June 2, 2018
It gives me great pleasure to announce the 2nd annual Somers Science Fair: A 1st-Year Science Research Competition. This is the only science research competition of its kind in NY that provides the opportunity for first-year science research students to present their intended research design in a formal setting (along with sister fair, the Westlake Science Fair).
*NEW: This fair has historically been hosted at Westlake High School but has since outgrown the Westlake campus, so as most of you already know, we must split the county in half, with the mostly southern schools participating in the Westlake Science Fair, and the mostly northern schools participating in the Somers Science Fair. The schools assigned to each fair make the number of competitors even. If you are receiving this email from me, then you are invited to the Somers Science Fair. All rules and timing are exactly the same between the fairs, but now there will be a lot more room for everyone.
This year’s competition will take place on Saturday, June 2nd, 2018, at Somers High School in Lincolndale, NY. The competition will begin at 1:00 pm and end at approximately 6:00 pm. Presentations will be judged from 2:00 pm to approximately 4:45 pm. Each student (or team) will be judged at least 4 times, and trophies will be given to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners in each category. Larger categories will be broken down into smaller subcategories to maximize the number of awards. Unusually small categories will be combined into an average size category to be fair to all.
Now that the fair is split in two, we have the capability to increase the judgings for each student from 3 to 4, and we will be dropping the lowest score.
*NEW: This fair has historically been hosted at Westlake High School but has since outgrown the Westlake campus, so as most of you already know, we must split the county in half, with the mostly southern schools participating in the Westlake Science Fair, and the mostly northern schools participating in the Somers Science Fair. The schools assigned to each fair make the number of competitors even. If you are receiving this email from me, then you are invited to the Somers Science Fair. All rules and timing are exactly the same between the fairs, but now there will be a lot more room for everyone.
This year’s competition will take place on Saturday, June 2nd, 2018, at Somers High School in Lincolndale, NY. The competition will begin at 1:00 pm and end at approximately 6:00 pm. Presentations will be judged from 2:00 pm to approximately 4:45 pm. Each student (or team) will be judged at least 4 times, and trophies will be given to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners in each category. Larger categories will be broken down into smaller subcategories to maximize the number of awards. Unusually small categories will be combined into an average size category to be fair to all.
Now that the fair is split in two, we have the capability to increase the judgings for each student from 3 to 4, and we will be dropping the lowest score.
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AGENDA:
1:00 P.M. – 1:30 P.M. Student Registration* 1:00 P.M. – 1:30 P.M. Judge Registration 1:30 P.M. – 2:00 P.M. Student Setup and Orientation 1:30 P.M. – 2:00 P.M. Judge Orientation 2:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. Competitive Posterboard Presentations 4:00 P.M. – 4:45 P.M. Tiebreaking Round/Public Viewing** 4:45 P.M. – 5:00 P.M. Cleanup and Removal of Posterboards 5:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M. Awards Ceremony (Times approximate) *Any student showing up after this time will not be entered. **Any student not present until the end of tiebreaking at 4:45 may be disqualified. |
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Deadlines:
Friday, April 27, 2018 The Invoice and Registration Fees ($25 per student) are due in 1 envelope in hard copy by snail mail, postmarked by this date.
Mail to:
William Maelia
Somers High School – Science Research
120 Primrose Street
Lincolndale, NY 10540
Friday, April 27, 2018, 11:59 p.m. The online Student Registration Google Form & Judge Participation Google Form are due by this date and time.
FOOD:
Students should eat lunch ahead of time and bring their own water & snacks. They will be given water and a snack only AFTER judging is over. The catered lunch buffet is provided for judges, volunteers, and teachers only.
PARKING:
Parking is very limited. Parents are not allowed to stay but are invited back for public viewing at 4 p.m. Student judges should be strongly encouraged to carpool.
ELIGIBLE STUDENTS:
All students in their 1st year of the science research program are eligible, whether they are a sophomore or junior.
ELIGIBLE JUDGES:
Friday, April 27, 2018 The Invoice and Registration Fees ($25 per student) are due in 1 envelope in hard copy by snail mail, postmarked by this date.
Mail to:
William Maelia
Somers High School – Science Research
120 Primrose Street
Lincolndale, NY 10540
Friday, April 27, 2018, 11:59 p.m. The online Student Registration Google Form & Judge Participation Google Form are due by this date and time.
FOOD:
Students should eat lunch ahead of time and bring their own water & snacks. They will be given water and a snack only AFTER judging is over. The catered lunch buffet is provided for judges, volunteers, and teachers only.
PARKING:
Parking is very limited. Parents are not allowed to stay but are invited back for public viewing at 4 p.m. Student judges should be strongly encouraged to carpool.
ELIGIBLE STUDENTS:
All students in their 1st year of the science research program are eligible, whether they are a sophomore or junior.
ELIGIBLE JUDGES:
- Parents of future science research students
- Parents of 2nd or 3rd year research students
- Parents of research students in this competition (as long as they don’t judge anyone in their children’s categories)
- Parents of former research students
- Former research students
- Other seniors in AP science courses who aren’t research students
- Science teachers from your school (just not science research teachers)
- Psychologists, social workers, & other professionals from your school
- Any professional that you could answer “yes” to this question: Is he/she qualified to judge YOUR students?
To register students or judges for the Somers Science Fair, please email Maelia@SomersScienceResearch.com for the links!
