Southeastern Louisiana University

St. Paul School student wins Region 8 Science Fair

Contact: Tonya Lowentritt

3/25/08

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     ­Michael Sitarz of ­St. Peter’s School was the overall winner of the junior division. His project, “Soundproofing,” placed first in the engineering category.

     Along with first, second and third place regional winners, Coe and Sitarz will advance to the state science fair at Louisiana State University.

     The Navy Science Achievement Awards were presented to senior division entries Jacob Frost of the St. Paul School and John F. Warren III of Walker High School.

     Junior Division Navy Science awards went to David Englehardt of Mary Queen of Peace, Rebecca Schuber of Mandeville Junior High, Warner King of Heritage School, Elise Frost of St. Peter’s School, and Justin Magrath of Fontainebleau Junior High.

     The Iota Sigma Pi Women in Chemistry Award for the best project by female students in the chemistry, biochemistry and environmental science divisions was awarded to Elizabeth Holzenthal of St. Scholastica Academy and Corissa Blount of Holden High School.

     Additional Science Fair winners, listed by division and school, were

SENIOR DIVISION

     AMITE HIGH SCHOOL – Brandon Sevin, second, chemistry; Amanda Talley, first, physics and astronomy; Michael Benoit, second, physics and astronomy; and Darius Steptoe, honorable mention, plant sciences.

     HAMMOND HIGH SCHOOL – Meghan Galofaro, first, chemistry; Laurie Guidroz, first, medicine and health sciences; Kylah Howard, second, microbiology; David Hogan, honorable mention, plant sciences; Caley Ibele and Steven Pedeaux, honorable mention, team project; and Claire Triay and Emily Berarand, honorable mention, team project.

     INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL – Darren Thomas, third, chemistry; Kai Batiste, honorable mention, chemistry; and Sam Accardo, honorable mention, physics and astronomy.

     ST. PAUL SCHOOL – Jacob Frost, first, engineering; and Jared Coe, first, microbiology.

     ST. PETER SCHOOL – Allison Ducote, first, plant sciences.

     ST. SCHOLASTICA ACADEMY – Elizabeth Holzenthal, first, biochemistry; Sophie Giberga and Griffin Murphy, first, team project; Caroline Dusson and Catherine Schroeder, second, team project; and Carly Loveland and Payton Spell, third, team project.

     WALKER HIGH SCHOOL – John F. Warren III, second, engineering.

JUNIOR DIVISION

     ANGIE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL – Bria Crawford, second, chemistry.

     ANNUNCIATION CATHOLIC SCHOOL – Sam Drummond, first, sciences; Hannah Pittman, third, sciences; John Collum, third, medicine and health sciences; John-Michael Lomzenski, second, microbiology; and Matthew Hughes, honorable mention, physics and astronomy.

     CHAMP COOPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL – Maggie Rocker and Kristen Woodward, third, team project.

     CHRIST EPISCOPAL SCHOOL – Baileigh Marcinkowski, honorable mention, physics and astronomy.

     FONTAINEBLEAU JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL – Margaret McNeal, first, animal sciences; Kayleigh Voss, third, cellular and molecular biology; Robert Boese, first, computer science; Connor Tipton, honorable mention, energy and transportation; Justin Magrath, first, medicine and health sciences; Nikki Piazza, second, plant sciences; and Thomas Beckstram and Bryan Cass, honorable mention, team project.

     FRANKLINTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL – Gavin Goin, honorable mention, behavioral and social science; Colin Smith, honorable mention, biochemistry; Annsley Cassidy, honorable mention, chemistry; Ashley Jones, third, earth and planetary science; and Austin Armand, first, microbiology.

     HOLDEN JUNIOR HIGH – Kaitlyn Methvien, third, microbiology.

     HOLY GHOST CATHOLIC SCHOOL – Ben Schnadlebach, second, energy and transportation; Lane Kropog, third, energy and transportation; Laura Crother and Rachel Greer, second, team project; and Meg Gambel and Ashley Inzina, third, team project.

     MANDEVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL – Christian Rios, second, animal sciences; Lauren Wenzel, honorable mention, cellular and molecular biology; Sophie Goodgion, first, energy and transportation; Rebecca Schuber, third, engineering; Sally Choi, second, sciences; Lindsay Edwards, second, physics and astronomy; and Colt Pennino, third, physics and astronomy.

     MARY QUEEN OF PEACE CATHOLIC SCHOOL – Corinne Guillot, first, behavioral and social science; Olivia Waguespack, honorable mention, chemistry; and Christina Fowler, second, medicine and health sciences.

     L.P. MONTELEONE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL – Austin Hart, honorable mention, microbiology; and James Harkin, honorable mention, physics and astronomy.

     ST. PAUL SCHOOL – Joshua Frank, second, earth and planetary science; Sean Phelan, first, physics and astronomy; Jack Murphy and Evan Heitzmann, first, team project; and Zach Barnett and Drew Guin, honorable mention, team project.

     ST. PETER’S SCHOOL – Harris Schwing, honorable mention, animal sciences; Christian Voelkel, second, behavioral and social science; Rebecca Sigler, first, chemistry; Katie Naquin, third, chemistry; Michael Sitarz, first, engineering; Elise Frost, second, engineering; Elizabeth Lyon, honorable mention, medicine and health sciences;  and Rebekah Day and Abbie Lutenbacher, a tie for third, plant sciences.     

     WILLIAM PITCHER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL – Paul Mire, first, earth and planetary science and Alex Hanby, honorable mention, energy and transportation.