{"id":271684,"date":"2018-03-12T06:00:24","date_gmt":"2018-03-11T20:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=271684"},"modified":"2018-03-12T06:00:24","modified_gmt":"2018-03-11T20:00:24","slug":"mcs-reinvents-traditional-science-fair-new-categories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/mcs-reinvents-traditional-science-fair-new-categories\/","title":{"rendered":"MCS reinvents traditional science fair with new categories"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-271684 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/mcs-reinvents-traditional-science-fair-new-categories\/mcs-pix1-5\/'>MCS-pix1<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-271687'>\n\t\t\t\tBrent Ortizo, right, explains his \u201cBlack Sheep\u201d project to judges Richard Salas, left, and Matthew Kintol, center. Ortizo\u2019s took first place in the 6-8 division of Mount Carmel School\u2019s recent Science Technology Engineer Math and Invention Fair.  (MCS)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/mcs-reinvents-traditional-science-fair-new-categories\/mcs-pix2-5\/'>MCS-pix2<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-271688'>\n\t\t\t\tFrom left to right, Jan Bobadilla, Gary Camacho, and Matt Moran display their \u201cThis Idea is Tubig\u201d invention idea, which took first place in the Invention category of Mount Carmel School\u2019s recent Science Technology Engineer Math and Invention Fair. (MCS)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/mcs-reinvents-traditional-science-fair-new-categories\/mcs-pix3-2\/'>MCS-pix3<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-271689'>\n\t\t\t\tWinners of Mount Carmel School\u2019s recent Science Technology Engineer Math and Invention Fair gather for a group photo with school officials. (MCS)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>At its recent Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics Fair, Mount Carmel School introduced two new categories, Mathematics and Invention, giving the fair a new name: the annual STEMi fair.<\/p>\n<p>While the school\u2019s annual science fair is often a big hit, generating hundreds of new ideas and projects, the school\u2019s science and math department wanted to improve the fair in two ways. First, the department wanted to be true to the \u201cM\u201d in the acronym \u201cSTEM\u201d by having a mathematics category. The new category allows high school students to engage in analytical projects that apply math toward understanding a wide range of issues. In an era of big data, the new Mathematics category is preparing students to be better compilers and consumers of quantitative data.<\/p>\n<p>Second, the school\u2019s science and math department wanted to tap into students\u2019 creativity by launching a new Invention category. While traditional science fair projects require students to actually conduct experiments, the new Invention category invited students to develop concepts and ideas for inventions that did not necessarily have to be created for the fair. In particular, it challenged students to develop abstract solutions to real-world problems.<\/p>\n<p>School principal Frances Taimanao was very happy with the addition of the new categories. \u201cThese new categories are good ways to get students more excited about science and math,\u201d Taimanao said. \u201cI look forward to even more projects and inventions next year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gary Camacho, whose group project, \u201cThis Idea is Tubig,\u201d took first place in the Invention category, was especially excited about the Invention category. \u201cI think that the whole Invention category is one of the best things the school came up with,\u201d Camacho said. \u201cA lot of these kids are smart, but they don\u2019t have the opportunity to show what they can do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Camacho\u2019s group project proposed an affordable, easy, and environmentally safe way to make water for places that lack access to potable water. When asked about where he and his team came up with the idea for their project, Camacho said, \u201cWe thought about what would help people the most, and we realized that people without water would need an affordable way to access clean water.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s STEMi winners are as follows:<\/p>\n<p><strong>K-2ND GRADE DIVISION: <\/strong><br \/>\n1st, Kennani Villagomez \u201cGummy Bear,\u201d<br \/>\n2nd, Jadine Pangelinan \u201cRust \u00a0Chemistry\u201d<br \/>\n3rd, Isabella Demapan \u201cPendulum Art\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>3RD-5TH GRADE DIVISION:<\/strong><br \/>\n1st, Tomamitsu Aldan \u201cBrine to Beverage\u201d, Maui Silva \u201cTest Your Honey\u201d, and Leah Lansangan and Naomi Matsumoto \u201cPenny Drops\u201d <\/p>\n<p><strong>6TH-8TH DIVISION<\/strong>:<br \/>\n1st, Brent Ortizo \u201cBlack Sheep\u201d<br \/>\n2nd, Yuri Sasamoto \u201cPaper from Plants\u201d<br \/>\n3rd, Brissa Hunter \u201cBurning Calories\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>9th-12th grade division: <\/strong><br \/>\n1st, Tommy Cayetano \u201cVideo Games &amp; Blood Pressure\u201d<br \/>\n2nd, Brandee Hunter and Mikee Mendoza \u201cIs Your Bottled Water Really Alkaline?\u201d<br \/>\n3rd, Kalea Borja \u201cInstallation of Water Tank\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>MATHEMATICS CATEGORY<\/strong><br \/>\n1st, Aldwin Batusin, Ivy Leong, Joanie Paraiso, and Reica Ramirez \u201cCaisNO or Yes\u201d<br \/>\n2nd, Amy Cabanting and Mild Sripraset \u201cWorking Hard or Hardly Working?\u201d<br \/>\n3rd, Louisa Han, Hoo Lim Cho, and Seoyone Lee \u201cPopulation Registered\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>INVENTION CATEGORY<\/strong><br \/>\n1st, Gary Camacho, Jan Bobadilla, and Matt Moran \u201cThis Idea is Tubig\u201d<br \/>\n2nd, Alvin Palacios \u201cSmart Road\u201d<br \/>\n3rd, William Blake Deleon Guerrero and Steven Li \u201cReflex Suit\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Of the students that placed, the following qualified to compete in the CNMI-wide STEM Fair: \u00a0Kenanni Villagomez, Tomamitsu Aldan, Brent Ortizo, Tommy Cayetano, and Aldwin Batusin.<\/p>\n<p>Mount Carmel School also expressed its appreciation to the following professionals for taking time out of their busy schedules to judge the school\u2019s STEMi Fair: Jaclyn Michelle Atalig from Department of Public Lands, Charito Bautista from the Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality, Samantha Birmingham-Babauta from the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp., Larry Delon Guerrero from Hofschneider Engineering, Carly Eakin from the Division of Land &amp; Natural Resources, Matthew Kintol from BECQ, Keena Leon Guerrero from DLNR, Marybeth Manibusan from CHCC, Billie O\u2019Campo from CHCC, Richard Salas from BECQ, Hannah Shai from CHCC, and Keanna Villagomez from CHCC. <strong>(PR)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At its recent Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics Fair, Mount Carmel School introduced two new&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":271687,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[2461,666,2103,1181],"class_list":["post-271684","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-campus-life","tag-aldwin-batusin","tag-chcc","tag-gary-camacho","tag-mcs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271684","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=271684"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271684\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/271687"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=271684"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=271684"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=271684"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}