It the time of year again for the Aurora Otago Science Fair. This year Columba has entered an extremely strong group of projects from students in Years 8, 10, 12 and 13.

For Year 8 students, the Science Fair is a compulsory part of the curriculum. The students selected to represent the school at the regional fair are already winners, taking the top prizes at the Columba College Science Fair. This year we have been impressed by the overall standard of all science fair projects, representing a huge amount of work and passion from our students.

Our year 8 representative are:

Hannah Bloxham - Bang for your Buck

Delilah Brown - Rot or Not

Luciana Brown & Olivia Wallace - Nitrates in Our Lakes

Ellie Cameron & Zuzanna Kochan - Mission Unlock

Elizabeth Dearden - Wasp their Choice

Violet Hare - Hue will Win

Lula Joseph - Turf vs Earth

Samantha Maw & Mariam Reitveld - Bad Hair Day

Ruby Peden - Toxic to teeth

Alice Porter - Playing to Preform

Alexandra Pratley – Insulation Appreciation

Rahwa Steel - Smoke the Deadly Traveller

Carys Williams & Scarlett Wilson - Chordination

For all other students the Science Fair is optional and must be completed outside of class time. We are very proud of the students from Years 10, 12 and 13 who managed to complete this work and represent Columba in the higher age groups.

Our representatives are:

Year 10:

Alex Duff and Hannah Hopkins – Clean vs Clutter Classrooms

Year 12:

Hannah Cole and Olivia Parks – Something's Bugging Me

Year 13:

Olivia Charles and Maia Robertson – Surf to Turf

The science fair will be open to the public from Wednesday 11th to Sunday 15th August. We are also hoping to have many students present at the prizegiving which will be held at 3pm on Sunday the 15th.

The Columba College Science department is extremely proud of all the students who are representing our school.