Local students go west — and win

Students from Hamilton and Burlington scored two dozen awards at the Canada-Wide Science Fair in Saskatchewan last week.

The students went on to the national competition in Regina after taking top honours at the Bay Area Science and Engineering Fair last month. The winners include:

Gold Excellence Award: Joseph Saturnino, St. Margaret Mary, Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board (HWCDSB)

Silver Excellence Awards: Anika Gupta, Westdale Secondary School, Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB); Krish Joshi, St. Thomas the Apostle, HWCDSB; Paul Drakos, Hillfield Strathallan College; Caroline Mahut, M.M. Robinson High School, Halton District School Board (HDSB)

Bronze Excellence Awards: Neha Gupta, Sir William Oslar, HWDSB; Olivia Calbeck, Hillfield Strathallan College; Julie Taylor, Hillfield Strathallan College; Dylex Suan, Corpus Christi Secondary School, Halton Catholic District School Board (HCDSB); Monica Mahut, M.M. Robinson High School, HDSB

Special Award for Renewable Energy: Monica Mahut, M.M. Robinson High School, HDSB; Caroline Mahut, M.M. Robinson High School, HDSB