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Beth Walton, left and Claudette Richard demonstrate their rain erodes the earth's surface. They won first prize in the
project, titled "The Earth's Crust" to teacher. Larry Hale during termediate division with a perfect score.
the St„ Mary's School Science Fair. The girls are showing how
• Bill Leddy, left, and Andrew Masse examine their display of the
solar system. The flashlight at right creates the lighting effect
of the sun. The boys won third prize in the junior divislon,at Sot.
Mary's School science fair. ,.." `
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Participation by stude�nnts
made the second ann'' al
Science Fair at St. Mary's
school a success April 24.
Displays, built and designed
by students, filled tables lining
the school's balls. Student
projects varied from collections
to mechanical constructions.
Larry Hale, coordinator ^of
,the fair and teacher , at St.
Mary's, said the eprojects had
one thing in common. Students
were required to do the work
themselves.
44I -Was pleased with the par-
ticipation", he'said, explaining
that emphasis was not on com-
petition..
Two judges, Doug Bundy, a
acher at Godera---Intrict
Collej;iate Institute, and _ Al
Schade, a teacher. at Victoria
School, did award prizes for the
best projects in two divisions.
The junior division com-
prised Grades 4 and -5.
Students in grade fi, 7 and 8
competed in .the intermediate
division,
Students ,chose their own
topics. Some were related to
courses they took . in science
classes..
I,n the, intermediate division,
winners were -Beth Walton and
Claudette Richard, first with a
display of the earth's crust;
Karin Graf and Ann Dejong,
second with a'displav of flowers
and• seeds; and Sandra Palmer,
third with a.displav of sound.
In the junior, divisicin, win-
ners w.ere Mike Wedlock and
Mike Murphy, who built their
Own ,light bulb, first; Vicki
'eattie an8 Cathy Sudyk,
,,second .with a display about
trees; and Bill Leddy and An-
drew Masse. third' with a
display of the solar system.
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Sandra' Palmer/listens to part of her display about sound which won third prize at St. Mary's
School science fair in the intermediate dsivision.
Karin Graf, left and Ann' Dejong Took a geranium they
habitat. The plant was, part of their -project about flowers
41,1,==>C1{==;)11. St; Mary's .Schaal science fair in the intermediate, division.
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w themselves outside to its naturat
d seeds which won second prize at
Mike Wedlock, left, and Mike Murphy had quite an idea for themselves. The bulb took fitst prize in the junior division at
'their science fair project. They hold a light bvvlb,fhey made St. Mary's School science fair.
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Vicki,Beattie, left, shows Cathy Sudyk one of the features the
• girls included in their project about trbes -which helped them
win second prize in the junior division at-St...Mary's Sdhool
science fair.'
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