Riverside pupil wins top honor at science fairMany local pupils earn awards at science fair
Trevor Drulia, 9, a fourth-grader at Riverside Elementary School, stands next to his science fair project, which won first place and the J. Guyton Thompson Award.
Photo by Quandra Collins
Some like it hot.
In Trevor Drulia's case, he went to great lengths testing several restaurant foam coffee cups to see which could keep hot water the hottest for the longest amount of time.
In the end, Trevor's science fair project "Caution! Contents Hot!" won him the J. Guyton Thompson Award in the Intermediate division of the 2005 CSRA Regional Science and Engineering Fair grand award.
"My sister did a project the exact opposite of mine and I thought it would be fun to see which cup could keep a drink the hottest, the longest," said Trevor, 9, a fourth-grader at Riverside Elementary School.
After testing cups from McDonald's, Chick-fil-A, Atlanta Bread Co., Pump 'N Shop and Dunkin Donuts, Trevor said McDonald's proved to be the best.
Mary Bridges, a fifth-grade teacher at Riverside, who also is the science fair coordinator, said Trevor was the first pupil that she knows of to receive such an award in an elementary project from a large pool of competitors of 18 counties throughout the region.
On March 24, Trevor was recognized at the Christenberry Fieldhouse for his project.
"I'm anxious to be the one to represent my school," Trevor said with a smile.
Bridges said Trevor volunteered to perform the project, which is not mandatory for fourth-graders.
"He chose the topic all by himself," she said. "We want them to understand the scientific process, and it helps students with the CRCT (Criterion Referenced Competency Test)."
Other division winners in the fair were:
Lakeside High School: Joy Zhang, second place, Senior Medicine and Health division; Harlem Middle School: Zachariah Smith, seventh-grade, second place, Junior Animal and Biological division; Riverside Elementary: Bradley Hodge, first place, Intermediate Animal and Biological division; Jeremy Lee, third place, Intermediate Applied Science division; Maxwell Jones, honorable mention, Intermediate Plant Biological division; Jackie DiPrete, first place, Intermediate Physical Science division; Brenton McCorvey, first place, Intermediate Physical Science division; Jacob Baggett, honorable mention, Intermediate Physical Science division; Special Award Winners Discovery Channel Young Scientists: Special Award Jack DiPrete, Special Award Winner Discovery Channel Young Scientists; Bradley Dodge, Brenton McCorvey; Kristen Olson; Kendal King; Grovetown Elementary School- Sara Jean Reimsnider, second place, Intermediate Behavior/Social Science division; Alexandria Lewis, second place, Intermediate Plant Biological division; Jamie Belcher, honorable mention, Intermediate Team division; Amanda Lavallee, honorable mention, Intermediate Team division; Niki Nulf, honorable mention, Intermediate Team division; Stevens Creek Elementary School: Jennifer Herbert, first place, Intermediate Physical Science division; Kathleen Quebedeaux, honorable mention, Intermediate Physical Science division; Kendall King, first place, Intermediate Team division; Kristen Olson, first place, Intermediate Team division; Bel Air Elementary: Chandler Capps, honorable mention, Intermediate Team division; Brittany Davis, honorable mention, Intermediate Team division, Lauren Franklin, honorable mention, Intermediate Team division; Brijuanna Key, honorable mention, Intermediate Team division; Jacy Roberson, honorable mention, Intermediate Team division; Euchee Creek Elementary School: Bryson Carr, Special Award Winner for the Association for Women Geoscientists Foundation.