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Students Represent District 58 at Regional Science Fair
Young scientists' projects range from the study of chemical reactions and the workings of the human brain.
Students and their projects—two from O’Neill Middle School and two from Herrick Middle School—recently represented District 58 at the Regional Science Fair. Their projects had earned top scores at the 30th annual District 58 Science Fair in January.
More than 550 young scientists participated in this year’s District 58 Science Fair, which is co-sponsored by Friends of the Gifted of Downers Grove.
The students who earned top scores from the judges and advanced to regional competition are:
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O’Neill Middle School
- Agostino Philip LoBello, 8th grade, “What is the Global Stability Failure of Different Materials?"
- Akila Shanmugham, 7th grade, “Which Temperature Takes the Least Amount of Time to Turn Milk into Yogurt?”
Herrick Middle School
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- Jonathan Keaton Hellman, 8th grade, “How Does Music Affect Memory?”
- Alexis Nystedt and Natalia Marra, 8th grade, “Which Acid has the Greatest Reaction to Baking Soda?”
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