Science Fair Success!

MashAllah, Madina Academy participated in the CT Science Fair Competition for the 5th year in a row. We have participated with five projects. The participants included students from grades 7 and 8.

Here is a list of students' names and awards.

Amana Mahamamoon, Grade 7
Recipient of the following awards:
• Barnes Aerospace Applied Technology Awards --- 1st Place Middle School - $300 and Trophy, Medallion
• Audubon Connecticut and Arch Chemicals Environmental Awards --- 1st Place MS - $300, Trophy, Audubon gifts
• Dominion’s Millstone Power Station Physical Sciences Awards --- 3rd Place- Physical Sciences 7th Grade Ind. - $100 and trophy, and an invitation to compete at the Broadcom MASTERS
• Goodrich ISR Awards for Excellence In Engineering --- Finalist - Engineering Middle School - CSF Medallion and Acrylic Award
• Association for Women Geoscientists --- Certificate and membership to CT Science Center given by CSF
• Society of Women Engineers - Hartford Section --- Scientific Calculator


Sofija Gjonbalaj, Grade 7
Recipient of the following awards:
• Pfizer Life Sciences Awards --- 2nd Place- Life Sciences 7th grade- $100 and trophy and an invitation to compete at the Broadcom MASTERS
• Barnes Aerospace Applied Technology Awards --- Middle School Finalist - Medallion and acrylic award
• Audubon Connecticut and Arch Chemicals Environmental Awards --- MS Finalist - Audubon gifts, CSF Medallion, and Acrylic award
• Talcott Mountain Science Center --- Talcott Mountain Scholarship ($900)


Rayyan Ashraf and Shakeel A. Choudhury (team project), Grade 8
Recipient of the following awards:
• Audubon Connecticut and Arch Chemicals Environmental Awards --- MS Finalist - Audubon gifts, CSF Medallion, Acrylic award
• Alexion Biotechnology Awards --- 5th Place- Biotechnology 8th grade- trophy
• Connecticut Science Supervisors Association --- $125 for a middle school project


Aasiya M. Ahmed, Grade 8
Recipient of the following awards:
• Pfizer Life Sciences Awards --- 5th Place- Life Sciences 8th grade- trophy and an invitation to compete at the Broadcom MASTERS
• eesmarts/CT Energy Efficiency Fund Sustainable Resources and Practices Awards --- Middle School Finalist - Medallion and Acrylic Trophy
• United Technologies Corporation Awards --- $500 in UTC Common Stock, Plaque, Backpack and Annual Report
• U.S. Air Force --- Certificate,charging stand, backpack, flash jotter bundle set


Aden Khan, Grade 8
Recipient of the following awards:
• Connecticut State Department of Health Laboratory Employees --- $75 award

You can also view the full results by clicking here

Congratulations to the winners and their families.