
News/Blog
NZAS Southland Science and Technology Fair 2017
NZAS Southland Science and Technology Fair 2017
Senior Campus
After a successful James Hargest College Science Fair, a large contingent of budding young scientists were chosen to represent the school at the NZAS Southland Science and Technology Fair held at the Invercargill Workingmen’s Club from Tuesday 12 to Friday 15 September.
James Hargest students won many awards and featured in various major prize categories this year. This was awesome public recognition for the hours of hard work that has been put in by these students. Liam Barnes and his project Background Radiation earned him the NZAS Special Topic Award, Southland from the Sky and Donald McIntosh for Disaster Mitigated won the NZ Oil and Gas Innovation Award. Thomas Fleming and his project Liquid Gold won Best Exhibit Related to Bees and Brianna Hartley won Best Exhibit Related to Microbiology for her project Effluent Extractor. Also, Peter Hopper won a Fonterra Future Leader’s Award for his project Cow Scratcher. James Hargest students have continued to assert themselves as some of the brightest young Science talents in Southland. Awesome work team!
Junior Campus
Twenty-three Junior Campus exhibits and their creators ventured to the Workingmen’s Club for the judging of the annual Science and Technology Fair. A huge amount of time and effort was put into these projects resulting in a large number of students from the Junior Campus being awarded prizes.
A huge thank you to all the friends/family/whanau of the Science and Technology Fair students. The quality of these projects was outstanding and this would not have been possible without the support, encouragement and advice given to the students from these significant people in their lives.
Very special congratulations to Ezri Dalgity who was awarded the most prestigious award for the Year 7 and 8 category; Excellence in Technology for Year 7 and 8. Ezri also won a Gold award and the Encouraging Girls in Science award, resulting in her winning a large sum of money for her efforts.
Also special mention to our other prestigious award winners:
Rebecca Johnstone won the Best Exhibit for Improving Heart Health.
George Drylie and Connor Steel with the Best Exhibit related to Steel prize
Cooper Leighton and Grace Doherty who were identified as Future Leaders in the Science and Technology Field.
Junior and Senior Campus results:
New Zealand Aluminium Smelters Award of Excellence:
Silver: Emily Williamson Peter Hopper
Donald McIntosh Brianna Hartley
Rachel Boniface Claudia Young-Blomfield
Max Russell Max Smith
Bronze: Thomas Fleming Julie Skedgwell
Gerogia Hawke Sam Richardson
Jackson Faithfull Cooper Leighton
Commended: Emma Bantang Alexa Clark
Geoffrey Perriam Jessica Fairbairn
Rachel Checketts Emma Tuckey
Liam Barnes Ella Jones
Olivia Cooper Sam Cole
Alexander Munro Tyler Hawke
Charlie Tinoai Caleb Keidge
Eamonn Thwaites Charly Faherty
Corvin O’Rourke Ethyn Middlemiss
Halle Faherty Laura Jackson
Jonty Robertson Elias Crump
Lochie Galt Sophia Kwong
Annalise Butt George Drylie
Special Award - Best Exhibit related to Bees: Thomas Fleming
Special Award - Best Exhibit related to Microbiology: Brianna Hartley
Special Award - Fonterra Future Leaders Award: Peter Hopper
Special Award - NZ Oil and Gas Energy Innovation: Donald McIntosh
Special Award - NZAS Special Topic Southland from the Sky: Liam Barnes
Special Award - Soroptimists Encouragement Award
for Girls in Science: Brianna Hartley
Special Award - Soroptimists Encouragement Award
for Girls in Science: Janelle Tinker