Richland One Science Fair winners

Richland One winners in the recent Central South Carolina 51st Annual Region II Science and Engineering Fair sponsored by the University of South Carolina (USC).

Dreher High School students Kaitlyn Rainwater and Ariel Guinn won the Grand Prize in the Team Senior Division at the fair. As winners of that award they attended the International Science and Engineering Fair May 13 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. USC also selected Dreher biology and physics teacher Judith Ray to serve as team leader of South Carolina's delegation to the international fair.

Other Richland One students who distinguished themselves at the USC Fair are listed below:

SENIOR DIVISION

+ Alex Mao Zhang, Dreher High School

- 1st Place, Life Sciences

- 2nd Place, Biological Sciences

- 2nd Place, Basic Medical Sciences

- 3rd Place, Presidential Award

+ Layla Gumati, Dreher High School

-1st Place, Physics

-Senior Award, Association for Women in Science

+ Best Team Project

-1st Place, Meagan O'Keefe, Varsha Patel, and Renota Punheirie, Dreher High School

+ Team Grand Awards

- 1st Place, Kaitlyn Rainwater and Ariel Guinn, Dreher High School

- 2nd Place, Alannah C. Duncan and Kelsey M. Wright, Dreher High School

JUNIOR DIVISION

+ Eliza Smith, Crayton Middle School

- Honorable Mention, Geology

- Outstanding Achievement, Association for Women Geoscientists

+ Connor Fordham, Brennan Elementary School

-1st Place, Mathematics

- Outstanding Achievement, S.C. Council of Teachers of Mathematics

+ John Hendrick, Hand Middle School

- Outstanding Achievement, National Association of Biology Teachers

- Outstanding Achievement, Columbia Garden Award

+ Johnny White, Crayton Middle School, 3rd Place, Columbia Gem and Mineral Society

+ Elizabeth Adkins, Hand Middle School, 2nd Place, Physics

+ Elliott Chartock, Crayton Middle School, 2nd Place, Medicine and Health

+ Eric Porter, Hand Middle School, 3rd Place, Computer Science

+ Kierra Young, Jhanelly Garcia and Marissa Mack, Logan Elementary School, 1st Place, S.C. Science Council Best Junior Team Project

+ Clarence Richburg, Pine Grove Elementary School, Outstanding Achievement, USC Sumter

+ David Baxley, Brennan Elementary School, Distinguished Achievement, Navy/Marine

+ Team Grand Awards

- 1st Place, Brian Sturm and Zachary Hodges, Hand Middle School

- 3rd Place, Daniel Lott and Luke Thompson, Crayton Middle School

TEAM DIVISION

+ Brian Sturm and Zachary Hodges, Hand Middle School, Outstanding Achievement, Audubon Society:

BEST PROJECTS

+ Best 5th Grade Projects

Outstanding Achievement: Connor Fordham, Abby Lindemann and McKenzie P. Furr, Brennan Elementary School

+ Best 6th Grade Projects

Outstanding Achievement: Jake W. Lewis and Wick Andrews, Crayton Middle School

+ Best 7th Grade Projects

Outstanding Achievement: Mary Katherine Thorne, Elliott Chartock, and Katie Hall, Crayton Middle School

+ 7th Grade Division (Best three of ten)

1st Place, Mary Katherine Thorne, Crayton Middle School

+ Best 8th Grade Projects

Outstanding Achievement: Zachary Hodges, Hand Middle School