New Hyde Park Student-Scientists Collect Hardware

New Hyde Park Memorial High School held its annual Science Fair for seventh and eighth graders on Dec. 7.

Students who placed first, second and third in the competition will compete in the Long Island Science Congress on April 4 at St. Anthony's High School in South Huntington.

Congratulations to the following students:

Seventh Grade:

• Shafee Mahmood - Acoustic and Thermal Insulation (first place)
• Elisa George/ Stephanie Ragusa - How does Glucose from Different Fruits contribute to Blood Sugar Levels? (second place)
• Miranda Lin - Magical Mnemonics (third place)

Honorable Mentions

• Audrey Koening
• Mariyah Kooran
• Reshman Lukose
• Max O’Connor
• Eric Orbon
• Michelle Petroy

Eighth Grade

• Saanvi Mirchandani - Tiny Titans (first place)
• Evan Kreth - How Does Radiation Affect Different Organisms? (second place)
• Evita George/Gayathri Suresh - How does Salivary Amylase Affect Starch Digestion? (third place)

Honorable Mentions

• Gina Bamberger
• Bella Bigeni
• Aarti Devjani
• Julia Si
• Ashley Varghese

Story by Syntax, Photos courtesy of the Sewanhaka Central High School District:

1. Seventh-graders Stephanie Ragusa (left) and Elisa George placed second for their project, “How does Glucose from Different Fruits contribute to Blood Sugar Levels?”
2. Seventh-grader Shafee Mahmood placed first in his grade for his project, “Acoustic and Thermal Insulation.”