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SUN COUNTRY WINNERS 2013

We offer our congratulations to the following winners who placed at the Sun Country Science Fair:  

 

 

Sun Country Regional Science and Engineerig Faire 2013

Category Animal Sciences
Student First Name Student Last Name Title School Teacher Diocesan Science Fair Sun Country
1 103 Brittney ,     Miriam Fierro ,     Guevara Males vs. Females Dog Edition / Which sex is smarter? St. Pius Anchondo 1st Place 2nd Place
2 102 Lourdes Bustamante Yummy For Their Abdomen St. Joseph Mojica 2nd Place
3 107 Julian ,             Kevin Najera ,             Arreola Rapid Growth St. Pius Anchondo 3rd Place Honorable Mention
Category Behavioral and Social
Student First Name Student Last Name Title School Teacher
1 210 Bianca Luna To See or Not To See:   Does Color Affect the Mind St. Raphael Krenzer 1st Place
2 215 Brianna Soto Distracted Much? St. Joseph Mojica 2nd Place
3 207 Francisco Gaytan Indian Music vs. Arithmetic St. Joseph Mojica 3rd Place
Category Biochemistry
Student First Name Student Last Name Title School Teacher
1 302 Megan Cataldi Healthy or Not? St. Raphael Krenzer 1st Place Honorable Mention
2 303 Regina Cos Choose the Best St. Patrick Gutierrez 2nd Place
3 306 Ernezzto Lucero Browners OLV Anderson 3rd Place
Category Cellular and Molecular Biology
Student First Name Student Last Name Title School Teacher
1 403 Logan Zelenak The Proof is in the Prints Loretto MS Reade 1st Place 3rd Place
2 401 Fabianna Gonzalez Bye Bye Mascara! St. Joseph Mojica 2nd Place
Category Medicine and Health
Student First Name Student Last Name Title School Teacher
1 508 Manny Moreno Which Sunscreen Has the Better Protection? St. Pius Anchondo 1st Place Honorable Mention
2 506 Kimberly Marquez Taste Buds Being Taste Buds St. Raphael Krenzer 2nd Place Honorable Mention
3 505 Melanie Marentes Managing Your Balance St. Raphael Krenzer 3rd Place
Category Microbiology
Student First Name Student Last Name Title School Teacher
1 603 Jose Luis Villarreal II Effect of Benzyl Alcohol on Fungus St. Joseph Mojica 1st Place 2nd Place
Category Plant Sciences
Student First Name Student Last Name Title School Teacher
1 721 Alexa Vielledent Oily Finish St. Joseph Mojica 1st Place
2 718 Daniela Tribaldos Phototropism: Bending Towards Enlightment St. Joseph Mojica 2nd Place Honorable Mention
3 712 Alejandra Martinez Soap "N" Plants OLV Anderson 3rd Place
Category Engineering:   Materials and Bioengineering
Student First Name Student Last Name Title School Teacher
1 807 Ivane,             Martha Rodriguez,         Myers Home Sweet Home Loretto MS Reade 1st Place
2 808 Sarah Roman-Quezada Two Paned or Two Faced? MHT Confer 2nd Place
3 804 Carolina Mendez Cotton Insulation St. Joseph Mojica 3rd Place
Category Environmental Management
Student First Name Student Last Name Title School Teacher
1 901 Marifer Echeverri Plant vs. Pollution St. Joseph Mojica 1st Place 3rd Place
2 903 Ian Smith Dangerous Dirt St. Joseph Mojica 2nd Place 2nd Place
3 902 Michael Gamez Worms and Recycling St. Raphael Krenzer 3rd Place Honorable Mention
Category Environmental Sciences
Student First Name Student Last Name Title School Teacher
1 1015 Cole Urrea Garlicky Ladybugs St. Joseph Mojica 1st Place
2 1002 Kevin Caballero Filtered Water St. Patrick Gutierrez 2nd Place
3 1005 Alex Martinez The Sorbent Solution OLV Anderson 3rd Place
3 1014 Jacqueline Rodriguez Going Green with Snow and Wind St. Pius Anchondo 3rd Place
Category Engineering: Electrical & Mechanical
Student First Name Student Last Name Title School Teacher
1 1105 Valeria Perez Green, Wind Energy/ What Type of Wind Turbine Generates Loretto MS Reade 1st Place 3rd Place
2 1106 Paris Saenz Solar Cell Output vs. Temperature Loretto MS Reade 2nd Place
3 1101 Victoria Borrego M.C.F.A.D. MHT Confer 3rd Place Honorable Mention
Category Chemistry
