The Friendswood High School Science Fair was held on January 25 and winners were announced at the Open House that night. The  winners will be advancing to the Science and Engineering Fair of Houston.  
            Approximately 30 judges volunteered for the fair from industries including NASA, Exxon-Mobil, and many others FHS PTO also supported the science fair.
            The qualifying students advanced to the Galveston County Science and Engineering Fair on Saturday, February 4 at the Moody Gardens Convention Center and the Science and Engineering Fair of Houston to be held at the George R. Brown Convention Center from March 1-3, 2012.
            In Behavioral Science category, Silva Shanika placed first with Katherine Harclerode in second and Garrett Benson in third place.
            In Botany, Janae Bonnen placed first with Matthew Laitkep in second.
In Chemistry, Cassie Nagle tied with Kelly Janak for first place with Nicole Bluth in second place.
            FHS students won four places in Computer Sciences. Roma Pradhan won first with Chandika Silva in second, Rachel Goeken in third and Tim Crews in fourth place.
In Energy and Transportation category, Caroline Landon was awarded first place, David Bordelon second, and Michael Laitkep third place.
            Engineering category had several ties. While Audrey McKee won first place, Daniel Bellian and Ben Burkick tied for second place. Olivia Williams and Carl Edeen tied for third place. Julie Rogers placed fourth with Brooks Pettit in fifth place.
            In Environmental Science, two ties were announced. Taylor Cubbage tied for first place with Julia Conger and Rachel Truong and Lauren Peplinski tied for second place. Amy Peryam placed third.
            Math winner was Daniel Bradley who placed second.
            In the category of Medicine/Health, Nikita Gupta placed first, Heidi Henricks second, Owen O’Neill in third and Ian Bukowski in fourth place.
            In Microbiology, students won first through fifth places. Emelie Nelson was named first place with Pahno Georgeton second, Karan Jerath third, Derek Abraham fourth and Dylan Dickens fifth.
            James McCullough was first with Derek Janak in second place in Physics category.
            Ninth Grade Biological Science winners were Taylor Cubbage with first place and Emelie Nelson in second.
            Ninth Grade Physical Science winners included Audrey McKee in first place and Kelly Janak in second place.
            The Senior Division Biological Science winners include Janae Bonnen in first place with Julia Conger in second.
            The Senior Division Physical Science winners are Jamie McCullough in first place. Roma Pradhan and Caroline Landon tied for second place.
            FHS science teacher Rebecca Clark chaired the Science Fair.