The 53rd annual Bartlesville District Science Fair was held March 3 and 4 at the ConocoPhillips Technology Center’s Research Forum.  304 students participated in the Fair, representing the following schools:  Bartlesville High, Bartlesville Mid-High, Madison Middle, Central Middle, Owasso 7th and 8th Grade Centers, St. John’s Catholic, Home School, Ranch Heights Elementary, Wayside Elementary, Hoover Elementary, Dewey Lincoln Elementary, Osage Hills Elementary, Owasso Bailey Elementary, Prue Elementary, Owasso Hodson Elementary, and Barnsdall Elementary.

            The elementary competition on Friday, March 3, was for students in grades 1-6.  On Saturday, March 4, grades 7-9 competed in the Junior Division, and grades 10-12 in the Senior Division.  Category awards were presented for the top projects in various science and engineering disciplines, and a number of special awards recognized excellence in specific areas of research.

            Two students were selected to compete at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, which will be held May 7-13 in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Daniel Parrott, a 12th grader from Bartlesville High School who was sponsored by Betty Henderson, was chosen for his project, “Creating an Online Study Session Network.”  Shelby Doyle, an 11th grader from Bartlesville High School who was also sponsored by Betty Henderson, was chosen for her project “Subluxation Splint:  A New Hip Brace for Infants with Dysplasia of the Hip.”  Kenneth Sandoval, a 7th grader at St. John’s Catholic School who was sponsored by Rudy Sandoval, was chosen to attend the International fair as a student observer.  In addition, 31 students were selected to represent the Bartlesville District Science Fair at the Oklahoma State Science and Engineering Fair to be held at East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma, on March 30, 31, and April 1.  A listing of these students will be included in a future article with the results of the state competition.

            Several people were honored due to their significant support of students at the Bartlesville District Science Fair.  Doug Boudreaux of Bartlesville’s Ranch Heights Elementary School received an award sponsored by the Society of Plastics Engineers for significant efforts sponsoring students in the Elementary Division.  Colleen Bennett received an award sponsored by the Society of Plastics Engineers for sponsoring the most category award winning projects in the Junior/Senior Division.  Betty Henderson received a special recognition teacher award from the Washington-Nowata County Medical Society.  BDSF Director Lee Carvell presented a Special Recognition Teacher’s Award to Elizabeth Swearingen of Owasso’s Bailey Elementary School for her sustained and commendable support of students in the Bartlesville District Science Fair for many years.  Special Recognition awards were also presented to Sherry Woods and Greg Fisher, for their many years of support to the BDSF’s area students through up-front planning and arrangements each year at the ConocoPhillips Technology Center.  Lee Carvell presented Ranch Heights Elementary School with the Directors Award for significant participation in the BDSF; Doug Boudreaux and Darcy Swanson accepted the award on behalf of the school.

            The Bartlesville District Science Fair is a cooperative project of the NE Oklahoma Section of the American Chemical Society, the Bartlesville Chapter of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, the Bartlesville Chapter of the Oklahoma Society of Professional Engineers, and the Bartlesville-Tulsa Section of the Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc.  Major sponsorship is provided by ConocoPhillips and Chevron Phillips Chemical Co., LP.

The 2006 Bartlesville District Science Fair Award Winners were:

Grades 1-3 Biological & Behavioral Sciences:  Brooks Cataudella “Where is My Food?”, Emily Clunn “Anti-Bacterial Soap – Does It Really Kill More Germs?”, Addison Sunday “Plants:  Sound and Growth”.

Grades 1-3 Physical Sciences:  Kyler Smidt “Floating Egg”, Sudeshna Pontula “Artificial Sunset”, Lauren Fernz “Batteries”, Hayley Jordan Cadorette “The Amazing Evaporation Race”, Spencer Heald “You’re Full of Hot Air!”, Cami Vanarsdel “Pop!  Go the Raisins”.

Grades 1-3 Teams:  Sean Mason, Stephen Lee and Archer Bennett “The Color Detectives Investigate Which Crayon Melted the Fastest”, Catherine Hine and Justin Tisdale “That’s Earth Shaking!  Building and Testing a Simple Seismograph”.

