Poland Central School held its 20th Annual Science Fair on March 6, 2008.
111 students from grades 7 to 12 participated. A total of 70 awards were presented. Cash awards totaled over $3200. 40 professionals from Herkimer and Oneida counties served as judges.
Special Awards
Shawangunk Deep Ecology Award - junior level
Name: Christina Renodin
Title: Vegetation’s Affect On Soil Erosion
Shawangunk Deep Ecology Award - senior level
Name: Ashlee Edick
Title: Effects Of a Higher CO2 Atmosphere
Bernier Carr Architecture Award - junior level
Name: Codie Burns
Title: Does Acid Rain Affect Structures?
Bernier Carr Architecture Award - senior level
Name: Mandy Weakley
Title: Defying Gravity: How a Water Ram Works
Clara E. Bevens Home Bureau Award - junior level
Name: Sara Greene
Title: Which Tile Cleaner Works the Best?
Clara E. Bevens Home Bureau Award - senior level
Name: Bridget Count
Title: Does a Banana Get Brown Fastest Over the Counter or in a Refrigerator?
Environmental Awareness Award - junior level
Name: Christina Renodin
Title: Vegetation’s Affect On Soil Erosion
Environmental Awareness Award - senior level
Name: Deanna Zembrzuski
Title: Stuck In the Mud: Hinckley Reservoir Drought 2007
Scientific Methodology Award - junior level
Name: Matthew Borner
Title: Material Integrity
Scientific Methodology Award - senior level
Name: Richelle Borek
Title: Which Ice Melt Works Most Effectively?
Creativity Award - junior level
Name: Alexander Batson
Title: How Effectively Does Dog Saliva Kill Bacteria?
Creativity Award - senior level
Name: Meghan Fontana
Title: What Makes One a favorite or a flop to fido?
Time Warner Communication Award - junior level
Name: Lauren Gunderman
Title: Let's Go Texting
Time Warner Communication Award - senior level
Name: Brett Smith
Title: Wii Motes and Whiteboards
Ben Hill Save Our Earth Award - junior level
Name: Courtney Tabor
Title: Do Wicket Gates Affect the Amount of Hydroelectricity Produced?
Ben Hill Save Our Earth Award - senior level
Name: Richard Hazard
Title: The John F Kennedy Single Bullet Theory
People's Choice Award - junior level
Name: Kymber Stubba
Title: Does Salt Affect the Boiling Point of Water?
People's Choice Award - senior level
Name: Katelyn Vannort
Title: Colors or Words
Student's Choice Award - junior level
Name: Reid Hampel
Title: Can a Hovercraft Carry a Human?
Student's Choice Award - senior level
Name: Mikella Hampel
Title: Does the Color of a Drink Affect the Sense of Taste?
Troya Z Corporation Achievement Award - junior level
Name: Dakota Allen
Title: Dusting for Fingerprints
Cou's Auto Achievement Award - senior level
Name: Benjamin Williams
Title: What Type of Light Enhancers Will Increase the Energy Output of a Solar Cell?
Russell E. Price Memorial Award - junior level
Name: Tyler Morrison
Title: Electrolysis
Russell E. Price Memorial Award - senior level
Name: Rachel Covey
Title: What’s That Smell? Oh, That's Me!
Logistics Award - junior level
Name: Gabriel Broomfield
Title: Wing Angle Aerodynamics
Logistics Award - senior level
Name: Todd Davis
Title: Is That a Floating Train?
Safari Club Conservation Award - junior level
Name: Christina Renodin
Title: Vegetation’s Affect On Soil Erosion
Safari Club Conservation Award - senior level
Name: Sarah Graulich
Title: Do Different Materials Influence the Effectiveness of a Sand Filter?
Botany Award - junior level
Name: Katrina Urbanik
Title: Do Spider Plants Grow Better in Soil or Water?
Botany Award - senior level
Name: Ashlee Edick
Title: Effects Of a Higher CO2 Atmosphere
Health Sciences Award - junior level
Name: MaryKate Graulich
Title: Can a Household Mold Be Toxic?
Health Sciences Award - senior level
Name: Brandon Franks
Title: Smoker’s Folly
Vincent’s Heating Nature Award - junior level
Name: Jordyn Gauthier
Title: How Can You Identify Trees in Your Community?
