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Science Fair a success this yearJosh Mattingly, Charger Staff Every March, just before the Tech Regional Competition, CHS holds it’s
annual science fair. Students from all over the school entered their projects
into the fair. Project topics and presentation were left completely up to the
student’s creative minds, making this year’s science fair the best
that Cookeville has ever seen. A wide variety of projects were divided into two divisions: physical science
and biology. The finalists in the Physical Science division were: 3rd place - David Epley
and Scott Faw’s “Low density flexible foams,” 2nd place - Lauren
Powell’s “How is the viscosity of various materials affected by temprature,”
and 1st place - Eric Lisic’s “How much caffeine is in coffee?”
The finalists in the Biology division were: 3rd place - Adam Vander Griff’s
“What effects do alcohol and tobacco have on otherwise healthy tomato plants?”
2nd place - Mark McCowan’s “Nitrate pollution as related to watershed
use,” 1st place - Lydia Jones’ “Can limestone be used to protect
pine trees from acid rain?” Honorable mention in the Physical science division went to Colin Gentry, Will
Smith, and Kristin Brackett. Honorable mention in the Biology divison went to
Andrew Jones and Nicholas Hankins. The over all winner of the entire science fair was none other than Bobby Liu
with his “Radon, Lung Cancer, Bedrock, and Mathematical Modeling”
project. Several of the Science fair participents went on to compete in the
Tennessee Tech science and math competitions. Over the years the quality of the science fair projects has dramatically improved according to Mrs. Shanks, the head of the scince department. It is the creative freedom and the wonderful teachers that have inspired the students into making this year’s science fair the best ever.
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