BRVGS students were the recipients of numerous awards at the 32nd Annual Virginia Piedmont Regional Science Fair held March 13 at UVA’s John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville.
David Woods took the First Place honor in Physics and Astronomy for his project titled The Piezoelectric Effect. He received the Physical Sciences Award from the United States Army, and the Naval Science Award, as well. The Biophysical Society Award, which includes a monetary gift of $100, was also given to the Orange County High School junior. David lives in Somerset, and is the son of Evelyn and Kent Woods. His sponsoring teacher at OCHS is Nick Budziszewski.
William Monroe High School sophomore Joey Rodriguez was awarded Second Place in the Plant Sciences category for his project, Arabidopsis Thaliana in Response to Potassium Nitrate and the Modification of the AADL Gene. Joey lives in Barboursville and is the son of Heather Arquitt and Frank Flaschenriem.
About 300 students from Piedmont Virginia representing more than thirty different schools from over a dozen school divisions participate in the regional fair. Senior Division entries are judged in each of 17 science and engineering categories. Schools within Albemarle, Culpeper, Fluvanna, Greene, King George, Louisa, Madison, Nelson, Orange, Rappahannock, Spotsylvania, and Stafford counties comprise the Science Fair region.
These are outstanding science achievements, and BRVGS is proud to recognize our students’ efforts and performance!