Aiken Elementary’ s Annual Head-Shaving Event Raises More than $ 13,000 for Childhood Cancer Research
Students, staff and even some members of the community shaved their heads as part of Aiken Elementary School’ s 8th annual fundraising event to benefit St. Baldrick’ s Foundation on March 27.
This year, nearly 30 participants raised more than $ 13,000, bringing the 8 year total to nearly $ 90,000 to support childhood cancer research!
The annual head shaving event is organized by Aiken Elementary 5th grade teacher Mr. Bill Opperman. Since 2010, more than 200 people have shaved their heads in support of this worthwhile cause. eystone Oaks
SCHOOL DISTRICT NEWS
Students Take
First Place at Regional Science Competition, Advance to State Level
Two teams of Keystone Oaks High School students took first and second place during the regional Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science( PJAS) Competition at Duquesne University in February.
Kevan Beemsterboer, Patricia Jackson, Mirabella Stump, and Oliver Casadei took first place and will compete at the state level at Penn State University in May. Ana Giampa, Jordan Geller, and Alicia Lehman took second place. Oliver Casadei also won a special award for excellence in civil and environmental engineering.
Students designed unique experiments and were judged on their ability to conduct and convey the results of their experiment using the scientific method. PJAS is a statewide organization of middle and high school students designed to stimulate and promote interest in science among its members through the development of research projects and investigations.
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Keystone Oaks students presented the following projects:
• Jordan Geller: Competed in behavioral psychology, her title was,“ Do Music Choices and Personality Correlate?”
• Kevan Beemsterboer: Competed in Microbiology, his title was,“ Thawing Meat: Minimizing bacterial growth.”
• Alicia Lehman: Competed in Zoology, her title was,“ Bacteria Growth in the Mouth of Canines, Based on Age.”
• Mirabella Stump: Competed in Environmental Science, her title was,“ Carbon Dioxide Emissions Based on Different Model Years.”
• Oliver Casadei: Competed in Chemistry, his title was,“ Are Chemicals the Best Way to Treat Contaminated Water?”
• Patricia Jackson: Competed in Behavioral Psychology, her title was,“ The Paper Effect.”
• Ana Giampa: Competed in Biology, her title of her project was,“ Growing Algae With Supplemental CO2.”