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What’s happening in Rainbow Schools?

Rainbow students participate in Sudbury Regional Science Fair on April 5 and 6

March 13, 2025

A number of students from Rainbow Schools will participate in the Sudbury Regional Science Fair at Laurentian University’s Cliff Fielding Engineering Building on April 5 and 6, 2025.

Students won the honour to compete at the regional level following the Rainbow District School Board Science Fair held at Lockerby Composite School on March 4, 2025.

Projects from the Sudbury Regional Science Fair will be selected for the Canada-Wide Science Fair in Fredericton in May.

“Students who prepare Science Fair projects let their curiosity guide them as they question, observe and explore,” said Rainbow District School Board Director of Education Bruce Bourget. “We wish all participants success as they vie to compete at the national level.”

“By participating in the Science Fair, students have the opportunity to actively engage in authentic learning,” said Rainbow District School Board Science Fair Chair Lindsay Bennett. “As students investigate real world questions and problems, they enhance their scientific skills and potentially further their interest in science related careers.”

Congratulations to all students competing at the Sudbury Regional Science Fair:

3D Printed Pencil
Clara Coulas and Eva Haraschuk
Lockerby Composite School

AI v. Real – Can You Tell?
Maeva Traynor and Isabela Oliver
Lockerby Composite School

Are Microwave Safe Plastics Really Safe?
Matteo Oliver
Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School

Axolotl Safety Net
Chloe Baird
Lockerby Composite School

Battle of the Bath Bombs – Citric vs. Tartaric Acid
Megan Leclair
Lockerby Composite School

Best Methods for Tanning Rabbit Fur
Allison Reed
Lockerby Composite School

Can Lefties Puzzle Their Way to the Top
Alexis Pavacic and Ava Zanini
Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School

Dare to Slide
Kurtis Wideman
Alexander Public School

Deployable Incapacitated Transportation Device (DITD)
Dominic Smith and Jake MacLean
Lockerby Composite School

Eco-Friendly, Back-Friendly: Reducing Gasses and Easing the Load with Compost Tumblers
Nicholas Mullaly and Dillon Bellot
Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School

Effect of Different Quorum Sensing Inhibitors on Biofilm Formation Compared to Ampicillin
Helia Dabiri and Antonia Gonzalez Cubillos
Lockerby Composite School

Ferrum Fungi – Metallurgical Mushrooms
Eden Abols
Lockerby Composite School

Filter Face-Off: Natural Resources and Their Impact on Water’s pH
August Zhao and Emmett Prodan
Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School

Flame Terminator 2.0: Take to the Skies
Jett Gasteiger
Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School

From Wind to Watts
Ben Cole and Ewan Huang
Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School

Growing Green
Paxton Hofford
Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School

How Do Insects Use Magnetic Fields to Navigate?
Paisley Anderson
Lockerby Composite School

How Does Migration Affect A Bird’s Anatomy?
Kees Bouman
Lockerby Composite School

How Much Wood Could a Wood Glue Hold
Fletcher Loken
Alexander Public School

How to Feed your SCOBY
Hannah Decicco and Ayesha Ali
Lockerby Composite School

Impact of Oil Type on Kombucha Pellicle Strength
Emily Dickson and Dayne Belgica
Lockerby Composite School

Insulating Water Bottles
Lizzie Castrechino and Paige Mackenzie
Lockerby Composite School

Intracerebral Hemorrhage and Statin Use
Emma Wylie and Jordan Doucette
Lockerby Composite School

Oat Pulp: We Oat To Change
Gwynne Edwards
Lockerby Composite School

pH and the Water Purification Process
Maya Croskery
Lockerby Composite School

pH of Sudbury’s Soil From The Peatlands – Peatlands pH Project
Alex Crossgrove and Maria Luisa Do Santos
Lockerby Composite School

Presence of Metal Particles in the Soil of a Damaged Peatland – Metallic Soil
Areeba Safwan and Farheen Shams
Lockerby Composite School

Restless Rhythms
Julia Cecutti and Lexi Dubreuil
Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School

Sanitary Drying
Gabriella Therrien and Mya Whissel-Reaume
Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School

Shot Spotter – Developing a Gunshot Detection Device to Combat Poaching
Violet Boisvenue
Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School

Surviving The Freeze
Ruby Ferguson and Elicia Bihina
Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School

Taiming Tailings
Camille Laundry
Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School

Tennis Ball Test – High Value Tennis Balls
Cohen Therriault
Lockerby Composite School

The Effects of Road Salt on Plants
Sofia Kalviainen and Clara Roberts
Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School

The Grass is Greener on This Side
Logan Larose
Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School

The Impact of pH on Soap Lather
Mavis Frawley
Lockerby Composite School

The Power of Peatmoss
Guntas Jhand
Lockerby Composite School

The Sunflower
Owen Kolari and Kaden Saidi-Smith
Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School

Used Tires: The Future of Insulation
Avery Auger
Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School

Using Dried Kombucha Scoby as a Biofuel
Dakshatha Lanka
Lockerby Composite School

Vibe Guide
Jessie Fu and Taniah Venkadesan
Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School

Volleyball – Types of Swings
Rayen Cabezas Garcia
Lockerby Composite School

Students Jessie Fu, left, and Taniah Venkadesan of Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School garnered the Bill and Olga Roman Science Award for their project “Vibe Guide”. Presenting the award was Mary-Ann Makuch, left, and Nicki Perpick, right, in memory of their father and mother, William and Olga Roman.
Jett Gasteiger, a Grade 8 student from Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School, earned a spot at the Sudbury Regional Science Fair for his project “Flame Terminator 2.0: Take to the Skies”.
Ben Cole, left, and Ewan Huang of Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School will present “From Wind to Watts” at the Sudbury Regional Science Fair April 5 and 6, 2025.
Emmett Prodan, left, and August Zhao of Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School earned a spot at the Sudbury Regional Science Fair for their project “Filter Face-Off”.

Students Owen Kolari, left, and Kaden Saidi-Smith of Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School will present “The Sunflower” at the Sudbury Regional Science Fair.
Megan Leclair of Lockerby Composite School will present “Battle of the Bombs: Citric Acid vs. Tartaric Acid” at the Sudbury Regional Science Fair.
Areeba Safwan, left, and Farheen Shams of Lockerby Composite School earned a spot at the Sudbury Regional Science Fair for their project “Presence of Metal Particles in the Soil of a Damaged Peatland”.
Eden Abols of Lockerby Composite School will present “Ferrum Fungi - Metallurgical Mushrooms” at the Sudbury Regional Science Fair.
Gwynne Edwards of Lockerby Composite School garnered a spot at the Sudbury Regional Science Fair for her project “Oat Pulp: We Oat To Change”.

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Media Contact:

Nicole Charette, Senior Advisor
Corporate Communications and Strategic Planning
Rainbow District School Board, 705-674-3171 ext. 7217

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