Rochelle Slutskin
Coordinator of Science
410-222-5451
March 18, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MICROBIOLOGY AND HEALTH PROJECTS WIN TOP AWARDS
AT THE ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY REGIONAL SCIENCE AND
ENGINEERING FAIR
An 11th grade microbiology project and a 10th grade medicine-&-health
project won top awards at the Anne Arundel County Regional Science and
Engineering Fair awards ceremony held last night, March 17, 2005. Chris Jenkins, a
junior at South River High School, received the Grand Prize First Place Award for
“No Thanks, I’ll Use My Own Pen.” Danna Thomas, a sophomore at Broadneck
High School, received the Grand Prize Second Place Award for “Are Cell Phones
and Radar Guns Safe?”
Mr. Jenkins and Ms. Thomas will now compete at the Intel International
Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) in Phoenix, Arizona in May 2005 for more
than $2 million in awards and scholarships.
More than 204 young scientists and engineers from middle schools and high
schools around the region presented their science research. At last night’s awards
presentation, held at South River High School in Edgewater, MD, awards were
presented for first, second, third, and honorable mention in more than 40 categories.
Another 146 special awards were also presented. Public school students from 11
middle schools and six high schools participated.
A list of first-place winners follows. For additional information, contact
Rochelle Slutskin, Coordinator of Science, at 410 222-5447.
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2005 Anne Arundel County Regional Science and Engineering Fair
First Place Winners
Sixth Grade
Behavioral & Social Sciences – Tolga Keskinoglu, Meade Middle School,
“Speed Reading”
Biochemistry – Ashley Jager, Central Middle School, “Stomach Acids”
Botany – Christoper Szuba, Chesapeake Bay Middle School, “How
Earthworms Affect Plant Growth”
Chemistry – Christopher Sumpter, Crofton Middle School, “Breaking the
Tetrahedron”
Earth Science – Olivia Renaldo, Saint Jane Frances, “Can You Make a Better
Sandbag?”
Engineering – Richa Saksena, Saint Philip Neri, “Which Insulation Works
Best?”
Environmental Science – Thomas Trauger, Magothy River Middle School,
“Storm Water Run Off and Water Quality”
Medicine & Health – Joey Bonner, Saint John the Evangelist, “Effects of
Caffeine on Temperature and Heart Rate” and Robert Jaseph, Saint Martin’s
Lutheran, “The Effect of pH on Mosquito Hatching”
Physics – Brandon Wetzel, Magothy River Middle School, “Fun with
Friction”
Team Projects – Stephen Kidwell & Jonathan Lee, Crofton Middle School,
“Weighty Bridges”
Seventh Grade
Behavioral & Social Sciences – Tyler Carr, Saint Jane Frances, “A Dream is
Just a Dream…or is it?”
Botany – Nick Cassidy, School of the Incarnation, “Don’t be Left in the
Dark”
Chemistry – James Ricker, School of the Incarnation, “When Rust Attacks”
Earth Science – Danielle Davidson, MacArthur Middle School, “Crystal Ball
Weather”
Engineering – Elaine Healy, School of the Incarnation, “How do Engineers
Design Beams for Bridges?”
Medicine & Health – Karl Stein, Saint Martin’s Lutheran, “Action, Puzzle,
Horror, Oh My!”
Physics A – Michael Petrik, School of the Incarnation, “How Strong are
Monofilament Fishing Lines?”
Physics B – Connor Toomey, Saint Martin’s Lutheran, “Full of Wind”
Team Projects – Ariel Ross & Ashley Wells, Crofton Middle School,
“Speedy the Car”
Zoology – Evan Thomas, Saint John the Evangelist, “Caffeinated Brine
Shrimp”
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Eighth Grade
Behavioral & Social Sciences – Michelle Holoubek, Saint John the
Evangelist, “Dairy Days”
Chemistry – Christopher Halfpap, Crofton Middle School, “Electrolysis on
S.N.A.B.”
Earth Science – Lorilei Alley, MacArthur Middle School, “Soil Salinity”
Engineering – Alyssa Volpe, St. Philip Neri, “Floating on Air”
Environmental Science – Theresa Gallagher, Saint John the Evangelist,
“Champions of the Chesapeake” and Catherine Gartner, Saint John the
Evangelist, “What Goes Up…Must Come Down!”
Medicine & Health – Jaime Bishop, MacArthur Middle School, “Parakeet
Hunger”
Physics – Laura Kubic, Severna Park Middle School, “Insulation Insurgence”
Team Projects – Elena Chiras, Meagan Hohman, & Hayley Richter, Saint
Martin’s Lutheran, “Mosquito Mayhem”
Ninth Grade
Botany – Amanda Aragon, Glen Burnie High School, “Comparing the DNA
of Apples and Oranges”
Chemistry – Sarah Kerno, South River High School, “A Sticky Situation”
Computer Science – Paul Boudra, Chesapeake High School, “Simplifying
Computer Programming”
Earth Science – Daniel Weller, Old Mill High School, “Effect of Agricultural
Practices on Erosion”
Engineering – Jason Anderson, Old Mill High School, “Tidal Energy”
Environmental Science – Eric Johnson, North County High School, “The
Effects of Pollutants on Plant Growth”
Mathematics – John Ziegler, Glen Burnie High School, “Complex Math,
Better Encryption”
Medicine & Health –Jean David Lareuse, South River High School,
“Pancreatic-Made Insulin vs. Man-Made Insulin”
Physics – Amanda Pruzinsky, North County High School, “How to Choose
Speaker Wire”
Team Projects – Ashleigh Mills & Brittany Taylor, Old Mill High School,
“Caffeine Consumption: Soaring Blood Pressure”
Tenth Grade
Biochemistry – Drew Blackburn, South River High School, “Nutrition for
Seedlings”
Botany – Sumit Dutta, South River High School, “The Effect of a Magnetic
Field on Plants
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Chemistry – Teresa Munns, South River High School, “Effect of Common
Chemicals on Plastics”
Computer Science – John Scaggs, South River High School, “New Methods
for Detecting Tumors”
Earth Science – “William DiGuiseppe, South River High School, “Moon
Phases and Barometric Pressure”
Engineering – Tegan Webster, South River High School, “How Goes the
Flow?”
Environmental Science – Adam Wescount, Severna Park High School, “The
Effect of Abiotic Factors on Daphnia”
Medicine & Health – Danna Thomas, Broadneck High School, “Are Cell
Phones and Radar Guns Safe”
Physics – Abigail McNair, South River High School, “Rolling Weights”
Eleventh Grade
Microbiology – Chris Jenkins, South River High School, “No Thanks, I’ll
Use My Own Pen”
Twelfth Grade
Team Projects – Sean Bennett, Michael Hanlon, and Leo Singer, South River
High School, “P + 1/2pv2+pgh=K”
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