Science Fair prizes

Press, 30 June 1983, Page 9

Science Fair prizes

Prizes in the CanterburyWestland Science Fair have been announced as follows:— Best in show. — Dwane Gidall, Rodney Fuller, James Swanson and Ah Peng Tay (Shirley Boys’ High School), “Leaf Folding in Lupin,” and Clayton Gumbrell and Phillip Dodds (Riccarton High School), “The Amazing Micro-Mouse,” equal 1; Nicola Jarman and Nicola Bodsworth (Aranui High School), “A Symbiotic Relationship Lichens,” 3; David Korunic and Brett Wells (St Thomas of Canterbury), “A Matter of Time,” 4; Stephen Belcher and Rudy Kremers (Xavier College), “Compu-Vet,”

Best form one and form two.—Vicky Utteridge (Heaton Intermediate), “Moon Buggy,” Graeme Crozier (Heaton Intermediate), “Colour Blindness in Bees;” Andrew McGregor (Cathedral Grammar), “Time Travel;” Tania Veronese and Katy Bennett (Casebrook Intermediate), “An Ant’s Nest.”

Senior biological. — Dwane Gidall, Rodney Fuller, James Swanson and Ah Peng Tay (Shirley Boys’ High School), “Leaf Folding in Lupin,” 1; Nicola Jarman and Nicola Bodsworth (Aranui High School), “A Symbiotic Relationship Lichens,” 2; Donna Duggan and Susan Bennetts (Avonside Girls’ High School), “A Wormery,” 3. Junior biological.—Jillian Hayes (Christchurch Girls’ High School), “Stomata,” 1; Daryl Cook and Sandy Brown (Hillmorton High School), “Nitrogen in Plants,” 2; David Walton and Paul Scott (St Andrew’s), “The Busy Bacteria,” 3.

Senior physical (first and second prizes not awarded).— Andrew Toop, A. House, and T. Summers (Christchurch Boys’ High School), “Surface Tension,” and Bernard Braithwaite, Kieran Barry, Shaun Trewern (St Thomas of Canterbury), “Coastal Erosion,” equal 3. Junior physical.— Mark Frauken (Cashmere High School), “Electrical Games,” 1; Karl Weaver (Cathedral Grammar), “A Pinhole Camera,” 2; Grant Abernethy and Matthew Sheard (Christchurch Boys’

High School), “Metal Chromatography,” 3. Senior applied. — Clayton Gumbrell and Phillip Dodds (Riccarton High School), “The Amazing Micro-Mouse,” 1; Stephen Belcher and Rudy Kremers (Xavier College), “Compu-Vet,” Erik Bradshaw (Riccarton High School), “Synthetic Petrol,” David Korounic, Brett Wells and Michael Braithwaite (St Thomas of Canterbury), “A Matter of Time,” equal 2.

Junior applied. — Gregory Fleming (Linwood High School), “Microscopia,” 1; Richard Bowles and Andrew Hale (Casebrook Intermediate); ‘.‘A Wind Tunnel,” 2; Sarah Byrne and Tessa Hicks (St Margaret’s College), “Submarines and Spaceships,” 3. Essay. — Damran Zela (Christchurch Boys’ High School), “A Sound Experiment,” 1. No second or third prizes awarded. Poster. — Sharon Collins (Villa Maria College), “Genetic Diversity,” 1; Juliet Hornblow (Avonside Girls’ High School), “The Importance of Trees,” 2; Lisa Munro (Villa Maria College), “Native Forests of New Zealand,” 3. Special prizes.—lnstitute of Food, Science and Technology, Kees Moqyman Memorial Cup: Kendall Ball and Anne Wait (Rangi Ruru), “Tinned Food or Fresh Food.” New Zealand Statistical Association prize: Graeme Crozier (Heaton Intermediate), "Colour Blindness in Bees.” The Commission for the Environment, special poster prizes: Senior, Sharon Collins (Villa Maria College), “Genetic Diversity;” junior, Matthew Gumbrell (Riccarton High School), “The Canterbury Mudfish;” intermediate, Kourad Lilley (Cathedral Grammar), “A Wind-powered Generator.” Canterbury Branch of the new Zealand Optometrists’ Association prize: Victoria Willis, Angela Lumsden and Louise Roberton (St Margaret’s College), “Optical Illusions.” New Zealand Institute of Agricultural Science prize: Graeme Crozier (Heaton Intermediate), "Colour Blindness in Bees,” and Gerard Ahearn (St Thomas of Canterbury), “The Mutagenic Effect of Irrigation on Peas.”