Middle Township High School - Middletonian Yearbook (Cape May Court House, NJ)

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Science League ,. X . 1 .H X .g ., vtggwz N f is s :fri Science Fair 88 j The word to describe Middle Township High School's 15th Sci- ence Fair is variety. Even a casual glance at the projects would reveal the creativity of the budding scien- tists. The displays ranged from Julie Esher's innovative method of shelv- ing plants to Kim Leavitt's fluores- cent hand and foot prints to a myste- rious cardboard box. Detailed dia- gram of a basketball's trajectory stood across from an artistic depic- tion of a corn field. Observers were greeted with titles as succinct as Al- gae and tongue twisters like The effect of frequency and distance on data loss of cassette tapes. Upon close investigation, one was amazed at the ingenuity employed in finding project topics. The human body may have been studied throughout the centuries by profes- sionals, but the students shed new light on anatomic wonders such as neurotransmitters, taste buds, and ears. Again, numerous sports under- went close scrutiny in the physics category. Enthusiasts of golf, skate- board, hockey, tennis, sailing, and various other activities found infor- mation to help them improve their game. Evidently many students stumbled across the same good ideas since there were five projects on memory and four on basketball, the perennial favorite. Many students chose to expand upon their hobbies, Charles Grayson took advantage of his love for soccer as Amy Brown did with chess. Others ventured into such new territories as gibberellic acid and tornadoes. Regardless of their motives, the students produced, in the words of an observer, 'a lot of solid projects. The fair was Middle science at its peak. The group of finalists consisted of Amy Brown, Carolyn Green, Mi- chelle Mann, Art Sunhachawee, Geoffrey Byrne, Ted Pirog, Bruce Terry and Greg Filipski. The Wet- land Institute awarded Mark Eckert, Greg Filipski and Scott Newbold, who had quality Environmental Pro- jects, while the Optimist Club pre- sented Bruce Terry with the Best Physical Science Project Award. The followings are the first place winners: Environmental Science 9 Thomas Grayson, Environmental Science 10 John Hsieh, Behavioral Science 9 Jennifer Heck, Behavioral Sciences 10 Amy Brown, Biochemistry 9-10 Michelle Mann, Botany 9 Scott Newbold, Botany 10 Carolyn Green, Botany 11-12 Tiana Wen, Chemistry 9-10 Kahlil Gunther, Earth and Space Sciences 9-10 Michael Adolf, Engineering 9-10 John Leavitt, Engi- neering 11-12 Kirsten Marnie, Math- ematics and Computers 11-12 Bruce Terry, Medicine and Health 9-10 Rocky Jost, Medicine and Health 11- 12 Kim Leavitt, Microbiology 9-10 Art Sunhachawee, Microbiology 11- 12 Missy Otto, Physics 9-10 Rich Leonard, Physics 11-12 Geoffrey Byrne, Ted Pirog, Sherryl Croiter, Environmental Sciences 11-12 Greg Filipski, Zoology 9-10 Vicki Schu- bert.

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Awards To Harvey And Hsieh Allison Harvey was selected as one of the prestigious members to the Honors Group of the Forty-seventh Annual Science Talent Search for the Westinghouse Science Scholar- ships and Awards. This honor is bes- towed upon high school seniors who have proven their interest and abili- ty in science by submitting their re- search reports supporting evidence of their activities in this field. This complement of students is com- posed of 124 girls and 176 boys, who were selected from a total of 1,339 entrants. Allison had worked on her project all four years and has re- ceived many other outstanding awards. Allison's project had to do with the application of Equine am- nion and its applications for burn victims. Margaret Hsieh was selected as one of two recipients of the 1988 Re- search Talent award. The commit- tee was very impressed with Mar- garet's academic background, moti- vation, and proven leadership abili- ty. 1988 marks the second year that Drexel University awarded the Re- search Talent Award Scholarship. Created to recognize research poten- 1. James McDonald. 2. Science League: Margaret Hsieh, Barry Dickinson, Randee Strair, Susan Conner, Stephanie Lish, John McVey, Art Sunhachawee, Mi- chele Jost, Matt Kozak, Christin Dodd, Kahlil Gunther, Abby Fagan, Johnny Hsieh. Not pictured: Ron Hudan- ich, Derek Koehl, Luigi Falorini, Ted Pirog. 3. Science Fair First Place Winners: First row: Amy Brown, Art Sunhachawee, Tom Grayson, Michelle Mann, Jen Heck, Missy Otto. Row 2: Kirsten Marnie, Johnny Hsieh, Mi- chael Adolf. Ted Pirog, Bruce Terry, Row 3: Kim Lea- vitt, Geoff Burne, Caroline Green, Vicki Shubert, Steven Carr. Greg Filipski. 4. Mark Siem, Harding Univ., BA. 5. Rose Marie Harbourt, Trenton State College, BS. 6. William Doan, Glassboro State College, BS. 7. Philip Heck, Glassboro State College, MA. 8. A few science fair contestants: Scott Newbold, Art Sunhachawee, Sarah Jarmer, Jocelyn Wells, Shaun Nanavati. 9. Steve Bianco, Bloomsburg Univ., MS. 10. Joseph Steady, Univ. of St. Louis, MS. 11. Gary Barber, Delaware Val- tial and academic accomplishment of high school students, the award covers full tuition and fees for the freshman and sophomore years at Drexel. Students eligible to compete for the scholarship are all first, sec- ond, or third place finishers in the Marie Curie Division of the Dela- ware Valley Science Fair. This year there were a total of forty-two can- didates. ley College, BS. 12 James McDonald, Glassboro State College, BS.

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The Advanced Placement American History Class of Middle Township High School invited the respective leaders of the United States and the Soviet Union to hold their proposed summit meeting in Cape May County or visit the county as part of the summit process. The project originated as an extension of a discussion of a late October news report about the impending US-Soviet summit with premier Gorbachev's wish to see part of America. Upon review- ing the charms of our area, the class started to draft letters to Premier Gorbachev, President Reagan, and Secretary of State George Schultz to consider the request. One of the highlights of the project was speculation about what response the class would receive from the letters. There were two responses: one from the Office of the Secretary of State and another from the White House. The meetings and entourage of the summit remained within Washington, D.C., but if any change in the agenda had occurs, the the students' invitation would have been considered. The students were encouraged by this statement as they did not receive a formal declination. The Soviets received one letter but did not respond. Students Summon Leaders N 1. Michael Peck: Univ. of Pennsylvania, Post. Grad. 2. Jim Ratchford: Univ. of Scranton, BS. 3. Edward M. Zebedies, Jr.: Rider College, MA. 4. Mar- tie Edwards: West Chester Univ., BS. 5. Theodore B. Bryan: Glassboro State College, BA. 6. Robert Mer- ryman: Glassboro State College, BA. 7. Gloria Park- er: Towson State Univ., BA. 8. William Ludman: Augustus College, BA. 9. Dennis Campbell: Eastern College, BA. 10. Douglass Shiner: Kutztown Univ., BS. 11. Mock Trial Team: Deshema McCoy, Kim Leavitt, Shannon Hunter, Angela Dell'Orefice, Ve- ronica Hatcher, Michelle Corbitt, Gregg Lane, Cathy Oliver.