{"id":195163,"date":"2015-03-30T04:00:26","date_gmt":"2015-03-29T18:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=195163"},"modified":"2015-03-30T04:00:26","modified_gmt":"2015-03-29T18:00:26","slug":"stem-fair-draws-120-participants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/stem-fair-draws-120-participants\/","title":{"rendered":"STEM fair draws 120 participants"},"content":{"rendered":"

About 120 young science and technology whizzes competed in last Saturday\u2019s islandwide STEM Fair competition, aiming for a chance to compete in Guam or Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

Maria Theresa Dizon, a Marianas High School senior, was the overall winner for grades 9 to 12. She will showcase her project, \u201cInhibiting Box Jellyfish Cell Discharge,\u201d or inhibiting stinging effects of jellyfish in the Philadelphia competition.<\/p>\n

She tested several chemicals, like baking soda or vinegar, on nematocysts to see their potential effects. She learned that seawater, not vinegar, a popular cure for stings in Australia, did not trigger the nematocysts to fire.<\/p>\n

\"Third<\/a>
Third place overall winner Rianna Camacho, from Rota, stands with her mom and public school officials after winning in the grade K to 2 cluster for her \u201cAttractive Homemade Mosquito\u201d science project. (Photos by DENNIS B. CHAN)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Mount<\/a>
Mount Carmel School\u2019s Hitomi Rosa Sasamato, with her father Derek, is awarded second place for \u201cDensity Tower II\u201d project at the STEM fair last week.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Namiko<\/a>
Namiko Calvo, from Rota, was an overall winner for her project, titled: \u201cWhat building design can withstand an earthquake?\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Maria<\/a>
Maria Theresa Dizon won overall winner for high school. She smiles for a photo with her PSS mentors and officials.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Namiko<\/a>
Namiko Calvo was one of two Sinapalao Elementary School students who won overall for their grade clusters.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"John<\/a>
John Pohl was the overall winner for grades 6 to 8 for his \u201cHydro Car.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"John<\/a>
John Pohl represented Marianas Baptist Academy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Maria<\/a>
Maria Theresa Dizon gave a shoutout to her partners and mentors in the Step-Up program, where she worked on her project last summer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI am super excited. I did not think I\u2019d win at all. I\u2019d just like to thank all my mentors, my family, and God,\u201d Dizon told Saipan Tribune.<\/p>\n

Overall winner for grades six to eight was Jonah Pohl, from Marianas Baptist Academy, for his \u201cHydro Car.\u201d Namiko Calvo, from Sinapalo Elementary, won for grades 3 to 5, for her project that tested how designs could withstand earthquakes. Rianna Barcinas, also from Sinapalo, won for K-2, for her homemade mosquito trap.<\/p>\n

These winners earn a trip to the 37th annual STEM Fair in Guam.<\/p>\n

First-place winners for high school, middle school, grades 3 to 5, and kindergarten to grade 2 were Won Ju Kim from MBA, Trixia Litulumar from Oleai Elementary School, Amber Nicole Mendiola from SES, and Elizabeth Babauta from Gregorio T. Camacaho Elementary school, respectively.<\/p>\n

Second place winners were Cleo Cuizon for high school, Loraine Lubeng for middle school, Kylan Cabrera for grade 6 to 8, and Hitomi Rosa Sasamoto for K to grade 2.<\/p>\n

Jun Li from MHS won third place. Nicole Kim from Hopwood won third place for grades 6 to 8. Hyeonbin Jong from Saipan Community School won third place for grades 3 to 5. John Anthony Tobongbanau won third place for grades K to 2.<\/p>\n

The inaugural Viewer\u2019s Choice award went to Annejenette Jewel Cubangbang.<\/p>\n

Private and public schools all over the CNMI competed.<\/p>\n

Over 72 judges made up of members from the public selected the winners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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