2008 Divisional Award Winners


Primary - General Science

Honourable Mention

(1523) Are Two Eyes Better than One?
Students: Meghan Klingspohn , Violet Hipkin
School: Rhema Christian

(1510) effects of micro-waved water
Student: Avery Morris
School: The Children's Montessori

Award of Excellence

(1518) Citrus Chemistry
Student: Claire Howcroft
School: The Children's Montessori

(1519) Tigers: Going. going, going, GONE!!!
Students: Cory Covert , Oliver Lingertat
School: Rhema Christian

(1505) Which Grow-Head Needs More Water: Wind or No-wind
Student: Frances Emery
School: Queen Mary

(1517) Create a Rainbow!
Student: Eden Snelgrove Ribovski
School: The Children's Montessori

(1516) Effects of salt on sprouting plants
Student: Eva Conrad
School: Westmount

Elementary - Biological Science

Honourable Mention

(2108) Pop 'Til You Drop
Student: Jacob Tompkins
School: James Strath

(2127) Growing Green
Students: Delaney Cameron , Megan Hipkin
School: Home School

Award of Excellence

(2106) Solid Mold
Student: Christian Gill
School: James Strath

(2111) How does our body process food?
Student: Laurence Emery
School: Queen Mary

(2105) The Effect Of Energy Drinks On Your Body
Students: Alison Braz , Avery Monti
School: Edmison Heights

Elementary - Physical Science

Honourable Mention

(2251) kitchen batteries
Students: Jacob Hipkin , Jairo Orlandi
School: Rhema Christian

(2210) Keep Your Cool
Student: Geoffrey Way-Nee
School: Edmison Heights

Award of Excellence

(2224) How Do Solar Cookers Help Our Environment?
Student: Charlotte Montgomery
School: St. Patrick's

(2229) Stop, Stop UV Rays!!! Are Your Sunglasses doing their Job?
Student: Delaney Stedman
School: The Children's Montessori

(2258) Scrabble
Student: Kyle Van Zeumeren
School: Bethany Hills

Junior - Biological Science

Honourable Mention

(3135) The Average Drift of Manitoba Maple Samaras at Three Different Dispersal Heights
Student: Christopher Chan
School: Lakefield College

(3115) Water Table
Student: Emily Angermann
School: St. Paul's Norwood

3rd Place - GE Canada Award ($25 cash)

(3103) Drain Escape
Student: Elaine Welbourn
School: James Strath

2nd Place - Kenneth Tsiang Memorial Award ($50 cash)

(3119) Horse Aromatherapy
Student: Emily Templeman
School: The Children's Montessori

1st Place - Dr. Agnes Moffat-MaGee Award ($100 cash)

(3121) pollution zone
Student: Ruchi Sharan
School: Westmount

Junior - Engineering

Honourable Mention

(3309) Air boat hull change
Students: Jordan Man , tejas dhadwal
School: James Strath

3rd Place - Institute of Electrical and Electonics Engineers ($25 cash)

(3305) Hydraulic Robot
Student: Martin Wu
School: Lakefield College

2nd Place - Institute of Electrical and Electonics Engineers ($50 cash)

(3308) Roof Trusses
Student: Ben Lamont
School: Lakefield College

1st Place - Institute of Electrical and Electonics Engineers ($75 cash)

(3304) Aeroplane Wing Shape Specialization
Student: Joshua Walker
School: Lakefield College

Junior - Computer Science

Second Place ($50 cash)

(3402) Wireless Technology
Students: Bryan Muir , Jake Withers
School: North Shore

First Place ($75 cash)

(3401) A Clear View
Student: Mehenaz Choudhry
School: The Children's Montessori

Junior - Physical Science

Honourable Mention

(3210) Pucks Away!
Student: Kayden Kaller
School: Lakefield College

(3228) GOO 2U BY WAY OF THE ZOo - IS IT TRUE?
Students: Mackenzie Cameron , Hannah Kosichek
School: Home School

3rd Place - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Award ($25 cash)

(3212) Oil spills
Student: Sophia Gabbani
School: Lakefield College

2nd Place - Kenneth Tsiang Memorial Award ($50 cash)

(3222) Spin The Bottle
Student: Clayton Conquer
School: The Children's Montessori

1st Place - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Award ($75 cash)

(3216) Facts Behind the Fight
Student: Emma-Mary Blackwood
School: Prince of Wales

Intermediate - Biological Science

Honourable Mention

(4102) www.UrGradez.com
Student: Anika Lee
School: Holy Cross SS

3rd Place ($25 cash)

(4104) Cutting Board Conundrum
Student: Doug Kohlman
School: Holy Cross SS

2nd Place ($50 cash)

(4109) The Effect of Magnetic Fields on Germinating Alfalfa seeds
Student: Claire Menendez
School: PCVS

