitled “Temperature and CPU Process”
Category: Computer Science
Campus: MacArthur High School
Teacher: Sarah Schramm2nd Place — Brenda Rubio Bonilla for project entitled “Measuring the Speed of Light Using a Microwave”
Category: Physics & Astronomy
Campus: Eisenhower High School
Teacher: Carmen Burch2nd Place — Gabriella Graciano & Zaira Espinosa for project entitled “Hydroponic Plants”
Category: Life Sciences
Campus: Carver High School
Teacher: Sonia Jenkins2nd Place — Thalia Duran, Alexis Speer & Thomas Gonzales for project entitled “Hey Batter, Batter Swing”
Category: Engineering & Physical Sciences
Campus: Nimitz High School
Teacher: Abigail Garrison3rd Place — Agustin Mariques & Ireno Sánchez for project entitled “Category Demolishing”
Category: Engineering/Physical Sciences
Campus: Davis Ninth Grade School
Teacher: Brandi Clay*3rd Place — Caron Williams for project entitled “Laugh vs. Cry”
Category: Behavioral/Social Sciences
Campus: Aldine High School
Teacher: Courtney Farr3rd Place — Jona Martin for project entitled “Sacred to Death”
Category: Medicine/Health
Campus: MacArthur High School
Teacher: Sarah Schramm3rd Place — Armando Estrada for project entitled “Biodiesel vs. Diesel”
Category: Environmental Science
Campus: MacArthur High School
Teacher: Sarah Schramm3rd Place — Ruth Sánchez for project entitled “Viscosity and Temperature”
Category: Chemistry
Campus: Davis High School
Teacher: Desera Williams3rd Place — Adrienne Meshack, Maria Juarez Parra & Steven Vaca for project entitled “Growing Clothes”
Category: Life Sciences
Campus: Eisenhower High School
Teacher: Carmen Burch3rd Place — Mai Van for project entitled Mai Toothpaste”
Category: Medicine/Health
Campus: Davis Ninth Grade School
Teacher: Brandi Clay
Middle School Division
Regional Science Fair qualifiers from Hambrick Middle School.
1st Place — Edith Sagrado for project entitled “Natural Fertilizers”
Category: Botany
Campus: Hambrick Middle School
Teacher: Clara Guerra1st Place — Stephanie Niño de Rivera for project entitled “Breathe In, Breathe Out”
Category: Medicine/Health
Campus: Grantham Academy
Teacher: Emily Atnip1st Place — Denisse Córdova for project entitled “But Water Is All the Same, Correct?”
Category: Environmental Sciences
Campus: Hambrick Middle School
Teacher: Paula FreundHoffman Middle School student Aryiana Young
1st Place — Ariyana Young for project entitled “DNA”
Category: Biochemistry/Microbiology
Campus: Hoffman Middle School
Teacher: Melma Walker1st Place — Simone Reed for project entitled “Wood it Burn?
Category: Chemistry
Campus: Drew Academy
Teacher: Héctor Rodríguez1st Place — Ángel Vega Torres for project entitled “Guided by the Stars”
Category: Earth/Space Science
Campus: Stovall Middle School
Teacher: Gerlinda Magee1st Place — Stephanie Dieffenbach for project entitled “Improving a Solar Still”
Category: Energy & Transportation
Campus: Drew Academy
Teacher: Tomekka Williams*1st Place — Nakera Grigsby for project entitled “What Are the Odds”
Category: Mathematics
Campus: Hoffman Middle School
Teacher: Monica Caldwell*1st Place — Ashley Vásquez for project entitled “Let There Be Light”
Category: Physics & Astronomy
Campus: Shotwell Middle School
Teacher: John Davis*1st Place — Andrea Aldaba & Danny Vilaiya for project entitled “Building Beaches”
Category: Botany/Environmental Science/Zoology
Campus: Shotwell Middle School
Teacher: John Davis1st Place — Jacob Garza & Uland Guillory-Knapp for project entitled “Who is Smarter?’
