Tri-town students take home science prizes

Mar 6, 2019
Six tri-town students took home science prizes at Falmouth Academy’s 31 Science and engineering fair. One high school and five middle school winners took home prizes from the grade 7-12 academy.
 
Of particular note is Emma Keeler ’19, a repeat winner who took home the first place prize at the high school level and also won a Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute Scholarship and the Robert B. Gordon Award.
 
Bryn Feeney ’23 also took first place in the science fair at the middle school level, with Ava Russell, also class of ’23 taking third place at the middle school level. 
 
The winners are: 
 
Emma Keeler '19
First Place, WHOI Scholarship and The Robert B. Gordon Award 
The Classification of Fungal Derivatives with Clinical Potential
Rochester
 
Bryn Feeney '23
First Place, Middle School
Does Eye Color Affect Peripheral Vision?
Marion
 
Ava Russell '23
Third Place, Middle School
The Effect of Carbon and Nitrogen on Composts Temperature
Mattapoisett
 
Grace Ward '23
Fourth Place, Middle School
The Effect of Different Types of Sunscreen on Brine Shrimp
Marion
 
Summer Richardson '23
Fourth Place, Middle School
The Attractiveness of Symmetric vs. Non-Symmetric Faces
Mattapoisett
 
Ava Strand '24
Honorable Mention, Middle School
How Coniferous and Deciduous Tree Leaves Affect the pH of Water
Marion
 
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