St. Mary’s hosts Science Fair

The Fourth Annual Science Fair was recently held at St. Mary’s of the Assumption School. The students were placed into multi-aged groups that consisted of students from grades 4 through 6, with either a fifth or sixth grade student as the group leader.

Students were challenged to find a project that is important to science and to develop the scientific method that demonstrates the impact of their project in science. Students worked on their projects for nine weeks at school and among group members’ homes. The students were then asked to determine a topic for their respective projects utilizing the library, Internet, and other available resources in problem-solving, creativity, decision making, design, and research through a hands-on approach. As the event drew near, students’ anticipation

grew for the presentation of their project and poster boards.

Projects were scored by three judges: Barb Hesseling, Jeanne Loomis, and Mayor Jerry Mazur. After the scores were tallied by Dustin Hesseling (fifth/sixth grade teacher), two groups’ projects emerged as winners that went to a tiebreaker for first place. In first place was “What Do Plants Like To Eat” by Liesel Lare, Brecken Hazeltine, Josie Williamson, and Reece Berryman. Coming in second place was “The Ultimate Food Beatdown” by Catherine Kopack, James Reinhart, Ava Garner and Tyler Spray.