1st Place ($75 cash)

(4105) Jitter Bugs
Student: Emily Bryans
School: Holy Cross SS

Intermediate - Physical Science

2nd Place ($50 cash)

(4203) Which Whitens Well??
Students: Emmalea Wierdsma , Aaren Wierdsma
School: North Shore

1st Place ($75 cash)

(4202) Up It Goes
Student: Rikky Duivenvoorden
School: Holy Cross SS

Senior - Biological Science

Honourable Mention

(5108) Are We Killing Our Lakes with Pressure-Treated Wood?
Student: Katie Menendez
School: PCVS

3rd Place ($25 cash)

(5107) What Makes Use Care? How media affects emotion and behaviour
Student: Abby Menendez
School: PCVS

2nd Place ($50 cash)

(5109) The Leaching of Bisphenol-A from Polycarbonate bottles as a Function of Temperature
Student: Robert Buchkowski
School: PCVS

1st Place ($75 cash)

(5102) The Spice of Life
Student: Alice Yang
School: Holy Cross SS

School Awards


Top Primary School

Children's Montessori

Top Elementary School

Children's Montessori

Top Junior School

Lakefield College

Top Intermediate School

Holy Cross

Top Senior school

Prize not awarded - no one school had 5 or more entries

2008 Special Award Winners


Peterborough Field Naturalists' Awards

4 - $25 cash awards

(2114) Reuseable Water
Student: Timothy Wontorra
School: Terry Fox

(3135) The Average Drift of Manitoba Maple Samaras at Three Different Dispersal Heights
Student: Christopher Chan
School: Lakefield College

(2224) How Do Solar Cookers Help Our Environment?
Student: Charlotte Montgomery
School: St. Patrick's

(2250) Watts You Watt?
Students: Riley Ashton , Joseph Choy
School: St. Anthony's

Frank Hancock Memorial Award

($100 cash)
Prize not awarded

VIA Rail award

($100 cash)

(4202) Up It Goes
Student: Rikky Duivenvoorden
School: Holy Cross SS

Shaw Computers Prize For Energy Management

($100 cash)

(2210) Keep Your Cool
Student: Geoffrey Way-Nee
School: Edmison Heights

Ontario Ministry of the Environment – Environmental Innovator

Cash award and a certificate ($100 cash)

(5108) Are We Killing Our Lakes with Pressure-Treated Wood?
Student: Katie Menendez
School: PCVS

Hydro One Energy Ambassador Award

($100 cash)

(3222) Spin The Bottle
Student: Clayton Conquer
School: The Children's Montessori

Ontario Association of Medical Laboratories Award

Cash award and certificate ($100 cash)

(5102) The Spice of Life
Student: Alice Yang
School: Holy Cross SS

University of Ontario Institute of Technology Innovation Award

($100 cash)

(5101) Boning UP with HERBAL REMEDIES!!
Student: Sabheen Khan
School: Adam Scott CVI

(5109) The Leaching of Bisphenol-A from Polycarbonate bottles as a Function of Temperature
Student: Robert Buchkowski
School: PCVS

University of Ottawa Entrance Scholarship

$1000 Entrance Scholarship ($1000 scholarship)

(5109) The Leaching of Bisphenol-A from Polycarbonate bottles as a Function of Temperature
Student: Robert Buchkowski
School: PCVS

Trent University Science Fair Award

($1000 scholarship)

(5102) The Spice of Life
Student: Alice Yang
School: Holy Cross SS

2008 RBC Dominion Securities Award

Cost of sending A deserving student to the CWSF

(4105) Jitter Bugs
Student: Emily Bryans
School: Holy Cross SS

2008 Sci-Tech Ontario Stepping Stone Award

Medal and plaque for school

(5102) The Spice of Life
Student: Alice Yang
School: Holy Cross SS

2008 Grand Award Winners


Best Overall Primary Project


(1509) Paint and Water
Student: Grace Farrow
School: St. Patrick's

Best Overall Elementary Biological Science Project


(2114) Reuseable Water
Student: Timothy Wontorra
School: Terry Foxx

Best Overall Elementary Physical Science Project


(2231) Buoy O Buoyancy
Student: Cassidy Conquer
School: The Children's Montessori

Canada-Wide Science Fair Participants


(5102) The Spice of Life
Student: Alice Yang
School: Holy Cross SS

(4105) Jitter Bugs
Student: Emily Bryans
School: Holy Cross SS

(5101) Boning UP with HERBAL REMEDIES!!
Student: Sabheen Khan
School: Adam Scott CVI

(5109) The Leaching of Bisphenol-A from Polycarbonate bottles as a Function of Temperature
Student: Robert Buchkowski
School: PCVS

(5103) Human Decomposition
Student: Sarah Langer
School: Lakefield District SS