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On April 24th, the Great Valley Envirothon team had a great day at Hibernia County park in the sunshine. We competed against 23 middle school teams from around the county in topics such as forestry, aquatics, wildlife, soil science and a current environmental issue. Teams consisted of 8th graders Danny Mys, River Leaman, Neil Vadhiya: 7th graders Reuel Thota, Theodore Sazheniuki, Lya Haas, Aishani Dhama, and Hrishita Ajith. Our Great Valley A team placed 5th out of 23 teams.

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Great Valley Middle school students received top honors at the Chester County Science Research competition at West Chester University. Om Gagrani was awarded first place in computer science in the middle school division. His project on utilizing artificial intelligence and convolutional neural networks for early lung detection captured the eyes of the judges and he received third place for best of show out of all middle school projects. Om will be moving on to compete at the Delaware Valley Regional Science Fair. Ryan Joseph will also be joining Om at the regional fair after receiving a prestigious first place award in the earth and space category in the middle school division. Ryan’s project focused on what impacts astronomical visibility. Sravan Mateti’s flame test project received the Kenneth P. Lehman Lehmans Terms Memorial Award for physical science.  Sravan also received a $50 gift card.

These students pursued inquiry-based science through problem-solving, planning and conducting research investigations, and using appropriate tools to gather and analyze data. Good luck in the Delaware Valley Regional Fair.

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On Saturday, March 22nd GVMS competed in the 7th annual Warrior Classic held at Henderson High School.  Four Great Valley teams competed in 9 rounds of competition.  The Great Valley A team consisting of Ishaan Bhayani, Darsh Chaubey, Vrishank Cherukuri, and Taylor Qiu won first place in the tournament and qualified for the National Quiz Bowl Tournament held in May.  Additionally, Vrishank Cherukuri, Siddarth Jeyachandran, and Carter Bixler were recognized for being in the top 10 for their individual high scores.   Congratulations to all the GVMS teams on their excellent performances. 

 

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