Area students were recognized for their accomplishments during the awards ceremony at the 2013 South Carolina Independent School Association State Science Fair held in Orangeburg recently.
Aaren Hyatt, a student at Dillon Christian School, won second place in the senior general science category.
Davis Lockemy, who also attends Dillon Christian School, took second place in the elementary biological division.
“These students are to be congratulated for their practical applications of the scientific method,” Larry Watt, executive director of SCISA, said. “The caliber of the entries indicates the amount of work all of the students put into their projects.”
The SCISA State Science Fair was open to students in the following age divisions:
· Elementary – grades 3 through 5
· Junior – grades 6 through 8
· Senior – grades 9 through 12.
Each division had seven categories: biological science, physical science, computer/math, environmental science, psychology/sociology, interdisciplinary team project and general science.
Judging criteria included technical correctness, aesthetic quality, theory, feasibility, effort, and scientific methods. Approximately 165 projects were judged at the state science fair.
The South Carolina Independent School Association is a non-profit, voluntary association of over 110 independent schools serving more than 37,000 teachers and students.
Founded in 1965, the State of South Carolina incorporated SCISA as an exclusively educational organization with the responsibilities of establishing accreditation standards, coordinating academic and athletic competition and providing professional development for member organizations.