Vincent’s Heating Nature Award - senior level
Name: Sarah Graulich
Title: Do Different Materials Influence the Effectiveness of a Sand Filter?
Vincent’s Heating Math/Technology Award - junior level
Name: Trevor Pillmore
Title: Magnetic Levitating Train
Vincent’s Heating Math/Technology Award - senior level
Name: Todd Davis
Title: Is That a Floating Train?
Perfex Engineering Award - junior level
Name: Gregory Day
Title: Which Type of Bridge Holds Up the Most Weight?
Perfex Engineering Award - senior level
Name: Patrick Leahy
Title: Do Angled Axles of Less Wheels Touching the Track Make a Faster Car?
Crazy Otto's Scientific Innovation Award - junior level
Name: Jesse Verdeflor
Title: Keep It Colorful
Crazy Otto's Scientific Innovation Award - senior level
Name: Nate Trask
Title: Potential Energy of a Peanut?
Kenneth Young Memorial Award - junior level
Name: Brienna Bellasai
Title: Black and White vs. Color
Kenneth Young Memorial Award - senior level
Name: Rachel Covey
Title: What’s That Smell? Oh, That's Me!
Pacemaker Math/Technology Achievement Award - junior level
Name: Everett Reynolds
Title: Catapult Launch
Pacemaker Math/Technology Achievement Award - senior level
Name: Zachary Potter
Title: Can Hover Skates Be Built?
Category – Level Awards
4th place - Physical Science - junior level
Name: Hayley Killian
Title: Which Common Beverage Is Most Acidic?
4th place - Physical Science - senior level
Name: Rachel Tranter
Title: Does Water pH Affect Rust?
4th place - Natural Science - junior level
Name: Natalie Powers
Title: Do Boys or Girls Have a Better Memory?
4th place - Natural Science - senior level
Name: Justine Kulhowvick
Title: Word Scramble
4th place - Math/Technology - junior level
Name: Scott Baron
Title: Solar Power
4th place - Math/Technology - senior level
Name: Nathan Killian
Title: Which Team Batting Statistic Predicts Run Production Best?
3rd place - Physical Science - junior level
Name: Sean Rickard
Title: Water Pollution
3rd place - Physical Science - senior level
Name: Todd Davis
Title: Is That a Floating Train?
3rd place - Natural Science - junior level
Name: Brandon Kasprzyk
Title: Do Plants Benefit From Earthworms (Nightcrawlers)?
3rd place - Natural Science - senior level
Name: Erin Goodney
Title: Horse Sense
3rd place - Math/Technology - junior level
Name: Trevor Pillmore
Title: Magnetic Levitating Train
3rd place - Math/Technology - senior level
Name: Alexandria Schreppel
Title: Strength of Nailsl
2nd place - Physical Science - junior level
Name: Brittany Allen
Title: Chromatography: What's In a Color?
2nd place - Physical Science - senior level
Name: Sarah Graulich
Title: Do Different Materials Influence the Effectiveness of a Sand Filter?
2nd place - Natural Science - junior level
Name: Lauren Gunderman
Title: Let's Go Texting
2nd place - Natural Science - senior level
Name: Brandon Franks
Title: Smoker’s Folly
2nd place - Math/Technology - junior level
Name: Courtney Tabor
Title: Do Wicket Gates Affect the Amount of Hydroelectricity Produced?
2nd place - Math/Technology - senior level
Name: Mandy Weakley
Title: Defying Gravity: How a Water Ram Works
1st place - Physical Science - junior level
Name: Harrison Rosenburgh
Title: Global Warming Gases
1st place - Physical Science - senior level
Name: Faith Rickard
Title: Are All Brands Created Equally?
1st place - Natural Science - junior level
Name: Christina Renodin
Title: Vegetation’s Affect On Soil Erosion
1st place - Natural Science - senior level
Name: Shane Kravec
Title: Catalase Reaction Rate with Changes in Heat
1st place - Math/Technology - junior level
Name: Gabriel Broomfield
Title: Wing Angle Aerodynamics
1st place - Math/Technology - senior level
Name: Deanna Zembrzuski
Title: Stuck In the Mud: Hinckley Reservoir Drought 2007
Grand Champion - junior level
Name: Gabriel Broomfield
Title: Wing Angle Aerodynamics
Grand Champion - senior level
Name: Faith Rickard
Title: Are All Brands Created Equally?
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