Science Talent Search Presentation Day

Ten Eastmeadows Research Science Elective students attended the annual Science Talent Search Presentation Day run by the Science Teachers Association of Victoria, at Latrobe University. They were accompanied by Mrs Figen Yavuz and Mr Jamie Astill.

Over 800 winning entries in 30 sections were on public display, with schools from all over Victoria in attendance.

The following Eastmeadows students who entered their projects won certificates of Distinction and Merit in the Junior, Intermediate and Open Experimental Research Divisions:

• Mehad Mohammed 8A

• Ayesha Dennaoui 8B
• Loreen Barwary 8B
• Hannah Khodabakus 8C
• Rija Wasif 8C
• Batool Mirza 9B
• Jennat Alhamza 9C
• Elham Shiday 11B
• Huda Al Husaini 11C
• Olla Al-Saabary 11C
• Zaynab Almosa 11C

Eight students won Major and Minor Bursary awards in the Junior and Intermediate Experimental Research Division and shared in $1200 in prizes:

• Eleeza Maqsood 8A
• Aleyna Sahin 9A
• Beria Gunduz 9A
• Russel Alrubaiey 9C
• Serine Al Shammary 9A
• Selin Dursun 10A
• Tasneem Mohiddin 10B
• Mariyam Hussain 10B

They were presented with their prize cheques and medallions by Associate Professor Tony Papenfuss of Walter Hall and Eliza Institute and Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, and their projects have been selected for entry into the prestigious BHP Billition National Science Competition.

This is a fantastic result - congratulations girls, and thank you to their wonderful teachers and mentors!