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Date: 3/25/99
Contact: Carol Dotson 116
DISTRICT 8 SCIENCE FAIR WINNERS ANNOUNCED
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HAMMOND -- Bradley Adams of Northlake Christian School took overall first place
honors for his project, "Solar Energy," at the District 8 Science Fair held at Southeastern
Louisiana University March 19.
Chris Griggs of St. Paul's School placed second with "The Power of A" and third place
went to Ben Lowenburg of Covington High School for "Can River Pollution be Reduced by
Focusing on Point Source Pollution?"
David Arbo of St. Scholastica Academy in Covington received the Outstanding
Secondary Science Teacher award.
Adams received a $500 cash prize and, along with the first, second and third place
regional winners, will advance to the state science fair at Louisiana State University.
Other science fair winners were:
TANGIPAHOA
SENIOR DIVISION:
First Place: Marley Bennett, Independence High, Chemistry.
Second Place: Ashley Durbin, Independence High, Biochemistry.
Third Place: Melissa Keenum, Independence High, Zoology.
Honorable Mention: Josh Brogan, Holden High, Engineering; Jessica Goings,
Independence High, Microbiology.
JUNIOR DIVISION:
First Place, Dustin Stewart, Creek's Bend Academy, Botany; Kayla Scurlock, SLU Lab
School, Mathematics; Anna Pittman, St. Joseph, Medicine And Health.
Second Place: Amanda Morse, Holy Ghost School, Behavioral Sciences.
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Third Place; John Bobb-Semple, SLU Lab School, Earth and Space Sciences; Nicole
Huskey, Mater Dolorosa, Microbiology; Jonathan Bonfiglio, Holy Ghost School, Physics.
Honorable Mention: Sarah Wronkoski (SLU Lab School), Behavioral Sciences; Leslie
James (St. Joseph School), Casey Parkinson (Trafton Academy) and Gayle Holley (SLU Lab
School), Chemistry; Danielle Mayer and Jamie Jones (Holy Ghost School), Barrett Basso (St.
Joseph School), Environmental Sciences; Megan Roberts (St. Joseph School), Medicine and
Health; Amanda Milazzo, Eva Kemp, Whitney Girard and Megan Mercante (Holy Ghost
School), Microbiology; Brandon Macloud, Charles Guerin (Holy Ghost School), Physics.
ST TAMMANY PARISH
SENIOR DIVISION:
First Place: Joshua Joiner, Covington High School, Biochemistry; Chris Griggs, St.
Paul's, Botany; Jason Reasor, St. Paul's, Computers; Bradley Adams, Northlake Christian,
Engineering; Ben Lowenburg, Covington High, Environmental Sciences; Scott Scriber,
Mandeville High, Mathematics; Marianne Cain, Mandeville High, Medicine and Health; Renee
Dore, St. Scholastica Academy, Microbiology; Anna Dribus, Northlake Christian, Physics.
Second Place: Joey Stiegler, Covington High, Behavioral Sciences; Kevin Alley, St.
Paul's, Botany; Bret Barattini. St. Paul's, Chemistry; Allison Beck, St. Scholastica, Computers;
Eric Menesses, St. Paul's, Environmental Sciences; Chris Mediamolle, St. Paul's, Medicine and
Health; Amy Lyon, Mandevile High, Microbiology; Daniel Fields, St. Paul's, Physics.
Third place: Eric Colwart, St Paul's, Behavioral Sciences; Jeremy Fisher, Covington
High, Chemistry; Joey Faust, St. Paul's, Medicine and Health; Micheal Merszer, St. Paul's,
Microbiology; Andy Vaught, Covington High, Physics.
Honorable Mention: Heather Vinet and Ruth Bernard (St. Scholastica), Behavioral
Sciences; Courtney Blake (St. Scholastica), Biochemistry; Jonathan Baier (St. Paul's) and Molly
Prickett (Northlake Christian), Chemistry; Daniel Brouillette and Matt Skaer (St Paul's),
Engineering; Russell Dardenne and Derek Scardina (St. Paul's), Environmental Sciences; Patrick
Gavin and William Giannobile (St. Paul's), Medicine and Health; Amelia Stocker (Mandeville
High), Physics.
