Cherokee Students Advance To State Science, Engineering Fair

CHEROKEE COUNTY, GA — Thirty-two Cherokee County School District students are advancing to Georgia Science and Engineering Fairs next month.

Cherokee Schools' top young scientists and engineers recently competed at the Northwest Georgia Regional Science and Engineering Fair, where 32 students – all from three schools: Clark Creek Elementary School STEM Academy, E.T. Booth Middle School, and Woodstock High School - earned first-place and the opportunity to advance to the state events.

The Georgia Science and Engineering Fair for middle and high school students is at the University of Georgia from March 26-28. The K-5 State Science Fair is March 12 at Georgia College in Milledgeville.

The district’s region first-place winners are:

• Clark Creek Elementary School STEM Academy: Mary Huffman, Lexington Johnson, Juliette Kvenild, Grayson Mirabelli, Sydney Smerker and Naomi White
• E.T. Booth Middle School: Claire Bailey, Haylee Castens, Cristina Garcia, Brock Herndon, Cara Holland, Jack Kennard, Madeline May, Carter Mentzel, Isabella Postel, Victoria Ramos-Jackson, Jared Riddick, Bryson Tharpe, Lydia Wooley
• Woodstock High School: Tala Akar, Tabitha Battaglia, Dayne Bergman, Abigail Fitz, Emma Frazer, Brianna Harris, Jolie Jones, Zakwan Khan, Mackenzie O’Connor, Lillie Osborne, Isabel Plower, Trinity Royal, Madison Tomlin

Cherokee Schools also saw a strong showing of students who earned second or third place at the regional fair, including second-place winners: Miah Norton of Creekland Middle School, Anvita Rautray of E.T. Booth Middle School, Kelsey Muller of Freedom Middle School, Ava Murphy of Woodstock Middle School; and third-place winners: from Dean Rusk Middle School, Jacey Frye, Maci Hamilton and Rilee Williams; Sophia Yadav of Freedom Middle School; and from Woodstock High School, Pfifer Blackman and Brodie Solomon.

Cobb EMC/Gas South and Cherokee County Water and Sewerage Authority sponsored additional awards for select district projects, with $50 prizes awarded by each. Isabel Plower of Woodstock High School won prizes from both sponsors.

Cobb EMC/Gas South winners are: from Clark Creek Elementary School STEM Academy, Juliette Kvenild, Sydney Smerker, Naomi White; Miah Norton of Creekland Middle School; from E.T. Booth Middle School, Isabella Postel and Anvita Rautray; Alexis Barker of Hasty Elementary School Fine Arts Academy; from Woodstock High School, Tala Akar, Tabitha Battaglia, Dayne Bergman, Abigail Fitz, Emma Frazer, Jolie Jones and Zakwan Khan.

Cherokee County Water and Sewerage Authority winners are: from E.T. Booth Middle School, Madeline May, Victoria Ramos-Jackson and Lydia Wooley, and Brodie Solomon of Woodstock High School.