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The Ohio Academy of Science awarded Carroll High School the Harold C. Shaw Memorial Award, its highest honor, for the second time in three years at its Virtual State Science Day.

Carroll High School's group of 19 student researchers presented their STEM research projects virtually to comply with social distance and health orders instead of the traditional, in-person format.  That didn’t stop 16 students from adjusting their presentations to earn the highest rating of superior.  The three other students earned the second-highest rating of excellent, meeting the OAS’s criteria for the Shaw Award.  Schools must send at least four students to present research, and 80% of those projects must earn a Superior rating. All projects must score at least an excellent rating, and all students who register for the event must present his/her research.  

Carroll was the only high school in the Dayton region to earn the Shaw Award in 2020, and this is the second time Carroll has earned the award since 2018.  13 Patriots earned special awards in their research categories for outstanding projects.

State Science Day Participants and Special Award Winners

Jack Agnew '23 - “The Effect of Antenna Length on SDS-B”: Superior Award

Kevin Agnew '21 - “LED Pacing System for Runners”: Superior Award (Believe in Ohio STEM Entrepreneurship 1st Place Award and $200; Statistical Analysis 1st Place Award)

Grace Bete '23 - “The Effect of CaCO3 on the Dissolution of Ibuprofen”: Superior Award

Sophia Carter '21 - “Effectiveness of Steam vs. Chemical  Cleaning”: Superior Award (Governor’s Thomas Edison Award for Excellence in Biotechnology and Biomedical Technologies 4th Place Award and $250 Scholarship; The Ohio State University College of Engineering $1,000 Scholarship renewable for 3 years)

Vivian Dao '22 - “Optimal Thermal Insulation Using Aerogels”: Superior Award (Outstanding Physics Project 3rd Place Award and $50)

Kelly Dong '22 - “Salinity Mitigation Using Straw Mulch on Pisium sativum”: Superior Award

Ellie Erich '21 - “The Effect of Sound Waves on Glycine max:  Phase 2”: Superior Award (Ohio Soybean Bioscience 3rd Place Award and $250)

Hayden Everding '23 - “Harmonics in Harmonicas”: Superior Award

Cameron Neidhard '21 - “Developing an Application to Measure Stroop Interference in Bilinguals”: Superior Award (Believe in Ohio STEM Entrepreneurship Honorable Mention Award and $25 gift card)

Josh Orlett '21 - “Effect of Various Aggregates on Concrete  Strength”: Superior Award (Excellence Award for Civil Engineering Projects Honorable Mention Award; Outstanding Civil/Environmental  Engineering 2nd Place Award and $150)

Trinity Raber '21 - “The Effect of Various Food Textures on Eisenia foetida Castings”: -Superior Award (Believe in Ohio STEM Entrepreneurship Honorable Mention Award and $25 gift card; Cleveland Museum of Natural History’s Outstanding Naturalist Award)

Josie Rose '21 - “Negative Effects of Plastic Leachate on  Spirulina major”: Superior Award (Governor’s Award for Excellence in Environmental Protection Research 3rd Place Award and $100; Stone Laboratory Scholarship)

Meredith Sanders '23 - “Desalination of Salt Water Using Halophytic Rhizophora mangle”: Superior Award (American Water Works 3rd Place Award and $100)

Karissa Speakman '23 - “The Effect of Roofing Material on Rainwater Collection”: Superior Award

Caroline Wittman '21 - “The Effect of Water Conductivity on Prey- Catching Behavior in  Apteronotus albifrons”: Superior Award (Milt Austin Aquatic Science 1st Place Award and $150; Veterinary Medicine 3rd Place Award and $150)

Katie  Wittman '21 - “Use of Hydrophytes to Phytoremediate Fertilizer Contaminated Water”: Superior Award (Governor’s Award for Excellence in Environmental Protection Research 2nd Place Award and $100; Soil and Water Conservation 2nd Place Award and $100)

Caden Bistrek '23 - “The Effectiveness of Headgear in Soccer”: Excellent Award

Anthony Gabriele '21 - “Designing a Programming System in Children with Developmental Coordination  Disorder”: Excellent Award (Believe in Ohio STEM Entrepreneurship 1st Place Award and $200)

Seth Tivakaran '23 - “The Effect of Different Food Substances on  Lactate Build-up”: Excellent Award (Osteopathic Medical 2nd Place Award and $100)