The 30th Annual Colton Joint Unified School District Science Fair takes place this week, with judging on Saturday, Feb. 10, and an awards ceremony on Monday Feb. 12.
Students in kindergarten through 12th grade have been busily working on projects and sites held school science fairs last month. Ten students from each school site have been chosen to participate in the district fair. Judging will take place on Saturday, Feb. 10 in the Bloomington High School gym. Students in grades 6-12 will be interviewed by a panel of judges about their projects. Judging is not open to the public.
The awards ceremony, which is open to the public, takes place from 6-8:30 PM on Monday Feb. 12 in the Bloomington High School auditorium. The top 29 District winners in grades 4-12 will advance to the SIM (San Bernardino, Inyo, and Mono counties) Science and Engineering Fair to be held in April. District winners each will receive a $25 Barnes and Noble gift card and Top Project winners for each division (Primary (K-3); Elementary (4-5); Junior (6-8) and Senior (9-12)) will receive an iPad Mini.
The SIM Science and Engineering Fair competition is Tuesday, April 3 at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana. The SIM Fair Awards Ceremony will take place at 5:30 PM Wednesday, April 4 at the Los Osos High School Theater, 6001 Milliken Avenue in Rancho Cucamonga. Winners of the SIM fair advance to the California State Science Fair, which takes place April 23 and 24 at the California Science Center in Los Angeles.