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The panel of judges evaluated the 170 individual entries from the prep school students on the basis of seven criteria drawn up by Arthur Zoebelein, chairman of Wakefield’s Science Department.
Students were judged primarily on their understanding of and ability to explain their project as well as any procedures involved. Additionally, points were awarded for the presentation of the material, level of difficulty, and originality.
First, second and third places and honorable mentions were awarded in each category. In Behavioral Science, Jerry McDowell, a sophomore from Warrenton, was awarded first prize for his research into subliminal persuasion. The Biology division of the fair, because of the large number of entries, was divided into four groups.
First place ribbons in this division went to Maheswaran, Wes Irvin, an eighth grader from Edinburg, for his project on diabetes; Annie Dunning, a junior from Boyce, for her research on Alz-heimers Disease; and sophomore Jillian
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