Winners Announced
ONLINE CONTEST Grades 4 - 8
TOTAL NUMBER OF ENTRIES: Two Hundred & Forty-Seven (247)
Sponsored by the South Carolina Academy of Science & Center for Science Education at USC
The State-wide SC Academy of Science On-Line Contest was available in early January 2023 and was online until Monday, March 6, 2023. There were two hundred and forty-seven (247) entries, with one hundred and forty-six (146) students from grades 4-6 (E Contest) and one hundred and one (101) students from grades 6-8 (M Contest). This year, the contests enclosed a broad range of topics emphasizing biology, outer layers of the Earth`s atmosphere, barcodes and measurement and some fun questions. In 2023 students were asked sixty multiple-choice questions. Some of the questions required hands-on activities to complete. All follow the Common Core Guidelines of South Carolina. We want to extend our most sincere appreciation to the creators of the 2023 South Carolina Academy of Science (SCAS) online contest. These members from the South Carolina Academy of Science and faculty from the Center for Science Education at USC played major roles in the production of the 2023 contest. Special thanks to Daniel Gregory, USC Engineering Student with skills in an online contest.
Awards were given in four categories: Grand, State, Regional, and School. A unique feature of the contest is that every school participating is guaranteed at least one winner. The Grand Award was shared with thirty-eight (38) students, with twenty students from the E contest (Grades 4 – 6) and eighteen (18) students from the M Contest (grades 6 – 8) from seven science fair regions in South Carolina. The winners of the 2023 E contest Grades 6 – 8 and 2023 M Contest Grades 6 – 8 are listed below:
The contest scores were exceptionally good overall, and some entrants qualified for an award. We had two hundred and one (201) winners out of a total of two hundred and forth-six (246) participants (approx. 81.7% of the total number of participants were winners). Certificates and prizes will be mailed to each student’s principal so that the awards can be presented at each school’s Awards Assembly. We congratulate every contestant for his or her excellent effort! We encourage every student in all South Carolina schools to participate next year. Below is a list of the winners and their schools. Followed by a list of Teachers and/or Sponsors that participated. Hats off to our teachers in South Carolina.
Questions and Answers for the online contest
Grand Winners
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E 2023 Grand Winners No = 20 |
Student FN) |
Student LN |
Grade |
School |
|
Grand |
Hayes |
Bowers |
6 |
Christ Church Episcopal School |
|
Grand |
Wells |
Bowers |
5 |
Christ Church Episcopal School |
|
Grand |
Amita |
Barik |
4 |
CTC (Sterling School) |
|
Grand |
Colin |
Hehman |
4 |
Hilton Head Christian Academy |
|
Grand |
Madison |
Clark |
4 |
Lake Murray Elementary |
|
Grand |
Liam |
Caskie |
6 |
Mason Preparatory School |
|
Grand |
Revanth |
Nagabhyru |
7 |
Riverside Middle School |
|
Grand |
Tyler |
Nunnery |
4 |
Round Top Elementary |
|
Grand |
Rebecca |
Beesley |
5 |
Sara Collins Elementary School |
|
Grand |
Logan |
Todd |
6 |
South Carolina Connections Academy |
|
Grand |
Sophia |
Dennison |
6 |
South Carolina Connections Academy |
|
Grand |
Guomeng |
Zhong |
4 |
St. James Elementary School |
|
Grand |
William |
Mayberry |
5 |
Sterling Charles Towne Center |
|
Grand |
Danielle |
McCarthy |
4 |
Sterling School |
