During the 27th annual Inland Area Science and Engineering Fair on April 14-15, 2009, more than 750 fourth through twelfth grade students from Riverside, Inyo, Mono and  San Bernardino (RIMS) counties competed for a chance to go to the State competition.  Students received gold, silver and bronze medals, with the gold winning Junior and Senior Division students in each category selected to participate at the state level.  Fifteen individual and eight teams from the Fontana Unified School District participated in the regional fair at the National Orange Show, and one of those students, Bryon Scott a sixth grade student at Almeria Middle School, will be advancing to State.

Students participated in three divisions: Elementary (fourth- and fifth-graders), Junior (sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders) and Senior (9th- through 12th-graders).  Individual and group projects were judged in 19 categories of science - from microbiology to zoology, math and physics to electronics, and consumer sciences to earth sciences.  Although only Junior and Senior Division gold medal winners advance to State, Fontana had several students win silver and bronze medals, and even a gold medal in the elementary division.

Congratulations to all of these young scientists for their hard work and a job well done.

Gold Medal Winners

Junior Division

• Bryon Scott - Almeria MS
  Electronics & Electromagnetics: "Sun Power"

Elementary Division

• Samuel Murillo - Tokay ES
  Behavior Science: "The Fast and the Wireless"

Silver Medal Winners

Elementary Division

• Vanessa Diaz - Live Oak ES
  Earth Science: "Thirsty Rocks"
  
  
• Brooke Jose, Nydia Menendez and Maryann Menendez - North Tamarind ES
  Behavior Science: "Heart Rock"
  
  
• Valerie Murillo - Tokay ES
  Earth Science: "Nightmare on Ocean Street"
  

Bronze Medal Winners

Senior Division

• Teresita Alas, Edward Rivera, Jr., and Jacob Sun - Summit HS
  Physics & Astronomy: "Free Fall"
  

Junior Division

• Karina Alegre, Melanie Deanda and Tanya Enriquez- Southridge MS
  Behavior & Social Sciences: "Cell Phone = Crash, Crash, Boom"
  
  
• Jennifer Cruz Camargo, Juliana Ordaz and Daisy Ordones - North Tamarind ES
  Environmental Science: "Here Comes the Sun"
  
  
• Kasey Endean - Ruble MS
  Plant Biology: "Organic vs. Inorganic"
  
  
• Angel Garcia - Fontana MS
  Product Science (Biological): "Popcorn Kernels"
  
  
• Esdras Lopez - Truman MS
  Product Science (Physical): "Strong Vibrations"
  
  
• Vicente Martinez - Ruble MS
  Microbiology: "Fruity Bacteria"
  
  

Jasmin Sanchez - North Tamarind ES
Applied Mechanics & Structure: "Are They Strong?"

Elementary Division

• Ashleah Barrera - Hemlock ES
  Environmental Education: "Got Water"
  
  
• Lizbeth Campos Rosas, Jennifer De La Rosa and Maria Garcia Vazquez - North Tamarind ES
  Consumer Science:  "Heat Insulators"
  
  
• Carlos Ciudad-Real - Oak Park ES
  Physics: "What Evaporates Fastest?"
  
  
• Isabela Contreras - Hemlock ES
  Biology/Other Kingdoms: "How do different liquids affect plants?"
  
  
• Lukas Escanuelas, Krystal Martinez and Miguel Ochoa - North Tamarind ES
  Physics:  "Buckle Down Motion"
  
  
• Chance Gomm - Sierra Lakes ES
  Consumer Science: "Strongest Toilet Paper Rope"
  
  
• Nicholas Sanchez - Redwood ES
  Physics: "Hovercrafts"
  
  
• Melissa Smith - Palmetto ES
  Chemistry: "Hot vs. Cold"
  
  
• Alejandro Villeda Lou and Nicholas Williams - Randall Pepper ES
  Chemistry:  "How does yeast grow in different waters?"

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