New Hanover students win state science fair awards

The North Carolina State Science Fair was held on the campus of Meredith College, in Raleigh, on Saturday, March 27, 2010. The following New Hanover County Schools students were recognized:

Forest Hills Elementary School

Siara Southerland – Elementary Honorable Mention

Project: Crossed Up

Siara Southerland – Special Unique Research Topic Elementary

Project: Crossed Up

Isaac Bear Early College High School

Arianna Nasser – 1st Place

Senior Physical Science

Project: The Impact of TDS Concentration on the Effectiveness of Distillation

Arianna Nasser – Special U.S. Navy/Marine Award Senior

Project: The Impact of TDS Concentration on the Effectiveness of Distillation

Alexa Ross and Cara Schumann – Honorable Mention

Senior Team

Project: Running from Runoff

In addition, Robert R. Johnson III, from Isaac Bear Early College High School, received Alternate #1 for the International Sustainable World (Energy, Engineering & Environment) Project Award (ISWEEP). His project topic was: The Effects of the Common Pollutants Ammonium Hydroxide, Detergent and Plant Fertilizer on the Bioluminescence of Pyrocystis Fusiformis.

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