|
Grand |
Daniel |
Shi |
4 |
Sterling school |
|
Grand |
Dalton |
Brand |
4 |
Sterling School |
|
Grand |
Srinidhi |
Aravindan |
5 |
Sterling School - Charles Townes Center |
|
Grand |
Gautham |
Jithesh |
4 |
Sterling School/Charles Townes Center |
|
Grand |
John |
Dial |
6 |
York Intermediate School |
|
Grand |
Rebecca |
Skepper |
6 |
York Intermediate School |
Regional Winners
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E 2023 Regional Winners No = 52 |
Student FN) |
Student LN |
Grade |
School |
|
Regional Winner |
Vaibhav |
Badveli |
5 |
Buena Vista elementary school |
|
Regional Winner |
Luc |
Reyes |
4 |
Carolina Park Elementary School |
|
Regional Winner |
Tommy |
Cuthbert |
4 |
Carolina Park Elementary School |
|
Regional Winner |
Mark |
van Weezendonk |
4 |
Carolina Park Elementary School |
|
Regional Winner |
Brady |
Albright |
4 |
Carolina Park Elementary School |
|
Regional Winner |
Ella |
Krause |
4 |
Carolina Park Elementary School |
|
Regional Winner |
Addison |
Oehler |
4 |
Charles Town Center |
|
Regional Winner |
Yorrick |
Hieber |
6 |
Connections academy |
Reginal Winners
|
E 2023 Regional Winners No = 52 |
Student FN) |
Student LN |
Grade |
School |
|
Regional Winner |
Vaibhav |
Badveli |
5 |
Buena Vista elementary school |
|
Regional Winner |
Luc |
Reyes |
4 |
Carolina Park Elementary School |
|
Regional Winner |
Tommy |
Cuthbert |
4 |
Carolina Park Elementary School |
|
Regional Winner |
Mark |
van Weezendonk |
4 |
Carolina Park Elementary School |
|
Regional Winner |
Brady |
Albright |
4 |
Carolina Park Elementary School |
|
Regional Winner |
Ella |
Krause |
4 |
Carolina Park Elementary School |
|
Regional Winner |
Addison |
Oehler |
4 |
Charles Town Center |
|
Regional Winner |
Yorrick |
Hieber |
6 |
Connections academy |
School Winners
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E 2023 School Winners No = 31 |
Student FN) |
Student LN |
Grade |
School |
|
School Winner |
Caroline |
Maxey |
4 |
Hilton Head Christian Academy |
|
School Winner |
Caleb |
Powers |
4 |
Hilton head Christian academy |
|
School Winner |
Lindsay |
Holmes |
4 |
Lake Murray Elementary School |
|
School Winner |
Mason |
Lorick |
4 |
Lake Murray Elementary School |
|
School Winner |
Kaiden |
Plato |
4 |
Mccoll Elementary Middle School |
|
School Winner |
Layanna |
Graham |
4 |
McColl Elementary Middle School |
|
School Winner |
Jacob |
Barnes |
4 |
Montessori Early Learning Center |
|
School Winner |
Ryland |
Gillespie |
6 |
South Carolina Connections Academy |
|
School Winner |
Jesse |
Davis |
4 |
St. James Elementary |
|
School Winner |
Sydney |
Crook |
4 |
St. James elementary |
|
School Winner |
Sydnee |
Naylor |
4 |
St. James Elementary |
|
School Winner |
Payton |
Tindal |
4 |
St. James Elementary School |
|
School Winner |
Dominic |
Recupero |
4 |
St.James Elementary |
|
School Winner |
Emyia |
Smalls-shaw |
4 |
St.James Elementary |
|
School Winner |
Jacob |
Tang |
5 |
Sterling School |
|
School Winner |
Ellison |
Read |
6 |
Sterling School |
|
School Winner |
Raymond |
Hicks |
5 |
Sterling School |
|
School Winner |
Suhasini |
Ganesh |
4 |
Sterling school/ CTC |
|
School Winner |
Henry |
Tibbetts |
8 |
Trident Academy |
|
School Winner |
James |
Stonecypher |
6 |
YLA |
|
School Winner |
Kenny |
Beard |
6 |
York Intermediate |
|
School Winner |
Leland |
Smith |
6 |
York Intermediate School |
|
School Winner |
Anthony |
Shively |
6 |
York Intermediate School |
|
School Winner |
Henson |
Robbins |
6 |
York Intermediate School |