Hammond High student wins Region 8 Science Fair
Contact: Christina Chapple
3/22/06
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REGION 8 SCIENCE FAIR OVERALL WINNERS – Region 8 Science Fair Director Ana Wills, a mathematics instructor at Southeastern Louisiana University, and Dan McCarthy, dean of the College of Science and Technology, congratulate the overall winners of the fair, held March 17 at the Southeastern University Center. From left, are Wills, Julius Reyes of Hammond High School, overall winner; Edward Dussom, St. Paul School, second place; Alyssa DeSanti, Fontainebleau High School, third place; and McCarthy.
OUTSTANDING SECONDARY SCIENCE TEACHER – Dan McCarthy, dean of Southeastern Louisiana University’s College of Science and Technology, congratulates Hammond High School accelerated physical science teacher Rebecca Edwards of Hammond High School, who was named the Outstanding Secondary Science Teacher by the Region 8 Science Fair, held at Southeastern March 17.
HAMMOND – Julius Reyes of Hammond High School took first place in the 2006 Region 8 Science Fair held at Southeastern Louisiana University March 17. For his winning project “Interval of Conversions,” which received first place honors in the senior division mathematics category, Reyes received a $500 cash prize.
Along with first, second and third place regional winners, Reyes will advance to the state science fair at Louisiana State University.
Second place honors went to Edward Dussom of the St. Paul School for “Creating a Microbial Fuel Cell,” which also won first place in the biochemistry category. Alyssa DeSanti of Fontainebleau High School was the third place finisher with “The Ergonomic Backpack,” the first place entry in the physics category.
Rebecca Edwards of Hammond High School was named the Outstanding Secondary Science Teacher.
The Region 8 fair also recognized Southeastern Louisiana University mathematics instructor Ana Wills for her past five years of service as fair director. Wills will hand over the reigns of the fair next year to Southeastern biological sciences faculty member Michaelyn Broussard.
The Navy/Marine Corps Distinguished Achievement Awards were presented to Reyes, Dussom and senior division entries Andrew Magee and Sadie Mannino, both of Hammond High School.
Junior Division Navy/Marine Corps awards went to Adam Chadwick, Oak Forest Academy; Randy Wills, St. Joseph Catholic School; and Emily Deas, Mary Queen of Peace Catholic School.
The Iota Sigma Pi Women in Chemistry Award for the best project by female students in the chemistry, biochemistry and environmental science divisions went to Gillian Brownlee and Raquel Valverde, both of Fontainebleau Junior High School.
Winners of Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry Awards for best projects in the agriculture category were Samm Laurent, Madisonville Junior High School, junior division, and Kathryn Chabaud, St. Thomas Aquinas High School, senior division.
Charles McLin III of Nesom Middle School and Stephen Traina-Dorge of the St. Paul School received prizes from the Southeast Louisiana Area Heath Education Center for the best projects related to genetics.
Additional local Science Fair winners, listed by division and school, were:
SENIOR DIVISION
AMITE HIGH SCHOOL – Emily Bellavia, second, biochemistry.
FONTAINEBLEAU HIGH SCHOOL – Roger DeSanti Jr., first, behavioral sciences; Alyssa DeSanti, first, physics.
HAMMOND HIGH SCHOOL – Andrew Miller, first, botany; Alex Wolf, first, chemistry; Robert Harper, first, engineering; Rachael Domiano, first, environmental sciences; Julius Reyes, first, mathematics; Ashley Joubert, second, behavioral sciences; George Tiley, second, chemistry; Andrew Magee, second, engineering; Bryce Howard, second, environmental sciences; Sadie Mannino, second, physics; Rebekah Harvey and Mandy Moore, second, team project; Kendra Ard, second, zoology; Emily Poche, third, behavioral sciences; Michelle Bell, third, environmental sciences; Jake D’Fonseca, third, physics.
INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL – Samuel McAlister, third, chemistry; Brittany Jarred, honorable mention, chemistry.
OAK FOREST ACADEMY – Baili Travis, second, medicine and health; Robert Ricks, third, medicine and health; Brittany Randall, honorable mention, medicine and health.
ST. PAUL SCHOOL – Edward Dussom, first, biochemistry; Stephen Traina-Dorge, first, medicine and health; Stephen Levy, second, botany; Brian Canavier, honorable mention, physics.
ST. THOMAS AQUINAS HIGH SCHOOL – Catherine Mason, first, microbiology; Lynleigh Hughes and Deanna Rollette, first, team project; Kathryn Chabaud, first, zoology; Brooke Gasaway and Annie Scardulla, third, team project.
JUNIOR DIVISION
ANGIE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL – Ken’Yonna Moses, second, biochemistry; Steven Seals, third, environmental sciences.
FONTAINEBLEAU JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL – Gillian Brownlee, first, biochemistry; Sasha Steinberg, first, botany; Raquel Valverde, first, chemistry; Frankie Gonzalez, first, earth and space sciences; Jackson Voss, first, microbiology; Alex Piazza, third, medicine and health; Adam Beasley, honorable mention, environmental sciences.
HOLY GHOST SCHOOL – Ann Megan Morse, first, zoology; Hannah Fugarino and Elizabeth Gambel, third, team project; Malia Cali, honorable mention, chemistry.
MADISONVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL – Kacie Krulisky, second, botany; Brandy Bourque, second, earth and space sciences; Samm Laurent, third, botany; Elise Van Zandt, honorable mention, chemistry.
MARY, QUEEN OF PEACE CATHOLIC SCHOOL – Emily Deas, first, physics; Sean Rhodes, second, environmental sciences; Brian Shelley, second, physics; Derek Denz, third, chemistry; Amanda Wells, third, earth and space sciences; Sean Reilly, third, physics.
MATER DOLOROSA SCHOOL – Jason Guzzardo, honorable mention, environmental sciences.
MONTELEONE JUNIOR HIGH – Taylor Demoruelle, honorable mention, environmental sciences.
NESOM MIDDLE SCHOOL – Charles McLin III, third, biochemistry.
OAK FOREST ACADEMY – Adam Chadwick, second, engineering.
PITCHER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL – Mindy Carpenter and Erin Redman, first, team project; Winston Chase and Evan Rodick, second, team project.
ST. JOSEPH SCHOOL – Randy Wills, first, mathematics; Dana Osborn, second, chemistry; Tyler Wright, second, microbiology; Evan Gautier, second, zoology; Kayla Gideon, third, behavioral sciences; Ashley Dressel, third, zoology.
ST. PAUL SCHOOL – Andrew Mauroner, first, medicine and health.
ST. PETER SCHOOL – Ashley Authement, first, behavioral sciences; Jacob Frost, first, engineering; Brett Roberts, first, environmental sciences; Savanna Cole, second, behavioral sciences; Ashley Lyon, second, medicine and health; Caroline Dussom, third, engineering; Josh Thibodaux, honorable mention, medicine and health.
SOUTHEASTERN LABORATORY SCHOOL – Sadie Wascom, honorable mention, chemistry.
THOMAS JUNIOR HIGH – Joseph Miller, second, mathematics; Lance Barber, honorable mention, physics.
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