Letter: Area needs science fair judges

Over the past several years I have written a letter to the editor to bring to attention to an organization that provides volunteer judges for science fairs in Beaufort County schools. The organization is called The Sea Island Regional Science Fairs (SIRSF). We judge approximately 30 fairs from elementary to high schools; public and private. We have to provide 10 to 25 judges for each fair.

The winners of the individual school fairs then compete in the regional science competition, and we judge that event also. From there the winners go to the international competition organized by INTEL. Last year, two students from Bluffton High school competed in the international fair in Pittsburgh after placing first in the regional fair.

This year we are in a difficult situation because we do not have sufficient volunteers. We urgently need to recruit more judges to meet the increasing number of schools and students who participate. Judges need to be experienced in scientific/technical professions.

If you are interested, please email me at claytonic@hargray.com.

This story was originally published March 9, 2016 at 7:00 PM with the headline "Letter: Area needs science fair judges."