Friendswood Junior High had 23 participants and 22 winners in the Galveston County Science Fair. The students won a total of $790, 2 Naval Awards, and several gift cards to local restaurants.
           Friendswood swept the Chemistry, Behavioral Science and Environmental Science categories.
           The following is the students’ placements in their categories:
           In Botany, Sowmika Boppana received first place with Taylor Allen and Lane Correa receiving Honorable Mention.
           In Microbiology and BioChemistry, Pahno Georgeton won first place with Emelie Nelson in third place.
           In Engineering, Olivia Williams received second place.
           In Earth/Space Science, first place was awarded to Sinjin Sharma.
           In Medicine & Health, Connor Cross won first place with Gina Fossati an Honorable Mention.
           In Physics, Kyle Smith was awarded first place with Colin Rickard in second place.
           In Behavioral Science, Aubrey Chalene won first place with Shanika Silva in second, Connie Roberts in third and Selina Vickery and Ashley Hayden an Honorable Mention.
           In Chemistry, Andrea Palmer received first place with Skylar McHenry in second and Kelly Janak in third place.
           In Environmental Science, Cooper Dixon won first place, Brian Cianciolo in second and Katherine Harclerode in third.
            The Life Science Division is the combination of Botany, Zoology, Environmental Science, Microbiology, Medicine and Health and Behavioral Science categories. Connor Cross placed third with Cooper Dixon in fourth and Brian Cianciolo with Honorable Mention.
            The Physical Science Division is the combination of the Chemistry, Physics, Engineering, Earth and Space Sciences, Mathematics and Computer Science categories. Olivia Williams received first place, Andrea Palmer second and Skylar McHenry an Honorable Mention.
           Cooper Dixon and Kyle Smith both received the prestigious  Naval Awards which makes them eligible for scholarships.
           Of these students, eight will be progressing to Houston Science Fair that will take place on April 7-9 at the George R. Brown Convention center.
           “We are so proud of these students for their excellent accomplishments. The fact that we had so many awards just reinforces the fact that we have very high caliber of students. These students not only put in the time for coming up with and executing their experiment, but also designing their boards, practicing their speech, meeting with a mentor to help prepare them for the competition and spending all day on Saturday at the competition. Their work and dedication to science really paid of for them,” Suzanne Humble-Davies, sponsor, said.