{"id":44141,"date":"2025-03-25T10:08:20","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T14:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=44141"},"modified":"2025-03-25T10:08:21","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T14:08:21","slug":"county-science-research-competition-winners-celebrated-at-awards-ceremony-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=44141","title":{"rendered":"County Science Research Competition winners celebrated at awards ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pictures from left to right are Neava Jagtap, Sravan Mateti, and Atharv Uddi with their special awards for their projects in the 2025 CCSRC.<\/p><\/div>\n

On Tuesday, March 18, students in grades 6-12 from across Chester County gathered at the Technical College High School (TCHS) Brandywine Campus for the Dr. Lucy Balian Rorke-Adams Science Fair awards ceremony.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Recently, the Chester County Intermediate Unit (CCIU) coordinated the 36th\u202fannual Chester County Science Research Competition (CCSRC), hosted at the West Chester University Student Recreation Center. The two-day event, which included the Dr. Jonas Salk Fair for students in grades 4-5 and the Dr. Lucy Balian Rorke-Adams Fair for students in grades 6-12, gave participants the opportunity to showcase\u202ftheir passion for science. Of the 171 projects entered\u202finto the Rorke-Adams Fair of the CCSRC, 108 met the judges\u2019 criteria of a winning project and were announced at the awards ceremony.<\/div>\n
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During the Rorke-Adams awards ceremony, students eagerly waited to see how they placed\u202fin the fair. Each category winner received a ribbon based on their project category and ranking. In addition to category winners, the CCIU also distributed special awards to 15 student winners, totaling $750 in value.<\/div>\n

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High school students who placed first, second, or third in their category and middle school students who placed first or second will advance to the Delaware Valley\u202fScience\u202fFairs (DVSF) held during the first week of April. The DVSF is split into six divisions: grade 12, grade 11,\u202fgrade 10,\u202fgrade 9, high school team projects, and grades 6-8.<\/div>\n
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The top winners who will represent Chester County in the DVSF are as follows:<\/div>\n
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