On Wednesday, February 7th, fourteen Hardee Junior High students attended the annual Heartland Regional Science Fair at South Florida State College. The fourteen students presented their science fair projects for a chance to compete at the state level. Students were interviewed by two judges and had an opportunity to share additional information about their projects. The following sixth, seventh, and eighth-grade students represented Hardee Junior High School; Caroline Cornell, Anderson Gray, Natalie Hines, Allyson Johnson, Lainey Johnson, Violet Johnson, Layla King, Bella Medina, Brielle Medina, Jurnee Myers, Amari Prieto, Ross Rivas, Rylan Smith, Ethan Southwell.
The following students received a first-place blue ribbon in the chemistry category: Caroline Cornel and Layla King. Second-place red ribbon winners in the chemistry category are Brielle Medina, Ross Rivas, and Ethan Southwell. Jurnee Myers received a third-place white ribbon. The following students received a first-place ribbon in the plant science category: Anderson Gray and Lainey Kate Johnson. Rylan Smith received a second-place ribbon for his project. Amari Prieto and Natalie Hines received third-place white ribbons in the category.
Special Awards were also given to Lainey Kate Johnson-
CALS (College of Agricultural and Life Science from the University of Florida) Recognition, Thermo Fisher Junior Innovators Challenge Nomination, Anderson Gray-
Thermo Fisher Junior Innovators Challenge Nomination,
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- Thermo Fisher Junior Innovators Challenge Nomination, The Office of Naval Research Certificate of Achievement and Medallion and Layla King-
Layla King
- Thermo Fisher Junior Innovators Challenge Nomination. Students were treated to lunch at Olive Garden following the competition.
First-place award winners will represent Hardee Junior High School at the 69th
State Science
and Engineering
Fair
on
April 2-4, at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland. The first-place award winners will present the following projects at state: Carlne Cornell-
Do surfactants increase coverage of spray applications on young citrus trees in individual protective coverings (IPC)?, Anderson Gray-
Can You "C" Time?, Lainey Kate Johnson-
Does the pH level in soil affect the growth of Imperata cylindrica (Cogon grass)?, and Layla King-
Electrolyte Time! Hardee Junior High School would like to congatulate these students for their outstanding performance and for representing HJH at the Heartland and state levels.
Picture 1:
Back left to right: Bodhi Derringer, Amari Prieto, Ross Rivas, Ethan Southwell, Caroline Cornell, Allyson Johnson, Violet Johnson, Lainey Johnson
Picture 2: Front left to right: Anderson Gray, Brielle Medina, Layla King, Bell Medina, Rylan Smith, Jurnee Myers, not pictured Natalie Hines