Upper School Honors Science Program
2011 SCJAS Annual Meeting Presenters from HHES
All year the students in Heathwood’s Honors Science Program have been conducting, analyzing, and writing about research projects that they have designed and completed. The scientific research papers are scored and awarded prizes separately from the oral presentations and the following is a summary of the results of the papers submitted to the South Carolina Junior Academy of Sciences for judging by practicing scientists and university science faculty.
2011 SCJAS Annual Meeting Paper and Oral Presentation Award Winners
The 2011 SCJAS Annual Meeting was held at South Carolina State University on Saturday, April 16th in conjunction with the SC Academy of Science (SCJAS); the adult Professional Scientific organization that is the parent group for SCJAS. At this meeting, there were a total of 156 projects presented by 173 students from seven South Carolina Schools. Heathwood Hall was one of two independent schools to attend and present at the meeting. A total of 27 projects in eight different categories were presented by 47 students in 9th through 12th grade in the Heathwood Hall Honors Science Program.
The scientific research papers are scored and awarded prizes separately from the oral presentations and the following is a summary of the results of the papers submitted to the South Carolina Junior Academy of Sciences for judging by practicing scientists and university science faculty.
The Oral Presentations are judged as a separate event and Heathwood Honors Science students earned a number of awards in this area as well.
2011 SCJAS Annual Meeting Special Award Winners
Maddie Norris was awarded the Winthrop University Behavioral Science Award for her oral and paper presentation on the Effect of Social and Non-Social Rewards on the Accuracy and the Reaction Time of a Go/ No-Go Task of Young Children in the category of Psychology and Sociology.
Christopher Metzger, Fripp Prioleau, and Maddie Norris have received the honor of an invitation to represent SC and present their research at the national level during the American Junior Academy of Science annual meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia next February 16-20, 2012. HHES science students who have also received this honor and are now AJAS fellows are: Frances Ellerbe & Catherine Walker (2006), Ian Buckley & Patrick Reeves (2010), and Mackenzie Sumwalt & Amanda Hoefer (2011).
This is a list of awards presented to HHES students at the SCJAS Annual Meeting.
Click on their name(s) to read their paper.
| Categories | Students Name | Title of Project | Awards |
| Botany | Oliva Bell, Paige Bryant & Meg Evans |
Which Nutrient Improves the Drought Tolerance of Brassica rapa (Wisconsin Fast Plants)? | 2nd Place Paper |
| Cell and Molecular Biology | Jannie Adams & Rob Smith |
The Effect of Radio Frequency Radiation on the Growth Rate of Ward's Rapid Radishes, Raphanus sativus, When Exposed Before Germination | 1st place paper |
| Brook Grice & Elise McKelvey |
The Effect of Different Concentrations of Alpha Hydroxy Acid (AHA) in Water on the Regeneration of Brachydanio rerio Caudal Fins | 1st place oral presentation |
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| Consumer Affairs | Evie Cook& Charlotte Jones |
The Effect of Sugar, Stevia, Splenda, and Sweet N' Low on the Shelf Life of a Pound Cake | 1st place paper |
| Andrew Wood | The Effect of an Engine Cleaning Fuel Additive on the Fuel Efficiency of an Engine | 2nd place paper |
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| Gabe Brandner | Concentration of Protein Found in Protein Supplemental Powders vs. Label Claim | 3rd place paper 1st place oral presentation |
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| Environmental Science | Chris Metzger& Fripp Prioleau |
The effect of circulating water using various styles of diversion across a steel roof on the internal temperature of a model house | 1st place paper 1st place oral presentation |
| Corey Wood | The Effect of Nonpoint Source Pollution from Cattle and Fertilizer on Long Branch Creek | 3rd place paper | |
| Norrie Beach & Tay Davant |
The rate of decomposition of ats in different temperatures | 3rd place paper | |
| Microbiology | Akida Lebby & Will Norris |
The Comparison of The Effectiveness of Silver Nano-particle Bandages, Neosporin Bandages, and Adhesive Bandages on Growth Inhibition of Staphylococcus epidermis | 1st place paper 2nd place oral presentation |
| Physics | Allison Jones | The Effect of the Angle of the Camera's Lens on the Amount of Red Eye in the Photograph | 2nd place oral presentation |
| Psychology & Sociology: Non-mentored | Maddie Norris | The Effect of Social and Non-Social Rewards on the Accuracy and the Reaction Time of a Go/ No-Go Task of Young Children | 1st place paper 1st place oral presentation |
| Pinkney Beal & Olivia Harden | The Effects of Aromatherapy Scents on the Ability to Recall Information | 2nd Place Pape | |
| Grace Smith | The Effect of Teaching Style (taken from the Theory of Multiple Intelligences) on Retention Rate and Mastery of Topic | 2nd place oral presentation | |
| Psychology | Donen Davis & Daniel Settana | Subliminal Messaging: A Viable Resour | 3rd place paper |
| Zoology | Sarah Jackson Smith & Danielle Zurcher |
The effect of submersion time on the ability to clean oil off of mallard duck feathers | 1st place paper 2nd place oral presentation |
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