2010 Science Fair Winners

Chemistry
First Place – Sarah Kraska’12 and Caroline Kraska’12 “What is the Fault of Putting Iron in Salt?”

Second Place – Micaela Winans’12 “The Affect of pH on Plant Growth”

Third Place – Alice Chen and Madeline Weber’12 “Go Green or Go Mean”

Psychology
First Place – Tara Leotti’11 “What Moves You?”

Second Place – Margaret Lamb’12 “Implicit Negative”

Third Place – Camille Petersen’13 “The Metronome of Emotion”

Biology
First Place – Erin Cullen’11 “Maybelline? Maybe Not!”

Second Place – Sarah DiGirolamo and Kerry Houston’12 “Antibacterial Properties of Cinnamon Oil”

Third Place – Mary Anselmo’11 and Kendall Sarson’11 “Sugar Pie, Honey Buns”

Botany
First Place – Bridget Zakrzewski’13 “The Grass is Always Greener in the Other Pan.”

Second Place – Jennifer Fay’11 “Can You Hear Me Now?”

Third Place – Anna Columbro’12 “Effects of Bioexcelerator and Lime on Compost”

Physics
First Place – Margaret Quinn’12 “Strength of Recycled Paper vs. Regular Paper”

Second Place – Margaret Calcagne’13 “What to Wear”

Third Place – Amy Roland’11 and Alessandra Catizone’11 “Is Simpler Better?”

Kudos to Stephanie Businelli’12 and Samantha McNulty’12 who captured the award for Best Overall Project and to Sarah Kraska’12 and Caroline Kraska’12 who took the Most Creative Project award. Congratulations to all the student participants for the high quality of their exhibits. A special thank you goes to science instructors Dr.Thomas, Mrs. Mary Sweeney, Mrs. Diane Cummo, Mr. Jacob, Mrs. Patricia Smith, and Mrs. Karen Cunico and student volunteers Kylee Martens’10 and Alexandra Della Pia’10. Thank you to all our judges who generously shared their time and scientific expertise.