Two local students win bronze at the Canada-wide Science Fair

Five local students are back from the Canada-wide Science Fair and two are bringing home a bronze medal.

Chloe Carriere and Caitlin Howard from St Joseph-Scollard hall won bronze in the senior excellence category for their project “Effect of Stinging Nettle on the Alzheimer’s Profile in Drosophila Melanogaster”.

At the North Bay Regional event they won three awards along with the gold medal in the Senior Life Science category.

Also taking part in the Canada-wide Science Fair in Regina, Saskatchewan were Caleb Charette and Riley Geisler from West Ferris Secondary with their project “The Study of Genetic Disease Treatment Using CRISPR Proteins” and Widdifield’s Jacob Galema and his project “An Antacid for the Soil?”.

NBRSF Chair David Jackowski commented, “All of our students are bright, inquisitive, and creative and have a real aptitude for science. It is reassuring to see what our youth are doing in preparation for being the leaders of tomorrow.”