{"id":30057,"date":"2014-03-17T11:26:51","date_gmt":"2014-03-17T03:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tribune.ctsi-logistics.com\/?p=30057"},"modified":"2014-03-17T11:26:51","modified_gmt":"2014-03-17T03:26:51","slug":"tinian-high-schools-yun-ha-seo-tops-stem-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/tinian-high-schools-yun-ha-seo-tops-stem-fair\/","title":{"rendered":"Tinian High School\u2019s Yun Ha Seo tops STEM Fair again"},"content":{"rendered":"
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San Antonio School?s Raina Avelino,Tinian?s Mefi Norech,Mount Carmel School?s Kyla Monique Cabrera, Tinian?s Nicole Diaz,and high school STEM Fair champion Yun Ha Seo are awarded gold medals at the 2014 CNMI-wide STEM Fair held at the Marianas High School Gymnasium last Saturday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Defending STEM Fair high school champion Yun Ha Seo, a senior at Tinian High School, dominated the science fair competition after being crowned the overall champion and official representative of the Commonwealth to the upcoming Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.
\nSeo will compete with 1,600 other bright and young scientists in Los Angeles, California this May. The national contest is considered the world\u2019s largest international pre-college science competition and hosts over 70 countries, regions, and territories annually.<\/p>\n

Seo entered the Mathematics category with a project about the Rivest-Shamir-Adleman, or RSA, algorithm. The high school student implemented the algorithm into a computer software as an encryption. Her project bested dozens of other entries from both private and public high schools during Saturday\u2019s competition at the Marianas High School Gymnasium.<\/p>\n

Seo said it took her over four months to finalize her entry with her teacher-coach Mikkel Castro. She vowed to work harder this year as she once again represents the CNMI as state champion.<\/p>\n

\u201cI worked a lot harder this year so I feel like I will do better,\u201d she told Saipan Tribune. Seo plans to improve her project by developing a double encryption.<\/p>\n

Her teacher coach was just as excited. \u201cWe weren\u2019t sure if she was going to win. We are happy with the project she did. I feel awesome that she will be representing the CNMI using math and technology. That is totally amazing to me,\u201d Castro said.<\/p>\n

Four other students who also bagged gold medals in their divisions will compete at the Guam science fair this April. They include Tinian\u2019s Mefi Norech, overall kindergarten to first grade finisher; Mount Carmel School\u2019s Kyla Monique Cabrera, overall second to third grade finisher; San Antonio School\u2019s Raina Avelino, overall fourth to 5th grade finalist; and Tinian\u2019s Nicole Diaz, the overall representative for the sixth to eight grade division.<\/p>\n

Over 20 schools, 195 entries<\/p>\n

According to STEM fair coordinator Jeaniffer Cubangbang, PSS received a total of 195 entries from private and public schools on Saipan, Tinian, and Rota. This is an increase from last year\u2019s 177 entries.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe would like to congratulate all 195 participants. \u2026It was more than just selecting the best scientists, technicians, engineers, or mathematicians. We celebrate the effort and success of all our students,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The STEM Fair featured seven categories: life science, physical science, earth and space science, health and nutrition and medical, behavioral and social science, technology and electronics, and mathematics.<\/p>\n

Marianas Baptist Academy principal Ramiro Trinidad, who has judged the science fair for 27 years now, said that \u201cusefulness and relevance to the community\u201d is a key component of a winning science project.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery year it gets better and better. The student\u2019s presentations were outstanding and I see the progress. You can see the learning process,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Rota\u2019s Dr. Rita H. Inos Jr.\/Sr. High School\u2019s Marriette Barcinas competed with her project called \u201cOzone Depletion.\u201d The 7th grader bagged first place in her category. \u201cI will hopefully make it again next year. I can\u2019t wait,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s sponsors include IT&E, Top Notch, Lollipops, National Office Supply, Pacific Islands Club, Herman\u2019s Bakery, Barny\u2019s Pizza, Century Insurance, and Saipan Advertising.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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