LCES announces winners of annual science fair

Principal Marilyn Bell is shown congratulating the first-place winners of the LCES Science and Engineering Fair held recently in the school gymnasium. The winners are Alex Bryan (c), fifth grade, and Charity Wilder, fourth grade.

The LCES Science and Engineering Fair was held Monday, January 29, through Thursday, February 1, in the school gymnasium.

Due to inclement weather, the annual awards ceremony was postponed until Wednesday, February 7.

Third-grade students participated in the fair by submitting class projects for judging while fourth and fifthgraders completed group and individual projects.

A team of four educators judged the entries. They were Terry Joyner, a retired teacher; Mildred Wright, a prekindergarten teacher at LCES; Frank Cory, a retired science teacher; and Gail Duggan, regional science fair coordinator for the CSRA Regional Educational Service Agency (RESA).

Winning awards at this year's science fair were:

Third Grade

Paul Reviere's Block I and Block II classes, first place; no second-place ribbons were awarded; Elaine Beggs' Block I Class, third place; and Elaine Beggs' Block II Class, honorable mention.

Fourth Grade

First Place - Charity Wilder.

Second Place - Shelby Hinson and Kanika Norman.

Third Place - Chelsea Creech, Lalla Dawkins, Brendan Ebert, Steven Jackson, John Blundy, Kevin Hoops, and Megan Miller.

Honorable Mention - Kashayla Hines, Marcailyn Crutch, Charkalen Parks, Niki Poss, Maria Tokar, Jacoby Mason, Colbi Murray, Dustin Waller, Clayton Norman, Sam Thurmond, Daniel Hunter, Michelle Henderson, Irisha Norman, Fred Gladmon, Tristan Johnson, Michaela Goldman, Katelynn O'Donnell.

Sade Parks, Shea Davison, Savannah McDeavitt, Alden Coleman, Justin Davis, Kendrick Beard, Christopher Smith, Demondre Mahoney, Tanner Ketchum, Jamar Norman, Josh Grabb, Shabrekia Smith, Allison Moore, Hannah Diamond, Taylor Moon, Will Crook, Hayden Bailey, Josh Partridge, Devin Willgus.

Kaylin Miller, Zoey Gray, Thaddeus Bolton, Jalen Smith, Charity Wilder, Debriana Wright, Jarrod Edmunds, Gregory Griffin, Dakota Theriot, Tessa Cole, Tiffani Tutt, Michael Burgess, Lincoln Le- Roy, Miles Woodard, De'Marion Jones, Lakeith Lockhart, Sean Scales, Qudaija Miller.

Shelbikale Edmond, Breonna Gresham, Erin Thornton, Jacqueline Chomskis, Carson Goldman, LaDaishia Davis, Markalen Parks, Sharekia Smith, Althony Mickens, Eric Thomas, Matt Etheridge, Tyler Vaughn, Austin Shively, Quinton Cleveland, Quintarius Searles, Sean Tuten, and Deitra White.

Fifth Grade

First Place - Alex Bryan.

Second Place - Tapeka Arnett, Brittany Arrington, Seth Clark, Cody Creswell, Jamarian Hearst, Preston Mercier, Ivie Aycock, and Savannah Beal.

Third Place - Jonathan Partlow, Zachary Hall, Kyle Woodall, Jamie Byrd, Gabbi Donnelly, Jaylin Jones, Stacy Paradise, Dekelia Harris, Courtney Huffman, Raymond Huffman, Caroline Spratlin, Savanna Barnett, Kaniesha Elam, and Taylor Benning.

Honorable Mention - Marlana Blevins, Anjdrea Garnett, Macy Hill, Toni Jones, Adam Chastain, Jamaul Hawes, Laura Bryant, Juya King, Ariel King, Tyquane Ross, Brittany Carson, Sara Donaldson, Taylor Smith, Jay Shively, Kain Theriot, Cole Logue, Gideon Smith, Ray Harris, Ron White.

Alanna Sample, Tyler Tutt, Trevor Chadwick, Lethacious Lockhart, Max Ashmore, Holden Carruth, Littletorree Henderson, Meygan Hogan, Cole Mattison, Drew Seymour, Quardale Hogan, Bailey Weaghington, Heather Justice, Lura Shultz, Aubrey Garcia, Kaylee Harmon, Michael Dekreon, Michael Woodward, Josh Banks, Bentley Beggs.

Sherbrandon Jones, Rokeisha Tennant, Dominique Haynes, Tripp Gaines, Nicholas Ingram, Devonte Wilkinson, Alex Bryan, Kaitlyn Crawford, A.J. Young, Jarvis Smith, Mitchell Bailey, Hunter Donnelly, Emily Banks, Bailey Crosby, Jasmine Hearst, Chandler Howard, Maggie Partridge, Whitley Wright, DeAndrea Wilkinson, Natra Wade, Kristin James.

Melaina Howard, Travous Simmons, Andy Ray Wengrow, Chase Lawson, Janario Savage, James Young, James Spratlin, Ross Glidewell, Walker Griffin, Chyna Kamau, LaDarren Jones, Jaquan Leverett, Alec Baldwin, Earnest Poss, Fredrick Crite, Aaron Smith, Camden Gilpin, Ben Turner, Tynecia Garnett, and Keona Brown.

In addition to these awards, special certificates, prizes, and cash awards were presented to students by local citizens, businesses, churches, and organizations.

Those participating in the incentive awards program were: the Lincoln County Soil and Water Conservation District; Commercial Insurance Services, Inc.; American Legion Post 194; Rayle EMC; the Lincoln County Health Department, the Lincolnton-Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce.

US Tower Company, Inc.; Spectrum Engineering; Dr. Gregory Griffin; Dr. Michelle Mason-Woodard; Dr. Robert Williams; Rees Funeral Home; the Lincoln County Friends of the Library; C & B Drugs; Aluminum Products of Augusta; New Tabernacle Baptist Church.

The City of Lincolnton; Hardee's; the Lincoln County Department of Public Safety; Radio Shack; ABC Cleaning; Cobb Data Printing; Mercier Trucking; C's Masonry; Fast Times Enterprises, Inc.; Newberry Baptist Church; Farmers State Bank; Young Trucking; and the Milky Way Freeze Bar.

The Wadell Jones Award was sponsored by an anonymous individual.

In her comments, Carol Olson, science fair coordinator at LCES, thanked the members of the community who participated in the awards ceremony as well as those who visited LCES to view the science projects. "We very much appreciate the community's support of our students and their accomplishments," she said.

The first-place winners in the fourth and fifth grades are eligible to take part in the CSRA RESA Science and Engineering Fair set for Friday and Saturday, February 23 and 24, at Lakeside High School in Columbia County.