By Kristian Beatty
Full STEM ahead! March and April have been exciting for several students across the Diocese of Jackson! Students from Greenville St. Joe, Sister Thea Bowman Catholic School, St. Richard Catholic School, and St. Anthony Catholic school attended and won awards at science fairs held in Jackson and Pearl, MS. Many students started working on their science fair projects in the Fall of 2017 and had to win at their school science fair to move on the next level. Congratulations to all the students who participated at the MAIS Overall Science Fair and the MSEF Region II Science Fair.
JACKSON – A student from Madison St. Anthony school answers questions for a judge at the MSEF Region II Science Fair on Thursday, March 22, at Jackson State University. Schools from across the diocese brought home honors from similar events around the state in March and April.
Wednesday, April 4: St. Joseph Catholic High School (Greenville) students attended the MAIS Overall Science Fair at the Muse Center in Pearl, MS.
3rd place: Mary Patton Meyer, Dorian Rice, Avery Cole, Kamiya Clark, Carsen Mansour, McKenzie Sandifer
1st place: Eli Williamson, Sarah Tonos, Mikayla Dotson
Best of Fair ($200 prize): Eli Williamson
Thursday, March 22nd: Sr.Thea Bowman Catholic School (Jackson), St. Richard Catholic School (Jackson) and St. Anthony Catholic School (Madison) students attended the MSEF Region II held at Jackson State University in Jackson, MS. The following students placed in their categories out of 482 students according to Kristy Love-Kendrick- JSU Region II Science Fair Director:
Sister Thea Bowmen Catholic School had 14 students participate and 8 of those students won awards.
Organic Chemistry
Malick Yedjou – 1st place
Botany
Synia Means – 1st place
Medicine and Health
Alexander Mason – 1st place
Inorganic Chemistry
Charis Ngong – 2nd place
Ashleigh Mason – 3rd place
Physics and Astronomy
Cobe Williams – 4th place
Computer Science and Math
Jon Burse – 5th place
Special Energy Smart Award sponsored by the MS Development Authority:
Malick Yedjou
St. Richard Catholic School had 17 students participate and 3 of those students won awards.
Behavioral science
Mary Margaret Martin-4th
Carrington Fowler-5th
Microbiology
Turner Brown-2nd
St. Anthony Catholic School had 47 students participate and 27 of those students won awards.
Class 1 Awards
Ella Eatherly- Class 1 Overall Individual Best of Fair
Animal Sciences
John Harris – 2nd Place
Susannah Harmon- 4th Place
Behavioral & Social Science
Abby Stringer-1st Place
Madelyn Rodrigue-2nd Place
Biochemistry
Josie Ricotta-5th Place
Botany
Samantha Naegele-3rd Place
Earth & Environmental
Katie Ann Venable-1st Place
Inorganic Chemistry
Ella Eatherly-1st Place
Microbiology
Miller Franklin-1st Place
Jack Kosek-2nd Place
Organic Chemistry
Emily Loyacono-3rd Place
Ellie Latour-4th Place
Class 2 Awards-
Class 2 School Award: St. Anthony Catholic School
Animal Sciences
Stella Williams-1st Place
Carolina deLange-2nd Place
Biochemistry
Maria deLange-3rd Place
Botany
Isabelle Zevallos-5th Place
Computer Science & Math
JJ Tice-2nd Place
Earth & Environmental
Jennings Kimbrell-2nd Place
Inorganic Chemistry
Iliana Blount-2nd Place
Tyler Stovall-4th Place
Medicine & Health
1st- Eliza Rowlett-2nd Place
Microbiology
Stella McCarty-1st Place
Annsley Maynor-4th Place
Kate Kosek-5th Place
Organic Chemistry
Emerson Erwin-3rd Place
Sophie Sosa-5th Place
Physics & Astronomy
Cameron Moody-1st Place
(Kristian Beatty is development director for Madison St. Anthony School.)