Mississippi Junior Academy of Science.
http://www.mjas.org/2005 MJAS Competition Report
The annual MJAS competition was held on February 11, 2005, at the Hinds Community College--Raymond Campus. Dr. Robert A. Thomas, a biologist from Loyola University-New Orleans, gave the keynote address. He presented a very informative talk entitled "Communicating Science: The oft forgotten, but essential element of being a scientist." Attendance increased this year and the quality of presentations was outstanding. I plan on attending the MSTA meeting in October as well as regional science fairs to encourage MJAS participation next year. If you have any connections at the high school level and/or have ideas to help increase our numbers, please contact me at aimee.lee@usm.edu. Thanks to all of the academy members who volunteered their time by judging the presentations.
Attendance report: # of presenters 14 # of observers 30 # of parents 9 # of teachers 5 # of judges 9 Total # in attendance 77
Schools represented:
Jim Hill High School (Jackson)
Murrah High School (Jackson)
Oak Grove High School (Hattiesburg)
Presbyterian Christian High School (Hattiesburg)
St. Andrew's Episcopal High School (Jackson)
2005 MJAS Competition Overall Winners
First Place Winner (Clyde Sheely Award) -- Jonathan Priester, Murrah High School
Second Place Winners -- Antoinette Dawson, Murrah High School
Special Recognition -- Raven Worthy, Murrah High School
2005 MJAS Competition Divisional Winners
Class I Division Environmental and Behavioral Sciences
Sandesh Shettar, St. Andrew's Episcopal School & Heather Smith, St. Andrew's Episcopal School
Special Recognition
Mary Anne Messer, Presbyterian Christian High School
Class II Division Behavioral Sciences, Sociology and Psychology
Samanthia Thompson, Jim Hill High School & Raven Worthy, Murrah High School
Class II Division Medicine & Health
Jonathan Priester, Murrah High School & Antoinette Dawson, Murrah High School
2005-2006 MJAS Executive Board
President: Heather Smith alizrdluvr@yahoo.com St. Andrew's Episcopal School Vice-President: Sandesh Shettar shettars@gosaints.org St. Andrew's Episcopal School Secretary: Mary Anne Messer May10889@yahoo.com Presbyterian Christian Episcopal School Board Members: Antoinette Dawson Antdawson88@yahoo.com Murrah High School Jonathan Priester Jpriester06@Linuxmail.org Murrah High School
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| Publication: | Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences |
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| Date: | Apr 1, 2005 |
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