1998 AAPT High School Physics Photo Contest Winners
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Each year, AAPT supports a high school photo contest. Physics students around the country are challenged to submit one 8 x 10 black and white or color photo illustrating a physics concept. The students are required to take the photo themselves and include with it a written summary of the physics occurring in the photo. The following pictures were judged at the summer meeting in Lincoln, NE. Students submitted entries into two different catagories: Contrived and Natural.

Contrived Category
First Place: Velocities
Kimberly Markert
Lakes High School
1025 Lake Center St.
Uniontown, OH 44685-9462
Teacher: Ella Griffin

Second Place: Refraction
Andy Mathes
John Burroughs School
755 S. Price Rd.
St. Louis, MO 63124-1899
Teacher: J. Mark Schober

Third Place: Refraction
August Felker
John Burroughs School
755 S. Price Rd.
St. Louis, MO 63124-1899
Teacher: J. Mark Schober

Honorable Mention: Laser-Faced Smile
Donald D'Amico
Boston University Academy
One University Rd.
Boston, MA 02215
Teacher: Jennifer Hickman

Natural Category
First Place: Strike Two
Devin Carlberg
Oklahoma School of Science & Mathematics
1141 N. Lincoln Blvd.
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
Teacher: Xitan Lin

Second Place: Merry-Go-Round
Dru Hilty
Shawnee Mission South H.S.
5800 W. 107th St.
Overland Park, KS 66207
Teacher: David Wright

Second Place: Shower
Jennifer K. Cameron
Jackson Preparatory School
P.O. Box 4940
Jackson MS 39296-4940
Teacher: Marsha Hobbs

Honorable Mention: Slide
Mary Mills Lane
Jackson Preparatory School
P.O. Box 4940
Jackson MS 39296-4940
Teacher: Marsha Hobbs

Honorable Mention: Rainbows
Karla Comb
Rock Island High School
1400 25th Ave.
Rock Island, IL 61202
Teacher: Gary Wolber

Honorable Mention: Clouds
Sarah Kissel
John Burroughs School
755 S. Price Rd.
St. Louis, MO 63124-1899
Teacher: J. Mark Schober

Video Contest
Student Category:
First Place: Projectiles from a Moving Car
Ryan Ruffatti, Randy Simonec, Kristine Conner, and Krissy Honiotes
Joliet West H. S., Joliet, IL

Second Place: Physics of Pool
Matthew Hanegmon & Luke Todd
Rock Island H.S., Rock Island, IL


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