"All's fair in loving science"

Private Christian school Classical University Model School SC Lake Wylie  York  Rock Hill  Clover  York County   29710  29745  29732  29715The culmination of a semester's worth of effort, this year's Science Fair produced some innovative and interesting entries.

Exhibits included the interesting, like J.R. West's "Mummifying Fish" and the animal behavior study of "Paw Preference" by the partnership of Savannah Tetreault & Kelley McCarter. Entries also included the practical and currently discussed, such as Will White's

Students Casson Helms and Alyssa Lindsey compare notes at the science fair. Lindsey was awarded top prize for the high school category"How texting affects human reaction time" and Casson Helms' environmental study of "Bacteria in Lake Wylie."

   Judging followed a strict rubric designed to identify projects worthy of entering the state science fair in Spartanburg. According to LPA's event organizer, biology instructor Cynthia Spratley, successful entries require more than just a creative idea to pursue. Student scientists must follow instructions carefully, follow clear methodologies, and have both

patience and diligence. On top of that, students had to clearly describe and defend their entries at judging.