CCSD Elementary School Students Advancing to 2025 State Science Fair

Twenty-three Cherokee County School District elementary school students are advancing to the Georgia K-5 Science and Engineering Fair!

CCSD students who earned top honors at the district competition now head to the state contest later this month at Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville.

Congratulations to our winners and their teachers and thank you to our School Board for its continued investment in STEM classroom instruction and opportunities for student academic competitions!  Thank you to sponsors, Cherokee County Water & Sewerage Authority (CCWSA), Cobb EMC and Gas South for providing special prizes to select district winners as noted below.

• Granger Bales, Grade 2, Ball Ground ES STEM Academy, teacher Mary Marble, Physics and Astronomy, “Ball Kickaroo”
• Kiley Bekebrede, Grade 4, Hasty ES Fine Arts Academy, teacher Leah Spradlin, Microbiology, “What Hand Sanitizer Cleans Better?”
• Noah Carpenter, Phoebe Carpenter, and Ruby Carpenter, Grade 5, Johnston ES, teacher Susan Turco, Chemistry, “Testing Toothpaste,” CCWSA prize        
• Avery Clanton and Lexi Pitcher, Grade 4, Johnston ES, teacher Susan Turco, Chemistry, “Aging Avocados,” CCWSA prize
• Claire Columbus, Grade 3, Holly Springs ES STEM Academy, teacher Chelsea Chandler, Plant Sciences, “What Type of Water Grows Hydroponic Plants Best?” Cobb EMC and Gas South prize
• Hannah Duston, Hannah Prosba, and Makenna Seckington, Grade 4, Little River ES, teacher Shaniqua Young, Behavioral & Social Sciences, “Music Unleash the Magic”
• Skiilar Fountain, Grade 4, Carmel ES, teacher Ian Schumacher, Cellular & Molecular Biology, “Strawberry DNA” 
• Jayden Gao and Tobey Huynh, Grade 5, Little River ES, teacher Shaniqua Young, Chemistry, “A Test to the Sky”
• Harper Henriques, Grade 4, Woodstock ES, teacher Kirsten Kern, Chemistry, “Bubble Battle: Which Acidic Liquid Reacts the Best?”      
• Avery Lichucki, Grade 5, Hasty ES Fine Arts Academy, teacher Leah Spradlin, Materials Science, “Does Surface Area Matter?”
• Waldermar Ortiz, Grade 5, Woodstock ES, teacher Kirsten Kern, Physics and Astronomy, “Paper Airplane Design: What Paper Airplane Design Flies the Furthest?”     
• Grayson Parker, Grade 3, Ball Ground ES STEM Academy, teacher Mary Marble, Robotics & Intelligent Machines, “Speed vs. Accuracy”
• Gowtham Ramprabu, Grade 5, Hickory Flat ES, teacher Karina Dean, Robotics & Intelligent Machines, “Jumping and Walking Robots -- Which is Better?” Cobb EMC and Gas South prize
• Carter Salamone, Grade 5, Avery ES, teacher Katherine Wallace, Biomedical & Health Sciences, “Do age and gender affect reaction time?” 
• Kylie Shakespeare, Grade 4, Hickory Flat ES, teacher Karina Dean, Chemistry, “Invisible Ink”
• Natalie Tetteh, Grade 2, Clark Creek ES STEM Academy, teacher Karen Garland, Chemistry, “Exploring Liquids to Keep Sliced Apples Fresh”
• Joshua York, Grade 2, Clark Creek ES STEM Academy, teacher Karen Garland, Biochemistry, “How to Bring Fresh Apples to School” 

In addition to the district winners advancing to state as noted above, three more Hickory Flat ES students also earned Cobb EMC and Gas South prizes for excellence: Kennedy McCord, Harper Stephens, and Poorvi Vernekar.

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