Countywide : Adults Needed to Staff Science Fair
More than 600 student scientists have asked to participate in the Ventura County Science Fair Thursday, but event officials say they need a few more adult volunteers to complete preparations for this year’s fair.
The students’ exhibits will be on display from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Ventura County Fairgrounds, and up to 10 more volunteers are needed to watch over the displays, said Deborah Ourvan of the organizing committee.
Students qualify for the county competition by doing well in science fairs at their own schools. Prizes will be awarded to projects in seven categories ranging from botany to zoology, with students competing at either the junior high or high school level.
Qualified grammar school students through the fifth grade will also display exhibits but are not part of the formal competition.
The Ventura County Science Fair is sponsored by the office of the Ventura County superintendent of schools and by the Ventura County Economic Development Assn.
Winners of the county fair will be entered in the California State Science Fair, scheduled for May 24 and 25 at the Museum of Science and Industry in Los Angeles.
To volunteer for the fair or for further information, call Ourvan at (818) 880-6400, Elaine Daugherty at 659-0182 or Diana Rigby at 388-4410.
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