Essay On District Science Fair

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On the day of the district science fair I was nervously pacing around looking at other people’s projects. Before any of that happened I remember walking into my college prep chemistry class months earlier and having my teacher, Dr. Sandomir, tell the class that all the students needed to do a STEM project as a major portion of their grade. We were given multiple months to complete the projects. A few weeks before the district science fair not many people were close to finishing their projects. Of the people able to finish by the deadline, Dr. Sandomir choose a few of them to be in the district science fair, and I was one of the individuals chosen. We had to make a poster in a short amount of time. During the process of working on my project I went to Dr. Sandomir for assistance and feedback multiple times. My project was on the effect of weight loss on blood sugar levels in a type 2 diabetic. …show more content…
First and second hours seemed to last forever. After second hour all people participating in the science fair were called to the front of the school to get on the buses. I did not know exactly where I was supposed to go, so I followed the other students with poster boards. Before I got on the bus, I had to put a sticker on my poster board with my name, project title, and registration number. The person handing out the stickers asked “What is your name?” I responded with “Hill, Ryan Hill.” My sticker was not on the sheet. So in addition to being nervous about making the presentations, I was worried if I would even make it to the science fair. A few minutes later a teacher eventually brought it. I was so nervous thinking about my presentation that I ended up putting my sticker on upside down on the back of my poster. The bus was extremely crowded with elementary and junior high students, not to mention all of them having their poster boards with them. I sat next to my friend, Chris, on the ride to Red Mountain High

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