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‘Lavender and
stress’ study top project in Science Day 2016
By Bob Robinson
GREENVILLE – A widely divergent science competition at Greenville High
School on Feb. 18 offered some interesting concepts… from physical
science: Controlling robots with slime mold, using oranges as
batteries, deodorized volleyball knee pads for stinky knees and small
scale wind tunnels… to social science: how lavender affects stress,
economics and emotional intelligence, dog potty trainer, a study of age
and sexism and more.
Judges had a challenging time with 113 students, grades 5-12 in eight
local school districts, taking a hard look at an area of science,
developing a theory and testing it for presentation at the Third Annual
Science Fair.
The top honor went to Bradford student Kailee Brower in the Behavioral
Science category for her lavender and stress study. Using three
teachers as her test subjects the junior was able to confirm its
effectiveness.
The second honor also went to a Bradford student, Drew Patty, in the
Medicine/Health category. Entitled Forces and Braces, the senior
studied the effectiveness of braces in preventing repetitive ACL
injuries.
Third place went to Greenville High School senior Francesca
Masso-Rivetti in the Behavioral Science category for a study entitled
The Ultimatum Game: Economics and Emotional Intelligence. It studied
the relationship between economic decision-making and emotional
intelligence in the Ultimatum Game.
Other top placements went to Bradford senior Rhyan Turner for Validity
& Repeatability of a Small Wind Tunnel; Greenville senior Quintin
Muhlenkamp for the Hydraulic Conductivity of Frac Sand; DeColores
Montessori ninth grader Jordan Dill for ‘Do you Vote for a Person or a
Position?’; Versailles sophomore Tessa Tyo for The Effects of Age on
Sexism, DeColores Montessori eighth grader Anthony Masso-Rivetti for
Glider Aircraft: Lift & Wing Dimension; and Versailles seniors
Jessica Ahrens, Ashlyn Cordonnier and Chelsea Groff for the Effects of
the Force Exerted on Different Tumbling Passes.
Thirty students receiving “Superior” ratings will be eligible to go to
the District Science Day at Edison Community College in Piqua on Feb.
27. They are: Mariah Troutwine and Ashley Murphy from Ansonia; Brandon
Kinney, Brandon Riffell, Shelbi Fourman, Mitchell Sink and Rebecca
Pierson from Arcanum; Kailee Brower, Drew Patty, Rhyan Turner and
Jana-Carolin Koslitzki from Bradford; Jordan Dill, Anthony
Masso-Rivetti, Natalie Milligan and Ryan Ballou from DeColores
Montessori; Logan Garber from Franklin Monroe; Francesca Masso-Rivetti
and Quintin Muhlenkamp from Greenville; Brina Toomy, Landen Fraylick,
Justus Thomas, Shelby Holzapfel, Kaylor Pearson, Maddie Downing, Harley
Ketring and Lily Preston from Tri-Village; and Tessa Tyo, Chelsea
Groff, Jessica Ahrens and James McClure from Versailles.
Students earning “Superior” at District will be eligible to go to the
state tournament in Columbus in May.
“This event offered students a venue that promotes the development of
creative thinking, research and writing skills and career motivation
toward the sciences, all in one program,” said Angela McMurry, Darke
County Educational Services Center. Project topics may be in biology,
chemistry, botany, space & earth sciences, computers, zoology,
microbiology, biochemistry, physics, engineering, mathematics, medicine
& health and behavioral & social science.
“Event sponsors donated awards and gift certificates in an amount
totaling over $2400,” McMurry added, the largest in the events 3-year
history. They included Wayne Health Care, Prairie Belting, Inc.,
Greenville Masonic Lodge No. 143, The McMurry Family, Cargill,
Greenville Kiwanis Club, Dayton Society of Natural History—Boonshoft,
Darke County Educational Service Center, Menke Family, Energy
Optimizers USA, Premier Health, GHS Science Club, Thomas Family, Hatic
Family and The Daily Advocate. “Over sixty area professionals and
community members volunteered to judge the projects, aided by Darke
County science teachers,” she said.
“Students worked independently from September through February on a
scientific project of their choice. Science Day is their opportunity to
share their findings with their mentors, family and peers. Assistance
is available when asked, but Science Day Projects are designed to be
primarily student directed.”
Check out photos by Angela McMurry and Bob Robinson on Facebook
Empowering Darke County Youth
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