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TCS Science Fair/Expo
Congratulations to the following winners of the 2019 Transylvania County Schools District Science Fair/Expo that was held in January at the Transylvania County Library:
SENIOR DIVISION
All of these projects are from Brevard High School:
Biological Science A
1st Place: John Nguyen, Nicole Rideout: Antifungal Activity of Cutaneous Bacteria Isolated from the Green Salamander, Aneides aeneus
2nd Place: Isaiah Lefler: A Method of Utilizing Nutrients from Martian Resources For Use in a Hydroponic Plant System
Biological Science B
1st Place: Chase Bishop and Fritz Ruppert: Evaluation of Magnetoreception in Culex quinquefasciatus for Potential Mosquito Control
Earth/Environmental
1st Place: Marli Cohen and Ada Weaver: Testing the Efficiency of Local Cyanobacteria and Microalgae in Biophotovoltaic Solar Cells
2nd Place: Sabra Freeman and Jon Gibson: Degradation of Polyethylene Plastic via Locally Sourced Bacterial Cultures
Engineering (Material Science)
1st Place: Frank Parsons and Ben Caroway: Enhanced Sol-Gel Production and Robocasting for Artificial Photosynthesis
JUNIOR DIVISION
All of these projects are from Brevard Middle School:
Biological Science A
1st Place: Joseph Cole: Dinosaur Gladiators
Chemistry
1st Place: David Diaz-Corn: Diet Coke and Mentos: Best of Friends or Worst of Enemies?
2nd Place: Savanna Ferguson and Amber Hall: Rock Candy
Earth/Environmental
1st Place: Ayden Friedman: Solar Powered Oven
ELEMENTARY DIVISION
Rosman Elementary:
Earth/Environmental
1st Place: Reagan Brown: What Makes a Tornado Twist?
Black History Month
The month of February is celebrated as Black History Month in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Classrooms everywhere have activities throughout the month to commemorate the important people and events of the Civil Rights movement and the contributions and accomplishments of African-Americans in every area of endeavor in history.
National School Counseling Week
National School Counseling Week 2019, “School Counselors: Providing Lessons for Life,” was recognized during the week of February 4-8, 2019 to recognize the unique contribution of school counselors within our nation’s schools. Join us in celebrating our skilled and dedicated school counselors for all that they do to help students explore their potential and achieve success in school and beyond.
“Love the Bus” / School Bus Driver Appreciation Week
February is “Love the Bus” month nationwide, and in North Carolina, February 12-16, 2019 was proclaimed by Governor Cooper as “School Bus Driver Appreciation Week.” In North Carolina, more than 750,000 students board over 13,000 school buses each day. All school bus drivers complete rigorous training and certification standards, and student safety is their top priority. Students nationwide are about 70 times more likely to get to school safely if they take the school bus instead of traveling by car, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. In addition, school buses reduce traffic by keeping more than 17 million cars off roads each year, while also saving approximately 2.6 billion gallons of fuel, according to the American School Bus Council. NCDPI Transportation Services Section Chief Kevin Harrison says, that “school bus drivers are entrusted with a great responsibility. They drive their students, watch out for them, listen to them and teach them. We ask so much of bus drivers every day. I hope that all students, parents and staff will take a moment to express their appreciation for the many things their bus drivers do.” We give thanks and appreciation to the fine men and women of Transylvania County Schools who transport students safely each and every day.
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