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2003 Pennsylvania Statistics Poster Competition

RESULTS

The 2003 Competition was sponsored by:

The Association of Teachers of Mathematics of Philadelphia and Vicinity

The Center for Statistics Education in Pennsylvania
at Indiana University of Pennsylvania

The Pennsylvania Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Philadelphia Chapter of the American Statistical Association

The Pittsburgh Chapter of the American Statistical Association

The Harrisburg Chapter of the American Statistical Association

The Northeastern Pennsylvania Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Central Pennsylvania Mathematics Alliance

The Mathematics Department at Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Thank you!

[ K-3 | 4-6 | 7-9 | 10-12 ]

GRADES K-3

FIRST PRIZE: Does Seeing Your Drink Affect Identifying Flavors of Soda?
by Andrew Brenner
Teacher: Michael Zwanch
Rydal East Elementary School, Huntingdon Valley, PA

SECOND PRIZE: The Reason For My Favorite Season
by Mrs. McCartin's class
Teacher: Ginny McCartin
Holy Guardian Angels Regional School, Reading, PA

THIRD PRIZE: The Pennsylvania Deer Harvest
by Dustin Hoffman
Teacher:  Denice Coles
Kutztown Elementary School, Kutztown, PA

HONORABLE MENTION: Which year had the most snow in the Philadelphia area?
by Joseph DiBello
Teacher: Kenneth Begley
Rydal East Elementary School, Rydal PA

HONORABLE MENTION: What is an Average Sensitive Plant Like After 6 and 14 Weeks?
by Christie Abel, Steven Bruno, Lindsay Irvine, and Brian Landi
Teachers: Nina Marczyk and Debby Peters
Culbertson Elementary School, Newton Square, PA

HONORABLE MENTION: What is your Favorite Apple?
by Aaron Hoover
Teacher: Kathleen Broskin
Creekside Washington School, Creekside PA

HONORABLE MENTION: Sports - What's your Favorite?
by Michael Cavazza and Amanda Adkins
Teacher: Kathleen Broskin
Rayne Township Elementary School, Home, PA

HONORABLE MENTION: The Smokin' Battle of the Regions
by Jayna Snyder
Teacher: Denice Coles
Kutztown Elementary School, Kutztown PA

HONORABLE MENTION: Second Grade Birthdays
by Ryan Burns, Roman Alex Marijczuk, Erik Walther, and Ryan Klasky
Teacher: Gail Allen
McKinley Elementary School, Elkins Park, PA

GRADES 4-6

FIRST PRIZE: The Secret Science of Super Swimmers
by Cody Marie Wild
Teacher: Sandra E. Wild
Central Pennsylvania Digital Learning Foundation, Altoona, PA

SECOND PRIZE: Comparing Coasters: Steel vs. Wooden
by Erica Yurvati
Teacher: Denice Coles
Kutztown Elementary School, Kutztown, PA

THIRD PRIZE: A Cheaper Shopping Spree
by Brian Sharkey
Teacher: JP Prager
Pine-Richland Middle School, Gibsonia, PA

HONORABLE MENTION: What Causes Gasoline Prices to Change Around the Country
by Lindsay Navarra
Teachers: Jodi Chmielewski
Pine-Richland Middle School, Gibsonia, PA

HONORABLE MENTION: Does Temperature Affect How Much Gas We Use a Day?
by Hope Mango
Teacher:  Jodi Chmielewski
Pine-Richland Middle School, Gibsonia, PA

HONORABLE MENTION: Does the Same Car Go at the Highest Speed and the Longest Distance on Different Surfaces?
by Ryan Alan
Teacher: JP Prager
Pine-Richland Middle School, Gibsonia, PA

GRADES 7-9

FIRST PRIZE: Are Super Bowl Scores Increasing?
by Tyler Walton, Robert Vandegrift, and Kate Holby
Teacher: Susan Richter
Palisades Middle School, Kintnersville, PA

SECOND PRIZE: Effects of the Columbia Crash
by Kelly Lombard
Teacher: Anna Marie Croney
Norwood-Fontbonne Academy, Philadelphia, PA

THIRD PRIZE: Should Euthanasia be Legal?
by Ashley Kaiser, Katie Mooney, Emily Mock, and Jacqueline Haubrich
Teacher: Alice Kirby
Mount St. Joseph Academy, Flourtown, PA

HONORABLE MENTION: Leading Causes of Car Accidents
by Martina Hirschmann
Teacher: Michelle Calvert Lanshcak
Hermitage Middle School, Hermitage, PA

HONORABLE MENTION: Where's the Hunger Worst?
by Brittany Hendricks, Kristina Hefele, and Kaitlin Hardy
Teacher: Barbara Schubert
Palisades Middle School, Kintnersville, PA

HONORABLE MENTION: What was the Most Commonly Spoken Language in 1988 compared to 2002?
by Chelsea Brandau, Bryana Snyder, Meghan Adams, and Lauren Gruber
Teacher: Susan Richter
Palisades Middle School, Kintnersville, PA

HONORABLE MENTION: Leading Causes of Death in the US
by Mary Fannon, Brianna Nelms, and Kate Klein
Teacher: Alice Kirby
Mount St. Joseph Academy, Flourtown, PA

HONORABLE MENTION:Does a School District Provide a stabilizing influence for the community it serves in light of education attainment and household income?
by Nicole Rankin and Brynn Thallner
Teacher: Kenneth Malis
Abington School District, Abington PA

GRADES 10-12

FIRST PRIZE: Is Height a Factor in the NBA?
by Hannah Gargasz
Teacher: Brian Lego
Grove City Area High School, Grove City, PA

SECOND PRIZE: Power Pay
by Samantha Madison and Jenna Moore
Teacher: Justina Viola
Southern Lehigh High School, Center Valley, PA

THIRD PRIZE: Roulette Chance of Black
by Justin Piccari and Jennifer Klink
Teacher: Tammy Rissmiller
Pennridge High School, Perkasie, PA

HONORABLE MENTION: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, Staten Island Different? Or the Same?
by Sarah Fehm
Teacher: Janet Dwyer
Mount St. Joseph Academy, Flourtown, PA

HONORABLE MENTION: Utz v. Wise
by Jenny Anderson, Mary Mauk, Laura Mills, and Emily Rose
Teacher: Mark Zilinskas
Indiana Area Senior High School, Indiana, PA

HONORABLE MENTION: Nabisco or Stauffer's Animal Crackers
by Emily Jockel, Laura Petrikovic, Rachel Stewart, and Laura Ramsey
Teacher: Mark Zilinskas
Indiana Area Senior High School, Indiana, PA

HONORABLE MENTION: Better Gender: District Chorus Auditions
by Alex Lotorto and Angela Tribus
Teacher: Kevin DeVizia
Delaware Valley High School, Milford, PA

HONORABLE MENTION: Does a player's height determine his rebounds?
by Walt Dressel
Teacher: Jane Fidler
Pine Grove Area High School, Pine Grove, PA

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