OES science fair winners named




Standing with the posters they created for the H.G. Olsen Elementary School Science Fair are three fourth-grade winners. From left, they are Alexis Molina, third place; Parker Whitfield, first place; and Lizzie Dayon, second place. Not pictured is Corbin Williams, who tied with Dayon for second place. Courtesy photo

Standing with the posters they created for the H.G. Olsen Elementary School Science Fair are three fourth-grade winners. From left, they are Alexis Molina, third place; Parker Whitfield, first place; and Lizzie Dayon, second place. Not pictured is Corbin Williams, who tied with Dayon for second place. Courtesy photo

Experiments both outlandish and enlightening, and the students who created them, were the stars of the science fair at H.G. Olsen Elementary School on Thursday, Nov. 18.

Funded by the Port Aransas Education Foundation, the fair had fourth- and fifth-grade students create posters about experiments they conducted and the scientific process they used to prove or disprove a hypothesis.

During the fair, parents and family members of students got a chance to learn about these experiments, which included testing the popping ability of different popcorn brands, a hydraulic-powered robot claw and finding out what’s the best way to cool off one’s mouth after eating spicy food.

Seven students were named winners of the fair.

Fourth-grade science teacher Melissa Gillespie said staff and graduate students from the University of Texas Marine Science Institute judged the posters on three factors: the quality of the experiment, the quality of the poster and an interview with each student.

The fifth-grade winners of the recent H.G. Olsen Elementary School Science Fair are, from left, Beckem Edwards, who got third place; Kyle Davis, first place; and Kirra Sohl, second place. Courtesy photo

The fifth-grade winners of the recent H.G. Olsen Elementary School Science Fair are, from left, Beckem Edwards, who got third place; Kyle Davis, first place; and Kirra Sohl, second place. Courtesy photo

Fourth-grade winners

Parker Whitfield – 1st place

Lizzie Dayon – 2nd place (tie)

Corbin Williams – 2nd place (tie)

Alexis Molina – 3rd place

Fifth-grade winners

Kyle Davis – 1st place

Kirra Sohl – 2nd place

Beckem Edwards – 3rd place

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