Science fair goes online once again

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“My experience with the science fair has always been diverse. There are a few stages: submitting your work, competing and then finally getting results,” co-vice President of Sigma Xi junior Alejandra Abramson said. “Once you find out if you keep competing or this is the end of the line, it feels like a huge relief. I won the school fair and made it to county, but the work doesn’t stop there. Now, we have to set up our paperwork and presentations to fit the county requirements in hopes to get to states.” (Photo/Alejandra Abramson)

Science fair, which was initially planned to occur in-person, was held online due to Omicron. In prior years, the fair had been held in-person, allowing students to propose their completed research and directly converse with judges. However, this year, as well as the past year, the fair transitioned online, requiring students to pre-record their presentations and explanations. 

Students submitted their projects to the school fair Jan. 6. A total of 12 judges were assigned students and had access to a padlet– a platform that serves as a digital board with numerous posts and links–  containing projects divided by group and student. 

Students are also preparing for other segments of the fair outside of the State circuit: The Junior Symposium for Engineering, Humanities, and Science, as well as American Junior Academy of Science (AJAS), both of  which will occur Jan. 31- Feb. 1.

Now, winners of the school fair are preparing to advance into the county fair, altering and adjusting their presentations as needed based on the feedback they received from their judges.

Winners of the school science fair include:

Alejandra Abramson (junior)

Amara Okpala (sophomore)

Anagha Iyer (eighth)

Anjali Patel  (sixth)

Bhaveshsai Reddy (senior)

Calvin Matthew (freshman)

Carla Del Rio (sophomore)

Celine Yacoub (junior)

Daniella Diallo Molero (sixth)

Diane Li (junior)

Emilin Matthew (senior)

Emir Sahan (sophomore)

Heidi Klink (seventh)

Ivan Kalashnykov (sixth)

Jacob Federici (sophomore)

Jacob Mendelsohn (sixth)

Larissa Ma (senior)

Likhitha Selvan (freshman)

Malcolm Owusu (sophomore)

Maximus Callis (seventh)

Melodi Fugate (sophomore)

Olivia Chung (sixth)

Prateek Gupta (senior)

Roma Agarwal (sixth)

Susana Regueira (seventh)

Senior Nithisha Makesh returns for her third and final year on the Patriot Post staff. She hopes to make this year memorable and one of the best. Besides writing articles and studying, she enjoys crocheting and watching Gilmore Girls. On campus, she is involved in numerous activities including Literary Magazine, EHS, The Urban Garden Initiative, The Butterfly Project, Girl Up, Moot Court, Quill and Scroll and Key Club.