Western Wins 1st Place at ACSI Science Fair
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April 16, 2010 was a great day for WCHS as Charlie Pisuraj, Paige Park, Kristen Oon, Krystal Oon and Jason Ji went to the ACSI Regional Science Fair which was held at Biola University in La Mirada. The ACSI Regional Science Fair is open to all Christian schools in Southern California from Ventura to San Diego. The High School division has three areas of competition: Physical Science, Life Science and Engineering. Charlie Pisuraj entered his, “Does Humidity affect the Lift of an Airplane?” experiment in the Physical Science competition. He received a “superior” ranking and a ribbon. Kristen and Krystal Oon along with Jason Ji entered their, “Can Fruit Batteries replace two AA Batteries?” in the Engineering competition. They took first place and each one received a medal. Paige Park entered the Life Science competition with her, “The Effect of an Eggshell on the Fermentation of Kimchi.” She received a perfect score from the judges and won a medal for first place. This is the first time that Western Christian High School won first place in two thirds of the competitions! Congratulations to our students!
Biola University also had an open house with its Science Department that day as students were able to see and experience all things scientific. Students had an opportunity to dissect a sheep’s heart and a cow’s eyeball. Motor skills tests were presented by the Kinesiology Department which included reaction times and gripping strength. Other demonstrations involved sound, light, electricity and motion. Biola University has its very own archeological site on campus with which they train their archeology students. The site was discovered several years ago while construction work was going on the campus. The area of La Mirada is located on what was a once large lake thousands of years ago. The largest animal found at this site? A mammoth! At the end of the day, when the awards were given out, our students beamed with the sense of accomplishment. All in all, everyone had a wonderful time!
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