STEM Fest Makes a Successful Return in ASD-N

For the first time since 2019, ASD-N saw the successful return of an in-person STEM Fest event. STEM Fest 2023 was held at James M. Hill Memorial High School on Saturday, March 25^th and proved to be a fantastic day with projects being registered from Grades 3-12, along with a student showcase, various STEM based activities, and featured displays from exhibitors.

In total there were 37 projects officially entered into STEM Fest with 68 students registered for the event. The Student Showcase saw another 15 students attend to highlight school-based initiatives such as Outdoor Learning Adventures, Hydroponics for the Community, Career Paths in the Game of Life and more.

A big thanks goes out to our wonderful judges for the day, teacher volunteers, and exhibitors and sponsors of our event including The Gaia Project, Brilliant Labs, Science East, APEGNB, FYI Doctors, Center of Excellence for Energy, and the Miramichi Salmon Association. Also, a special thanks to Michael Edwards from Science East for hosting his dynamic Science Show, allowing the judges time to deliberate on the projects.

Check out our image gallery of the day HERE!

Our Grade 6-12 medal winners now have the opportunity to move on to Regionals in Fredericton on April 13th. Overall medal winners and projects for STEM Fest 2023 are as follows:

Grades 3-5

Gold: David Cull and Logan Doucet – Janeville – Future Cars

Silver: Claire Lavigne and Ever Muraki Davies – Janeville – H20

Bronze: Tinotenda Chitate and Aidan Good – Janeville – Robot Art

Grades 6-8

Gold: Vincent Engelmyer – Dr. Losier Middle – Audio Externalities & the Effect on Concentration

Gold: Maelie Reboul – Superior Middle – A Glass of Milk in a Milk Plastic Glass

Gold: Kaedan Drysdale – Superior Middle – Night Power!

Gold: Danica Dublin – Superior Middle - Plant Babysitter

Gold: Taylor Basque – Superior Middle – Most Effective Cream Temperature for Making Butter

Gold: Emma Duguay – Superior Middle – Workout Music

Silver: Avery Daigle – Dr. Losier Middle – Simple Electric Motor

Silver: Ronan MacDonald and Carter Richard – DLMS – Radiation in New and Old Buildings

Silver: Brooke Glynn – Dr. Losier Middle – Tooth Decay Egg Experiment

Silver: Brett O’Toole – Dr. Losier Middle – From SCOBY to Style: Growing Sustainable Fashion

Silver: Max Williams and Jacob Sullivan – Nelson Rural – Voiture a Ballon

Silver: Calleigh Cuthbert and Emma Cuthbert – Nelson Rural – Does Color Affect the Brain?

Bronze: John Bernard and Cole Lapointe – Campbellton Middle – Stick Bugs

Bronze: Sarah Firth – Campbellton Middle – Greasy Chips

Bronze: Emma Matheson – Dr. Losier Middle – ELF Dans Notre Environment

Bronze: Sully Mahoney – Nelson Rural – Water Rockets

Bronze: Adam Elliott and Cohen Colwell – Nelson Rural – Il Lance et Compte

Bronze: Isabel Gallan – Nelson Rural – Efficacite Du Dentifrice

Grades 9-12

Gold: Alicia Gammon – Bathurst High – Suspended Science

Gold: Jenin Borchert – NSER - The Hot Water Bottle: My Stomach’s Savior

Silver: Queralt Jover Camps – NSER - Conductivity of an Electrolyte Solution

Bronze: Liam O’Toole – NSER – How Acidic Is It?

Thanks to everyone for a fantastic day and congratulations to all students  on your amazing display of learning!