Taking Science by Storm

There are over 70 students in Upper School that take GA’s Independent Science Research course.  I am one of them.  Some of us work in labs like Fox Chase and others develop their projects at home or at school.  My project involved wrapping glaciers (really ice blocks) in reflective blankets to reduce their melt.  My lab was my garage.   Two weeks ago, many of us attended the Delaware Valley Science Fair where we competed against hundreds of students representing over 25 schools.  It’s amazing to get to this level of competition because everyone’s projects are worthy of recognition.  Three to four judges stop by each project to then determine which experiments qualify for category awards, special awards, and even scholarships.

GA brought down the house!  Not only did we rack up on the category, special awards, and scholarship monies, but GA now boasts three of its own experimenters will move on to the International Fair.  This is unbelievable and a first for GA to have several attend this fair at one time.  I would be remiss if I did not thank our fearless coordinators and teachers – Dr. J. and Ms. Smith – for our unprecedented success.      

-Michael