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Our students did an outstanding job of representing CEHS at the Science Fair on Saturday! Their projects exhibited their passions and innovative scientific ideas. One of the University of Maine presenters said that the MSSF students gave them hope for the future.  I agree.  

Please ask them about their projects, you will probably learn something!


Emma Young won 1st place in Biomedical & Health Sciences for investigating the knowledge and prevalence of RED-S (Relative Energy Deficiency Syndrome) in high school cross country athletes.  Kierith Gentilini won 2nd place in Biomedical & Health Sciences and won the National Geographic Society Cultivating Empathy for the Earth award for analyzing the effects of particulate matter from a wood stove on home air quality.   Trevor Oakley won 1st place in Chemistry & Material Sciences and the Yale STEM Award for determining the effects of yeast on the buckling strength of concrete. Aurora Milton won 2nd place in Chemistry & Materials for producing sustainable textiles made of mango and then testing for pliability and strength.   Luc Francis won 2nd place in Computer & Data Sciences and the US Air Force Award for his website he created: studystate.com. Tess Straw won 3rd place in Plant Sciences for making a model to test the effects of plants on carbon dioxide levels in classrooms. Abbie Woolls won a 4-year FULL TUITION scholarship to both University of Southern Maine and the University of Maine for her exploration of Untreated ADHD and its potential correlation with future mental health diagnoses.  Wow!


Ava Corbin: Antibiotic Properties of Echinacea extract

Maddy Hansen and Rory O'Grady: The effect of floating plants on ammonia levels (ppm) in controlled fish tank water

Ben Le: Effect of Microplastics on Ocimum basilicum (Basil)

Seb Hesser: Polypropylene plastic's effect on the rate of decomposition

Theo Rodrigues: Conductivity of water in 30 second intervals from house faucets

Mairead Lee: How does fungi affect the germination of basil? 

David Steinbrick: How does homemade surf wax compare to store-bought surf wax? 


Logan Schwartz and Luke Fredericks: How will cardio, over a period of time, affect the time it takes for your heart rate to return to resting? 


Zoe Burgard: How bioluminescence affects algae health

Cormac McKenney: How tide affects dissolved oxygen in Cape Elizabeth

Scarlett Strunk: The effect of elevation on carbon dioxide levels