Congratulations to the following Cobb students who won awards at the Georgia Science and Engineering Fair (GSEF) March 23rd-24th.

Senior Division

Manav Shah (Wheeler High School)
Place: 3rd Honors
Project: The Effect of Neem on Nosocomial Infection Causing Microorganisms
Special Award: Tellus' Future Science Stars Award- Alternate

Daniel Chu (Kennesaw Mountain High School)
Project: Pattern Recognition of Electronic Noses in Detecting Funguses
Special Award: Tellus' Future Science Stars Award- Alternate

Carrington Parks (Kennesaw Mountain HS)
Project: Can You Tweet Me Now? Using Household Materials to Block Wi-Fi
Special Award: The SJS Management "Busy Bee" Award- Senior Division

Junior Division
Stephen Litt (Lovinggood Middle School)
Project: Can EGCG Identify and Eliminate Cancerous Tumors in Planarians?
Place: 2nd Honors
Special Awards: Georgia Microscopical Society Lucy B. McCrone Student Science Award, Georgia Science & Engineering Fair Student Choice- Best Overall Junior Project

Laetika Kokil and Alice Belden (McClure Middle School)
Project: The Effect of Music and Gum on Memory Games
Place: 2nd Honors
Special Awards: American Psychological Association Award, NABT Biology and Life Science Project Award- Junior Division

Hannah Huff (Lovinggood Middle School)
Project: Do Fluids with Higher Viscosity Reduce Noise More Efficiently?
Place: 3rd Honors

MacKenzie Bryant (Mabry Middle School)
Project: Rotten Teeth
Place: 4th Honors
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Olivia Reed (Mabry Middle School)
Project: Color Effect on Memory
​Place: 4th Honors

The State Middle School Science Olympiad Tournament has changed locations from South Cobb High School to Hillgrove High School. The address for Hillgrove is ​4165 Luther Ward Rd, Powder Springs, GA 30127