Area students excel in SCISA Science Fair

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Area students were recognized for their accomplishments during the awards ceremony at the 2018 South Carolina Independent School Association State Science Fair recently held at Sumter County Civic Center.

Heaven Trinity Slaughter, a student at St. Anne & St. Jude Catholic School, Sumter, had the top exhibit in the environmental science, junior division.

Adam Reisenauer, who also attends St. Anne & St. Jude, captured third place in the junior biological science category.

Trenton Spilker, a student at Thomas Sumter Academy in Dalzell, grabbed third place in the general science area for elementary students.

"These students are to be congratulated for their practical applications of the scientific method," SCISA Executive Director Larry Watt said. "It's obvious the amount of work all of the students put into their projects."

The SCISA State Science Fair was open to students in the following age divisions: Elementary, grades 3 through 5; junior, grades 6 through 8; and senior, grades 9 through 12.

Each division had eight categories: general science, biological science, physical science, environmental science, team projects, behavioral science, computer/math science and invention/engineering. Judging criteria included technical correctness, aesthetic quality, theory, feasibility, effort and scientific methods. Approximately 156 projects were judged at the state science fair.

The South Carolina Independent School Association is a nonprofit, voluntary association of more than 120 independent schools serving more than 37,000 teachers and students.

Founded in 1965, the state of South Carolina incorporated SCISA as an exclusively educational organization with the responsibilities of establishing accreditation standards, coordinating academic and athletic competition and providing professional development for member organizations.