Future Cape scientists compete in Philadelphia
Four students traveled to Philadelphia over spring break to compete in the Delaware Valley Science Fair against more than 1,000 students.
The four students qualified for the regional competition after placing high in the Sussex County Science Fair. The four who competed at the Delaware Valley Science Fair were Grace Brokaw, Ricky Brokaw, Kaitlin Philcox and Madison MacElreyvey.
Three students won there as well. Grace received an honorable mention for her ninth-grade botany project; Ricky received an honorable mention for his ninth-grade physics project; and Kaitlin received a second place engineering award for tenth- grade, a special award from Nano/Bio company and a second place from the Philadelphia Society for Women Engineers
In addition, chemistry teacher Esther Kernosh received a BioGENEius mentor award.
Pictured are (l-r) Ricky Brokaw, Grace Brokaw, Madison MacElrevey, Sara Freid and Kaitlin Philcox.
Melissa Steele is a staff writer covering the state Legislature, government and police. Her newspaper career spans more than 30 years and includes working for the Delaware State News, Burlington County Times, The News Journal, Dover Post and Milford Beacon before coming to the Cape Gazette in 2012. Her work has received numerous awards, most notably a Pulitzer Prize-adjudicated investigative piece, and a runner-up for the MDDC James S. Keat Freedom of Information Award.
