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1962

Eighth Annual Greater San Diego Science Fair: April 4 - 8, 1962

1962 GSDSF Flyer
  
 
1962 Photo of Participants

 

1962 San Diego Union GSDSEF Newspaper Articles cover pic

 

 

In the 8th Annual Greater San Diego Science Fair we had…

  • 326 total exhibits in both Senior and Junior Divisions.
  • 277 individual exhibits and 49 group exhibits.
  • 383 total number of students in grades 7 through 12.
  • 140 total exhibitors in Senior Division.
  • 243 total exhibitors in Junior Division.

In the Senior Division, we had…

  • 118 exhibits with 140 total exhibitors –  97 individual exhibits and 21 group exhibits with 43 group exhibitors .
  • 45 tenth grade exhibitors,  52 eleventh grade exhibitors, and  43 twelfth grade exhibitors.
  • 102 boys –  72 individual exhibitors and 30 group exhibitors.
  • 38 girls –   25 individual exhibitors and 13 group exhibitors.
  • 22 senior high schools participate in the GSDSEF.

In the Junior Division, we had…

  • 208 exhibits – 180 individual exhibits and 28 group exhibits with 63 group exhibitors.
  • 26 seventh grade exhibitors, 112 eighth grade exhibitors, and 105 ninth grade exhibitors.
  • 162 boys – 116 individual exhibitors and 46 group exhibitors.
  • 81 girls – 64 individual exhibitors and 17 group exhibitors.
  • 38 junior and jr/sr high schools participate in Junior Division.

 

 
1962 SD Categories Chart

 

1962 SD Gender and Grade Levels Chart

 

1962 JD Categories Chart

     

​1962 JD Gender Grade Level Chart

 

Sweepstakes Awards:

Senior Division Sweepstakes Awards: Junior Division Sweepstakes Awards:

Gary Warner, Gr. 11, San Diego High

Mathematics: N-Point Tensor Calculus

Teacher: Mr. Donald

 

Joyce Kostakis, Gr. 12, Mission Bay High

Physics: Brightness versus Luminance

Teacher: Mr. McGucken

Patrick Harrison, Gr. 9, Hale Jr.

Zoology: Tigriopus – a Sex Ratio

Teacher: Mr. Coldwell

 

Melinda Poiset, Gr. 8, Parkway Jr.

Chemistry: Can Paper Be Made from Seaweed

Teacher: Mr. Miller

 

  • Senior Division Sweepstakes Award winners receive an all-expense trip to compete in the National Science Fair in Seattle, Washington in May, 1962.
  • Junior Division Sweepstakes Award winners receive a set of Popular Science Encyclopedias.

 

Special Awards:

Navy Science Cruise:

  • Robert Breeze, Gr. 10, Clairemont High
  • Michael Koziniak, Gr. 10, Grossmont High
  • John Koeth, Gr. 11, Hoover High

 

Chemical Rubber Award:

  • George Rothbart, Gr. 11, Clairemont High
  • Susan Muench, Gr. 11, Grossmont High

 

Air Force Certificates:

  • Aerospace Science – Charles Abel, Gr. 12, Hoover High
  • Aerospace Electronics – Robert Breeze, Gr. 10, Clairemont High
  • Nuclear Sciences – Richard Essery, Gr. 10, Clairemont
  • Aerospace Medicine – Bob Isaak, Gr. 11, Point Loma

 

Signet Mentor Library Award:

  • Sandra Taylor, Gr. 12, Mt. Miguel

 

Scientific American Award:

  • Michael Fredman, Gr. 9, Dana Jr.
  • Bronwyn Groesbeck, Gr. 9, Roosevelt Jr.