JUNIOR DIVISION:
First Place: Emily LeBlanc, Fontainebleau Jr. High, Behaviorial Sciences; Stephanie
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Schoenberger, St. Peter School, Biochemistry; Erin Barrilleaux, Our Lady of Lourdes/Slidell,
Chemistry; Lauren Salathe, Madisonville Jr. High, Earth and Space Sciences; Stuart Dardenne,
St. Paul's, Environmental Sciences; Tom Cleveland, Fontainebleau Jr. High, Microbiology;
Jennifer Mason, Fontainebleau Jr. High, Physics; Daniel Latham, William Pitcher Jr. High,
Zoology.
Second Place: Rebecca April, Our Lady of the Lake, Biochemistry; Kate Daughdrill,
Fontainebleau Jr. High, Botany; Christiaan Cambridge, Calvary Baptist School, Chemistry; Elin
Sandy, Our Lady of Lourdes/Slidell, Earth and Space Sciences; Jennifer McDonald, Calvary
Baptist, Engineering; Bryan Porter, St. Paul's, Mathematics; Brandi Wolz, Calvery Baptist,
Microbiology; Malcolm Hutson, Madisonville Jr. High, Physics.
Third Place: Chase Crawford, Our Lady of the Lake, Botany; Evan Williams, St. Paul's,
Environmental Sciences; Ryan Warden, Madisonville Jr. High, Mathematics.
Honorable Mention: Evan Dart (St. Paul's), John Landers (Madisonville, Jr. High), Mark
Talley (Sixth Ward Jr. High), David Vennen (Clearwood Jr. High), Behavioral Sciences; Rachel
Owens (First Baptist Christian), Biochemistry; D. Jay Schaibly (Fontainebleau Jr. High),
Chemistry; Charles Patrick (Northlake Christian), Grace Villamil and Kristen Dressel (First
Baptist Christian), Matt Humphrey (William Pitcher Jr. High), Earth and Space Sciences; Ashton
Gibson (Calvary Baptist), John Daly and Paul O'Meallie (Fontainebleau Jr. High), Patrick
Barousse and Dustin Hughes (St. Peter's), Engineering; Joseph Donahue and Lauren Palmisano,
(Our Lady of Lourdes), Environmental Sciences; Ashley Poche (Fontainebleau Jr. High),
Mathematics; Whitney Johnson (Northlake Christian), Medicine and Health; Katie Faust (Our
Lady of the Lake), Matthew Johnston (St. Paul's), Darby Price (Calvary Baptist), Physics;
Matthew Totten Jr. (Fontainebleau Jr. High), Zoology.
LIVINGSTON
SENIOR DIVISION:
First Place: Amanda Pittman, Doyle, Behavioral Sciences.
Third Place: Dawn Brown, Albany High, Biochemistry; Susan Hesson, Doyle,
Computers.
Honorable Mention: Tiffany Dover (Doyle), Biochemistry; Craig Petho (Albany High),
Earth and Space Sciences; Jenna Hill and Matthew Arthur (Albany High), Physics.
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JUNIOR DIVISION:
First Place: Nathan Labat, Live Oak Middle School, Engineering.
Second Place: Jessica Cormier, Walker Jr. High, Environmental Sciences; Alana Lively,
Live Oak Middle, Medicine and Health.
Third Place: Tyler Harrison, Live Oak Middle, Behaviorial Sciences; Kaleb Orser, Live
Oak Middle, Biochemistry; Paiton Jenkins, Live Oak Middle, Medicine and Health.
Honorable Mention: Logan Rhodes (Live Oak Middle), Chemistry; Randall Knapp Jr.
(Walker Jr. High), Environmental Sciences; Shana Chisholm (Walker Jr. High), Medicine and
Health; Brian Goh (Live Oak Middle), Physics.
WASHINGTON
SENIOR DIVISION:
Second Place: Joanna Hoehn, Bogalusa High, Engineering; Frances Kumkoon, Bogalusa
High, Mathematics.
Third Place: Amanda Howe, Bogalusa High, Engineering; Melissa Diaz, Bogalusa High,
Mathematics.
Honorable Mention: Chad Sticker (Bogalusa High), Mathematics.
JUNIOR DIVISION:
Second Place: Kyle Gee, Annunciation, Computers.
Third Place: Anne Marie Green, Bowling Green School, Chemistry; Jennifer Raborn,
Annunciation School, Engineering.
Honorable Mention: Kayla Bush (Annunciation School), Botany; Lee Freeman (Mt.
Herman), Medicine and Health; Jay Miller (Franklinton Jr. High), Microbiology; Tabitha
Kerbow (Mt. Herman), Physics.
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