Welcome Awards Sponsors!  Our ultimate goal as a Science Department is to motivate students to find a topic that interests them enough that they decide to pursue a career related to that topic!  As such, we are constantly in search of other means besides grades to motivate our pre-teen and teenage participants. This age is SO VERY IMPORTANT with respect to the shaping of their interests and future-decision making that we look to those outside of WCA (like YOU!) to partner with us in this motivational endeavor -- to help us put students on the path of discovery and let THEM see to where that path can ultimately lead!  

 

But, let's be realistic, nothing speaks louder to our young modern generation than special incentives and monetary awards!!  With that in mind, we would like to offer YOU or YOUR COMPANY the opportunity to motivate students in the direction of your field of study through the implementation of such incentives and awards.  You can call it blackmail! You can call it coercion! You can call it what you like; but, no matter the term, you/your company will have invitingly opened a door into YOUR field of interest for a young Christian mind with unlimited potential and NO PRE-CONCEIVED IDEAS about "the conventional wisdom" in that field . . . who knows where such a SIMPLE opened door can lead that mind!!!  What an awesome impact on the future of YOUR profession your contribution can be!!

 

The criteria for each award/incentive is COMPLETELY up to you to define (please see below for those awards already available).  Some specific criteria you may want to consider are Fair Division (we have Junior High and Senior High), Fair Category(ies), Particular Applications within a Category, or any other criteria you would like to set -- your specific criteria MUST be submitted along with your proposed award so that we can publish the listing on thist website BELOW and in hardcopy to the students when they are in the process of choosing a project topic.

 

As the fair date approaches, you and/or your company will be provided a list of projects that fit your specified award criteria so that you may provide a judge/judges for those projects on the day of the Fair.  The award will be presented by you or a designated representative of your company on the day of our Awards Ceremony -- with company recognition noted in the official program for the Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, January 20th.

 

If you feel called to provide these special incentives and/or monetary awards, we have provided a signed letter of request  for you to bring to your supervisor and/or human resources representative.  You are also encouraged to contact our Fair Director  if you have any further questions regarding this matter -- it is CERTAINLY one that is NEAR AND DEAR to our hearts as a Science Department Faculty!

 

 

$100.00 Award for the science fair project in Any Division demonstrating a significant technical understanding of or making a significant contribution in the science of ASTRONOMY.

 

 

$100.00 Award for the science fair project in Any Division demonstrating a significant technical understanding of or making a significant contribution in the field of INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING and/or ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT.

$150.00 Award for the science fairproject in the Senior Division demonstrating acute technical understanding and excellent overall project completion in the category of MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES.

 

 

 

 

 

$150.00 Award for the science fairproject in the Senior Division demonstrating acute technical understanding and overall excellence of project completion in the category of PLANT SCIENCES.

 

 

 

 

 

$150.00 Award for the science fair project in the Senior Division demonstrating acute technical understanding and excellent overall project completion in the category of BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES.

 

 

 

 

 

$100.00 Award  for the science fair project in the Senior Division demonstrating acute technical understanding and excellent overall project completion in the category of MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES.

 

 

Two $100.00 Awards for two science fair projects (one in the Junior Division and one in the Senior Division) that demonstrate exceptionally hard work and effort on the part of the student(s). While the projects should demonstrate an overall understanding of their selected topics, the emphasis is on the determination of the students in addressing their projects. Evidence can include (but is not restricted to): amount and quality of research performed and data collected; amount of time put into the project; effort put into the presentation and report; and perseverance shown in overcoming obstacles and/or mistakes. These awards are to encourage students in ANY CATEGORY that, even if they make mistakes, they will eventually be successful in future science projects.

Two $50.00 Awards for two science fair projects (one in the Junior Division and one in the Senior Division) that demonstrate excellent use of the scientific method in the category of ANIMAL SCIENCES or MEDICINE & HEALTH SCIENCES.

Two ($150.00) TI NSpire Graphing Calculators for two science fair projects (one in the Junior Division and one in the Senior Division) that demonstrate acute technical understanding and overall excellence of project completion in the categories of either ELECTRICAL & MECHANICAL ENGINEERING or COMPUTERS & MATHEMATICS.

Calculator   for the science fair project in the Senior Division demonstrating acute technical understanding and excellent overall project completion in the categories of either PHYSICS or ENGINEERING.

$150.00 Award  for the science fair project in the Senior Division demonstrating acute technical understanding and excellent overall project completion in the categories of MATHEMATICS, ENGINEERING or PHYSICS.

$100.00 Award  for an outstanding Junior Division project in an ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS or COMPUTER SCIENCE categories.

$100.00 Award  for an outstanding Senior Division project in an ENGINEERING,  MATHEMATICS or COMPUTER SCIENCE categories.