Several Wellington County youths were among the medal winners at the 2013 Waterloo Wellington Science and Engineering Fair.
Laurel Buchanan, of Moorefield, a Grade 10 student at St. John’s-Kilmarnock School in Kitchener, won gold in the physical and mathematical science intermediate category with a project entitled “What Do The Ears Hear?”
Puslinch resident Antonia Levak, a Grade 8 student at Guelph Community Christian School, earned a silver medal in the mathematics and physical sciences junior category for a project entitled “Extraordinary Dairy.”
Leanne Matthews and Paula Bromby of Erin, Grade 8 students at St. John Brebeuf Central School, earned a bronze medal in the junior engineering division for their project entitled “Perfect Pedi.”
Lindsey Patterson and Victoria Marshall, Grade 7 students at St. John Brebeuf Central School, earned a pewter medal for their project in the physical and mathematical sciences junior division for their project entitled “Hot Topic.”
Marja Brajkovich a Grade 8 student at St. John Brebeuf Central School, earned a pewter medal in the mathematical and physical sciences junior division for her project entitled “Bone Breaker.”
The fair, which took place on April 9 at Bingemans in Waterloo, allowed approximately 300 students (220 projects) in Grade 7 through 12 from Waterloo Region, Wellington County and the Upper Grand District School Board, to showcase the projects they had spent months preparing.
Of the students who competed, 163 were awarded gold, silver, bronze or pewter medals. In addition to the medals, students won thousands of dollars in cash, scholarships and special awards.
