DCSS Sends Five to State Science and Engineering Fair
Posted on 02/10/2023
The West Georgia Regional Science and Engineering Fair (WGRSEF) took place on Friday, February 3 at the University of West Georgia, and several students from Douglas County competed in various categories.
Claire Riggs, a Douglas County High School student, earned a Best in Show award for her project “Using Iron Oxide Nanoparticles to Decontaminate Water.” Along with Riggs, two more students, Jonathan Ridley and Mayowa Aduwemi from Lithia Springs High School, had outstanding showings by placing first in their category.
Along with these students, two others, Sophia Yang from Chapel Hill Middle School and Yahminisakti Chandrasekaran of Fairplay Middle School, also earned the right to advance to the state-level Georgia Science and Engineering Fair next month in Athens.