Old Orchard School

Project Awards 2019

Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship

School Teacher Student Award Title Gr
Old Orchard School  Tim Ainoa  Nicolas Joaquin Quijano Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Probing Haptic Glove for the Visually Impaired (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
              $50 and Certificate of Achievement, Kerry Veenstra Awards    
        Maya  Schechtman Honorable Mention Award and Certificate of Achievement, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter Magnetism and Temperature (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
   Jaimee Burch  Ava  Hultquist 3rd place - $50 and Certificate of Achievement, American Society of Civil Engineers- San Jose Branch Do cities make rivers dirtier? Measuring the change of biotoxicity and organic chemical content of my city's rivers (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
              Student Award in Geoscience Excellence from Association for Women Geoscientists Bay Area Chapter, $40, Association for Women Geoscientists, San Francisco Bay Area Chapter    
        Gael Keren Neighbors Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 7th Grade Which type of starch makes a stronger bioplastic? (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
              3rd Place - $50, Certificate of Achievement, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering    
        Isabelle  Shay 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Comparing Plants' Ability to Block Phosphate (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
        Ada Sophia Yoder 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Can plants survive without sunlight? (Biological Science and Engineering) 6