Mr. Barnas

The 8th Annual PAHS Computer Fair was held on Wednesday, March 18th. The computer fair featured twenty –eight student projects, all of which featured the use of digital technology. Five different categories, including digital movies, animation, graphic design, multimedia presentations, and programming made up the fair. The two projects that received the highest point totals from the judges moved on to the CCIU Regional Fair, held on April 3rd. At the Regional Fair, two students moved on to the State Computer Fair, which will be held on May 19th at Dickinson College, while five other students placed.

I was one of the judges for the PAHS computer fair, meaning that I looked at many of the projects and rated them on a rubric used in all similar computer fairs in Pennsylvania. I was asked to rate the projects based on their content, technical qualities, and audience appeal. After carefully viewing each project, I used the rubric to give the project a score. My score was then added to the scores of the other judges, which included several other teachers and administrators. These scores were used to determine which students and projects moved on to the Regional Fair.

I was able to view several excellent projects as a judge for this fair. It was clear that the students who created these projects put a great deal of time and effort into them. I was very impressed with the projects that I saw. They used a variety of techniques to convey their messages to the audience on many different topics, which included a report on the development of Phoenixville, a parody of an infomerical, and excerpts from the Phantom Morning News. Congratulations to the winners and to everyone who participated in the PAHS Computer Fair for putting together creative and thoughtful projects!

PAHS Computer Fair Winners

Animation:

1st- Steve Ng and Jess Rapp

2nd-Katie Yoder

3rd-Evan Talbert

Digital Movie:

1st-Julie Weicheld

2nd-Charles Hanlon

3rd-Steve Sabia

Multimedia:

1st-Timothy Hackett

Programming:

1st-Thomas Nilson

Graphic Design:

1st-Timothy Hackett



CCIU Regional Fair Winners

The following two students advanced to the State Computer Fair:

Timothy Hackett-1st place

Katie Yoder-1st place

The following students had projects place at the Regional Fair:

Julie Weicheld- 2nd place

Timothy Hackett- 3rd place

Charles Hanlon-3rd place

Thomas Nilson-3rd place

Jess Rapp and Steve Ng-4th place