Grades 4-6 Biological & Behavioral Sciences:  Matthew Hixon “Video Games Gain or Drain”, Christopher Payne “DNA Extraction”, Sydney Hazelrigg “Plant Growth and Music”, Lauren Davidson “Trimmin’ Turf”, Hannah Wright “To Dye For”, Carly Peterson “What Goes Up, Must Come Down”, Michaela Wolken “How Different Waters Will Make Plants Grow”, Jessica Pope “A Water War”, Lauren Heald “I’ll Smoke the Tar Out of You!”, Matthew Chuning “Eutrophication Education”.

Grades 4-6 Physical Sciences:  Malia Sherwood “Jello Busters”, Emily Graber “Bang! p-waves through matter”, Tyler Herdman “Hovercraft”, Ashley Seaman “Paper Towel Absorbencies”, Cara Vanarsdel “Look on the Bright Side”, Cody Cabler “The Power of Pulleys”, Brian Lea “The Wraps of Power”, Michael Tillett “Shocking Time”, Kaitlyn Kovacs “Buoyancy of an Egg in Salt Water”, Sreeram Krishnan “Experiment on Wind Energy”, Tyler Carvell “Is Strength in the Design? Part 2:  Improvements in Bridge Engineering”, Shiva Vasudevan “Hey … Now We are Cooking With … Hay?!”.

Grades 4-6 Teams:  Molly Sanders and Cassie Ward “Is There Fungus Among Us?”, Maggie Davis, Tracy Sung and Molly Smith “Paws Off!”, Jennae Brewer, Kelli Trotter and Molly Deninvey “Treats, Treats, Lots of Treats”, Jonathan Russell and Henry Williams “Find a Charge That Keeps Going and Going and Going…”, Shylo Short and Sierra Gilkey “Liquids to Solids”, Emily Macauley and Randi Jenner “Squeeky Clean”.

Junior Behavioral & Social Sciences:  1st-Mackenzie McDaniel “What A/V Conditions Provide the Best Study Conditions”, 1st –Johnny McLoughlin “Temptation”, 2nd-Nate Pipkin “Driven to Distraction?”, 2nd–Marisa Samson “Bach to Silence”, 3rd-Joseph Sardashti “Is Breakfast Really Necessary?”, 3rd –Erin Macauley “Memory Recall”, HM–Caleb Cragun “Photographic Memory”, HM-Kimberly Branham “Sounds for Hounds”, HM-Chrissi McCullough “A Horse’s Mind”, HM-Madeline Cash “You Make Me Wanna Shout!”, HM-Zachary Thompson “A Comparison of the Popping Efficiency of Four Current Microwave Popcorn Brands”.

Junior Biological Sciences:  1st-Savannah Chatwin “Chemical Effects of Dr. Pepper, Dimetapp, Ethyl Alcohol and Chewing Tobacco on the Visual Blood Cell Flow in a Goldfish’s Tail, 2nd-Ryan Tuttle “Maze Running”, 3rd-Olivia Pham “Natural Hair Care”, HM–Alex Rivera “Hyper Charged Hydroponics:  A Study of the Effects of Vitamin Supplements on Hydroponically Grown Plants”, HM-Samantha Sherrick “How Many Degrees Does it Take to Melt Chocolates?”

Junior Chemistry:  1st-Caryn Senn “The Effect Dye has on Candle Burning Time”, 2nd-Danielle Perlingiere “Science to Dye For!”, 3rd-Callie Rietfors “Can Additives Improve Fuel Efficiency”, HM-Heather Mount “Which Detergent is Tougher?”, HM-Alissa Sughrue “Desalinization:  Boiling or Freezing?”, HM-Kristen Leach “Rust Versus Acid”.

Junior Engineering:  1st-Melissa Carvell, “NASA Needs Zero Phase 3:  A Design Guide to Carbon Fiber Epoxy Composites Based on CLTE and Flexural Modulus”, 2nd-Randy Dalton “Fly to the Sky”, 3rd-Travis Baker “Aerodynamics of Objects in a Wind Tunnel”, HM-Tyler Troxell “Airsoft Experiment”, HM-Spence Courtney “Which Bridge Design Supports the Most Mass?”, HM-Katy Smith “Solar Water Heater”.

Junior Environmental Sciences:  1st-Rachel Rickards “How Pollution Affects the Germination and Growth on Plants”, 2nd-Stephanie Hixon “Racing to the Finish:  Which Fabric Will Dry First?”, 3rd-Jarrod Moore “Water and Turbidity”, HM-Alyssa Kile “Got Pollution?”, HM-Jacqueline Shrader “The Effect of Weather on Retroreflectivity”, HM-Constance Mix “Can Oil Be Detected in Soil Electrically?”, HM-Erin Holcombe “Rap, Rock and Rye”.

