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YHS Student Wins Tidewater Science & Engineering Fair

On Saturday, March 14, dozens of York County students competed in the 64th Annual Tidewater Science and Engineering Fair at Old Dominion University. Students presented their scientific research to industry professionals from across the region. The 1st Place Overall Grand Prize was awarded to Suparnamaaya Prasad of York High School (YHS) for her project titled, “Nanotechnology-based Wrinkled Graphene for Flexible Electronics.” Suparnamaaya will receive an all-expense paid trip to the International Science and Engineering Fair in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in May. Additionally, Everest Litchford of Grafton Middle School was awarded the Junior Division Second Award of Excellence for his physics project.

All 1st Place Junior Division students are eligible to apply and compete in the Broadcom Masters competition for middle school students and 1st Place Senior Division students are eligible to register and compete in the upcoming Virginia State Science and Engineering Fair at VMI. Congratulations to students and teachers for all of their hard work!