RICHARDS, BLACKMON ROAD, AND
COLUMBUS HIGH STUDENTS
WIN AWARDS
AT GEORGIA SCIENCE AND
ENGINEERING FAIR
Students from three MCSD schools won awards at the 59th Georgia
State Science and Engineering Fair (GSEF) held March 28-31 at the Classic
Center in Athens.
RICHARDS
James Mummert, a seventh-grader, won the Grand Prize for
Physical Sciences. Principal Mike Johnson believes that James is the only
MCSD student who has ever received this award. James received first-place
recognition in the Engineering and Materials category, the American
Institute Award, the Herbert Hoover Young Engineer Award, the NASA award,
the National Society of Professional Engineers Award, the Society of
Automotive Engineers Award, and the Discovery Channel’s Young Scientist
Challenge Award. He is eligible to compete for the Discovery Channel’s
$20,000 scholarship and also received $150 in prize money.
MaryAnn Ionascu, an eighth-grader, won first place in the Mathematics
Category and the Discovery Channel’s Young Scientist Challenge award, making her eligible to compete for a $20,000 scholarship.
Briggs DeLoach, an eighth-grader, placed second in his category, Energy and
Transportation. He also received $50 in prize money from the American
Institute of Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineers and $50 from the
Society of Automotive Engineers.
During the April meeting, the winners from Richards and
principal Mike Johnson were presented to the Board.
BLACKMON ROAD
Priyanka and Pranam Chatterjee, who attend Shaw High
School part time to take biology and calculus, won the
following awards:
First Place – Junior Division
The Iota Sigma Pi Promethium Charter Award - Women in
Chemistry, Junior Division
Grand Award – Discovery Young Scientist Challenge Award.
Their research studied the amount of calcium leached from
bones and the flexibility of the bones resulting from this
loss. The focal point of the research was to determine if
Coca Cola, lemonade, and vinegar would affect bone strength
by diminishing the amount of calcium present in the bones.
During the May meeting, Priyanka and Pranam were
introduced to the Board.
COLUMBUS HIGH
Laura Singleton of Columbus High won the Senior High US
Navy and US Marine Corps Award.
The University of Georgia has coordinated the Georgia State
Science and Engineering Fair since 1949. Over 800 students from Georgia
middle and high schools exhibited projects, making this fair one of the
largest of its type in the United States. Exhibits in the fair included
projects and experiments in seventeen categories. All participants earned
the opportunity to compete in the state fair by winning honors in one of the
24 GSEF-affiliated regional fairs.
