Tuesday, April 22, 2014

58th Annual John T. Nichols, Jr. Middle School Science Fair

2014 John T. Nichols, Jr. Middle School Science Fair


A Celebration of Scientific Proportions

On the evening of Wednesday, April 16, the 58th Annual NMS 7th Grade Science Fair was held in the John T. Nichols, Jr. Middle School gym and auditorium.

The night's festivities were hosted by NMS Science Department Chair, Mr. Scott Redpath, and by our 7th Grade Science teachers, Mr. Steve Eddy and Ms. Cindy Kuhn.

The students displayed their scientific acumen through multiple means as they had a tri-fold board, report, lab notebook, and made a presentation.  Everyone in attendance was dazzled by the incredible amount of time and effort students put in to making this night an amazing success.

Ms. Melanie Gates, STEM Coordinator Grades 6 through 12, said it best when she mentioned how the students showed the spirit and energy scientists display in proving their own hypotheses, and she knows that future STEM workers were ever-present in the work they completed.

An awesome night of academic excellence.

Congratulations to all of our young scientists, and most especially to our winners.

Superintendent Dr. Roseli Weiss and Principal Mr. Martin Geoghegan awarded our 2014 NMS Science Fair Championship to Sydney Montross, whose very personal project on Type 1 Diabetes and the benefits of exercise in controlling blood sugar levels in diabetics was phenomenal.


While Runner-up, Jack Mulgrew did not let anyone down.  His experiment compared the levels of bacteria found in the home versus levels found in public locations such as NMS and local restaurants.

The judges had the most difficult time they had ever had in deciding on a champion; congratulations, Sydney!

Also receiving awards were:

Medals of Distinction were awarded to:

  Rachel Buroughs
  Zachary Chin
  Kassidy Cragin
  Heidi Creiten
  Leo Domenic
  Owen McCarthy
  Marc Millette
  Danah Moore
  Greg Silva
  Jacob Studley
  Isabella Ventresca
  Ian Yeskewicz

Honorable Mentions were awarded to:
  Camryn Beals
  Katherine Bingham-Maas
  Maddie Cannavo
  Shyla Carrasquilla
  Jamie Carson
  Peter Colagero
  Natalie Dargelis
  Amanda Davis
  Julia Dellamano
  Garrett Donohue
  Emily Geddes
  Katelyn Harrington
  Mykaela Hood
  Michaela Lenahan
  Sydney Littlefield
  Ryan Marshall
  Katherine McDermott
  Matt McNaughton
  Milo Oliva
  Isabel Perry
  Rachel Peterson
  Tim Reed
  Madison Roberts
  Emily Sargent
  Dylan Smith
  Maggie Smith
  Eliza Tripp

Here are some more pictures from the evening as well as some of the other sensational projects.