District 15 Students Shine At State Science Expo

Thirteen junior high students from District 15 participated in the Illinois Junior Academy of Science’s (IJAS) 2011 State Science Exposition, which was held May 6 and 7 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Each student competed with the top 1,000 science projects in the state during the Project Session. Those students, their award medals, and the titles of their projects are:

CARL SANDBURG JUNIOR HIGH

• Manthra Venkatakrishnan—Gold Award—How Does the Brand of Diaper Affect the Amount of Water Absorbed?

PLUM GROVE JUNIOR HIGH

• Emma Gattuso—Gold Award—The Effect of Temperature on Glow Sticks
• Eshwar Kishore—Gold Award—LED vs. CFL vs. ILB
• Jennie Yang—Gold Award—Age, Perception, Gorillas
• Prerana Jayanth—Gold Award—The Effect of Sugar on the Index of Refraction
• Soumyaa Mazumder—Gold Award—The Effect of Sunlight on UV-exposed Yeast
• Sai Ravi—Silver Award—Does Temperature Affect the Strength of a Magnet?
• Ewa Konczewska—Bronze Award—The Effect of Density on Wood Strength

WALTER R. SUNDLING JUNIOR HIGH

• Gregor Wettermann—Gold Award—Crushing Structures with Different Support Designs
• Katie Schuelke—Gold Award (Silver Award in Paper Session)—Filters for Clean Water
• Than Huynh—Gold Award—How Does That Sound?
• Omkar Kulkarni—Silver Award in Paper Session—Which Material is the Best to Make Snow Thermal Wear With?

WINSTON CAMPUS JUNIOR HIGH

• Madeline Mathias—Gold Award—Can Old Dogs Learn New Tricks?

-Story Submitted by Community Consolidated School District 15