For the eighth year in a row, St. Joseph High School had a unique event take place - a science symposium. In this competition, students do a science project and then make a presentation of it on a DVD. Copies of the DVD were given to five Judges at the University of the Virgin Islands and they determined the places of the winners. Judging was based on the content of the students projects and on the quality of their DVD video presentations.
The five winners all received copies of the DVD presentations, certificates, and awards based on their place. The places of the winners, project titles and prizes are listed below:
First Place: Acid Rain and Seed Germination by Tansy Garvey,11th Grade; Prizes - 6.0 Megapixel Digital Camera, 36 Hour Voice Recorder, 1 gigabyte SD Flash Drive, Gold Medal.
Second Place: Global Warming by Sydney Paul,11th Grade;Prizes - Portable DVD Player; Emergency AM, FM, SW Radio; Silver Medal.
Third Place: How to Make Soap,Body Glitter, and Aromatherapy Spray by Kenisha Brewley, 9th Grade; Prizes - Portable DVD Player, Silver Medal.
Fourth Place: Ways that Solar Energy Is Used by Brittany Williiams,10th Grade; Prizes - Digital Photo Frame with MP3 Player, Bronze Medal.
Fifth Place: Virtual Labs by Sangina Diaz,11th Grade; Prizes - DVD Player, MP3 Speaker System, Bronze Medal.
The Director of the 2007 Symposium was Brother James Petrait, O.S.F.S. The Videographer was Ms. Lorraine Quinton. The Assistant Videographer was Jordon Paul, Grade 11. The DVD Editor and Copy Maker was Fr. Louis Kemayou.