1999 Awards and Prizes

2005 Awards and Prizes

 2004 Awards and Prizes

2003 Awards and Prizes

2002 Awards and Prizes

 2001 Awards and Prizes

2000 Awards and Prizes

1999 Awards and Prizes

1998 Awards and Prizes

1997 Awards and Prizes

Awards and Prizes, with 1999's winners are sorted by type.

Overall Awards
Division Awards
Specialty Awards:
Nationally Initiated
Provincially Initiated
Nominations for a Provincial Winner
VIRSF - Local Award Sponsors


Overall Awards
Sponsored by SAYS
The top five projects in the 1999 fair (from grades 7 to 12). These students represented the Vancouver Island Region at the Canada Wide Science Fair in May .
First: Martin Conklin Grade 11 Glenlyon-Norfolk School
  Antibiotics from Lichens
Second: Yan Aoki Grade 11 Glenlyon-Norfolk School
  The Fluid Nature of Magnetism
Third: Mark Salter Grade 10 Reynolds Secondary School
  Radio Waves
Fourth: Henry Baxter Grade 7 George Bonner School
  A Safer Syringe: Prototype II
Fifth: Catherine Buschhaus Grade 8 Parksville Christian School
   Lady Beetles vs. Soap

Division Awards
Sponsored by SAYS
Up to five projects are awarded trophies in each of the following catagories.

 

Senior grades 10 - 12

First: Sally Chang Grade 10 St. Margaret's School
  Whose Visual Memory is Best?
Second: Angela Hill Grade 11 Stelly's Secondary
  A Needling Problem: to Pine or Lime
Third: Taras Glek Grade 10 Reynold's Secondary
  Customer's Online Helper
Fourth: Yoonsun Hur Grade 12 Glenlyon Norfolk School
   Fermentation in Kimchi
 Fifth:  Morgan Yates Grade 10 St. Margaret's School
  Mellow? Yellow

 

Junior grades 8 - 9

First: Victoria Cook Grade 9 St. Margaret's School
  Nature Takes a Step on Group B Strep
Second: Sarah Gates Grade 9 Nanaimo Secondary
  Water Water Everywhere
Third: Ben Fox Grade 8 George Bonner School
  Parabolic Ear
Fourth: Lauchlan McKinnon Grade 8 Cedar Hill Secondary
  Crosswalks
Fifth: Cynthia Barker Grade 9 Glenlyon-Norfolk School
  Photochemical Reactions

 

Intermediate grades 6 - 7

First: Eric Roy Grade 7 George Bonner School
  Get a Grip
Second:  Nick Collison Grade 7 Gordon Head Elem.
  Come and Be A-MAZE-d
Third: Robert Vanderlinde Grade 6 Bench School
  Friction of a Road Surface
Fourth: Naomi Rotgans Grade 7 Gordon Head Elem.
   Rust and Other Yucky Stuff
 Fifth:  Colin Rowe  Grade 6  Uplands Elem.
  Native Healing Remedies

 

Elementary grades 4 - 5

First: Alan Manning/ Evan MacRae Grade 5 Monteray Elem.
  The Tactile Robot
Second: Aminah Malik Grade 5 St. Margaret's School
  How Long Does Your Orange Juice Shine?
Third: Andrew Weisner Grade 5 Alex Aitken Elem.
  Shake and Quake
Fourth: Carli Feltrin/ Thea Girolami Grade 5 Stanley Gordon Elem.
   Storm Keel
Fifth: Patrick Johnston Grade 5 Alex Aitken Elem.
  Shoe Traction

Specialty Awards

Sponsor

Award

Recipient

University of Victoria Scholarship to the best ranked Senior student $500.00 towards tuition Martin Conklin, Grade 11, Glenlyon-Norfolk, Antibiotics From Lichens
Zonta International $300.00 plus travel costs to CWSF. Catherine Buschhaus, Grade 8, Parksville Christian, Lady Beetles Vs. Soap

 

Nationally Initiated

Canadian Institute of Energy $250 Colin Bakker, Grade 9, Parksville Christian, Pendulum Power
Chemical Institute of Canada Certificate Kaitlyn Casper & Carly Mantik, Grade 4, Willows Elem., The Mystery of Osmosis
AECL Research Company Science Award  Certificate Kale Haarala, Grade 5, Ladysmith, Solar Energy
Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy  Award Amanda Hewitt, Grade 6, Parksville Christian, Waterworks
IBM Trophy/Travel to CWSF Martin Conklin, Grade 11, Glenlyon-Norfolk, Antibiotics From Lichens
Intel $100 & $50 Taras Glek, Grade 10, Reynold's Secondary, Customer's Online Helper and Jordan Grey, Grade 7, Coal Tyee, Is This The End of Civilization

 

