Adults and children look at science fair projects in a gym.
Assistant Principal Stephen Buss gets ready to place a ribbon around a female student's neck.
Luke Hackney speaks to a large group of parents and family members sitting on bleachers in a school gym.
Dozens of trophies and ribbons sitting on a table with a purple tablecloth.
A large crowd can be seen just over the top of science fair projects.
Teacher Tracy Buss hands a certificate to a student from a table. A crowd of people can be seen in the background.
Newman Elementary School fourth-grader Joshua Hyatt smiles as he sits in front of his science fair project.
Photo of a science fair project regarding how music effects memory
Science Fair project on how positive and negative words effect the decay of white rice.
Science Fair project on the 5 Second Rule of dropping food on the ground and eating it

Top CVUSD Science Fair winners advance to regional competition

  • Congratulations to the 37 Chino Valley Unified School District students who qualified for regional competition at last night’s District Science Fair at Woodcrest Junior High School in Ontario!

    Those students are eligible to advance to the SIM Science and Engineering Fair, to be held 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. April 3 at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana. An awards ceremony will be held 6:00 p.m. April 4 at Los Osos High School in Rancho Cucamonga. Competitors in the regional event are the top science fair winners from San Bernardino, Inyo, and Mono counties.

    Top winners at the regional event qualify for the California Science and Engineering Fair, set April 23-24 at the California Science Center in Los Angeles.

    The CVUSD Science Fair trophy winners are:

    Fourth Grade

    First place -- Jayren Chan, Eagle Canyon Elementary School

    Second place -- Ireland Churchill, Rhodes Elementary School

    Third place – Kyra Maeda, Chaparral Elementary School

    Fourth place – Elah Colsa, Chaparral Elementary School

    Fifth place – Mia Acosta, Liberty Elementary School

    Sixth place – Fiona Chou, Hidden Trails Elementary School

    Seventh place – Emery-Lynn Franco, Walnut Avenue Elementary School

    Fifth Grade

    First place – Adrian Estrada, Chaparral Elementary School

    Second place – Tobey Garcia, Oak Ridge Elementary School

    Third place – Maddox Fendors, Rolling Ridge Elementary School

    Fourth place – Leila Eredia, Chaparral Elementary School

    Fifth place – Elle Scranton, Wickman Elementary School

    Sixth place – Ariana Garcia, Briggs Fundamental School

    Seventh place – Reina Lee, Hidden Trails Elementary School

    Sixth Grade

    First place – Team of Makena Bailey and Kyra Phaychanpheng, Wickman Elementary School

    Second place – Brennen Rodriguez, Eagle Canyon Elementary School

    Third place – Lillian Todd, Cattle Elementary School

    Fourth place – Madelyn Pong, Chaparral Elementary School

    Fifth place – Samuel Grobecker, Chaparral Elementary School

    Sixth place – Charlene Omictin, Eagle Canyon Elementary School

    Seventh place – James Ly, Dickey Elementary School

    Seventh Grade

    First place – William Sahagun, Ramona Junior High School

    Second place – Alexandra Olivar, Cal Aero Preserve Academy

    Third place – Richard Gabel, Townsend Junior High School

    Fourth place – Katelynn Situ, Townsend Junior High School

    Eighth Grade

    First place – Samantha Olivar, Cal Aero Preserve Academy

    Second place – Team of Caydee Rumahlewang and Srinidhi Muralidhar, Cal Aero Preserve Academy

    Third place – Max Esparza, Magnolia Junior High School

    Fourth place – Tejazvi Gopalan, Cal Aero Preserve Academy

    High School

    First place – Team of Wynn Phaychanpheng and Audrey Sogata, Chino Hills High School

    Second place – Team of Rachel “Ruiqi” Tong and Jenny “Jingjing” Song, Chino Hills High School

    Third place – Alexander Kaloyanides, Chino Hills High School

    Fourth place – Minh Thai, Chino Hills High School

    Other competitors in the Chino Valley Unified School District Science Fair received ribbons for their participation in the event. All students in the District Science Fair received certificates.

    PICTURED:

    Visitors check out exhibits at the annual Chino Valley Unified School District Science Fair, held Feb. 20 and 21 at Woodcrest Junior High School in Ontario. 

    Oak Ridge Elementary School Assistant Principal Stephen Buss hands out ribbon awards to students at the CVUSD Science Fair Awards Ceremony on Feb. 21. 

    Luke Hackney, Director of Elementary Curriculum, speaks to family members and students at the CVUSD Science Fair during the Awards Ceremony on Feb. 21. 

    Trophies and ribbons fill a table at the Science Fair Awards Ceremony. 

    Family members pack the Woodcrest Junior High School gym during the Awards Ceremony. 

    Liberty Elementary School teacher Tracy Buss gives a Science Fair certificate of participation to a student. 

    Newman Elementary School fourth-grader Joshua Hyatt sits next to his Science Fair project: Brand Name vs. Generic – Which Kills More Bacteria? 

    One of the Science Fair projects asks the question: How does music effect your memory? 

    This Science Fair project explores the effect of positive and negative words on the decay rate of cooked white rice. 

    This project tackles the “5 Second Rule,” in which many people believe that food dropped on the ground for five seconds or less will not pick up any germs. The young scientist discovered germs on both meat and gummy bears dropped on the ground for just a few seconds.