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Last Updated on Monday, 04 July 2016 01:45

Ringgold Elementary School North held its annual PTA-sponsored Science Fair on May 3, 2016, for the 5th grade and May 23, 2016, for grades 3 and 4.

Fifth Grade Winners

The science fair was made mandatory for the 5th grade this year, but was optional for the 3rd and 4th graders. The 5th grade worked in teams of 3 or 4 students. The 3rd and 4th graders could work in groups of no more than 2 students. There were 29 team projects submitted by 5th grade and 31 individual/group projects submitted by 3th and 4th grade students. The judging was performed by Ringgold High School seniors Jason Beck, Chris D’Emidio, Allison Martin, and Chandler Trainer, who are all Advanced Placement biology and/or organic chemistry students. Special thanks also goes out to all of the RESN faculty and administrative staff that helped to make the science fairs such great successes. Everyone did an outstanding job!

5th Grade Winners and Projects:

1st Place: Angelina Lengwin, Grace Hazen, and Zoey Mundorff: Cardio Contest
2nd Place: Amanda Biles, Hayleigh Strimlan, and Sydney Nowikowski: Amount of Water Absorbed by Each Sponge
3rd Place: Jessica Demchak, Caitlyn Bookamyer, and Jaime Gilman: Does Mint Actually Cool Things Down?
4th Place: Sara Housley, LeElla Moss, and Haley Lutz: Rainbow Flowers
5th Place: Lacey Kalinowski, Ryan Wilson, and Mia Graham: How Does Heat Affect Color?

In the photo at right: 5th Grade RESN Science Fair Winners (front row from left): Mia Graham, Jessica Demchak, Caitlyn Boolamyer, LeElla Moss, Sara Housley. (back row from left): Ryan Wilson, Lacey Kalinowski, Amanda Biles, Jaime Gilman, Haley Lutz, Angelina Lengwin, Zoey Mundorff, Hayleigh Stimlan (not pictured), and Grace Hazen (not pictured).

Third and Fourth Grade Winners

4th Grade Winners and Projects:

1st Place: Brianna Gosliak: Can Household Items Shine a Penny?
2nd Place: Nathanael Wardle: Freezing Liquids
3rd Place: Marissa Klose: Self Inflating Balloon

3rd Grade Winners and Project:

1st Place: Tony Smida: Don’t Let Your Money and Water Flow Down the Drain
2nd Place: Sarah McIntosh: You Melt Me?
3rd Place (tie): Sam Mizia: The Chery Tree Experiment
Logan Neidermeyer: 5 Second Rule

In the photo at right: 3rd and 4th Grade Science Fair Winners (l-r): Marissa Klose, Brianna Gosliak, Sarah McIntosh, Sam Mizia, Logan Neidermeyer, Tony Smida, and Nathanael Wardle.

The Carnegie Science Center donated free passes to the first place winners. Congratulations to those students who won and to all of the participants for a job well done!