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HCS holds 3rd Annual Science Fair
Hampton City Schools held its 3rd Annual Science Fair on Thursday, February 8, 2024, at the Virginia Air and Space Science Center. The division had 43 student presenters and nine winners.
Category |
Student Name |
School |
Title of Project |
1st-3rd Place |
Earth Science |
Josiah Hancock, Teriq Johnson, Gabriel Maxim, Isaiah Riggins, Pharaoh Edwards, Lomasi Dailey |
Machen |
Erosion |
First Place |
Earth Science |
Liliana Hintermeist |
Kilgore |
Can an Egg Float in Salt Water? |
Second Place |
Earth Science |
Addison Bell |
Phillips |
What are the Effects of Bacteria On Our Hands? |
Third Place |
Physical Science |
Hailey Knerr, Madison Nimocks, and Ian Mitchel |
Syms |
EKB (Electric Knowledge Board) |
First Place |
Physical Science |
Taraji Cole, Brandon Smith, Alanni Talton, and Saniya Ward |
Lindsay |
Which Sports Drink is Really Fueling Athletes? |
Second Place |
Physical Science |
Olivia Witcher |
Kilgore |
Measure the Splatter |
Third Place |
Life Science |
Paxton Kennedy |
Kilgore |
Testing Sunscreen Effectiveness and Water Solubility |
First Place |
Life Science |
Kijanay Hall, Alexis Dodson, and Vianca Jones |
Syms |
DNA Extraction from Fruits |
Second Place |
Earth Science |
Ruby Glazier |
Eaton |
Hydroponics vs Dirt |
Third Place |
The judges/community partners included:
Dr. Burrell, Tuskegee Airmen Hampton Chapter, president
Danielle Price, VASSC director of education
Gretchen Watson, Hampton Links Hampton, Virginia Chapter of the Links, Incorporated; College of William & Mary chemistry professor
Dr. Carlos Velasco, Hampton University Proton Therapy Center
Dr. Melinda Boone, (former superintendent of Norfolk Public Schools) Hampton Chapter, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.; speech pathologist
Dr. Steve Gagnon, Jefferson Lab
Keri Rouse, Virginia Tech Seafood Agricultural Research Center
Iovanka Todt, NASA Langley Research Center, engineering project manager
Tanner Slagel, NASA Langley Research Center, Langley Formal Methods Program Research Team
“If you haven't heard the good news, Hampton City Schools is on the move with science,” shared Dr. Janice Richison, HCS science curriculum leader. “Students from Machen Elementary, Phillips Elementary, Kilgore Gifted Center, Eaton Fundamental Middle, Tarrant Middle, Syms Middle, and Kecoughtan High School presented their science fair projects utilizing the Scientific Methodology under the exciting umbrella of science at the Virginia Air and Space Science Center. The students were all absolutely amazing, and I am so proud of their accomplishments!”