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Jonathon Naylor Editor Budding young scientists put their hypothesis to the test last week at the first-ever Flin Flon Citywide Science Fair. Held at the R.H. Channing Auditorium last Wednesday, March 6, the event merged the science fairs of Ecole McIsaac and Ruth Betts Community schools. 'There are some absolutely fantastic projects,' said coordinator George Trevor. 'We've got a large amount of involvement from students.' Trevor said merging the two science fairs allowed judges extra time to view the projects and helped create public awareness for the students' work. 'Hopefully it brings the community together, I think that's part of it, and it makes it more of an event,' said Trevor, a science teacher at Hapnot Collegiate. The fair showcased about 120 projects produced by students from grades 1-8. Students in grades 1-3 who entered received a participation award and small prize, but their projects were not formally judged. Winning in the 'best overall' category for McIsaac were Brandon Kolt and Austin Dubreuil for Warriors vs. Worriers. The best overall winner for Ruth Betts was Kalena Kittle for Drag Racing. All students in grades 4-8 who placed first, second or third, as well as some honourable mentions, are eligible to attend the Northern Manitoba Regional Science Fair this weekend in Thompson. The results were as follows: Grade 4 Individual 1st - Skanthan Vijayaranjan, Liquitricity 2nd - Korey Benoit - Earth Day 3rd - Reece Johnson, What Brand of Gum Blows the Biggest Bubbles Honourable Mention - Nicole Beaulieu, Powering a Light Bulb With a Potato Battery Grade 4 Group 1st - Kolten Tetoff and Kaydon Jesso, What Can make a Boat Move? 2nd - Dani Dollard and Alexis Grindle, Plants 3rd - Connor Brown and Damien Ruckle, Growing Crystals Honourable Mention - Taylor Grindle and Ricky Garson, Magic Cabbage Grade 5 Individual 1st - Tara Whitbread, Lung Capacity / Capacite Pulmonaire 2nd - Torin Abrahamson, Power and Magnets 3rd - Chloe Reitlo, How Much Chlorine are you Drinking? Honourable Mention - Haley Chisolm, What Material Holds the Most Impact Resistance? Grade 5 Group 1st - Madison McIntyre and Taylor Christiansen, Shaking for Suds 2nd - Meghan Oliynyk and Daley Shaw, Let's Talk Toothpaste 3rd - Gracie Baynton and Pearl Tippett, Plane-ing Around Grade 6 Individual 1st - Eve Cooper, Drink Effects 2nd - Logan Sapergia-Green, Do Heavier People Have More Fun? 3rd - Eve Maier, Plant Starvation See 'Handwash...' on pg. 6 Continued from pg.3 Honourable Mentions - Ethan Grandison, The Benefits of Handwashing; Imogin Schamehorn, Solving the Puzzle of Dissolving Grade 6 Group 1st - Vishwaka Epa and Dulanja Baddage, Do Magnets Affect Water Flow? 2nd - Kaylee Armstrong and Brooklynn Morin, Baby Food Bacteria 3rd - Allysa Richard and Mia Armstrong, Glowmania Honourable Mentions - Maryn McKee and Casandra St. Pierre, Bacteria Mania; Jorden Niedermaier and Lisa Pretorius, Can Liquids Glow?; Justin Nixon and Mason Tower, The Drink Effect Grade 7 Individual 1st - Brett Kostuchuk, Copper Plating 2nd - Nathan Whitbread, Electro-Magnetism 3rd - Jordan Rosvold, Tea Solutions: Can Plants Benefit From It? Honourable Mention - Kalena Kittle, Drag Racing Grade 7 Group 1st - Jayde Boyd and Megan Ziehlke, Cold vs. Hot 2nd - Julie Finnie and Abby Janz, Taste or Appearance 3rd - Brooke Johnson and Trisha Agpalza, Do You Judge Food by its Cover? Honourable Mention - Mackenzie Murray and Mackenzie Deschamps, Are Fingerprint Patterns Inherited? Grade 8 Individual 1st - Wendy Corden, Water Filtration 2nd - Eric Rutherford, Does Length Matter? 3rd - Hasana Church, Dizzy Yet? Grade 8 Group 1st - Brandon Kolt and Austin Dubreuil, Warriors vs. Worriers 2nd - Savanna and Isaac Jays, Regular Pop vs. Diet Pop 3rd - Jordan Reykdal and Cole Reierson, Colour Confusion Honourable Mention - Ryan Diakow and Lee Hunter, Cry Babies
