Chester Wins at the Delaware County Science Fair

Left to Right-Dr. Delores Y. Wright, Katya Richie, Havana Dixon, Amanda Outerbridge, Tyler Ballard, Anthony Reed, Mrs. Mary Tucker and Ms. Namita Mazumdar

Last night the Delaware County Intermediate Unit held the Awards Ceremony for the Science Fair. The Awards Ceremony was for the 256 contestants that competed with their projects. The contestants were mainly from Parochial, Home Schools, and only approximately 6 Public School Districts which participated in the Science Fair. There were 228 Science Projects entered for the competition. The awards were broken down into 17 categories. Chester was primary in the team category and won 60% of the awards. 

Here are the winners from CUSD at the County Level:

Honorable Mention for Individual Category: Amanda Outterbridge

Science Project: Dominant Side of the Brain

Human Behavioral Science Course at Chester High School taught by Ms. Namita Mazumdar

Second Place in the Team Category: Tyler Ballard and Anthony Reed

Science Project: Egg-Citing 2

Biology Course at Chester High School taught by Mrs. Mary Tucker

Third Place in the Team Category:  Shalenee Nunez, Kataya Richie, and Havana Dixon

Science Project: Water Quality

Chemistry Course at Chester High School taught by Dr. Delores Wright

Honorable Mention in the Team Category: Adarius Williams

Science Project: Acid Rain

Sponsor: Daniel Cola

Science Projects Water Quality and Egg-Citing 2 will be going on to the next level at the Delaware Valley Science Fair which will be held in Phoenixville, PA on April 5^th to 7^th, 2011. If the teams continue to win, they will go on to the International Level in Los Angeles, California. Congratulations to all the contestants and participants in the Science Fair.

To learn more about the DVSF go to:

http://www.drexel.edu/dvsf/ 

See previous posting on Chester’s Science Fairs and the results:

CUSD at the DCIU Science Fair

Science Fair at Science and Discovery

CUSD Science Fair