North Peace students medal at Canada-Wide Science Fair

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — Two North Peace students are returning home with some medals and scholarships from the Canada-Wide Science Fair (CWSF) in Edmonton.

Swas Ghosh, Sage Elliot, Maryam Khanum and Taha Ahmed travelled from the North Peace to compete in the science fair.

Despite not medalling at the science fair, Elliot, a grade 9 student from Freedom Thinkers Education, says she enjoyed the experience.

“I’d say overall, I’ve been having a lot of fun, and it’s a really unique experience that not a lot of people get to have. It’s just been really exciting,” Elliot said.

While in the city, the students visited the West Edmonton Mall, the University of Alberta and the Telus World of Science Museum.

At the award ceremony on Thursday, Ghosh and Khanum each took home medals and scholarships for their projects.

Ghosh, a grade 10 student at the Energetic Learning Campus, created a project called Green Pools of CO2: The Effect of CO2 on household plants.

Ghosh won a University of Alberta Entrance Scholarship at the bronze level worth $1,500 and a $1,000 entrance scholarship to Western University.

She also won a bronze Excellence Award at the intermediate level, which consisted of a medal and a certificate.

Khanum, a grade 9 Bert Bowes student, did a feasibility assessment of MFC to treat oil and gas-produce water and generate electricity.

Khanum won a University of Alberta Entrance Scholarship at the bronze level worth $1,500 and a $2,000 entrance scholarship to Western University. She also won a silver Excellence Award at the intermediate level.

The full results can be found on Youth Science’s website.