Provincially Initiated

Alzheimer Society $50.00 Michael Ewart, Grade 6, Uplands Elementary, Memory Mania
American Association of Physics Teachers, BC chapter $50.00 Yasumori Aoki, Grade 11, Glenlyon-Norfolk, The Fluid Nature of Magnetism
BC Hydro $100 + Perpetual Trophy/keeper Andrew Hudec, Grade 8, Bay Side, Wind Power
BC Ministry of the Environment Perpetual Trophy Holly Boux, Grade 9, Glenlyon-Norfolk, Environmental Monitoring Tool
BCAA Award $100 Lauchlan McKinnon, Grade 8, Cedar Hill Secondary, Crosswalks
Chevron Canada Award $100 Jane Connel & Lauren Prenevost, Grade 7, George Bonner, Quicker Picker Upper
Council of Forest Industries of British Columbia Perpetual Trophy/keeper Sarah Kergin, Grade 6, Sangster Elem., Frozen Seeds
Division For Advancement of Women in Engineering Geosciences [DAWEG] $50.00 Meghan Frazier, Grade 9, Glenlyon-Norfolk, Liquefaction
Forest Renewal BC Award  $250.00 Sean Owens, Grade 9, Parkland, Does the Amount of Pollen Affect Pollination?
Science Council of BC Award $100 for student; $500 for local teacher Henry Baxter, Grade 7, George Bonner, A Safer Syringe: Prototype II (teacher, Mr. Larry Hickman)
Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology $100.00 Kate Chandler, Grade 8, Bayside, Genetics
Truck Loggers' Association of BC Perpetual Trophy/keeper Angela Hill, Grade 11, Stelly's Secondary, A Needling Problem: To Pine or to Lime

 

Nominations for a Provincial Winner

Multiactive Education Award

$300
Iain Fyles, Grade 6, Uplands Elem., Reaction Times

 

VIRSF - Local Award Sponsors

Drs. Rosemary and Walter Balfour $50/$25 First: Eric Roy, Grade 7, George Bonner, Get A Grip; Second: Alison McLean, Grade 4, Willows Elementary, Rabbits Chime In
BC Hydro South Island Office Region $50.00 and Perpetual Plaque Kale Haarala, Grade 5, Ladysmith, Solar Energy
Drs. J. Browning & D. Berry $50.00 Morgan Gregson, Grade 7, Stanley Gordon, Attractive Paint
Canadian Meterological Oceanographic Society Book Prizes Oceanographic: Jane Connell & Lauren Prenevost, Grade 7, George Bonner, Quicker Picker Upper; Meteorlogical: Brandon Hunt, Grade 6, Bench Elem., Does Precipitation and Temperature Affect the Flow of a River?
Chemical Institute of Canada, Vancouver Island Section $50(2) Naomi Rotgans, Grade 7, Gordon Head Elem., Rust and Other Yucky Stuff and Ashley Wan, Grade 9, St. Margaret's, Vitamin C Quandry
Science Works $25 certificates Frankie Hudson, Grade 5, Somenos, Friction; Deanne & Monique Charbonneau, Grade 6, South Island Distance Educ., Hair in My Soup; Kyna Davis, Grade 9, Glenlyon Norfolk, Colour Vision Deficiency; Nick Collisson, Grade 7, Gordon Head Elem., Come and Be A-MAZE-d
Nathan Geminiano Award $100 / Trophy Yan Aoki, Grade 11, Glenlyon-Norfolk, The Fluid Nature of Magnetism and Catherine Buschhaus, Grade 8, Parksville Christian, Lady Beetles vs. Soap
Alexa Geminiano Award $100 / Trophy Martin Conklin, Grade 11, Glenlyon-Norfolk, Antibiotics from Lichens
Geological Association of Canada Book Prizes Nathan Jones & James Rhodes, Grade 4, Willows Elem., Volcanoes
Microbiology Book Prizes Victoria Cook, Grade 9, St. Margaret's School, Nature Takes a Step on Group B Strep; Jessica Campbell, Grade 9, Parkland, Bread Molds; Graeme Roche, Grade 8, Bayside Middle School, Up the Creek; Kimberley Thompson, Grade 10, Nanaimo Secondary, Bacteria in Schools; Yoonsun Hur, Grade 12, Glenlyon-Norfolk, Fermentation in Kimchi
Gordon Patterson Awards $50.00 (3) Leo Cieslak, Grade 4, Sangster Elem., Which Grape Will Float?; Julia Keifer, Grade 5, Glanford Elem., Paper Strength; Alan Manning & Evan MacRae, Grade 5, Monterey Elem., The Tactile Robot
Science Venture Awards Alan Manning & Evan MacRae, Grade 5, Monterey Elem., The Tactile Robot, ; Aminah Malic, Grade 5, St. Margaret's School, How Long Does Your Orange Juice Shine?; Andrew Weisner, Grade 5, Alex Aitken Elem., Shake and Quake
University of Victoria Social Science Chairs Scroll Trophy/Book Prize Nigel Burke, Grade 6, Glenlyon-Norfolk, The Circadian Rhythms of a Mouse
University of Victoria Science Chairs Scroll Trophy/Book Prize Patrick Johnson, Grade 5, Alex Aitken, Shoe Traction

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