Calvin Hy Dutch Fork Discovery Communications, Inc., nominated 60 of the Midlands finest to compete in the 2007 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC). As the nation's premier science contest for students in grades 5- 8, DCYSC celebrates and encourages science excellence among America's youth, at an age when many begin to lose their interest in the field. 400 students will be selected from different regions around the U.S. by DCYSC judges as semifinalist for his/her project during the summer of 2007. The University of South Carolina along with the South Carolina Academy of Science would like to acknowledge and congratulate the following outstanding students on their success.

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+ Mary Heath

Hammond School

+ Stephen Mitchell

Hammond School

+ Andrew Beattie

Dent Middle

Mary Katharine Thorne, Crayton

+ John J. Ruffalo

Bates Middle

+ Tom Walsh

+ Stephen Gregg

+ Katie Foshee

+ Matthew Wilson

Blythewood

+ Lee Williams

+ Jessica Truesdale

Camden Middle

+ Brittany Flemming

+ Katelyn Bowie

+ Emily Eisenstadt

+ Austin Layden

+ David Hicks

+ Joseph Ghosheh

Mary Louise King, Nursery Rd. Crayton Middle

+ Spencer Skelley

+ Zachary Poston

Cross Roads Middle

+ Shivani Agarwal

+Barry D. Brown

+ Trevor W. Auman

+ Chandler M. Barton

+ Rachitha Rajan

Dent Middle

+ Matthew Harding

E. L. Wright Middle

+ Chelsea Greene

+ Najma Mitchell

Elloree Elementary

+ Lee Bradenburg

Morgan Leigh Clement, Pocalla Springs Geiger Elementary

+ Theodore Cowara

Hand Middle

+ Velina Kozareva

Harbison West Elem.

+ Raenita M. Clark

Holly Hill Middle

+ Benjamin P. Kirkland

Hunter Kinard- Tyler

+ Munirul Islam Tawfique

+Suha Najjar

+ Bushra Rahman

Islamic Academy

+ Arjun Aggarwal

Lexington Elem.

+ Mason Thornley

Jeremy Wu Wu Family Homeschool Lugoff Elementary

+ Kayla Huhs

Manchester Elementary

+ JT Crawford

Rhino Christian Homeschool

+ Taylor F. Patterson

St. Andrews Middle

+ Sara K. Scoggins

+ Grace Zimmerman

St. Josephs Catholic

+ Lauren Nixon

+ Kevin Haith

+ Justen Braddock

+ Chad Davis

+ Julie DePasquale

Bushra Binte Islam, Islamic Academy + Frederik Holm

+ Nadine Leudicke

Summit Parkway

+ Nicholas Currie

+ Meredith Snapp

+ Jacob Andrew Brandt

Thomas Sumter

+ Rachel Johnson

Vance Providence

+ Mark Valentine

+ Nathan Brown

+ Robert Lloyd

+ Giovanni Dwight

Webber Elementary

+ James A. Stroman II

William J. Clark

Bushra Rahman Crescent Academy HomeschoolKayla Phipps Summit PkwyEdward Colombo, St. Joseph CatholicZimraan Shikari Nursery RoadArjun Aggarwal Pleasant HillCarl M. Garris Chapin MiddleMarissaMack Logan ElementaryChristian Sanchez WilderKristin Allen Furman Elem.Destiny Johnson, Holly HillAlison Waldman Harbison WestConnor Fordham BrennenDaniel Lott CraytonLuke Thompson CraytonAustin Keffer Wilder Elem.Jaidev Satish Crossroads Ian Wright Cardinal Newman