Participants in the Kids in the Garden Project presented their research at the Region IV Science Fair at UNCP on February 17th. Three of the student projects placed in top positions and now go on to the North Carolina Science and Engineering Fair Competition at NC State University in Raleigh, March 23-24. Congratulations to the students and their outstanding projects.
Brenda Dimas & Gerardo Cristobal - West Bladen High School
“Connecting Measures of Colony and Individual Honey Bee Health to the Survival of the Apiary ”
1st Place Biological Science A, Senior Division
and the McDonald's Award Winner
Larry McCallum & Anna Oxendine - Lumberton High School & Purnell Sweet High School
“Pollen in North Carolina Honey”
2nd place Biological Science A, Senior Division
and the UNCP Biology Department Award Winner
Ana Huesa, Serenity Flakes & Yasmine Benson, Spring Hill Middle School & Tar Heel Middle School
“Viability of Low Cost Harmonic Radar to Track European Honey Bees ”
1st place Technology, Junior Division
Grand Prize Winner - best project at the Regional Science Fair
and the Chemistry/Physics award