By Florida Catholic staff - Florida Catholic
Photographer: COURTESY PHOTO
Where in the world is that? As the schoolwide winner of the National Geographic Geography Bee, Nativity eighth grader Ryan Sharkey could probably tell. Ryan will be competing at the state contest in Jacksonville April 1.
Photographer: COURTESY PHOTO
Radioactive particles in the mist: Nativity School sixth grader Andrew DiStefano poses with his science fair project which won first place at the Broward County Science Fair. Andrew will be competing at the Florida State Science and Engineering Fair.
HOLLYWOOD | Students from Nativity School recently excelled at the local level in the fields of geography and science
and engineering.
Nativity hosted its own National Geographic Geography Bee, and eighth grader Ryan Sharkey won the schoolwide contest. But his journey continued. After the school contest, Ryan took a computer-generated test from the National Geographic Geography Bee and qualified to compete at the state level. He will be representing his school at a competition in Jacksonville April 1.
Meanwhile, science and engineering projects made by students from Nativity also won at the Broward County Science Fair, where they competed against 57 public, charter, private and Catholic schools and a total of 463 projects. With the aid of science teachers Gloria Gibson and Tara Riahifar, 10 projects were submitted from Nativity and nine won awards, including one first place.
Sixth grader Andrew DiStefano, the first place winner, was
invited to participate at the state level. His project, titled “Radioactive
Particles in the Mist,” will compete along with 20 other local and state projects
at the Florida State Science and Engineering Fair.
Photographer: COURTESY PHOTO
Scientists unite: The 10 Nativity School students whose projects were recognized at the Broward County Science Fair, from left, are: Maria Joseph, Cameron Lott, Camille Jastrzebski, Andrew DiStefano, Mia Rodriguez, Kaylee Rizzi, Alexa Willis, Ali Sierra, Matthew Montalto and Luke Riahifar.
