Dozens of students from Lexington-Richland School District Five competed in this year’s University of South Carolina (UofSC) Regional Science Fair held virtually March 26.
“I am so impressed with the high level of participation and the accomplishments of students in our district,” School District Five Coordinator of Science, Health and PE Beth Boland said.
“The recognitions received by our students show that not only do we continue to excel but that our students and teachers met the challenge of an entirely new experience given the adjustments necessary due to COVID-19.”
The following is a list of the 2021 UofSC Regional science fair winners for the Junior and Senior Divisions:
5th Grade Category
1st place: Mustafa Azhar (River Springs Elementary)
2nd place: Taliah Simmons (Harbison West Elementary)
3rd place: Abbey Perez (Dutch Fork Elementary)
Honorable Mention: Malaya Flores (Oak Pointe Elementary)
Honorable Mention: Cora Harp (Chapin Intermediate)
Outstanding: Sara Hillen (Chapin Intermediate)
Outstanding: Ava Genova (Irmo Elementary)
Outstanding: Brayden Yeargin (Oak Pointe Elementary)
Outstanding: Bryson Davis (Dutch Fork Elementary)
6th Grade Category
1st place: Amara Rodney and Satabhisha Sarkar (CrossRoads Intermediate)
2nd place: Annaleah Shelley (Chapin Intermediate)
3rd place: Annika Chatterjee and Shreyan Chatterjee (CrossRoads Intermediate)
Honorable Mention: Claire Ju (Chapin Intermediate)
Honorable Mention: Sydney Barkevich (Chapin Intermediate)
7th Grade Category
1st place: Jonathan Fu (Dutch Fork Middle)
2nd place: Cassidy Huey (Irmo Middle)
Baruch Institute for Marine and Coastal Science/Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association/Oceans and Human Health Center on Climate Change Interactions
1st place: Cara Gooler (Chapin Intermediate)
Behavioral Sciences
1st place: Jonathan Fu (Dutch Fork Middle)
Biology
1st place: Malaya Flores (Oak Pointe Elementary)
2nd place: Eden Clonts (Chapin Intermediate)
3rd place: Riley Bulwinkle (Chapin Intermediate)
Honorable Mention: Claire Ju (Chapin Intermediate)
Honorable Mention: Aamina Azhar (Dutch Fork Middle)
Chemistry
2nd place: Olivia Elvis (Chapin Intermediate)
3rd place: Shaun Green (Dutch Fork Elementary)
Honorable Mention: Abbey Perez (Dutch Fork Elementary)
Honorable Mention: Evan Green (Dutch Fork Elementary)
Honorable Mention: Graysin Smith (Dutch Fork Elementary)
General Sciences
2nd place: Annaleah Shelley (Chapin Intermediate)
Honorable Mention: Taliah Simmons (Harbison West Elementary)
Medicine and Health
1st place: Annika Chatterjee and Shreyan Chatterjee (CrossRoads Intermediate)
2nd place: Mullins Gore (Chapin Intermediate)
Honorable Mention: Aamina Azhar (Dutch Fork Middle)
Nephron Outstanding Biomedical Sciences
1st place: Annika Chatterjee and Shreyan Chatterjee (CrossRoads Intermediate)
3rd place: Mullins Gore (Chapin Intermediate)
Honorable Mention: Aamina Azhar (Dutch Fork Middle)
Physics
1st place: Amara Rodney and Satabhisha Sarkar (CrossRoads Intermediate)
2nd place: Cora Harp (Chapin Intermediate)
3rd place: Ceara Dove (Chapin Intermediate)
Honorable Mention: Sara Hillen (Chapin Intermediate)
Engineering
2nd place: Samuel McCoy (Dutch Fork Middle)
3rd place: Boone Miller (Dutch Fork Middle)
University of South Carolina Sumter
1st place: Samuel McCoy (Dutch Fork Middle)
3rd place: Boone Miller (Dutch Fork Middle)
Biology
1st place: Caleb Wing (Center for Advanced Technical Studies)
Chemistry
Honorable Mention: Javier Fernandez (Center for Advanced Technical Studies)
General Sciences
1st place: Alyssa Raynor (Chapin High)
Honorable Mention: Mary Evans (Chapin High)
Physics
2nd place: Nicole and Nina Frattaroli (Center for Advanced Technical Studies)
Medicine and Health
3rd place: Ahalya Muraleedharan (Dutch Fork High)
Honorable Mention: Hallie Cohen (Center for Advanced Technical Studies)
Behavioral Sciences
1st place: Dalton Perry (Chapin High)
2nd place: Cindy Ju (Chapin High)
Honorable Mention: Kylie Gilbert (Chapin High)
Engineering
3rd place: Gavin McLaurin (Center for Advanced Technical Studies)
Baruch Institute for Marine and Coastal Science/Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association/Oceans and Human Health Center on Climate Change Interactions
2nd place: Kathleen Barfield (Chapin High)
Nephron Outstanding Biomedical Sciences
3rd place: Ahalya Muraleedharan (Dutch Fork High)
Honorable Mention: Hallie Cohen (Center for Advanced Technical Studies)
