Results of 2011 DPS Science and Technology Fair

March 10, 2011
Contact: Jill Moberley, Public Information Officer
For Immediate Release

The Dayton Public Schools District Science/Technology and Invention Fair was held Feb. 12. Division winners, along with other projects rated superior, from grades five through 12 will advance to the West District Science Day regional competition, held at Central State University on March 19.

* indicates a superior rating

Preschool, Class Projects
PK    Kathy Sager/Horace Mann*       
         Now You See It, Now You Don’t                                 1st
PK    Ann Gottschlich/Eastmont*        Shine Your Pennies     2nd
PK     Joseph Fassell/Louise Troy*        Making Music          3rd

PK    Mrs. Harris/Edison*            Hibernate
PK    Sarah Szumnarski/Kiser*    Big, Big Bubbles

Division I, Class Projects
K    Judy Winfield/Ruskin*        What Floats Your Boat?    1st
K    Julie Berro/World of Wonder*   
       How Are Rainbows Made?                                          2nd
K    Steven Mills/Dayton Boys Prep*    Soda Geyser           3rd

K    Schaefer & Weaver/Valerie*       
      What Type of Food do Ohio Animals Like the Best?
K    Christy Gariety/Eastmont*        The Magic Mealworms

1    Cheri Williemson/Louise Troy*    See It or Hear It           1st
1    Melissa Ertsgaard/Ruskin        Erosions and Landslides   2nd
1    Ruth Wilson/WOW            Something’s In the Air!         3rd

Division II, Individual
3    Denvre Hayes/Valerie            Got Cavities?       1st
3    Kiara Landers/Charity Adams   
      Which Sink will Form the Most Suds?               2nd
3    Elijah Powell/Valerie            Cloud in a Bottle     3rd

Division II, Class
3    Eugene Williams/Dayton Boys Prep* 
      Fade Away                                           1st
2    Jill Biteman/Wright Brothers*   
     The Double Dip Discovery                    2nd
3    Tahnee Reed/Dayton Boys Prep*   
      The Quicker Picker Upper                   3rd

2    Laura Hochstein/Wright Brothers*    Taste-N-Guess

Division II, Teams
2    Josiah Grimes, Aleia Landgraf, Brandi White/Ruskin
      Swirly Rainbow Milk                                     1st   
3    Kimberly and Ashley Hartings/Wright Bros.    
      Craters and Meteorites                                 2nd
2    Brionna Dillon, Grace Whitt, Michael Bryant/Cleveland 
      A Study of Angel Plants                                3rd

Division III, Individual
4    Noah Harris/Horace Mann*       
      Which Cleaner Works Best Against Bacteria?                          1st
4    Zulek Johnson/Dayon Boys Prep*    Can You Feel the Pain?     2nd
4    Mar’Nazjha Johnson/Charity Adams*  Undercover Sneeze         3rd

Division III, Teams
4    Amari Scales, Isaiah Cooper/WOW*              Bridges           1st
4    Sierra Holliday, Raven Amann/Wright Bros.* 
                                          Where Do Worms Squirm?                2nd
4    Kardierrae Love, Paul Winford, DeVante McNair/Fairview          
                                           A Sweet Experiment                         3rd
   
Division IV, Individual
6    Selah Lemon/WOW*            How Much Force?      1st
6    Billel Hamadi/Patterson Kennedy*    Wind Energy     2nd
5    Bailey Hangen/River’s Edge*
     What Surface Creates the Most Friction?                 3rd

6    James Fields/Valerie*            Shaping Your Thoughts
5    Savannah Daniels/Kemp*        Spread the Soap, Not the Germ
6    Montana Limehouse/Dayton Boys Prep*    Magnets Affect Plant Growth

Division IV, Teams
6    Kylie Fine, Dominique Fernandez/Cleveland*   
      To Clean Green or Not …                                                           1st
6    Isabella Camberos, Sophia Daugherty/River’s Edge*      
      The Effects of Difference PH Levels on Plants                           2nd
5    Sabrea Cowan, Antoinette Leonard/Charity Adams       
      Do Different Types of Fertilizer Change the Growth Pattern?   3rd

Division V, Individual
 8    Taylor Drakes/Valerie*  Dairy Dilemma                                1st
8    Samuel Storts/Kemp*   How Not to Cry Cutting Onions       2nd
7    Chamella Alexander/Belle Haven*   
                                  What Juice Cleans Pennies Best?              3rd

Division V, Teams
8    Miguel Herrera, Jermaine Lewis/Kiser*       
                                   Music Effects                                             1st
7    Hashin Herron, Drew Stroud, Donnell Phillips/WOW*          
                                   Nailed!                                                        2nd
7    Destinee Moore, Quashawna Martin, Alliah Turner/Rosa Parks*      
                                    Shaking for Suds                                        3rd

8    Luke Thomas, Isaiah Jackson/Cleveland*   
                                    Can You Prove Neutron’s Law of Motion?
8/7    Jahnon Hogan, Sha’rai Dixon/Fairview*   
                                   Up From the Depths

Division VI, Individual
11    Demarria Moss/Thurgood Marshall        Colors to the Human Eye    1st
12    Jasmine Sanders/Thurgood Marshall      Effectiveness of Dish Soap   2nd
12    Chelsea Woods/Thurgood Marshall       Dig Deeper                           3rd

10    Brandon Wallace/Ponitz*            Painting Time
10    Tiara Whatley/Dunbar*     Psychological Evaluation of My 2-Year-Old Brother
11    Eliza Straughter/Thurgood Marshall*        How Accurate are Pictures? …
11    Christopher Ray/Thurgood Marshall*    The Science of Strumming
11    Nieasha Thigpen/Thurgood Marshall*    Cool a Soda

Division VI, Teams
10    Julio Camacho, Joshua Davis/Stivers       
                                       Flower Magnetism  1st                 
10    Rachel Adkins, Alya Simmons/Ponitz       
                                       Foil vs. Paper         2nd
12    Zavan Blount-Hill, Donovon Davis/Thurgood Marshall       
                                      Wind Turbine           3rd

Manufacturing and Engineering Individual
12    Jhaelynn Elam/Thurgood Marshall           
                            Preventing Aircraft Failure Through Insulation Testing  1st
11    Tiarra Hayes/Thurgood Marshall       
                           The Power Grid                                                                  2nd
12    Shenia Pointer/Thurgood Marshall           
                          The Effects of Voltage on the Oxide Layer of Titanium      3rd

Manufacturing and Engineering Teams
8    Jamar Hayes, D’Erricka Young, Ladasia Evans/Kiser      
                          Which Type of Plane Will Fly Farther?           1st
12    Zavan Blount-Hill, Donovon Davis/Thurgood Marshall       
                          Wind Turbine                                                    2nd
7    Tarrick White, Simon Denby/Dayton Boys Prep   
                          Rubber Band Elasticity and Temperature        3rd
                               
Inventions
7    Megan Brinker/Cleveland            The Berry Catcher        1st
6    Nadja Dewberry/Valerie            The Bag Grabber           2nd
6    Macy Hudson/Valerie                See See My Playmate     3rd

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