Congratulations NMS Scientists
On Wednesday March 16th 2016, the John T. Nichols Middle School held their 60th Annual S.T.E.M. Fair. Forty students presented dozens of amazing projects and competed for awards in 4 different categories.
Congratulations goes out to all competitors as the quality of this years entries was extremely high and made the final judging very difficult. After a lengthy and spirited judging session, the following winners were chosen.
Harold H. Williams Memorial Trophy for Excellence in Plant Science: Ryan Green "Does Magnetism affect plant growth?"
Engineering/Design:
1st place: Maggie Desrosiers, Aileen Peddie, Eden Eugenio: "Tech Flex"
2nd Place: Ally Kirkpatrick, Isabela Heidke, Camryn Brady: "Water Filtration System"
Research / Illustrative:
1st Place: Hayley Devine, Keira McQuillan: "Don't Dump It, Budget!"
2nd Place: Shauna Gallagher: "Why Black Lights Make Things Glow"
3rd Place: TIE
Gavin Estabrook: "It's a Dog's Life"
Cameron Morgan: "Prosthetic Limbs"
Honorable Mention: Kathleen Wentworth, Donna Nunes: "Solar System"
Controlled Experiment:
1st place: Shaelyn Gallagher: "What Melts Ice Faster?"
2nd Place: Amanda Bukunt: Show Your Pearly Whites"
3rd Place: Sarah Cologero: "Best Hand Soap"
The NMS Science / Technology Department would like to thank the following people:
Principal Marty Geoghegan,
Assistant Principal Stephanie Rae,
Director of Secondary Education for STEM Dr. Melanie Gates,
NMS Science and Technolgy teachers, Stephen Eddy, Cynthia Kuhn, Jennie Gomes, Karen Curtin, Carmela Mayeski, Aaron Petruski, and
NMS Math Department Leader, Amy Anderson
for their work in guiding students and in organizing, judging and conducting this year's fair.
Please enjoy some pictures from this year's sensational event.