Category: Behavioral Science/Biochemistry/Medicine & Health
Campus: Hambrick Middle School
Teacher: Paula Freund1st Place — Adrianna Vallejo, Liseth González & Jackeline Maldonado for project entitled “The Effect of Temperature on Orange Juice’s Acidity”
Category: Physical Science
Campus: Hambrick Middle School
Teacher: Clara GuerraGrantham Academy regional science fair qualifiers.
2nd Place — Jesse Gonzales for project entitled “Are You Distracted?”
Category: Behavioral Social Sciences
Campus: Grantham Academy
Teacher: Emily Atnip2nd Place — Briana Harper for project entitled “Decomposers and Composting, Part 2”
Category: Environmental Sciences
Campus: Drew Academy
Teacher: Karen Thomas2nd Place — Alejandra Gonzales for project entitled “Water vs. Dirt”
Category: Botany
Campus: Hambrick Middle School
Teacher: Clara Guerra2nd Place — Lauren Henry for project entitled “Does Caffeine Have an Effect on Planarian Regeneration?”
Category: Zoology
Campus: Hambrick Middle School
Teacher: Clara Guerra2nd Place — Jayla Swain for project entitled “Rotation: The Spinning of the Earth in its Axis”
Category: Earth/Space Science
Campus: Stovall Middle School
Teacher: Gerlinda Magee2nd Place — Mark Negrete for project entitled “How Salty Does It Have to Be?”
Category: Physics & Astronomy
Campus: Hambrick Middle School
Teacher: Paula Freund2nd Place — Olivia Pardue & Michelle Vo for project entitled “Green Savers”
Category: Botany/Environmental Science/Zoology
Teacher: Emily Atnip2nd Place — Tianna Smith & Jacob Murillo for project entitled “Sweet Particulates”
Category: Behavioral Science/Biochemistry/ Medicine & Health
Campus: Grantham Academy
Teacher: Nancy Fragoso2nd Place — Skylar Davis & Jasmine Islas for project entitled “Who Is Really Lying”
Category: Engineering/Computers/Mathematics
Campus: Hambrick Middle School
Teacher: Paula Freund2nd Place — Lauren Cornish & Autumn Zepeda for project entitled “Turning Milk Into Plastic”
Category: Physical Science
Campus: Drew Academy
Teacher: Tomekka Williams3rd Place — Melissa Angulo for project entitled “Wash Them Before You Pack Them!”
Category: Botany
Campus: Hambrick Middle School
Teacher: Paula Freund3rd Place — Guadalupe González for project entitled “Cover It Up”
Category: Medicine/Health
Campus: Hambrick Middle School
Teacher: Emily Atnip3rd Place — Ana Hernández for project entitled “Oil Spill”
Category: Environmental Sciences
Campus: Drew Academy
Teacher: Karen Thomas3rd Place — Sabbetai Hurtado for project entitled “The Effect of Oil on Aquatic Plants”
Category: Environmental Sciences
Campus: Hambrick Middle School
Teacher: Clara Guerra3rd Place — Scarlett Baeza for project entitled “Let the Wind Take the Weight”
Category: Engineering
Campus: Grantham Academy
Teacher: Emily Atnip3rd Place — Jonathan Coronado for project entitled “Egg Drop”
Category: Physics & Astronomy
Campus: Grantham Academy
Teacher: Emily Atnip3rd Place — Andrea Luna & Gonzalo Gutiérrez for project entitled “Water Acid”
Category: Botany/Environmental Science/Zoology
Campus: Grantham Academy
Teacher: Nancy Fragoso3rd Place — Andrea Sánchez & Karla Olivera for project entitled “How Clean Are Your Contacts?”
Category: Behavioral Science/Biochemistry/Medicine & Health
Campus: Grantham Academy
Teacher: Emily Atnip3rd Place — Anthony Troung & Juan Marquez for project entitled “Air-Car-Namics”
Category: Engineering/Computers/Mathematics
Campus: Grantham Academy
Teacher: Emily Atnip3rd Place — Ashley Nguyen & Devanny Jimenez for project entitled “Glowstick Luminosity: Does Temperature Matter”
Category: Physical Science
Campus: Stovall Middle School
Teacher: Gerlinda Magee
*Advanced to regional competition but is not competing.
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