Junior Medical and Health Sciences:  1st-Josh McAlister “Sensing Success”, 2nd-Carrie Tillett “Are the Germs Really Gone? – A Study to Determine Whether Hand Sanitizer Gets Rid of More Bacteria than Hand Soap Does”, 3rd-Tyler Rector “Do 7th Graders Care About Health?”, HM-Shouvik Bej “Which Soft Drink Decays Teeth the Fastest?”, HM- Andrew Schmauch “Gatorade vs. Water”.

Junior Physics:  1st-Kenneth Sandoval “Can the Accuracy of an Airgun be Optimized by Testing Projectile Performance?”, 2nd-Aaron Quinn “Rockets”, 3rd-Alexis Quinn “Does the Temperature of a Golf Ball Affect its Flight Distance”, HM-Nathanael Rake “Pressured to Roll”, HM-Trevor Nelson “Fishing Line Comparison”.

Senior Behavioral & Social Sciences:  1st-Brett Bone “Driving Distractions”, 2nd-Christina Scott “Going Bananas to Know Which Pan Works Best”, 3rd-Kelly West “Fingerprints vs. Temperature”, HM-Kathleen Thill “The Effects of Caffeine on Athletic Performance”, HM-Jake Rosko “The Affects of Caffeine on High School Athletes”, HM-Kathryn Shoopack “The Effects of Animals on the Elderly”.

Senior Biological Sciences:  1st-Alex McSpadden “A Study of the Effects of Macronutrients on Radish Growth”, 2nd-Shiny Chung “Molds and Resolutions”.

Senior Chemistry:  1st-Josh Babb “Alternative Fuels”, 2nd-Aaron Shepherd “Safer Fabric”, 3rd-Ryan Inskeep “Percent of Nitromethane”, 3rd-Marcus Anderson “Additives Effect”.

Senior Earth and Space Sciences:  1st-John Sloan “The Effect of Global Warming on Category Four and Five Hurricanes”, 2nd-Kevin Rolfs “Red Sea Weather”, 3rd-Chelsea Prufer “Oklahoma Storms in Winter”.

Senior Engineering:  1st-Philip Tobola “What Material Works Best in Preventing the Flow of Water through Sandbags”, 2nd-Eric Geibel “A Juggling Machine? No Way!”, 3rd-Brianna Watson “How Do You Spin Correctly?”

Senior Environmental Sciences:  1st-Kristin Green “The Fate of Pollutants in the Environment”, 2nd-Liberty Galvin “From the Roof to the Ground”, 3rd-Kristen Maddox “Electric Waste”.

Senior Mathematical and Computer Sciences:  1st-Daniel Parrott “Creating an Online Study Session Network”, 2nd-Alex Baillargeon “How is WEP Flawed?”, 3rd-Caroline Courtney “Daylight Hours:  Effect of Earth’s Axis”.

Senior Medical and Health Sciences:  1st-Shelby Doyle “Subluxation Splint:  A New Hip Brace for Infants with Dysplasia of the Hip”, 2nd-Muna Gharfeh “Naegleria Fowleri:  The Study of Meningoencephalitis”, 3rd-Jamie Myers “Does Fingernail Polish Affect Pulse Oximetry?”

Senior Physics:  1st-Erikka Roberts “The Effects of Heat on Tennis Courts”, 2nd-Elizabeth Heath “Color Variation in Digital Photography”, 3rd-Lauren Sparks “Temperature Transference:  It’s All in the Motion”.

Senior Teams:  1st-Becca Morton and Kira Cragun “Food for Thought”, 2nd-Jory Junior and Andrew Cole “Fluid Cooling by Air Current/Convection”, 3rd-Kate Beard and Whitney Branham “A Study of Sound Resonance Causing Notable Physical Differences”.

