North Central District
Science Day


North Central District Science Day
March 20, 2010

The twenty-seventh annual North Central District Science Day will be held March 20, 2010.

North Central District Science Day is a program of the Junior Academy of The Ohio Academy of Science, and is held at the Alber Student Center, The Ohio State University at Marion, in conjunction with the Marion Area Science & Engineering Fair

All students in grades 5-12 who earn a Superior rating in their local, city, or county Science Days, and who are enrolled in any school in the district (including home schooling), are eligible to enter the North Central District Science Day.

Students compete at North Central District Science Day for an opportunity to participate in State Science Day, to be held at the Columbus campus of The Ohio State University on May 8, 2010.

For more information, click on the Information link here or in the navigation bar on the left.


New: Students in Grades 5 & 6 Eligible for State Science Day

The Ohio Academy of Science has adopted a new rule: In 2010, the North Central District will be able to select up to five projects from grades 5 and 6 to compete at State Science Day. (In the past, only students from grades 7-12 were eligible.) Projects must earn a Superior rating at the District Science Day to be considered.


Kathleen Jackson, Ellen McDevitt-Stredney,
Leah Rogers, Alec Stansbery, and Alex Bogard
Win Scholarships at State Science Day

Several students who qualified at North Central District Science Day won scholarships at State Science Day at OSU Columbus on May 9.

Kathleen Jackson, a sophomore at Rutherford B Hayes High School, won an Ohio Wesleyan University State Science Day Scholarship and a Heidelberg Science Scholarship. The scholarship from Ohio Wesleyan is for $15,000 per year, renewable for three additional years if a 2.75 or above GPA is maintained. The scholarship from Heidelberg College is for $7,500 per year, renewable for 3 subsequent years pending a 3.0 GPA.

Ellen McDevitt-Stredney, a sophomore at Buckeye Valley High School, won an Ohio Wesleyan University State Science Day Scholarship for $15,000 per year, renewable for three additional years if a 2.75 or above GPA is maintained.

Leah Rogers, a senior at Ridgedale High School, won a Heidelberg Science Scholarship for $7,500 per year, renewable for 3 subsequent years pending a 3.0 GPA.

Alec Stansbery, a junior at Upper Sandusky High School, won an Ohio State University Food and Agricultural Science Scholarship for $1,000.

Alex Bogard, a sophomore at Rutherford B Hayes High School, won a Stone Laboratory Scholarship, covering room and meals for a one week summer introductory course at Ohio State University's Stone Laboratory.

For more results from the 2009 State Science Day, go to
State Science Day Special Awards
State Science Day Results - Alphabetical
State Science Day Results - by School


Future dates
March 20, 2010
March 19, 2011
March 17, 2012
March 16, 2013
March 15, 2014


University Councilperson

Dr. Brian W. McEnnis
Department of Mathematics
The Ohio State University
1465 Mt. Vernon Avenue
Marion, Ohio 43302-5695

mcennis.1@osu.edu

School Councilperson

Ms. Teresa Harris
Upper Sandusky High School
800 N. Sandusky Avenue
Upper Sandusky, Ohio 43351

teresa_h@treca.org


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