By TBHS | Posted: Thursday September 19, 2019
The annual Sanford Science and Technology Fair is an event where school students from Mid and South Canterbury are invited to display original exhibits on scientific or technological themes.
These exhibits are judged by a panel of volunteer judges from the community and prizes are awarded on merit.
This year, Timaru Boys’ were extremely well represented with boys from Years 9 -13 who came away with some great prizes -eight of the students who presented material received a total of fourteen awards.
Bailey Lissington, Year 13, collected four prizes with his Smart Farm System in the Senior Individual Science Category. He won a Gold Award, first in the ECAN Award, one of the four University of Canterbury Emerging Scientist Awards and the Waterwatch Award - a wonderful achievement!
Lachlan Adams in Year 9, competing in the Intermediate Science Individual grouping earned a Gold award for his report on Super Patties. He also received a prize from the Baking Research Industry Trust for the Best Use Of Flour.
George Mulder and George Small from Year 12 attained two prizes in the Senior Team Category with their study named Kale Killed By Katterpillars, Can It Be Stopped? They received a Silver award and another one of the four University of Canterbury Emerging Scientist Awards.
Nick McDowell, Year 9, was in the Intermediate Individual Grouping with his study on Nitrates, It’s Not What But How. He won a Silver Award, a Highly Commended ECAN Award and the IRRICON Resource Solutions Award for Best Creativity and Resourcefulness.
Isaac Rayward of Year 9 also picked up a Silver award in the Intermediate Science Individual with his report on Avoiding Wet Firewood.
A Bronze Award in the Intermediate Individual Science Grouping went to Jack Neal of Year 9 with his study on Our Oceans, A Plastic Soup.
Finishing off a very successful fair was Sam Wilson, Year 10 with a Highly Commended ECAN Award for his experiments on To Till Or Not To Till.
The Science Department is very proud of the effort these boys have put into their projects and the skills they have appplied. They all have a bright future in Science should they choose to pursue one.
