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Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
ESC previews Quiz Bowl to 5th, 6th grades
May 12—Talented and gifted students from five of the county's school districts came together on Tuesday to get a preview of a possible academic extracurricular activity that awaits in middle school and high school. The Lawrence County ESC hosted a TAG Quiz Bowl tournament at Ohio University Southern, with teams facing off and answering questions ranging from history to science to math to pop culture and more. Gretta Taylor, student services coordinator for the ESC, said she penned the questions herself, to illustrate to the students what a Quiz Bowl tournament could be like, should they be interested in taking part "And I tried to make them fun," she said. The teams were comprised of fifth and sixth graders, she said. The teams competed one on one throughout the morning and, when the event was finished, wins were tallied up and Chesapeake emerged as the victor, winning the traveling trophy from last year's champions, Dawson-Bryant. Should Chesapeake's students decide to pursue Quiz Bowl in coming years, they could boast a formidable lineup, as their team at Tuesday's event included both Lawrence County Science Fair first place winner Gunner Davidson and Joseph Keffer, winner of this year's Lawrence County Spelling Bee, who has qualified to compete at the Scripps National Spelling Bee at the end of the month. Taylor conducts the science fair and spelling bee for the ESC, which also hosts Quiz Bowl tournaments at the middle and high school level. Rock Hill, Symmes Valley, Chesapeake, Ironton and Dawson-Bryant students took part in Tuesday's event.
Yahoo
02-03-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Chesapeake Middle student wins county science fair
Mar. 1—South Point student takes second place There were a few obstacles in the way, schedule-wise, in getting there, but a Gunner Davidson took home the big trophy on Tuesday for this year's Lawrence County Science Fair. First, the initial date for the county fair was canceled, due to snow, then, another complication came up when the makeup date was scheduled for students to present their projects, the following Monday. Davidson's family had scheduled a vacation to Disney World, and, according to Lawrence County ESC superintendent Eric Floyd, the fair meant so much to Davidson, he nearly backed out of the trip. But, after talking with the ESC, the family was able to make arrangements for the Chesapeake Middle School sixth grader to present his project to judges, which included Floyd, via video from his family's hotel room. "He had a video and answered questions," Floyd said. Davidson's project, "What cleans wrestling mats best?" tested various types of cleaners, and not only earned him the first place trophy, but also a score of 40 and a Superior ranking, enabling him to go onto the district fair at The University of Rio Grande later this school year. Coming in second was Ciara McComas, a fifth grader at South Point Elementary School, for "The Amazing Rodent Race," in which she ran a rat through a maze. She also earned a Superior ranking at the county level and a score of 39.6. Overall, 30 students took part in the county fair, after earning an Excellent or Superior ranking at their individual school fair. Third place went to Caleb Black, of Chesapeake Middle School, a seventh grader, for "Which fertilizer will make soybeans grow faster?" The project earned him a score of 39 and a Superior ranking. Fourth place was awarded to Waylon Mitchell, a Burlington Elementary School fifth grader, for "Electromagnetism," with a score of 38.8 and a Superior ranking. And fifth place was Shade Gibson, a sixth grader at Chesapeake Middle School, for "Bridge Busters," which earned him a Superior ranking and a score of 38.3 Students who earn a Superior or Excellent ranking can go onto the district fair. Other Superior rankings were: Korie Copley, Parker Hamlin, Landon Pauley and Chase Hamlin. Excellent rankings were Hunter Hollback, Cheyenna Stallo, Lyndlee Edwards, Kennedy Johnson, Kingston Pickett, Raylee Skeens, Nahla Robinson, Jadiana Gilliam, Elliot Thackers, Noah Shafer, Sawyer Hutchinson, Myles Joy, Kylee Dople, Bryer Lee, Easton Wood, Avery Crager, Addison Boggs, Jaylee Caynar, Brantlee Shafer, Braelynn Browning, Rylan Deem and Paislee Jones. The fair is organized by the ESC, who also handles the county's spelling bee and Quiz Bowl tournaments.
