Downingtown, PA - From digital movies to web page design to multimedia presentations, Chester County middle and high school students displayed their high tech skills at the 2008 Pennsylvania Regional Computer Fair at the Chester County Intermediate Unit.
Over 100 middle and high school students competed at the Chester County competition. First place winners will advance to the Pennsylvania State Computer Fair in Carlisle, PA in May.
Students demonstrated their technology skills in one of eight categories, including: animation, digital movie, text-based desktop publishing, multimedia presentation, computer fair logo, graphic design, curriculum based Web page, and information-based Web page.
Projects are evaluated by a distinguished panel of judges comprised of representatives from industry, education and government.
Each student entry is accompanied by a project summary, which includes project objectives, vision, overall purpose, and a list of the software applications and additional equipment needed to complete the project.
This year’s regional high school winners, include:
Animation
1st - Great Valley High School - Ashley Chan
2nd - Center for Arts & Technology-Brandywine - Joshua Bell
3rd - Phoenixville Area High School - Lisa Tomko
Honorable Mention - Great Valley High School - Hannah Eagle
Computer Fair Logo
1st - Center for Arts & Technology-Brandywine - Henry Martin & Eric Walton
2nd - Center for Arts & Technology-Brandywine - Amanda Gordon & Laura Trusila
3rd - Downingtown High School-West - Rachel Knight
Honorable Mention - Unionville High School - Kendel Lyn Jackson & Haley Elise Janczuk
Curriculum-Based Web Page Design
1st - Center for Arts & Technology-Brandywine - Lindsey Roper
2nd - Great Valley High School - Andrew Orner
3rd - Unionville High School - Patrick Guin
Honorable Mention - Phoenixville Area High School - Katheryn Yoder
Digital Movie
1st - Downingtown High School-East - Collin Miller
2nd - Unionville High School - Chris Brennan & Mike Burgess
3rd - Phoenixville Area High School - Robbie Hytha
Honorable Mentions - Unionville High School - Sean Robertson; and, Conestoga High School - Sarah Andersen
Graphic Design
1st - Center for Arts & Technology-Brandywine - Tim Rickards
2nd - Center for Arts & Technology-Brandywine - Bethany Beiswenger
3rd - Great Valley High School - Michelle Stevens
Honorable Mention - Great Valley High School - Grace O’Neill
Information-Based Web Page Design
1st - Avon Grove High School - Eva Flores
2nd - Unionville High School - Mike Kot
3rd - Great Valley High School - Syndey Connell
Honorable Mention - Oxford Area High School - Dan Bernreuther
Multimedia Presentations
1st - Unionville High School - Kelsey Sherman
2nd - Unionville High School - Jenn Hart
3rd - Phoenixville Area High School - Timothy Hackett
Honorable Mention - Center for Arts & Technology-Brandywine - Brittany Greiner
Text-Based Desktop Publishing
1st - Center for Arts & Technology-Brandywine - Ashley Donohue
2nd - Center for Arts & Technology-Brandywine - Anthony Reto
Middles school winners:
Desktop Publishing
1st - North Brandywine Middle School - Nikki Singley & Jessica Stanton
2nd - Phoenixville Area Middle School - Brad DeLeon
3rd - Villa Maria Academy Lower School - Molly Davis, Madeline DeVlieger, & Madeleine Eissler
Digital Movie
1st - Great Valley Middle School - Philip Chow
2nd - Great Valley Middle School - Craig Setzer
3rd - Phoenixville Area Middle School - Brad DeLeon
Graphic Design
1st - North Brandywine Middle School - Mario Salgado & Amanda Gritz
2nd - Great Valley Middle School - Caitlin Doyle & Maddie Corsaro
Logo Design
1st - Owen J. Roberts Middle School - Maximilian Martens, Benedikt Martens, & Tyler Vogel
2nd - North Brandywine Middle School - Connor Cataldo & Bryan Bare
3rd - Fred S. Engle Middle School - Matt Schenk
Multimedia
1st - Great Valley Middle School - Jason Schubert
2nd - Charles F. Patton Middle School - Sara Fisher, McKenzie Maas, & Colleen Beckman
3rd - North Brandywine Middle School - Martin Calle & Zachery Baker
Web Page Design
1st - North Brandywine Middle School - Collin McElory, Nathaniel Keegan, & Jonathan Webster
2nd - Phoenixville Area Middle School - Linnea Phillips & Amanda Kurtz
3rd - Great Valley Middle School - Maddie Corsaro
The Pennsylvania High School and Middle School Computer Fair highlights the computer software and hardware skills and knowledge of students throughout the commonwealth. The goal of the competition is to increase understanding of how standard desktop applications can be used to unleash creativity, convey information dynamically and enhance learning.
