Locust Valley Intermediate School hosted its popular science fair on March 4. Fifty-eight students made up 36 teams that followed the scientific method to explore exciting topics and conduct experiments. Each group presented their findings and creations and got helpful advice from high school research department students and Louis DeRose, Kim Ferina and Ken Packert. Olivia Contois took home first prize in the third grade division for her research into water pollution and its effects on fish. Omer Cayirli and Aiden Faraday won first prize in the fourth grade division for their contraption “The Detrashinator.” In the fifth grade division, Gracie Thompson earned first place with her “Dye-namic Discoveries” to explore how dyes affect plant growth.
Attendees also got to enjoy one last science fair with science lab teacher Caroline McBride, who will be retiring after more than two decades of inspiring our district’s students to explore their scientific curiosities through this wonderful event.
Thank you to the Locust Valley Elementary Parents Council and Mrs. McBride for putting together another amazing celebration of student creativity, and to the high school’s robotics team for entertaining students before and after they presented their projects.