HOLDEN — The 68th Annual Wachusett Regional High School Science Fair was held March 1. Forty students from the high school participated, and the top 12 students won awards and competed at the Worcester Regional Science and Engineering Fair, which was held at WPI March 10. The winners are listed below with their placement in our school fair, their towns, and project titles.
Honorable Mention:
Sarah Cox of Sterling Breaking the Dormancy The Effect of Plasma Ball Exposure on the Growth of Brassica rapa.
Haley Dow of Paxton -The Effect of Stress due to Social Isolation on Drosophila melanogaster Memory and Learning.
Ekaavli Daga of Holden The Effectiveness of Algae in Desalination.
Third Place:
Avery Kremer of Holden – The Effect of Caffeine Addiction Withdrawal on Memory and Learning.
Sasha Litvak of Holden – The Effects of Stressful Natural Disasters on Ant Productivity.
Nathaniel Dziewietin of Paxton – Agitating for Pond Health: Controlling Algae Growth Using a Surface-Level Underwater Impeller
Second Place:
Nikhita Varma of Holden The Effect of Microplastics on the Stress Response of Daphnia magna.
Sierra Kelch of Holden – Sip Sustainably: The Rheology and Durability of Single-Use Environmentally Friendly Alternatives for Plastic Straws.
Verena Welch of Holden – The Effects of Probiotics on Malnourished Drosophila melanogaster.
First Place:
Tim Showalter of Holden – Effectiveness of Biochar and Leguminous Cover Crops as Fertilizer Reduction Methods.
Jocelyn MacDonough of Holden – The Effect of Magnesium on Sleep Deprivation in Drosophila melanogaster.
Gavin Finn of Rutland Plant to Grid : The Effect of Increased CO2 Available to Algae on the Yield of Algae for Biofuel.
