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St. John The Evangelist Holds Science Fair

Young scientists have fun with experiments.

Last Thursday was an extraordinary day at St. John the Evangelist School in Severna Park. Experiments were tested, samples tasted and strange sounds heard. Students calculated data, entered their conclusions in a book, and explained their findings to judges. All of this was part of their annual Science Fair.

“They work their tails off on this,” said Mickey Caporlette, volunteer coordinator.

Students select their subject, write a paper on a related topic and then run an experiment.

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“We get a lot of compliments from other people,” beamed Caporlette, “They always felt that our fair is one of the nicer ones.”

Kathy Borsella, St. John's middle school science teacher, said that judges cover all areas of sciences from engineers to physicians.

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“Students get to interact with professionals so it enhances a career goal,” added Borsella. “They really apply scientific research and the scientific method. The children work hard. It’s a lot of effort and time that’s put into this. It’s a big event.”

This was Tim Bennington’s first year at the Science Fair.

“I like the Science Fair,” stated Bennington. “We have great teachers.”

Bennington measured the distance to kick a soccer ball.

Sixth-grader Jazmine Hilton tested the temperature of three different types of chocolate to see how it would react to heat.

“It was fun to do and learn some stuff about chocolate,” exclaimed Hilton.


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