Local students place at science fair

Three local students placed at the Simcoe County Regional Science and Technology Fair at Bear Creek Secondary School in Barrie on March 31.

Frida Sopinka won gold and a $100 cash prize in the earth and environmental science category for her project, Teinture au Terre. Inspired by her sister who dyed her hair using chemical dye and ended up with damaged hair, Sopinka’s project was about making a natural hair dye using sustainable, natural ingredients. She made four different colours; green using kale and spinach, pink using beets and pomegranates, orange using carrots and turmeric, and black using charcoal.

Wyatt Cooke Russell won Silver for his photon fence winning a $50 prize and the $100 Linear Transfer Automation Award, awarded to a project that successfully uses aspects of hydraulics, coding, automation or skilled trades.

Lily Madore won bronze and a $25 prize for her musical flowers project, with Sage Fabian.

All three Creemore students attend Admiral Collingwood Elementary School.