NEWBERRY COUNTY — Newberry Academy students were recognized for their accomplishments during the awards ceremony at the 2019 South Carolina Independent School Association State Science Fair held on April 9 at the Sumter County Civic Center.
Sarah Buford captured second place in the Senior Biological Science Category.
Jade Hughes received third-place honors in the Junior Physical Science Division.
“These students are to be congratulated for their practical applications of the scientific method,” said Dr. Spencer Jordan, executive director of SCISA. “The caliber of the entries indicates the amount of work all of the students put into their projects.”
The SCISA State Science Fair was open to students in the following age divisions:
• Elementary –third through fifth grades.
• Junior – sixth through eighth grades.
• Senior – ninth through 12th grades.
Each division had seven categories: Biological Science, Physical Science, Computer/Math, Behavioral, Interdisciplinary Team Project, Invention/Engineering and General Science.
Judging criteria included technical correctness, aesthetic quality, theory, feasibility, effort and scientific methods. Approximately 142 projects were judged at the state science fair.
