13 SUPERIOR SCIENTISTS

The annual Bluffton Middle School Science Fair was held on Jan. 21. There were 23 students presenting projects with 13 receiving a score of superior. Fifteen judges took the time to review these 23 projects, including teachers, retired teachers, engineers, doctors and professors. The students scoring superior have the opportunity to compete at District Science Fair at Ohio Northern University on March 13. They will be competing with approximately 200 of the best projects from an eight-county region.
Students (from left-to-right) in the picture:
1 David Nester - Do left-handed people do better with their right-hand or do right-handed people do better with their left hand?
2 Andrew Hoff - How will certain trajectory points on a soccer ball affect the accuracy of a penalty shot? (Perfect Score of 40)
3 Landon Cluts - If you double the size of a trebuchet, will it throw twice as far?
4 Julian Harnish - What battery brand lasts the longest?
5 Jonah Bourassa - Do football gloves help a receiver catch the ball? (Perfect Score of 40)
6 Joshua Bracy - Do dimples affect how far a golf ball goes?
7 Cody Williams-Basinger - Does food affect aviation training?
8 Sara Chappell-Dick - What is the best way to build a solar-powered water heater?
9 Celeste Stauber - What fabric collects the least amount of pet fur? (Perfect Score of 40)
10 Audrey Marshall - Are other blade factors (windmills) critical?
11 Courtney Barnett - Which reaction time is faster, sight or sound?
12 Samantha Rhonemus - The effect of salt water on plants
13 Jill Steinmetz - Will a teenager's lung capacity improve from performing intense training for one month? (Perfect Score of 40)