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| Lance - Lance Dolman was born in Regina and was raised in Indian Head until he was six, then moved to Saskatoon, SK. where he currently lives. When Lance was young, he took piano lessons from Joy Pearon. He attends Grade 8 at Lakeridge School, and participates in basketball, volleyball, chess club, tennis, flag football, swimming, and cross country running. He has placed 4th, 3rd and 2nd in cross country running from Grade 6-8. He enjoys playing soccer and he has participated in three city championships winning one gold and two silver medals at Premier and Div I levels, also in three Provincial Soccer Championships winning 1 silver at Premier level and received a large scar on his knee. He plays trumpet for the school band (Mrs. Hinther) and played the Last Post with two other trumpeters at the School’s Remembrance Day ceremony and takes trumpet lessons from Terry Heckman. Lance has been on TV once, the local news station asked him questions about the school’s lockdown procedure. Lance is also a very active paintball participant, and was able to hold off seven opponents single handedly at the bus base at Merrill Dunes paintball field. | | Mahyar - Mahyar Akhtarkhavari was born in Tehran, Iran. He was only 7 years old when he and his family moved to Saskatoon, SK. Mahyar is currently 13 years old and attending grade 8 at Lakeridge School. Mahyar’s favorite subjects are math and science. Mahyar placed in the top 5 in the grade 7 math contest in 2007. Mahyar is and has been in many extracurricular activities such as tennis, soccer, basketball, volleyball,football, swimming, and chess club. He is currently playing and learning tennis at a provincial standard level. He enjoys playing soccer, and his soccer team has won two gold city championship medals. He has won the 2007 chess club in school. In 2004, Mahyar received a certificate for being the nicest kid in the small community called Sturby Place. Mahyar has been on T.V for reading to small children at the local library. Mahyar wants to go university and become an Engineer. He loves to be creative. Coming to Canada is definitely Mahyar’s notable experience. Mahyar’s main goals in life are to stay healthy, have hope and persevere in life. |
| Lance Dolman, Mahyar Akhtarkhavari
Renewable Energy
| Division: | Engineering & Computing Sciences / Environmental Innovation | | Category: | Junior | | Region: | Saskatoon | | City: | Saskatoon, SK | | School: | Lakeridge | | Abstract: | For our science fair we asked ourselves, what is the best type of renewable energy? Our hypothesis was that solar energy would be the most efficient. We made our own water, wind and solar generators than tested each to see how many volts they made, and recorded the results. We came to the conclusion that solar energy is the best. |
| Awards | Value | Petro-Canada Peer Innovation Award - Junior
Central Canada
Sponsor: Petro-Canada | $200.00 | Honourable Mention - Earth & Environmental Science
Junior
Sponsor: Petro-Canada | $100.00 | | Total | $300.00 | |
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