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Local science fair participants return with hardware

Sault students earn top honours at Canada-wide science fair in Ottawa
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David Burritt, Brooke Donnelly, Vera Antunes, Julie Delorme, Raili Kary, Shail Giroux. Submitted photo

NEWS RELEASE
ROTARY CLUB OF SAULT STE MARIE
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The Rotary Club of Sault Ste. Marie would like to congratulate the exceptional students who represented the Algoma Region at the Canada Wide Science Fair in Ottawa last week.

“We’re proud of all the students in the Algoma region and we are especially proud of our finalists who did an outstanding job representing the area,” shared Paul Walz, co-chair of the Rotary Science Fair Algoma presented by Tenaris. “Special thanks to the local school boards, sponsors, volunteers, and parents.”

Shail Giroux (first place winner at the 31st Rotary Science Fair Algoma) won a gold medal, and an Entrance Scholarship to the Western University for his project, GGATS: GPS Guided Autonomous Transport System.

Giroux also received the S.M. Blair Family Foundation Award, a foundation that financially supports research and provides funding for charitable and educational purposes in Canada while encouraging the training and development of Canadians in research.

Brooke Donnelly and Vera Antunes won a bronze metal and an Entrance Scholarship to the Western University for their project, Let It Snow?

Julie Delorme and Raili Kary from St. Mary’s College Received honourable mention with their project, The Effect of Different Acer Species on Adult Asian Longhorned Beetles.

For 100 years, the Rotary Club of Sault Ste. Marie has fostered service, leadership, and good works in our community. Founded in 1918, we invest in the Sault’s youth through Rotary Science Fair Algoma, Rotary Youth Exchange, Rotary Sports Awards Dinner, scholarships, local projects such as the Rotary Adventure Playground, and partnerships with Easter Seals Ontario and THRIVE.

It is only because of dedicated Rotarians, tireless volunteers, and our extremely generous community that the Rotary Club of Sault Ste. Marie has had the privilege to give back millions of dollars and touch countless lives. Thank you for being part of our first 100 years of service.

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