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Canyons District Students Win Big At Science Fairs

Hillcrest’s Andrea Evans, a junior, won the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair Grand Championship and more than $80,000 in scholarships to Westminster College at the Salt Lake Valley Regional Science Fair.

Click here for a story in the Salt Lake Tribune on Evans’ academic accomplishments.
 
Evans was among several Canyons honorees at the fair from Hillcrest High School; Midvale, Eastmont, Crescent View, Indian Hills and Union middle schools; and Alta View, Bell View, Butler, Canyon View, East Sandy, Granite, Lone Peak, Oakdale, Ridgecrest, Silver Mesa, Sprucewood, and Sunrise elementaries. In all, Canyons secondary students forwarded 35 projects, and elementary students competed with 95 projects in the fair, which attracted about 800 entries. Click here for a list of winners.
 
A few additional highlights:

  • Evans’ cellular and molecular biology project, “A Novel Assay to Screen for Anti-Cancer Agents Targeting Receptor Tyrosine Kinase RON,” also received special awards from the University of Utah Alumni Association, the Society for In Vitro Biology, and Westminster College. She will compete next month for additional scholarships the Intel International Science Fair in Pittsburgh.
  • Midvale Middle School’s Brandon Cui and Bovey Rao each received a Stockholm Junior Water Prize, and their projects will compete at the I-SWEEEP (International Sustainable World Energy Engineering Environment Project) Olympiad next month in Houston. Cui’s winning project is titled “Banana Peel as a Potential Biosorbent for Sequestering Heavy Metals from Wastewater,” and Rao’s is titled “Green Clean: Dish Washing Detergents Break Down Oil in Water.” Cui also received special awards from the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Great Salt Lake Section of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, and Rao received special honors from the U. Department of Biology.
  • Midvale Middle’s Samuel Hollinger was named the Broadcom MASTERS Grand Award Winner for his project, “Electric Lemons.”
  • Silver Mesa’s Jared Beck (“Parachute Plunges”) and Ridgecrest’s Hollan Schweitz (“Aerodynamics”) received special awards from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Utah Section.

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Lucie Chamberlain

Alta View Elementary

If a movie about super teachers were ever made, Lucie Chamberlain would be a prime candidate for a leading role. Fortunately for her kindergarten students at Alta View Elementary, she already thrives in a supporting role for them. Parents thank her for being a “super teacher.” She is also described as an “amazing colleague.” Whether students need help in the classroom or from home while sick, Lucie goes above and beyond to help them learn, overcome fears, and feel important and cared for. Lucie is the reason a number of kids went from hating school to loving it, according to parents. The way she exudes patience, sweetness, positive energy, and love for her students with special needs melts is appreciated and admired. One parent noted: “Both my kids wish she could be their teacher forever.” Another added:  “She treats every student like their learning and their feelings are her priority.” Super teacher, indeed!

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