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Forty-seven W-L student scientists presented their research papers to panels of university judges at the 78th Annual Virginia Junior Academy of Science (VJAS) Symposium held at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA this past week. Eleven students received formal recognition including Mr. James Licato whose project won the overall VJAS “Best in Symposium Award” among many other honors. All students represented our high school with perseverance and commitment.
Mrs. Dawn McCoart, the VJAS Co-Sponsor at W-L HS, won “VJAS Teacher of the Year Award” having taken over 700+ students to this competition over the last 23 years. Mr. Noah Portner was elected co-editor of the VJAS Voice Student Newsletter. Ms. Cassia Block (W- L Class of 2017), now a Chemistry major at St. Mary’s College, was awarded the VJAS Service Award for her continuing volunteer work with VJAS. The recognized students and their project titles were:
| James Licato | Optimizing Metformin Removal: Utilizing Molecular Sieves and Absorbents Within Sand Filtration Units |
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| Rachel Brill | The Effect of Priming on Risk Analysis |
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| Naomi Abramowicz | ||
| Noah Portner | The Effect of Sunlight on Mycorrhizal Network Quantity in Soil and Growth in Plants |
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| Hamna Shafiq | The effect of concentration of colloidal silver and gram positive or negative bacteria on zone of inhibition |
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| Emma Berver | The effect of surface angle on the width and length of a simulated blood drop |
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| Dilin Williams | Flexural Strength of Beam Structures |
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| Belen Tesfaye | The Effect of Tree Cover Loss and Population on Air Quality |
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| Mahia Rahman | ||
| Natalie Aramendia | The Effect of Filtration Material on Lead Concentration |
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| Lillian Watson |
