Students get awards at 66th annual Rome Science Fair

ROME — The Rome Academy of Sciences carried out the 66th annual Rome Science Fair not too long ago with a total of 43 students submitting a total of 20 entries in pursuit of a attainable 36 awards.

The students, who competed at Strough Middle College, the New York State College for the Deaf, and at Rome Totally free Academy, had been judged in 14 categories, six grades, and for two specialty awards. The winners of the 14 categories competed for 3 Very best of Fair Awards.

The category winners are eligible to compete at the 44th Utica College Regional Science Fair on Saturday, April 1.

The Rome Science Fair continues to be a total Rome neighborhood occasion, organizers stated, adding 17 nearby corporations had been portion of this year’s occasion.

NYSSD

The very first portion of the Rome Science Fair was held at NYSSD on Wednesday, Feb. 15. There had been six entries with ten competing in the Egg Mobile for a total of 16 students.

Junior Division (sponsor Frank Schiro) — First spot ($75): Luke Singleton, grade eight, “How Lightning is Created” and second spot ($50): Natasha Clifton, grade eight, “Melting Ice Sculptures/Polar Ice Caps.”

Senior Division (sponsor IESolutions) — Initially spot (1-yr MVCC Scholarship): Jayden Dibble, grade ten, “Deforestation” second spot ($one hundred): Lily Spencer, grade 11, “Pollution and Climate.”

“Egg Mobile” (sponsor DESTINY: IESolution) — Initially spot (3-way tie winners received $40 each and every): Dominick Bistrol, grade ten Jayden Dibble, grade ten and Anvita Corron, grade 11 Natasha Clifton, grade eight.

RFA/Strough

Behavioral and Social Science (sponsor: Rome Academy of Sciences): Initially spot ($80): Tiana Gonzalez, grade 11, “Love on the Brain.”

Botany (sponsor: Rome Academy of Sciences): Initially spot ($80): Miranda Catanzaro, grade 12, “Aloe Cloning: Will It Rule the Globe?”

Chemistry (sponsor: Rome Firefighters Benevolent Association): Initially spot ($80): Karl van Hoesel, grade ten, “Oil-Be-Gone: Eco-Friendly Oil Disposal Alternatives” second spot, Carly Wutsch, grade eight, “Gum Wars.”

Earth Sciences (sponsor: Pals of Science): Initially spot ($80): Aleksander Vecic, grade eight, “Slippery Slopes.”

Engineering (sponsor: Rome Academy of Sciences): Initially spot ($80): Dennis Van Hoesel, grade 12, “Myco-tecture: Assessing the Strength of Sustainable Mushroom Bricks” second spot ($40): Chapoteau Celens-Carter, grade eight, “Electrolytes in Sports Drinks.”

Environmental Sciences (sponsor: Rome Academy of Sciences): Initially spot ($80): Levi DeMatteis, residence-schooled grade 7, “Space a Watt, Save a Lot” second spot ($40): Rachel O’Rourke, “Nature’s Filtration … The Safer Way to Clean Water.”

Medicine and Wellness (sponsor: Rome Wellness): Initially spot ($80): Abdullah Shaik, grade ten, “When Reside Offers You Berries” second spot ($40): Tatum Butler, “Proof is in the Prints.”

Physics (sponsor: ANDRO Computational Options): Initially spot ($80): Madelyn Parry, grade eight, “Fire vs., Ice” second spot ($40): Sydney Mendiola, grade eight, “Hockey, Flex, and Speed.”

Grade awards:

Seventh-grade: (sponsor: Primerica): Initially spot ($80): Charlie Johnson, “Tasty Colors” second spot ($40): Levi DeMatteis, “Space a Watt, Save a Lot.”

Eighth-grade: (sponsor: Kicks for Youngsters Foundation): Initially spot ($80): Rachel O’Rourke, “Nature’s Filtration … The Safer Way to Clean Water” second spot ($40): Madelyn Parry, “Fire vs., Ice.”

Ninth-grade (sponsor: Revere Copper Goods): No entries.

10th grade (sponsor: MANIAC Consulting): Initially spot ($80): Abdullah Shaik, “When Reside Offers You Berries” second spot ($40): Karl van Hoesel, “Oil-Be-Gone: Eco-Friendly Oil Disposal Options.”

11th grade: (sponsor: the Everyday Sentinel): Initially spot ($80): Anderegg Dylan and Rinaldo DiCastro, “Alternative Power Sources” second spot ($40): Aly D’Aiuto and Mary Denton, “Sunscreen: Useful or Dangerous.”

12th grade: (sponsor: Hannaford’s): Initially spot ($80): Dennis Van Hoesel, “Myco-tecture: Assessing the Strength of Sustainable Mushroom Bricks” second spot ($40): Alyssa Nardslico and Drew Kopek, “Has the Loss of Honeybees Resulted in a Decline in the Production of Apples in Lafayette, New York?”

Specialty Awards:

Education Award (sponsor: Rome Teachers Association): Initially spot ($one hundred): Alysa Gill, grade ten, and Antannette Lambiase-Megerell, grade ten, “Deep Water Horizon.”

Joseph Uvanni Chemistry Award (sponsor: Joseph Uvanni): Initially spot ($50): Karl van Hoesel, grade ten, “Oil-Be-Gone: Eco-Friendly Oil Disposal Options.”

“Best of Fair” Awards:

Grand Prize Awards (sponsor: MVCC and Rome Academy of Sciences):

Initially spot ($1,000) (Sponsor: Rome Academy of Sciences): Dennis Van Hoesel, grade 12, “Myco-tecture: Assessing the Strength of Sustainable Mushroom Bricks”

Second spot ($500) (Sponsor: Wal-Mart): Karl van Hoesel, grade ten, “Oil-Be-Gone: Eco-Friendly Oil disposal Alternatives” and

Third spot ($250) (Sponsor: Price tag Chopper: Golub Foundation): Abdullah Shaik, grade ten, “When Reside Offers You Berries.”