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Show Page 3 THE GARFIELD COUNTY INSIDER FEBRUARY 15,2007 SCIENCE FAIR A SUCCESS! At first glance, it was a typical scene repeated in middle school gymnasiums around the country. Competitors were milling around the court. Some laughed. Others paced. Many went over their game plans while a few just sat quietly, contemplating the competition about to begin. But the scene at Panguitch High School in late January was different. Physical strength, speed and agility meant nothing here. This was PanguitdTs third Science Fair, a competition of applied science where curiosity, combined with scientific methodology, led to knowledge, recognition and fun for all involved. Fourteen-year-old Breanne Bateman and 13-year-old Taelyr Tebbs project explored the relationship between visual and auditory memory. "Our society is very visual," explained Breanne, "We get a lot of our information from television screens... computer displays.. .billboards and signs. So we wanted to answer the question, "Which memory retains the most information, our visual or auditory memory?"" "Basically, used visual flashcards and aloud to test subjects and asked them to repeat back what they heard or saw. Our test subjects were teenagers and adults. Our findings really surprised us," said Taelyr. "The results were very close, but we found that people remembered more of what they heard with their ears than what they saw with their eyes. We didn't expect that," concluded Breanne. Another competitor, 14-year-old Breanna Marshall was also surprised by the results of her project. "I wanted to find out the best way to remove laundry stains. I tested several brands of laundry products, including my Mom's favorite, which turned out not to be the best. When I showed her my results, she smiled and said, "Looks like we have a new detergent!" said Breanna. "I learned something else, too - Don't trust advertising. The Stepping Vp to the Plate! detergent with the most advertising.. .the Diabetes Foods Classes one I thought would win because of all Thursdays- Feb. 22 (Changed from March 1) & March 22- 12:30p.m. the hype, didn't." Panguitch Senior Citizens Center In all, forty-five projects were enTuesdaysFeb. 27 & Mar. 20- 12:30p.m. tered in this year's Fair, vying for troEscalante Senior Citizens Center phies and cash prizes donated by local businesses. ParticiWednesdays- Feb. 28 & March 21— 12:00p.m. pating students also Henrieville Senior Citizens Center have the opportunity to compete in the Feb 27 - Mar. 1 - Serving Sizes Southern Utah State March 20 - 22 - Label Reading and Recipe Adjustments Science and EngiIf you are diabetic or prepare foods for someone who is, you won't neering Fair want to miss these important classes. If you are not diabetic, but inter(SUSSEF) being held ested in nutrition, these classes are also useful. March 22 at SouthClasses are FREE of charge. ern Utah University. Top honors in the Senior Division went to Bayiee Vasquez. VISTA PROGRAM SEEKS Trac Norris and VOLUNTEERS TO READY UTAH Trevor Peterson took The Utah Citizen Corps VISTA (Volunteers In Service To America) Program home Second Place, is seeking two new AmeriCorps VISTA applicants to serve with the Utah Citizen while Riley Taylor Corps Council. One VISTA position is to assist the Utah Citizen Corps Program and Craig Armstrong Manager, and the other will be to supervise the Northern Utah VISTA program. won Third Place. Currently there are 57 local and regional Citizen Corps Councils, which are reIn the Junior Division, Jamie Cooper cruiting, training, and mobilizing volunteers in preparing their communities for all and Aubrey Parkin took First Place hon- types of disasters. ors. Cam Miller and Cameron Fawson "VISTA is not a job, it's an opportunity to serve full-time for a year," stated tied with Taelyr Tebbs and Breanne Kathy Hyde, Executive Director of Utah's Commission on Volunteers. "It is a Bateman for Second Place. Tom Adams presidential call to national service. VISTA is sometimes called the domestic took home Third. The difficult yet enPeace Corps, with members serving right here in Utah instead of overseas." joyable task of judging the competition VISTA assists local public health and safety professionals with programs such rested with Garfield School District Suas Community Emergency Response Teams, Neighborhood Watch, Volunteers in perintendent George Park, School Board Police Service, Fire Corps, and Medical Reserve Corps. VISTA members mobimember Mac Oetting, Brice Valley High lize volunteers for disaster preparedness presentations, as part of the Lieutenant School science teacher Carl Shakespear, Southern Utah State Science and Engi- Governor's "Be Ready Utah" statewide campaign. VISTA volunteers receive a bi-weekly living allowance, basic health insurneering Fair Director Kristina Bronsema ance and an educational award or stipend at the end of their service. The living and Scientific Review Committee Chair allowance can supplement disability income. Applicants with college or university Dru DeLaet, and Grand StaircaseEscalante National Monument staff degrees are preferred, but not required, and relevant experience working with members Jessica Alberts, Harry Barber, people is acceptable in lieu of college education. Commitment, initiative, enthusiBonnie Benson, Marietta Eaton, Edd asm and a love of serving others are the most important requirements. VISTA is a program of the Utah Commission on Volunteers, under Housing Franz, Clay Stewart, Sean Stewart, Bob and Community Development, a division of the Utah Department of Community Stevenson, and Terry Tolbert. Marietta Eaton, GSENM Science and Culture. The project begins April 16,2007. All applications are due by March Program Administrator, said, 'The stu- 1, 2007. For applications and more information, contact Candace Powers at 801 dents are evaluated on their creativity, 538-8694, or email cpowers@utah.gov. Applications and information on the quality of the actual science per- AmeriCorps VISTA are also available at www.americorps.org. formed, and their overall presentation, in terms of both their exhibit and their 245 East Main, Torrey oral skills. For me, and I think it's safe Boulder 425-32OO to say for all our staff, hearing the exMountain www.bonldermountainrealty.com citement in the student's voice as they're Realty, Inc. 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