Young Douglas County Scientists Win Big At State Science Fair

DOUGLAS COUNTY, GA -- The Douglas County School System was well represented at the awards ceremony for the Georgia Science and Engineering Fair in Athens recently. In addition to the students pictured who won special awards, the following students were ribbon winners in the junior division:

First Honors: Kennedy Rogers, Chapel Hill Middle School

Third Honors: Chase Curtis and Samuel White, Chapel Hill Middle School

Fourth Honors: Abigail Arnold and Caroline DePriest, Mason Creek Middle School; Meagan Greene, Mason Creek Middle School;

Regis Harris, Chapel Hill Middle School; and Christopher Manchiraju, Mason Creek Middle School

"Concussion Prone Impacts" project, Kennedy Rogers from Chapel Hill Middle School won the Broadcom Masters Nominee special award.

Lawren-Chabad Francis from Lithia Springs High School is pictured with her project "Brace Yourself." Francis won the Naval Science Award-Senior Division.

Michael Manchiraju from Douglas County High School won the special award for Outstanding Research at the State Level and was a semi-finalist for the Patent Award. His project was selected as one of 25 out of 650 projects with the most patent-able idea.

Lilly Jailet from Mason Creek Middle School won the Tellus' Future Science Stars Award.

Chase Curtis and Samuel White from Chapel Hill Middle School were selected as the alternate for the Tellus' Future Science Stars Award.