By Anuhea DeLude, OSLS/CA, Science Teacher
Students from the Aiea/Pearl City area, attending Cross Academy/Our Savior Lutheran School recently performed amazingly at the 69th Hawaii State Science & Engineering Fair! List of Winners here. They also qualified for the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge, a national level middle school science competition.
The students earned 1st place for the entire middle school division with their project, Seed Darts. Link to virtual public viewing of board (out of over 100 projects). Another of our students, Luka Quapaw (7th grade) also earned 3rd place in her category of Behavioral Sciences.
Both students have been living in the area and attending our school from PreSchool to through 8th grade.
Student Project Title: Seed Darts
Event Details:
- The Hawaii State Science & Engineering Fair (HSSEF) began in 1958 as the “Hawaiian Science Fair.” Students conduct scientific research and prepare a display board to explain that research, and lastly present their findings to scientists, organizations, and the community. Fair participants can win cash, scholarships, and other special rewards. To qualify for the state science fair, students must receive a nomination from their associated district science fair (at which our students also earned 1st place for the Junior Division, the HAIS (Hawaii Association of Independent Schools) District Science Fair). Usually the top 30% from each district fair will qualify for the state level. The fair is divided into the Junior Division (6-8th grade) and the Senior Division (9-12th grade). For Hawaii, ~6,000 participants from over 100 different public and private schools compete every year starting from the school fair level.
Reilly Yamamoto, James Beecroft (photo credit Anuhea DeLude)
2 students in the middle (starting 3rd from left) are our students: James Beecroft and Reilly Yamamoto
(photo credit Emi Beecroft).
Reilly Yamamoto, James Beecroft (photo credit Emi Beecroft)