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Sherrard Middle School sixth grader Tapanga Antill was the first place overall middle school finisher at the Marshall County Science Fair for her project in the Physics and Astronomy category.
From investigating how city lights affect star visibility to determining how to avoid allergens at home, Marshall County Schools’ middle and high school students tested a variety of hypotheses at the Marshall County Science Fair.
Students in sixth through eighth grade at Cameron, Moundsville and Sherrard middle schools, as well as John Marshall High School students, competed at the fair held at the John Marshall Field House on Friday.
Of the 52 projects submitted by middle schoolers, Sherrard Middle School sixth grader Tapanga Antill took home the top prize as the overall middle school winner.
Antill’s experiment in the Physics and Astronomy category sought to determine how light pollution affects the number of stars visible in the night sky. Antill said she was inspired to do the project by her love for astronomy and the stars.
“I learned there were lots of different stars and different types of constellations while doing this, which was really interesting,” Antill said.
While she is “very nervous” about heading to the next round of competition at the regional science fair, Antill said that overall she was very excited about the win.
“I’m hoping to make it all the way to states,” Antill said.
Moundsville Middle School eighth-grader Kamden Knapp took home first place in the Material Science category for his project investigating how temperature affects different brands of golf balls.
Knapp tested the performance of four brands of golf balls at three different temperatures.
“I’m a golfer myself, so I just wanted to see if there’s a difference when I’m playing,” Knapp said. “I noticed that the ball doesn’t go as far or have as much spin if it’s colder outside. I also learned that one of the most famous golf balls, the Titleist Pro V1, which is said to be the ‘best of all,’ finished last for its performance at all temperature averages.”
In addition to Antill and Knapp, top middle school finishers during the event included:
Animal Science: first place Trinity Rose, second place Saylor Covington;
Behavioral and Social Science: first place Colsen McCutcheon, second place Gracyn Murrin;
Chemistry: first place Bubba Hamrick, second place Kelsea Cain and Olivia Thomas;
Earth and Environmental Science: first place Averi Highley, second place Lennon Gamble;
Energy: first place Addisyn Hill, second place Caleb Wallace;
Engineering: first place Gunner King and Ty Rickman, second place Leo Nguyen;
Material Science: first place Kamden Knapp, second place Josh Richards;
Math and Data: second place Lily Wells;
Medical Science: first place Skyelyn Dumich and Shiloh Weekly, second place Maelie Pettit;
Physics and Astronomy: first place Tapanga Antill, second place Maya Loudermilk; and
Plant Science: second place Molly Willis.
The top two finishers in each category at the science fair will move on to the regional competition held in February at West Liberty University’s Highlands campus.
This year marked the first time Marshall County high schoolers competed in the science fair. The John Marshall High School students who participated included:
Behavioral and Social Science: Katelynn Riley
Microbiology: Kaydyn McGilton
Plant Science: Emily McBee; and
Physics and Astronomy: Gianna Polsinelli.
Marshall County Schools Science Fair Coordinator Jaime Pettit said organizers wanted to get the high schoolers involved in the science fair as winners at the state level in high school could qualify for the International Science Fair. She said competing at the international level could result in students winning “thousands of dollars in scholarship money for college.”
Pettit added the middle school and high school students who competed on Friday chose their projects based on their interests.
“The students get a chance to explore a science topic that they’re interested in, so it isn’t a teacher telling them what project to do,” Pettit said. “Kamden [Knapp] loves to golf and is on the Marshall County Schools golf team, so he explored a topic he loves while gearing it towards science. He now knows what times of the day and year he should expect to get a better golfing score, so these students can really adapt these projects to their lives.”
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