Eighteen Windsor High School students competed in the school’s annual science fair last month. The students chose research topics and completed projects on a variety of topics, including food, biological and behavioral sciences, as well as computer engineering, Windsor science fair director and teacher Catharine Ford wrote in an email.
A panel of 15 judges selected nine students to present their projects at the Vermont Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Fair on March 14 at Norwich University:
First place: Wilson Engwall, “Using Vibrations in Morse Code to Interpret Text”; and Grace Blanchard, “The Effects of Over the Counter Medications on Planaria’s Livelihood.”
Second place: Izzie Mouser, “How Carbon Fibers in Field Hockey Sticks Affect the Ability to Drive the Ball”; Audrey McFarland, “The Effect of Encouragement on Performance”; and Isebella Ciccarelli, “Catching Z’z?: How Relaxing Bedtime Activities Affect Time Awake During Sleep.”
Third place: Jocelyn Wrightson, “The Tipping Point of Typos: How many errors disrupt comprehension?”; and Jaylin Lyman, “Nose Knows Exercise.”
Honorable mention: Peter Larson Cammock, “Can Videogames Improve Short-Term Memory?”; and Lucas Renninger, “What Surface Produces the Fastest Slapshot?”
Post-secondary accomplishments
Connor Bowen, of Sharon, and Jordan Lebron, of Lebanon, made the dean’s list at Hartwick College in Oneonta, N.Y., for the fall 2025 semester.
Hannah Watson, of North Pomfret, Selah Fredrick, of Charlestown, and Kaleb Maccioli, of Claremont, made the dean’s list at American International College in Springfield, Mass., for the fall 2025 semester.
The following Upper Valley residents made the dean’s list at Clark University in Worcester, Mass., for the fall 2025 semester: Andrei P. Tietjen, Lebanon, first honors; Eva R. Roux, West Lebanon, first honors; Ian Thibodeau, Lebanon, second honors; Jun Chewning, West Lebanon, second honors; Daniel R. Henderson, South Royalton, second honors; and Ben J. McIlvaine, South Royalton, second honors.
The following Upper Valley residents made the dean’s list at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Mass., for the fall 2025 semester: John Cassell, Woodstock, mechanical engineering; Trey Chickering, Grantham, civil engineering; Riley Chin, Etna, mechanical engineering; Emily Dean, Woodstock, biochemistry and business; Ethan Dean, Woodstock, mechanical engineering; Alexander Johnson, White River Junction, computer science; Ryan Kochiss, Enfield, data science; Benjamin Ruth, Hanover, electrical and computer engineering; Elizabeth Scharpf, New London, computer science and interactive media and game development — technology; and Isaac Wolfe, Lebanon, computer science.
John Bieszczad, of Grantham, made the president’s list at Western New England University in Springfield, Mass., for the fall 2025 semester
Email academic accomplishments to schoolnotes@vnews.com.
CORRECTION: Catharine Ford is a teacher and science fair director at Windsor High School. A previous version of this column included an incorrect surname for Ford.
