In partnership with the 20th Annual Berkeley County Science Fair, members of Berkeley Community Pride acted as volunteer judges for the Earth Science and Environmental categories. At the award ceremony January 22, 2011, Berkeley Community Pride President Bob Williamson, Vice-President and Science Fair Chair Diane Broadwater, and Treasurer Christina Lundberg were on hand to present to the winners certificates, t-shirts and gift cards totally $500. Recognized at the award ceremony were:
Elementary Earth Science:
1st Place- Laura Gibbs, Tomahawk, “Which Planets in Our Solar System Can Sustain Life” (PICTURE)
2nd Place- Dylan Cominsky, Mountain Ridge, “Volcanoes- Lots of Lava” (PICTURE)
3rd Place- Jarod Thornton, Mill Creek, “Twister Troubles” (PICTURE)
Elementary Environmental:
1st Place: McKenna Pruada, Mountain Ridge, “What Soda Has the Most Fizz”
2nd Place: Jonah Paulsgrove, Faith Christian, “The Sea Is Rising!”
Middle Environmental:
1st Place: Nathan Burkhart, South Middle, “Watershed Woes: Water Quality in Opequon Creek” (PICTURE)
2nd Place: Ali Barrett, Hedgesville, “Boys vs Girls: Who Leaves the Biggest Ecological Footprint” (PICTURE)
3rd Place: Matthew Pitzer, Faith Christian, “Blowing in the Wind” (PICTURE)
High School Earth:
1st Place: Marganne Stotler, Hedgesville, “Thunder: An Atmospheric Phenomenon”
High School Environmental:
2nd Place- Andrew Creigh, Musselman, “Radon, the Invisible Killer” (PICTURE)