(North
Bergen—June 9, 2015) The High Tech High School Science Department held its
annual Science Fair, in which students presented their projects to judges and received
grades,
announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Director of High Tech High School.
A
diverse contingent of students and judges contributed to an enthusiastic and
constructive environment that showcased compelling and very informative research
papers and thirty-seven posters from eighty-one freshmen and sophomores. Judges delved into the details on display in
the posters and listened attentively to students’ presentations. The projects ranged from “Dissolving Kidney
Stones”’ to “Computer Programming as an Efficient Diagnostic Tool of Cardiac Problems.”
Each project made a contribution to the
unified efforts of improving the world and the people in it. Judges provided students with suggestions to
further build upon their projects and improve their experiments.
“It
was a great learning experience for students and teachers alike,” notes Dr.
Nina Lavlinskaia, Science Department Liaison at High Tech High School and
Biophysics and Biochemistry scholar. “Anyone
who wished to take a look around was welcome to do so.”
Special
appreciation goes to the following professionals: Ms. Wang, member of the Advisory
Committee, who listened and judged students’ presentations; Iryna Zhuk, who
mentored a few students’ projects and judged other students’ research papers; and
Sergei Shatalov, another member of the Advisory Committee, who reviewed and
judged papers, too.
Teachers
who mentored students, helped them to write applications for the YSAP grants,
and supervised their work during the year include Dr. Arun Srivastava, Dr. Nina
Lavlinskaia, Tatyana Zhukova, and Dr. Dmitri Lavlinski. Science teachers who judged projects and provided
helpful comments include Dr. Lavlinski, Dr. David Cincotta, Ms. Zhukova, Shelly
Witham, Stephanie Camp, and Samantha Eulo. Teachers from other departments also took
interest in the event and stepped in to judge oral presentation skills,
including Dr. Laje Gashi, Tatiana Sierra, Deborah Arters, Alba Simon, Al Diaz, and
Joan Marie Bellotti.
