The Newbury Local School District Board of Education is committed to a thoughtful and thorough process to examine all options for the district’s future...
Newbury BOE Remains Committed
The Newbury Local School District Board of Education is committed to a thoughtful and thorough process to examine all options for the district’s future. To accomplish this, Newbury local schools will be in operation for the entire 2018-2019 school year. As the board of education works through this process, it is dedicated to providing all students in the Newbury Local School District with a quality education.
“We realize this is a difficult process and deserves our most diligent work. We will be engaging the community as we move forward in this process to determine the best possible future for all students in the Newbury Local School District. Please attend our board meetings for continued updates on the direction of our district,” stated board of education President Maggie Zock.
Black Knights Compete Scientifically
Newbury Junior High School held its 2018 Science Fair on March 1. Ten students from grades six through eight chose to devote the time and effort to develop, conduct and document their own scientific research projects. Projects were to be done outside of school, but with approval and advice from parents, teachers and science fair coordinators.
Participants were required to develop an hypothesis, design an experiment to test it, record their work in a lab notebook, write a scientific lab report and create a display for the science fair. They also needed to present their projects to judges who are professionals in various scientific fields.
Student projects varied greatly from robotics and magnet effectiveness, to best cardio exercises and amount of food dye in candy.
Black Knight students displayed their interest in a variety of topics. The top three finishers were: third place – seventh-grader James Hammonds, who researched heart rate during various exercises; second place, seventh-grader Ben Terrill, who examined how the moisture in a potato affected how well it worked as a battery; and first place – sixth-grader Hailey Day, who turned yogurt into “ravioli” spheres.
Other portions of the science fair included demonstrations by the Newbury FIRST Robotics Club, science exploration stations and special guest speaker Scott Darbel from NASA Glenn Research Center.