 

Washington-Nowata County Medical Society: 
Hanna Wright, Jamie Myers, Shelby Doyle, Josh McAlister

Arvest Asset Management: 
Shiva Vasudevan, Emily Clunn, Shelby Doyle, Savannah Chatwin

American Chemical Society: 
Malia Sherwood, Josh Babb

American Institute of Chemical Engineers: 
Katlyn Kovacs, Shiva Vasudevan, Josh Babb, Aaron Shepherd, Caryn Senn, Danielle Perlingiere

Bartlesville Garden Center, Inc.: 
Addison Sunday, Chase Haverkamp, Lauren Davidson, Hannah Wright, Jessica Pope, Matthew Chuning, Rachel Rickards, Mark LeMaster, Erin Holcombe, Kristin Green, Kristen Maddox, Alex McSpadden

Science Fair Committee Special Awards: 
Brooks Cataudella, Spencer Heald, Catherine Hine, Justin Tisdale

Oklahoma Society of Professional Engineers: 
Melissa Carvell, Nathaniel Rake, Caroline Courtney, Kristen Maddox

Rogers State University: 
Kristen Green, Shelby Doyle, Jake Rosko

Safari Zoological Park (Caney, KS) Award: 
Jacob Rankin, Kathryn Shoopack

Society of Plastics Engineers: 
Tyler Carvell, Shelby Doyle

American Meteorological Society:  
John Sloan, Kevin Rolfs

American Psychological Association: 
Mackenzie McDaniel

The ASM (Materials) International Foundation: 
Spence Courtney

Association of Women Geoscientists: Kristin Green

Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge: 
Matthew Chuning, Tyler Herdman, Kara Owens, Sreeram Krishnan, Shiva Vasudevan, Johnny McLoughlin, Danielle Perlingiere, Josh McAlister, Kenneth Sandoval, Randy Dalton

The Herbert Hoover Young Engineer Award: 
Melissa Carvell

Intel Excellence in Computer Science: 
Daniel Parrott

The International Society for Optical Engineering: 
Elizabeth Heath

Mu Alpha Theta Math Club:  
Daniel Parrott

National Association of Biology Teachers: 
Alex McSpadden, Ryan Tuttle

National Association of Corrosion Engineers: 
Jessica Ricketson, Kristen Leach, Aaron Milligan, Jessica Bates, Kristen Maddox

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: 
Rachel Rickards

National Society of Professional Engineers: 
Melissa Carvell

Oklahoma Corporation Commission: 
Rachel Rickards, Kristin Green, Jorge Palomino, Kristen Maddox

Oklahoma Department of Commerce: 
Melissa Carvell, Kristin Green

Promethium Chapter – Iota Sigma Pi; National Honor Society for Women in Chemistry: 
Danielle Perlingiere

RICOH Sustainable Development Award: 
Kristen Maddox

Scientific American: 
Shelby Doyle, Daniel Parrott, Kristin Green, Brett Bone, Alex McSpadden, Melissa Carvell

United States Air Force Science Awards: 
Alex Baillargeon, Melissa Carvell, Kristen Maddox, Daniel Parrott

United States Army Science Awards: 
Shelby Doyle, Daniel Parrott, Kristen Green, Brett Bone, Alex McSpadden, Melissa Carvell, Kenneth Sandoval, Johnny McLoughlin, Caryn Senn, Rachel Rickards, Philip Tobola, Josh Babb, John Sloan, Erikka Roberts, Randy Dalton

United States Health and Human Services: 
Carrie Tillett

United States Metric Association: 
Andrea Fetsch

United States Navy – Office of Naval Research: 
Daniel Parrott, Shelby Doyle, Ryan Tuttle, Josh McAlister

Water Environment Federation: 
Kristen Green

Yale Science and Engineering Association, Inc.: 
Shelby Doyle

 

SOCIETY OF PLASTICS ENGINEERS TEACHER AWARDS:

For sponsoring the most category-winning entries at the Junior/Senior Fair:

Colleen Bennett, Bartlesville Mid-High School

 

For significant efforts sponsoring students in the Elementary Division:

Doug Boudreaux, Ranch Heights Elementary School

Washington-Nowata County Medical Society Special Recognition Teacher Award:

For significant efforts sponsoring students in the Junior/Senior Division:

Betty Henderson, Bartlesville High School 

 

Two Bartlesville District Science Fair Committee acknowledged two individuals for their many years of diligent efforts with arrangements at the ConocoPhillips Technology Center.  Use of these facilities is truly inspirational to the students, as well as very convenient for our committee.  Their contributions to support the scientific, technological and developmental endeavors of our area students was commended:

• Sherry Woods
• Greg Fisher

Special Recognition Teacher’s Award for sustained and commendable support of students in the Bartlesville District Science Fair for many years - Elizabeth Swearingen, Owasso Bailey Elementary School.

Director’s award to recognize a school that has sponsored a significant number of projects at the Elementary Fair – Ranch Heights Elementary School.

 

 

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