On March 20, the Mendocino County Office of Education (MCOE) hosted the 35th annual Mendocino County Science Fair online. 133 students submitted 97 projects, representing 16 local schools. 17 volunteer judges assessed the projects and voted to advance the top 10 to the California state science fair that was held on April 13.
At the state competition, Logan Devine from Willits Charter School received the Evelyn Smith Excellence in Science Award for his project, “Can Deleted Files be Recovered?” and sixth grader Aedan Lockwood-Chenelle garnered an Honorable Mention by placing fifth in the junior toxicology division for his project titled, “Weeding Out Round-Up.”
Mendocino County students in 3-12 grade, submitted science fair projects as teams and as individuals. Projects ranged from biology, chemistry, geology and earth sciences, environmental science and ecology psychology, health sciences, engineering and technology, and physics.
The winners are as listed below:
Yee Kit Chan from Instilling Goodness / Developing Virtue Schools received the California Association of Professional Scientists (CAPS) Award.
Aedan Lockwood-Chenelle from Willits Charter School and Kaci Maynard from River Oak Charter School received the Outstanding Young Scientist Award.
Connor Quigley from St. Mary of the Angels and Eddie Bower from Bower Homeschool received the UC ANR Hopland Research and Extension Center for Excellence in Environmental Science/Ecology.
Savanah Rorabaugh from River Oak Charter School and Adalyn France from Willits Elementary Charter School received the Paul Joens-Poulton Avantgarde Award.
Logan Devine from Willits Charter School received the Evelyn Smith Excellence in Science Award for his project, “Can Deleted Files be Recovered?”
