NINE OUT OF TEN RHS SCIENTISTS PLACE AT LI SCIENCE CONGRESS

EDGAR SAMUDIO WON FIRST PLACE IN THE JR. DIVISION

(June 9, 2010 - RIVERHEAD, NY) LI SCIENCE CONGRESS: Nine out of 10 of the RHS entries received awards! The Long Island Science Congress is an adjudicated exhibit of science projects by students of Nassau County and Suffolk County middle schools, junior high schools and senior high schools, sponsored by the Long Island Sections of the Science Teachers Association of New York State (STANYS). The students are judged on the basis of their abstract and bibliography; the originality of their project; the delineation of the project; the design, sampling techniques, and effectiveness of their display; their oral presentation and ability to answer the judge's questions; and the validity and future value of their conclusions. Edgar Samudio won first place in the Long Island Science Congress Junior Division.

The RHS Research Class students involved in the Congress were:

Edgar Samudio (The Lethal Effect of UV light Versus Distance) 
Alycia Kratoville (Heavy Metal Levels in C.virginica)
Sean Harkin and Andrew Geiger (The Effects of E. coli on the biomass of the Long Island Oyster)
John Rios and Josh Blum (The effects of energy drinks on the heart rate of Daphnia)
Nina Giannuzzi and Kayla Lessard (How Effective Are Environmentally Friendly Products In Our School?)
Sandra Ruttkayova and Gabriele Savaneviciute (Thermal Conductivity of Metals Versus Their Respective Alloys)