Mr. Wes Heyduck,
Science Fair Sponsor
Hilliard Receives Silver at IJAS State Science Fair, Dobbs Awarded Scholarship
"The Not So Magic Card Trick"
On May 7-8, 2010, Kinsey Hilliard participated in the State Science Fair in the Assembly Hall in Champaign. Kinsey, a senior at Fairfield Community High School, had advanced to the State Science Fair from the Region 8 Science Fair held at Carbondale.
Kinsey Hilliard entered a project in Mathematics. The project was titled “The Not So Magic Card Trick.” The purpose of the experiment was to see if the 11th card variation could be used with more cards, considering now it is only proven that it can be repeatable with 21. As long as there are an odd number of cards in each pile and an odd number of piles, there will always be a middle card. She believed that there will be more combinations of cards that will be repeatable. Her hypothesis was that she would be able to find another combination of cards. Her hypothesis was supported. Kinsey’s project had received a $50 Award at the Region 8 Science Fair due to being selected as the best mathematics project. She was awarded a Silver Rating at Champaign.
Runners for Paper Session
On Friday afternoon Tyler Dobbs and helper Josh Hensley participated as runners for the Paper Session. Their job was to carry Paper Session score sheets to a central collection point. The students became acquainted with the Quad area of the University of Illinois during this activity.
Attended Banquet
On Friday evening the three students, Fairfield Community High School Science Fair Sponsor Wes Heyduck, and parent Denise Hilliard attended the State Science Fair Banquet in the Ballrooms of the Illini Union Student Center. The featured speaker was Bruce Lund. Mr. Lund is a toy designer at Bruce Lund and Company. He discussed how scientific principles and investigation are used to create toys.
Scholarship
Tyler Dobbs was awarded a $500 Schroeder Wetzel Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded to seniors who have been on the Illinois Junior Academy of Science Student Board of Directors for at least two years. Tyler was in charge of putting up category and regional banners in the Assembly Hall, providing direction to participants, sponsors, and family. He was also in charge of the students who served as runners for the Paper Session and Project Session.
