Monday, March 20, 2000

WILMINGTON -- The Southeast Regional Science Fair was sponsored by the UNCW Science and Mathematics Education Center and held Saturday, March 18, in Trask Coliseum on the UNCW campus. There were 176 projects representing 13 school districts entered in 3 divisions (elementary, junior, and senior). Several professional and civic groups donated and presented special awards to exemplary projects related to their fields of interest.

The 13 school districts represented were Brunswick County, Camp Lejeune, Clinton City, Duplin County, Greene County, Jones County, Lenoir County, New Hanover County, Onslow County, Pamlico County, Pender County, Sampson County, Wayne County.

The Southeast Regional Fair will enter a total or 19 participants to compete at the State Science Fair, April 28, 2000 at NC A&T University in Greensboro.

The list of winners and the county they represented follows:

ELEMENTARY: All Exemplary Projects

FIRST LAST NAME COUNTY SCHOOL

DeMarcus Artis GreeneWest Greene Elementary

Shanea Barnett Wayne Brogden Middle School

Spencer Dail Greene West Greene Elementary

Heather Gilbert Brunswick Supply Elementary

Phillip Mozee Sampson Charles Perry Middle School

Colby Murphy Greene West Greene Elementary

John-James Ormond New Hanover Gregory School of Science, Math & Technology

Rebekah ShortWayne Brogden Middle School



WINNERS RANK

WINNERS RANKED 1 (FIRST), 2, (SECOND), 3 (THIRD)



Junior Biological:

FIRSTLAST NAMECOUNTYSCHOOl

1 MatthewRobinson Onslow New Bridge Middle School

2 Ieashea Seales Onslow New Bridge Middle School

3 Jessica Graham Brunswick South Brunswick Middle School Junior

Junior Earth:

FIRST LAST NAME COUNTY SCHOOl

1 Meredith Parr New Hanover MCS Noble Middle School

2 Sarah McAbee New Hanover Williston Middle School

3 Maddie McLeod Pender Topsail Middle School Junior

Junior Physical:

FIRST LAST NAME COUNTY SCHOOL

1 Lynn Thomas Brunswick South Brunswick Middle School

2 LeighVoli New Hanover MCS Noble Middle School

3 Jack McCoy Lenoir Rochelle Middle School

Junior Technology:

FIRST LAST NAME COUNTY SCHOOl

1 Melinda Meyer Pender Topsail Middle School

2 Catie Pike PenderTopsail Middle School

3 Tyler Mix New Hanover MCS Noble Middle School

Senior Biological:

FIRST LAST NAME COUNTY SCHOOL

1 Shelly Bittler New Hanover Wilmington Christian Academy

2 Daniel Waxman New Hanover New Hanover High School

3 Robert Hilton BrunswickWest Brunswick High school

Senior Earth: No Winners



Senior Physical:

FIRST LAST NAME COUNTY PROJECT TITLE

1 Amy Marsh New Hanover Wilmington Christian Academy

2 Joshua Weeks Brunswick North Brunswick High School

3 Fatima Carmichael Wayne Goldsboro High School



Senior Technology:

FIRST LAST NAME COUNTY PROJECT TITLE

1 Nakia Worrell Wayne Goldsboro High School

2 Latecks Pleasant Wayne Goldsboro High School

3 WilliamArtis, Jr.Wayne Goldsboro High School



SPECIAL AWARDS PRESENTED

American Meteorological Society:

SENIOR DIVISION-

Amy Marsh - New Hanover County

JUNIOR DIVISION-

Christine Posey - New Hanover County

David Spencer - Pamlico County



American Institute of Chemical Engineers:

Jack McCoy - Lenoir County

Leigh Voli - New Hanover County



Keep America Beautiful, New Hanover County:

Daniel Jauvrek - Pender County



NC Wildlife Resources Commission:

SENIOR DIVISION- Daniel Waxman - New Hanover County

JUNIOR DIVISION- Sarah McAbee ñ New Hanover County



NC Museum of Natural Sciences:

Spencer Dail ñ Greene County

Colby Murphy ñ Greene County

Derek Borrelli ñ Brunswick County



For more information, contact Bill Kawczynski, Technical Project Manager,Science and Mathematics Education Center, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 601 S. College Rd.

Wilmington, NC 28403, 910-962-4266 (ph) 910-962-4000 (Fax) kawczynskib@uncwil.edu