Grier Girls Sweep Regional Science Competition
Each year, students enrolled in Dr. Nancy Burke's Honors Biology classes complete a long-term research project. Students with the top projects, out of approximately thirty others, are invited to present at the Region 6 Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science's Regional Competition. This year's competition was held at Penn State Altoona on March 5, 2016.
During Saturday's regional PJAS competition, seven Grier students competed and all won awards. The projects presented by our students varied from Determining the Effect of Vibration Frequencies on Spider Web Formation to The Level of Induction of the Green Fluorescent Protein Gene in Response to a Concentration Gradient of the Inducer Molecule Arabinose.
During Saturday's regional PJAS competition, seven Grier students competed and all won awards. The projects presented by our students varied from Determining the Effect of Vibration Frequencies on Spider Web Formation to The Level of Induction of the Green Fluorescent Protein Gene in Response to a Concentration Gradient of the Inducer Molecule Arabinose.
Five of our seven girls received first place awards and two students earned second place awards. Our five first place winners will have another opportunity to present at the PJAS State Competition May 15-17th at Penn State's main campus in State College, competing alongside students from across the state of Pennsylvania.
According to their website (www.pjas.net), PJAS "is a statewide organization of junior and senior high school students designed to stimulate and promote interest in science among its members through the development of research projects and investigations. " Over 550 schools and thousands of students across the state compete for this prestigious award established in 1934. Sponsored by the Pennsylvania Academy of Science, PJAS aims to promote greater participation and achievement in math and science, foster connections with scientific leaders, instill scientific attitudes and humanistic ideals that further service to humankind.
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According to their website (www.pjas.net), PJAS "is a statewide organization of junior and senior high school students designed to stimulate and promote interest in science among its members through the development of research projects and investigations. " Over 550 schools and thousands of students across the state compete for this prestigious award established in 1934. Sponsored by the Pennsylvania Academy of Science, PJAS aims to promote greater participation and achievement in math and science, foster connections with scientific leaders, instill scientific attitudes and humanistic ideals that further service to humankind.
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Grier School
2522 Grier School Rd. | P.O. Box 308; Birmingham, PA 16686-0308
Phone: 814-684-3000 | Fax: 814-684-2177
Phone: 814-684-3000 | Fax: 814-684-2177