Student First Name Student Last Name Title School Teacher
1 1218 Sofia Denise Valenzuela Electrifying Temperature OLV Anderson 1st Place 1st Place
2 1217 Ricardo ,       Kevin Soto,         Llamas Bottled Water vs. Tap Water St. Pius Anchondo 2nd Place Honorable Mention
3 1209 Megan Paredes Col vs. Hot Loretto MS Reade 3rd Place
Category Computer Science
Student First Name Student Last Name Title School Teacher
1 1302 Hector Vasquez 1st or 3rd OLV Anderson 1st Place
Category Earth and Planetary Science
Student First Name Student Last Name Title School Teacher
1 1403 Jose Eduardo Gonzalez Licon Absorption of Different Types of Soils St. Joseph Mojica 1st Place
2 1401 Itzel Aguayo Orbeez: Power to the Flower St. Joseph Mojica 2nd Place
3 1406 Abril Vazquez Shake it Up St. Pius Anchondo 3rd Place
Category Energy and Transportation
Student First Name Student Last Name Title School Teacher
1 1501 Jacob Barajas You're As Cold As Ice / Effect on Batteries St. Pius Anchondo 1st Place
2 1505 Samuel Matlock How Can Wind Energy Help Develop the Future? St. Pius Anchondo 2nd Place
Category Mathematical Sciences
Student First Name Student Last Name Title School Teacher
1 1606 Mercedes Munoz Political Playoff St. Joseph Mojica 1st Place 3rd Place
2 1605 Evan Magallanes Winning St. Patrick Gutierrez 2nd Place Honorable Mention
3 1607 Nicholas Peters Increase of Future Infection and Death Rates; Diethyl FYMS Rivera 3rd Place 1st Place
Category Physics and Astronomy
Student First Name Student Last Name Title School Teacher
1 1720 Taylor Sandoval Windy Matters St. Joseph Mojica 1st Place
2 1721 Kaitlin Sime Hearing Loss in Musicians St. Joseph Mojica 2nd Place
3 1715 Brendan Meece The Sound of Class St. Joseph Mojica 3rd Place
EPCD Junior Division Overall Winners
SWEEPSTAKES Mercedes Munoz Political Playoff St. Joseph Mojica
FRIST PLACE Hector Vasquez 1st or 3rd OLV Anderson
SECOND PLACE Logan Zelenak The Proof is in the Prints Loretto MS Reade
THIRD PLACE Valeria Perez Green, Wind Energy/ What Type of Wind Turbine Generates Loretto MS Reade
Category          Senior Division
Student First Name Student Last Name Title School Teacher Diocesan Science Fair Sun Country
1 S1103 Amelia Hidalgo High tech , Low Cost Loretto Sanchez 1st Place 1st Place
1 S502 Sean Miller Finding a Non Invasive Manner to Find Blood Sugar Cathedral Shashy 1st Place
1 S206 Hunter,         Jacobo Urrea,         Tiscareno Crossed Up: Does Hand/Eye Dominance Affect Free Throw Percentage? Cathedral Shashy 1st Place Honorable Mention
1 S801 Nancy Gomez Skyscrapers vs. Wind Forces FYHS Haddox 1st Place
1 S1202 Alva Rodarte Swimmer's Eyes FYHS Haddox 1st Place
2 S1102 Samuel Przybyl Wings in the Sky Cathedral Shashy 2nd Place
2 S1101 Sami E. Skaf Low Power AM Radio Transmitter and Broadcast Range Cathedral Shashy 2nd Place
2 S1203 Veronica Suarez Stronger Soap FYHS Reyes 2nd Place
2 S204 Gilbert Malooly Multitasking: The Effects of Driving While Using a Cell Phone Cathedral Shashy 2nd Place 3rd Place
2 S302 Claudia Duran Rotten Fruit Race FYHS Haddox 2nd Place
3 S1703 Anthony               Cesar Daniel               Garcia Does the Nozzle Length On a Paintball Gun Affect Its Accuracy? Cathedral Shashy 3rd Place
3 S207 Noah Ruelas Arial vs. Typewritter vs. Hand Cathedral Shashy 3rd Place
3 S1201 Alexis Holguin Can Hot Water Freeze Better Than Cold Water FYHS Haddox 3rd Place
3 S701 Dulce Zamarano Bright Plants FYHS Haddox 3rd Place
EPCD Senior Division Overall Winners
SWEEPSTAKES Nancy Gomez Skyscrapers vs. Wind Forces FYHS Haddox
FRIST PLACE Amelia Hidalgo High Tech, Low Cost Loretto HS Sanchez
SECOND PLACE Dulce Zamarano Bright Plants FYHS Haddox
THIRD PLACE Sami E. Skaf Low Power AM Radio Transmitter and Broadcast Range CHS Shashy
Sun Country Regional Science & Engineering Fair Sweepstakes Awards Senior   Division
Silver Medal Amelia Hidalgo High Tech, Low Cost Loretto HS Sanchez