Top Science Fair Honors Awarded To Paulding County High Students

DALLAS, GA — Seven Paulding County High School students were among top winners at the 74th Georgia Science and Engineering Fair, held recently in Athens at the University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education.

Jack Shipp and Preston Taylor won the USDA Agricultural Research Service Award for Excellence in the Senior division for the project titled “Increasing Plant Survivability Through Chemical Applications.”

Ann Graham and Hiya Patel received GENIUS Olympiad Recommendations for their project titled “Measuring Chlorophyll.” The recommendation gives the pair a chance to compete in the GENIUS Olympiad, a competition where high-school students focus on environmental issues. Graham and Patel were also awarded a U.S. Metric Association Award for the same project, and Graham individually was awarded a UGA Charter Scholarship.

Teegan Fitzgerald, Dawson Leveridge and Cameron Morani received a U.S. Agency for International Development Science Champion Award for their project titled “Creating a Super Absorbent Polymer Using Citrus Fruit Peels.”

Students who won Honors Ribbons — all from Paulding County High School — include:

Senior Division

First Honors

• Jack Shipp
• Preston Taylor

Second Honors

• Owen Bowers
• Nic Delgado
• Tristan Prater

Third Honors

• Teegan Fitzgerald
• Dawson Leveridge
• Cameron Morani

State Competitor

• Elizabeth (Kait) Campbell
• Cianna French
• Ann Graham
• Marilyne Makendi
• Hiya Patel

A complete list of winners and awards standards is on the University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education's website