
Prince
William
County
Public
Schools
(PWCS)
middle
and
high
school
students
recently
presented
research
projects
at
the
2022
Virginia
Junior
Academy
of
Science
(VJAS)
Research
Symposium.
Eleven
PWCS
students
between
both
the
middle
and
high
school
level
placed
or
received
a
special
award.
Congratulations
to
the
PWCS
students
who
placed
in
the
competition.
Middle School
-
Human
Behavior
- First place: Sajeela Ahmad, Benton Middle School
-
Plant
Science
and
Microbiology
- Honorable Mention: Sara Moussavi, Benton Middle School
High School
-
Zoology
- First place: Rania Lateef, Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School
-
Medicine
and
Health
- Second Place: Arman Lateef, Tony Bright, and Gabriel Ralston Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School and Governor's School @ Innovation Park
-
Physics
and
Astronomy
- Third Place: Kalea Wen, Patriot High School and Governor's School @ Innovation Park
-
Environmental
&
Earth
Science
- Honorable Mention: Jennine Faruque, Nawah Ahmad, and Sejal Sharma, Governor's School @ Innovation Park
Congratulations to the PWCS students who won special awards.
Virginia Association of Biology Educators (VABE) Zoology Award - This award is presented by the Virginia Association of Biology Educators and is given for outstanding research in the Zoology section.
- Rania Lateef, Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School
Gamma Sigma Delta Award - Virginia Tech Chapter of the Honor Society of Agriculture. Given to a student in recognition of excellence in research dealing with the application of new technologies and/or concepts in agriculture, forestry, or veterinary medicine.
- Naman Agarwal, Patriot High School and Governor's School @ Innovation Park
In
addition,
Arman
Lateef,
student
at
Charles
J.
Colgan
Sr.
High
School
and
the
Governor's
School
@
Innovation
Park,
was
selected
as
co-President
of
VJAS
for
the
2022-23
year.
Rania
Lateef,
student
at
Colgan
High
School,
was
also
selected
as
co-Editor-in-Chief
of
VJAS
Voice,
the
organization's
student
publication.
VJAS
is
a
national
model
for
the
new
and
renewing
state
junior
academies
and
has
been
ranked
among
the
top
three
in
the
nation
for
over
two
decades.
Through
VJAS
and
other
programs,
the
Virginia
Academy
of
Science
annually
reaches
over
40,000
Virginia
middle
and
high
school
students.
Hundreds
of
volunteers
make
it
possible
for
Virginia
secondary
students
to
experience
these
activities.