EXPO 2002 WINERS FROM THE MOBILE AREA

 
 
Schools from the Mobile area performed exceptionally well in the recent Computational Science EXPO held at the University of Alabama in Huntsville on May 4th.  Schools from the area that participated were the UMS Wright Preparatory School and the Alabama School of Mathematics and Science.  UMS-Wright Preparatory School received seven of the fifteen first through fifth place categories in the high school division.  Five Mobile students scored in the top fifteen on the written computational science test given at the EXPO. UMS Wright students took all three places in the student website competition.  

The RCI. Ltd., Award was presented to the ASPIRE Regional Training Centers for their dedicated service to the ASPIRE program, their colleagues, and their community.  One ASPIRE Regional Training Center is located in the Mobile area – Alabama School of Mathematics and Science, Dr. Albert Lilly, Teacher.

Teachers participating in the statewide EXPO:
Alabama School of Mathematics and Science: Albert Lilly
UMS Wright Preparatory School:   Tim Burgess 

SCHOOL WEBSITE AWARD
 Third Place, UMS-Wright Preparatory School, Mobile

HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION I PROJECTS

First Place Award: “Pneumatic Projectile Launcher”, Michael Owens, Jeb Bailey, UMS-Wright Preparatory School. Mobile

Second Place Award: “Missile Motion”, Brandon Davis, Jay Patel, Richard Friedman, UMS-Wright Preparatory School. Mobile

Third Place Award: “Changing Mass Atwood”, Brantley Beaird, Michael Owens, Luke Burgess, UMS-Wright Preparatory School. Mobile

HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION II PROJECTS
First Place Award: “Stoichiometry Made Simple”, Michael Owens, Matt Meduna, Larry Hu, UMS Wright Preparatory School, Mobile

Third Place Award: “Computer Modeling:  A Real Time 3-Dimensional Java Based Organic Molecule Viewer”, Adam Georgas, Larry Hu, Matthew Meduna, UMS Wright Preparatory School, Mobile

Fourth Place Award: “Projectile Motion Predictor”, Travis Harris, Vanessa Moore, Dima Zakharov, UMS-Wright Preparatory School, Mobile

Fifth Place Award: “Plasma Discharge:  A Study of Plasma’s Emission of Light Waves”, Luke Burgess, Grace Burgess, UMS-Wright Preparatory School, Mobile

HIGH SCHOOL COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE TEST AWARDS

Top 15 Award 
 Vanessa Moore, UMS-Wright Preparatory School
 Virginia Scott, Alabama School of Mathematics and Science
 Jay Patel, UMS-Wright Preparatory School
 Michael Owens, UMS-Wright Preparatory School
 Richard Friedman, UMS-Wright Preparatory School

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT WEBSITE AWARD
 
First Place Award: Vanessa Moore, Travis Harris, Dima Zakharov, UMS Wright Preparatory School, Mobile

Second Place Award: Michael Owens, Jeb Bailey, UMS Wright Preparatory School, Mobile

Third Place Award: Adam Georgas, Matt Meduna, Larry Hu, UMS Wright Preparatory School, Mobile