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Twenty-nine County Students Advance to State Science Fair

2005-04-20

SAN BERNARDINO – Twenty-nine students from San Bernardino County schools will advance to the 54rd annual California State Science Fair on May 23-24 in Los Angeles after receiving top honors at the 2005 Inland Area Science and Engineering Fair at the National Orange Show.

At the state science fair, about 900 students in grades 6-12 from 350 schools across the state will compete for awards totaling more than $50,000.

During the four-county regional fair held April 19-20 in San Bernardino, students received gold, silver and bronze medals, with the top two winners in each category selected to participate at the state level. Awards were presented to students during an evening ceremony at the National Orange Show’s Renaissance Room on April 20.

More than 75,000 fourth- through 12th-grade students from Riverside, Inyo, Mono and San Bernardino (RIMS) counties competed for the 700 slots available to students at the regional fair. Only winners in the junior and senior divisions advance to the state competition.

Individual and group projects were judged in 19 categories of science—from microbiology to zoology, math and physics to electronics, and consumer sciences to earth sciences.

The regional fair is sponsored by the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools, Riverside County Office of Education, Inyo County Office of Education and Mono County Superintendent of Schools.

2004 San Bernardino County Science Fair Winners

Apple Valley Unified:

Taya Crayk-Bonde, Lewis Center Academy for Academic Excellence

Molly Estes, Lewis Center Academy for Academic Excellence

Garrett Reid-Storm, Lewis Center Academy for Academic Excellence

Barstow Unified:

Elizabeth Avalos, Hinkley Middle School

Taryn Holliday, Hinkley Middle School

Jo Welch, Hinkley Middle School

Chino Valley Unified:

Bradley Cruce, Oakridge Elementary

Scott Elder, Chino Hills High School

Colton Joint Unified:

Landon Aaker, Terrace Hills Middle School

Ariana Haro, Bloomington High School

Julia Pinto, Washington Home Choice

Kaelin Swift, Washington Home Choice

Fontana Unified:

Christopher Raguse, Fontana Middle School

Redlands Unified:

Erik Hwang, Moore Middle School

Rialto Unified:

Nichole Cubbage, Rialto High School

Christian Lopez Juarez, Frisbie Middle School

San Bernardino City Unified:

Adam McCloskey, Palm Avenue Elementary

Upland Unified:

Nathan Bales, Upland High School

Matt Fonda, Pioneer Junior High School

Daniel Trubey, Upland High School

Brandon Wisely, Upland High School

Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified

Brent Yamada, Canyon Lake Middle School

Private Schools:

Rachel Bernhardt, Redlands Christian School

Lorraine James, Sacred Heart Academy

Stefan Karlsson, St. Adelaide Academy

Collin Lindseth, St. Adelaide Academy

Lauren Matich, Our Lady of Assumption

Christine Smith, Redlands Christian

Alyssa Windle, Sacred Heart Academy