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Science Fair
Front row, left to right: Yujia (Jackie) Shao, John Pascone, Henry Ellis, Emily Audet and Gianna Duncan. Back row, left to right are: Kai Catherine Kang, Kaven Matycaynski, Alejandra Ferreiro, Patrick Kunkel, KaYan Angel Chu, Yuxin Rebecca Fan. Not pictured, Eric Bordua. Courtesy photo.
THOMPSON --- Ninety Marianapolis Preparatory School sophomores presented their research projects at the recent Sophomore Science Fair and 13 awards were presented.
Three overall winners were named: Henry Ellis of Grafton, Mass., won first place and overall winner for his project “The Effect of Baseball Mass on Distance Traveled;” second, Emily Audet of Woodstock, “The Effect of Music Genre and Beat on Reaction Time;” third, Jon Pascone of E. Killingly, “The Correlation Between Relative Pitch and School Performance.”
Winning the top three spots in their categories were: Biology: First Place - Yuxin (Rebecca) Fan; Second Place - Kaven Matyczynski; Third Place - Alejandra Fereirro. Chemistry: First Place - Eric Bordua; Second Place - Gianna Duncan; Third Place - KaYan (Angel) Chu. Physics: First Place: Henry Ellis; Second Place - Kai (Catherine) Kang; Third Place - Yujia (Jackie) Shao. Psychology: First Place - Emily Audet; Second Place - Jon Pascone; Third Place - Patrick Kunkel.