6 Hilton Head Prep students earn honors at state science fair

Six students from Hilton Head Preparatory School were recognized during the 2017 SCISA State Science Fair awards ceremony, according to a news release.

The winners:

▪  Lucas Tomita: best overall entry, senior division; best in the section, environmental category

▪  Frank (Xingnun) Lin: first place, senior biological division

▪  Rachel Stratton: first place, senior physical classification

▪  Ella Tomita: first place, junior environmental category

▪  Allessandra Reuben: second place, senior behavioral section

▪  Grace Lanier: second place, junior invention/engineering area

Judging criteria included technical correctness, aesthetic quality, theory, feasibility, effort and scientific methods. Approximately 189 projects were judged at the state science fair.

This story was originally published April 26, 2017 at 11:49 AM with the headline "6 Hilton Head Prep students earn honors at state science fair."