BAY VIEW ACADEMY STUDENTS RECEIVE TOP AWARDS AT THE RHODE ISLAND SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR

East Providence, RI – Twelve Bay View Academy students successfully competed at the Rhode Island Science and Engineering Fair (RISEF), garnering First, Second and Third Grant awards, as well as the esteemed Best in Fair title. Bay View eighth grader, Kailey Williams, won one of only two “Best in Fair” awards given in the junior division. Inspired by the repeated need to repair her dance shoes, Kailey tested numerous threads for stretch and strength for her project, titled Thread Strength. RISEF took place on Saturday, March 15th at CCRI in Warwick, RI. The Bay View students in attendance were selected based on their accomplishments at Bay View’s Science Fair.

The following are the RISEF awards given to Bay View students, as well as their project titles:

Hope Briden, Stench Quench, Second Grant (Grade Eight, East Providence, RI)

Catherine Donnelly, The Effect of Deforestation on Global Warming, Second Grant (Freshman, Rehoboth, MA)

Dana Hackett, The Effect of Temperature and pH on Fungal Cellobiase Activity, First Grant (Sophomore, Warwick, RI)

Cassandra Harvey, Are You Left or Right Sided, Third Grant (Freshman, East Providence, RI)

Alana McGuinness, Luminol, Third Grant (Grade Eight, Bristol, RI)

Chloe Michalopoulos, Weather: Myth vs. Method, Second Grant, (Grade Eight, Coventry, RI)

Lauren Moonan, Wind Turbines, Second Grant (Grade Eight, Cranston, RI)

Elizabeth Moretti, One Putt or Two, Second Grant (Junior, North Kingstown, RI)

Lily Poor, Wave Tank, Second Grant (Grade Eight, Cranston, RI)

Alexa Raposa, Evaluating Choice Blindness: Do You Know What You Want, Second Grant (Freshman, Johnston, RI)

Alexandra Roberti, Grey Area: Is Recycled Water Clean Water, Second Grant (Junior, North Kingstown, RI)

Kailey Williams, Thread Strength, Best in Fair, Junior Division (Grade Eight, East Providence, RI)