Horizon Academy students compete, place at science fair

Staff report

Youngstown

About 500 students from seven Midwest states showcased their independently created projects at Concept Schools’ ninth annual Science and Engineering Fair this month at Cleveland State University.

Concept Schools, a not-for-profit charter school management company, manages 27 tuition-free, college preparatory schools in the Midwest with a math, science and technology emphasis.

Students competed in 14 categories ranging from health science, physics and zoology to engineering, biochemistry and computer science in a junior division, for grades five through eight, and a senior division, for ninth through 12th grades.

More than 200 judges from colleges, universities and schools assessed the student projects based on a comprehensive rubric.

The results from Horizon Science Academy Youngstown:

Silver: Altwjuan Beck Lindsay, Charmaine Carlisle, Jose Taveras, Montazia Tolbert and Solymar Ayala.

Bronze: Azhalia Gilford, Imani Leggette, Skylar Kaczmark and Teanna Hayes.

Honorable mention: Tyra Barnes, Clayton Henderson, Hunter Hayes, Quincey Pettway and Jelina Le’.

All students received recognition for their high-quality projects in various ways, including medals, certificates, trophies and monetary awards.

The “Best of Fair” winner received an HP Touchpad. CONSEF integrated art into science by organizing a design contest for the fair and recognized the winner, Kashi Johnson, with a $250 monetary award.

CONSEF is open to all students, including public, charter, private and home-schooled students in grades five through 12.

Concept aims to promote STEM education in early grades by giving students the chance to gain recognition for their hard work.

Information may be found at www.consef.org.