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Ranney Students Advance to Delaware Valley Science Fair

Members of the Upper School attended the Jersey Shore Science Fair (JSSF) at Richard Stockton College in Pomona, New Jersey on March 19, 2011. Up against public, private and home schools from across Atlantic, Cape May, Monmouth and Ocean Counties, Ranney saw several proud winners and fine finishes. Exceptional performances at the Upper School level came from Christopher Schwake ’12, Vincent Morano ’14, Hannah Skolnik ’11 and Diane Scavelli ’11.

Sponsored by the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, and the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, students grades six through 12 were eligible for participation in this year’s Jersey Shore Science Fair. Now the Panthers second year competing in the JSSF, bright young students from Ranney’s Upper School entered the event with approximately 700 students from 40 South Jersey middle and high schools. Overall, there were about 600 projects from 15 subjects ranging from biochemistry and botany, to engineering and computers. Each project was judged by either college professors or presidents of major scientific corporations.

While Christopher Schwake (Middletown) took second with his “Effects of Temperature and pH on Enzyme Catalysis” project, Vincent Morano (Cream Ridge) placed third with a “Fossil Record of New Jersey’s Cretaceous Coastal Plain” project. Other bronze medal winners were Hannah Skolnik (Holmdel) who did her project on “Early Recognition of Concussions Using Cerebral Potassium Levels,” and Diane Scavelli (Colts Neck) with an “Abnormal Ultrasound Results in Cats with Hyperthyroidism” project.

All are eligible to compete in the Delaware Valley Science Fair at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center at Oaks on April 5th, 6th and 7th. Students who place first and second at this event will then advance to an INTEL competition in Los Angeles, California during the month of May.

Also participating in the Jersey Shore Science Fair was Middle School student Brandon Gioggia ’16 (Belford). Unlike Ranney’s Upper School students, Brandon received help from an adviser knowledgeable in the subject area of physics. Under the guidance of Monmouth University “Star Challenge” instructor and Colts Neck High School science teacher Marc Coe, Brandon was granted an Honorable Mention ribbon for his project on “Magnetic Attraction through Various Substances,” competing against 43 other entries in this category.

“It fills me with great pride knowing that our students went the extra mile on their projects and came out with such a great sense of accomplishment,” said Head of School Dr. Lawrence S. Sykoff.


Participants:

1. Rishi Sharma ’13, Paul Sondhi ’13, Omar Hozayen ’13- “Power-Balance Bands”
2. Vincent Morano ’14- “Fossil Record of New Jersey’s Cretaceous Coastal Plain”
3. Justin Nadler ’14, Andrew Aboujaoude ’14- “How the Human Body Heals”
4. Julia Palecki ’13- “Importance of Eating Breakfast”
5. Julia Bontempo ’11- “Viruses & Vaccines”
6. Michelle Drappi ’11- “Dental Anatomy and New Technologies”
7. Christopher Schwake ’12- “Effects of Temperature and pH on Enzyme Catalysis”
8. Hannah Skolnik ’11- “Early Recognition of Concussions Using Cerebral Potassium Levels”
9. Jamil Ahmed ’12, Jonathan Rosenthal ’12- “Enthalpy of Hydrocarbons”
10. Diane Scavelli ’11- “Abnormal Ultrasound Results in Cats with Hyperthyroidism”
11. McCall Torpey ’11- “Cell Mutations”
12. Sophia Lee ’12- “Chromatic Perception”
13. Brandon Gioggia ’16- “Magnetic Attraction through Various Substances”
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