A 2022 Benjamin Logan High School graduate and a BLHS incoming freshmen recently received top honors at the State Science Day.
Recent graduate Charlotte Graham received a “Superior” rating for her State Science Day project titled, “Microplast Contamination in Local Water and Sediment.” Students can qualify for State Science Day by earning a Superior at their District Science Day.
Winnie Bodin, who recently completed eighth-grade, also earned a “Superior” rating from the Ohio Academy of Science for her State Science Day project titled, “The Biological and Chemical Assessment of the Mad River over Four Years.”
Winnie also earned several sponsored awards including: First place BROADCOM MASTERS Award sponsored by the Society for Science & the Public, open to the top 10 percent of students from state science fair in grades 7-8; Second place for the Ohio Water Environment Association Water Environment Science Award, for creative projects devoted to stream water quality, water reclamation or wastewater treatment; Third place for Excellence Award for Civil Engineering Projects, sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers, Central Ohio Section & Ohio Council, for outstanding projects showing application of scientific principles in practical application to civil works engineering; and Third place for Governor’s Award for Excellence in Environmental Protection Research, sponsored by the Ohio Environmental Education Fund, for excellence in the scientific study of environmental protection or management issues relevant to Ohio.
The 2022 State Science Day was recently hosted as an on-line virtually judged competition. Participation in SSD offers an opportunity: to learn and practice the principles of scientific research; to meet others interested in scientific study; and to earn recognition for academic excellence.
State Science Day is sponsored by The Ohio Academy of Science, American Electric Power Foundation, The Ohio Environmental Education Fund, Ohio’s 529 CollegeAdvantage, Battelle, CAS – A Division of the American Chemical Society, Charles River, Kokosing, and Broadcom Foundation.