Thomas Ruli, a student at St. Paul's School in Covington, was the overall winner in the Senior Division of the 2012 Region 8 Science Fair earlier this month, while William Ian Kelly of St. Tammany Junior High in Slidell took the top spot in the Junior Division. Both will advance to the state science fair to be held at LSU later this year. <\/p>\n
Ruli won for his exhibit \"Natural Antibiotics vs. Man Made Antibiotics\" in the Medicine and Health Sciences Category, and Kelly was recognized for his display \"Which Acoustical Material Absorbs the Most Sound\" in the Engineering Category. <\/p>\n
Other winners around St. Tammany Parish include: <\/p>\n
Senior Division (Grades 9-12) <\/p>\n
Christ Episcopal School, Covington: Leah Bell, first, physics and astronomy; Clayton Williams, first, Ingrid Sjunnesen, third, and Avery Owings, honorable mention, all in chemistry. <\/p>\n
Pope John Paul II High, Slidell: Matthew Tonglet, first, animal science; Hope Brusstar, third, engineering; Jena Cartaginese and Heidi Dunne, second, and Amanda Stark, honorable mention, medicine and health sciences; Dominque Delaney, first; and Hannah Donnell and Molley Edwards, second, microbiology; Will Arata, second, and Justin Gandy, third, both in physics and astronomy. <\/p>\n
St. Paul's School, Covington: Michael Sitarz, first, Michael Brown, third, and Benjamin Dantin, honorable mention, all in energy and transportation; Roberty Bayer, first, and Brennan Knepper, third, both in environmental sciences; and Peter Yager, third, medicine and health sciences. <\/p>\n
St. Scholastica Academy, Covington: Caitlyn Hoerner, first, engineering; and Shelby Bryan, second, behavioral and social science. <\/p>\n
Junior Division <\/p>\n
Boyet Junior High, Slidell: Nicholas Foster, second, microbiology; Michael Stokes, second, and Alex Barron, third, physics and astronomy; and Noah Roheim, third, animal science. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
See the original post here: Thomas Ruli, a student at St. Continue reading
\nSeveral St. Tammany Parish students take home ribbons at Region 8 Science Fair<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"