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Eighteen local fourth- and fifth-graders competing in the elementary division of the county science fair on Feb. 9 scored high enough to compete in the Coastal Georgia Regional Science and Engineering Fair at Coastal Georgia Community College in Brunswick Feb. 22-25.

The students were Kayla Williams, Ben Santiago, Brianna Dowling, Nigel Cobb, Josh Witt, Sean Howell, Matthew McKinney, Kalia Monlyn, Halee Brady, Jenny Strozinsky, Elyse Gowen, Jake Manning, Jordan Baker, Michaela Young, Charlotte Crampton, Bradley Carter, Christian Martinez and Trevor Martin

Also, in the kindergarten to third-grade competition, the winners were

· First place — Mikahla Osytoyic, Kingsland Elementary.

· Second place — Lana Nutt’s class, Crooked River Elementary; Third-place — Hope Stark’s class, David L. Rainer Elementary.

The science fair was held at David L. Rainer Elementary and sponsored by Lockheed-Martin Missiles and Space. The contest judges were engineers from that company.

School leaders say that the students’ projects showed a great deal of insight and careful research.

“Based on standardized test scores and the implementation of the new Georgia Performance Standards, our system-wide science committee has recommended that all fourth-graders and middle grades students participate in school science fairs,” said Dr. Angela McManigal, who helped coordinate the science fair. “We provided more professional learning for teachers to integrate science projects in all subject areas of study. The outcome was that the science projects from Camden County were the best that I have seen in the four years that I have led this committee.”

Camden students from elementary, middle and high school levels entered a total of 44 projects to the region-level science fair. Other counties that competed at region were Glynn, McIntosh, Brantley and Pierce.

The Camden district-level winners were:

· Sean Howell, David L. Rainer Elementary — Fourth-Grade Award of Promise.

· Bradley Carter, Mamie Lou Gross Elementary — Fifth-Grade Award of Promise.

· Charlotte Crampton, Kingsland Elementary — Fifth-Grade Award of Promise; Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge Nominee.

· Josh Witt, Matilda Harris Elementary — First-Place Overall for Fourth Grade.

· Miranda Braun, St. Marys Middle — First-Place Behavioral and Social Science Category/State Science Fair Representative.

· Kelli Diaz, St. Marys Middle — First-Place Mathematics Category/State Science Fair Representative.

· Danny Rawl, Camden Middle — Herbert Hoover Presidential Library Association Young Engineer Award; Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge Nominee; National Society of Professional Engineers Award; U.S. Air Force Award of Engineering; Physical Science Category Runner-Up; State Science Fair Representative.

· Valerie Swanson, St. Marys Middle — State Science Fair Alternate

Danny Rawl broke all previously held Camden records for winning awards at the district level. His project was on the aerodynamics of different shapes. Rawl is an eighth-grader in gifted education who loves science and is also a member of the school band.

“I like science a lot,” said Rawl after he swept the awards ceremony. “Engineering is something I like a lot but I really want to become a vet someday. I really enjoyed doing the experiments for my project. That was neat. I guess I feel the best about the Discovery Channel Award. It was fun.”

Braun, Diaz and Rawl will now go on to compete at the state level, with Swanson standing ready as an alternate. They will spend the week of April 5-8 in Athens and attend the Georgia Science and Engineering Fair, which will be hosted at the University of Georgia.

http://www.tribune-georgian.com/articles/2006/03/24/news/class_acts/1classacts3.24.txt

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