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HCS holds Second Annual District Science Fair

Hampton City Schools held its Second Annual Science Fair. Fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grade students from Eaton Fundamental Middle School, Syms Middle School, Mary Peake Elementary School, and Ann H. Kilgore Gifted Center chose to participate. The event was held at the Virginia Air & Space Science Center (VASSC) on March 22, 2023, for students who placed first, second, third, or received an honorable mention at their school’s science fair.


Upon the decision of the judges – Keri Rouse, VA Tech Seaford Agricultural Research and Extension Center; Charles English, director of Virginia Air & Space Science Center; Andrea Bolton, business communication intern, NASA Langley Research Center; Dr. Bill Burrell, president, Tuskegee Airmen Hampton Chapter; Kristen Duprey, STEM curriculum specialist, VASSC; Akiyah Lindsey, Hampton High School student; Darius McCallum, Kecoughtan High School student; Joyce Corriere, Virginia Space Grant Consortium; and Gretchen Watson, Hampton Chapter of The Links, Inc. – first, second, third place, and honorable mention awards were given in the categories of Physical Science, Earth Science, and Life Science.


Physical Science 

1st:  Abbagayl Brown – Kilgore Gifted Center

2nd: Makayla Ward, Viviana Moreno, Madison Jack – Syms Middle School

3rd: Callie Brock, Logan Reaves, Adalelyn Forbes – Syms Middle School

Honorable Mention: Nathan Smith – Kilgore Gifted Center


Earth Science

1st: William Shears – Kilgore Gifted Center

2nd: Mason Neville – Mary Peake Elementary School

3rd: Nevaeh Pillow – Eaton Fundamental Middle School

Honorable Mention: Tanaisya Wilson – Syms Middle School


Life Science

1st: John Gregory – Eaton Fundamental Middle School

2nd: Rayne Woodson – Eaton Fundamental Middle School

3rd: Aiden Joseph – Mary Peake Elementary School

Honorable Mention:  Celiyah Sumner – Syms Middle School


The complete list of participants is as follows:


STUDENT NAME

SCHOOL

TITLE

Luke Baker

Eaton

Does Practice Make Perfect?

Nariah Bailey

Peake

The Effect of Liquids (pH level) on Red Cabbage Juice

Mykellah Bowser-Maxwell

Kilgore

Does it Bacteria?

Callie Brock, Adalelyn Forbes, and Logan Reaves

Syms

Citrus Power

Abbagayl Brown

Kilgore

Colorful Fire?! 

Hayleigh Cromwell

Eaton

The Science of Paint Pouring

Alex Fowler

Eaton

The Salty Egg

Joshua Gardner

Kilgore

The Effect of Water Turbidity Based on Water Salinity

John Gregory

Eaton

The Effect of Different Foods on Blood Sugar

Aiden Joseph

Peake

The Effect of Different Types of Sea Salt on Body Benefits

Jaylen Lee

Eaton

Rusty Nail

Seven McDuffie

Peake

The Effect of an Egg's Reaction on a Fluorescent Liquid

Viviana Moreno, Madison Jack, Makayla Ward

Syms

Electrifying Coins

Mason Neville

Peake

The Effect of Copper Wire and a Magnet on a AA Battery

Kenadee Perry

Eaton

The Effect of Different Liquids on Plant Growth

Nevaeh Pillow

Eaton

How a Tornado is Formed

William Shears

Kilgore

Water Filtration

Nathan Smith

Kilgore

What Type of Salt Will Set Ice Cream the Fastest?

Rhyeian Starks

Eaton

Wind Turbine

Celiyah Sumner

Syms

The Effect of Gelatin on Bath Jelly

Juliett Zayas

Eaton

Are Fingerprints Inherited?

Tanaisya Wilson

Syms

The Effect of Sugar on Crystals

Rayne Woodson

Eaton

Fantastic Flouride

Kenadee Perry, a student at Eaton said, “I am very thankful to be at the science fair. I am nervous, but excited.”


“If you haven't heard the good news, Hampton City Schools is on the move with science! The students were all absolutely amazing, and I am so proud of their accomplishments,” shared Dr. Janice Richison, HCS curriculum leader for science.