ACTC/FIVCO Science Fair Showcased 106 Projects

Although the 106 science projects in the 3rd^d annual ACTC/FIVCO Science and Engineering Fair were created by approximately 200 students, they also represented the work by about 2,000 students who participated in school and district science fairs this spring.

Held February 6 at ACTCs Technology Drive Campus, the entries came from 40 schools that represented every FIVCO county.

We have seen the fair grow each year, and the increased student interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics is gratifying, said Dr. Barbara Walters, Fair Director and ACTC Emeritus Professor of Math. Thanks to our teachers, schools, committee members, judges and volunteers, this fair has become a premier event in the FIVCO area.

Supported in part by a grant from Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc., the fair was also supported locally by Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital Foundation, Marathon Catlettsburg Refining, Dr. Barbara Walters, Dr. Mary Cat and Al Flath, Tabi Cakes, Veolia Environmental Services and ACTC Workforce Solutions.

Science Fair Overall Awards

The Science Fair included competitions in chemistry, engineering, physics amp; astronomy, life science, and mathematical science for three grade levels: 4-5, 6-8 and 9-12. The winning projects for each grade group were then judged to select the overall winners who received medals and monetary prizes.

Overall medal winners and the prize amounts for grades 4-5 were: 1^st place $500, Catlettsburg residents Carly Mullins and Katie Samuel from Ponderosa Elementary School; 2^nd place $50, Carter Absire, an Ashland resident from Abshire Home School; 3^rd place $50, Greenup resident Katie Hannah and South Shore resident Cassidy Madden from McKell Elementary school.

Overall medals for grades 6-8 were: 1^st place $1,000, Grayson residents Katlyn Conley and Lydia Porter from East Carter Middle School; 2^nd place $100, Russell resident Brandon Rucker from Poage Elementary School; and 3^rd place $100, Carter County resident Kaitlyn Barker from West Carter Middle School.

Overall medals for grades 9-12 were: 1^st place $1,000, Paul G. Blazer High School students Megan Conley from Catlettsburg and Marshall Heath and Hannah Wade from Ashland; 2^nd place $100, Holy Family High School students Elizabeth Dean and Paige Smith; and 3^rd place $100, Lawrence County High School student Brianna Wilks from Webville.

The Overall First Place winners for grades 6-8 and 9-12 are invited to represent the FIVCO area at the Kentucky Regional Science Fair at Northern Kentucky University on February 21.

Science Fair Category Winners

Students with winning projects in the separate science/technology categories are listed below.

Chemistry Project awards for grades 4-5 were: 1^st Carly Mullins and Katie Samuel, Ponderosa Elementary; 2^nd William Copley, Fallsburg Elementary, 3^rd Abby Crawford, Lacie Robinson and Emma Sparks, Cannonsburg Elementary. Awards for grades 6-8 were 1^st Kaitlyn Barker, West Carter Middle; 2^nd Faith Totten, Skyler Boergett and Madison Carter, Louisa Middle; 3^rd Dylan Ball, McKell Middle. Awards for grades 9-12 were 1^st M'Kinzy Wixsom, Holy Family High; 2^nd Cameron Hale, Lawrence County High; 3^rd Timothy Gillum and Katie Moore, Elliott County High.

Engineering Project awards for grades 4-5 were: 1^st Katie Hannah and Cassidy Madden, McKell Elementary; 2^nd Cristian Mervillus, Emma Akers and Haylen Dyer, Crabbe Elementary; 3^rd Drew Clark, Liam Ferguson and Jared Brown, Oakview Elementary. Awards for grades 6-8 were 1^st Brandon Rucker, Poage Elementary; 2^nd Chris Hallman, Charles Russell Elementary. Awards for grades 9-12 were 1^st Megan Conley, Hannah Wade and Marshall Heath, Paul G. Blazer High; 2^nd Joshua Kirk, Elliott County High; 3^rd Alan Lin, Lawrence County High.

Mathematical Science Project awards were: 1^st for grades 4-5, Satine Hutchinson, Star Elementary; 1^st for grades 6-8, Josh Childers, Rylee Prichard and Will Whaley, Holy Family; 1^st for grades 9-12, Brianna Wilks, Lawrence County High School

Physics amp; Astronomy Project awards for grades 4-5: were 1^st Carter Absire, Abshire Home School; 2^nd Caden Hamilton, Greysbranch Elementary; 3^rd Brylee Blair, Louisa East Middle. Awards for grades 6-8 were 1^st Kiersten Pannell, and Aubrey West, Louisa Middle; 2^nd Nathan Gillispee, West Carter Middle; 3^rd Jennifer Campbell, Wurtland Middle. Awards for grades 9-12 were 1^st Corbin Ratliff, Elliott County High; 2^nd Hannah Johnson, Jerra Smith and Alyssa Smith, Elliott County High.

Life Science Project awards were: Grades 4-5 were: 1^st Lexie Fannis, Poage Elementary; 2^nd Ethan Blevins, Greysbranch Elementary; 3^rd Elijah Brown, Wurtland Elementary. Awards for grades 6-8 were 1^st Kaitlyn Conley and Lydia Porter, East Carter Middle; 2^nd Maddison Potter, McKell Middle School; 3^rd Austin Ratliff, Blaine Elementary. Awards for grades 9-12 were 1^st Paige Smith and Elizabeth Dean, Holy Family High; 2^nd Warren Lewis, Ciara Nichols and Kaitlin Price, Greenup County High; 3^rd Matison Bentley, Amber Brown and Miranda Robinson, Greenup County High.