This weekend, St. Mary School Chardon went up against other schools from the Northeast Ohio region more than twice their size, but came out with big results.
Four students earned a superior rating and a spot to compete at the district Science Fair level, with two earning perfect scores and one receiving the Governor’s Thomas Edison Award for Excellence! The four students who qualified will now go on to compete at Akron University in March against 400 other students from District 5, which includes all of Cuyahoga, Lake, Geauga, Summit, and Portage Counties.
Kaylie Malloy earned The Governor’s Thomas Edison Award for Excellence sponsored by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency for her project, which focuses on the environment. Kaylie’s project entitled, “I’ve Got 99 Problems and Microbeads Are One,” researched the effects of microbeads on the environment when washed down the drain. Kaylie said, “I was intimidated at first by all the other display boards and projects, but I realize now that you don’t need an elaborate project to make a big difference in the world.”
Seventh grade student, Mary McCauley will continue on with her project, “Breaking the Rules,” in the category of Behavioral and Social Sciences. She will be joined by Ben McIlroy whose project, “What Chickens Eat Matter,” will be entered into the Zoology category and Ellie Faber’s project, “Bulbs and Beads,” in Chemistry.
Ellie said, “I was surprised when the judges came to give out the Superior ribbons and that they were coming for me!” Ask any one of the students involved and they will tell you it’s hard work, but so much fun. Each new accomplishment gets them excited to keep moving forward!
Junior High science teacher, Amber Yeager has already helped St. Mary School earn the distinction of 2015 Thomas Edison STEM Award winning school this past year and hopes to continue the rich tradition now started into the future!