 

1962 Sweepstakes Awards news photo
1962 Sweepstakes winner news photo

 

CATEGORICAL AWARDS;

SENIOR DIVISION

JUNIOR DIVISION

BOTANY

1st Award:

  • none awarded

2nd Award:

  • Susan Halgedahl, Gr. 10, Kearny

3rd  Award:

  • Bob Isaak, Gr. 11, Point Loma

 

BOTANY

1st Award:

  • Claudia Graham, Gr. 9, Marston

2nd Award:

  • James Cross, Gr. 9, Montgomery
  • Virginia Owashi, Gr. 9, O’Farrell

3rd Award:

  • Larry Langsdorf, Gr. 8, La Jolla
  • Ann Fodor, Gr. 9,  O’Farrell
  • Ann Purdum, Gr. 7, Grant

MEDICAL SCIENCES

1st Award:

  • William Siegried, Gr. 11, Fallbrook

2nd  Award:

  • James Piatt, Gr. 11, Hoover
  • Joan McCurley, Hilltop

3rd Award:

  • John Murphy, Gr. 11,  San Dieguito
  • Johnny Wilson, Gr. 10, Kearny

MEDICAL SCIENCES

1st Award:

  • Stephen Drew, Gr. 9, Hilltop
  • Patrick Witkowski, Gr. 8, Sacred Heart
  • Bronwyn Groesbeck, Gr. 9, Roosevelt
  • Seonaid McArthur, Gr. 8, La Jolla

2nd Award:

  • Gary Allen, Gr. 9, Oak Crest
  • Wayne Lozier, Gr. 8, Greenfield
  • Gail Warnock, Gr. 9, Pacific Beach
  • Susan Jones, Gr. 9, La Jolla
  • Dana Rufolo, Gr. 9, La Jolla

3rd Award:

  • Gregory Cheung, Gr. 8, La Mesa
  • Cheryl Lundmark, Gr. 9, Roosevelt
  • Sharon Wilkins, Gr. 8, La Jolla

MICROBIOLOGY

1st Award:

  • James Crawford, Gr. 10, Mission Bay

2nd  Award:

  • Jeffrey Bear, Gr. 11, Clairemont
  • Terry Smiley, Gr. 11, Hoover

3rd  Award:

  • Royce Riggan, Gr. 10, Hilltop
  • Susan Chase, Gr. 10, Kearny

MICROBIOLOGY

1st Award:

  • John Studer, Gr. 9, Marston

2nd  Award:

  • Thomas McGeary, Gr. 8, Parkway

3rd  Award:

  • Brian Toon, Gr. 9, Hilltop
  • Kathy Russell, Gr. 8, La Mesa

 

ZOOLOGY

1st Award:

  • George Rothbart, Gr. 11, Clairemont
  • Sandra Taylor, Gr. 12, Mt. Miguel

2nd  Award:

  • Christopher Kohrs, Gr. 12, Hoover

3rd  Award:

  • Kimberley Donn, Gr. 10, Mar Vista
  • James Whitt, Gr. 12, Mar Vista
  • Sandra Qualiato, Gr. 12, Our Lady of Peace

 

ZOOLOGY

1st Award:

  • Marc Christensen, Gr. 8, Grant
  • Patrick Harrison, Gr. 9, Hale
  • Nancy Bickerton, Gr. 9, La Jolla
  • Christina McPherren, Gr. 9, Francis Parker

2nd  Award:

  • Pete Dutton, Gr. 9, Earl Warren
  • Donald Moeller, Gr. 9, Marston
  • Joe Tanalski, Gr. 9, La Jolla
  • Mary Bronson, Gr. 9, O’Farrell
  • Patricia Engman, Gr. 7, Sacred Heart
  • Celina Keistman, Gr. 7, Oak Crest

3rd  Award:

  • Daniel Biggs, Gr. 8, Granger
  • Dave Sayles, Gr. 9, La Jolla
  • Karen Haselton, Gr. 9, Collier
  • Robyn Hillam, Gr. 9, Lincoln
  • Susan Hinck, Gr. 8, La Mesa
  • Susan Wood, Gr. 8, Mar Vista

ASTRONOMY

No Senior Division projects

 

ASTRONOMY

1st Award:

  • Beverly Izor, Gr. 8, Parkway

2nd  Award:

  • Patrick McMillan, Gr. 8, Chula Vista
  • Elizabeth Saarni, Gr. 8, Dana

3rd  Award:

  • none awarded

CHEMISTRY

1st Award:

  • Ronald Nellis, Gr. 10, Kearny
  • Sarah Debusk, Gr. 11, San Dieguito

2nd  Award:

  • Richard Oliver, Gr. 10, Point Loma
  • Susan Muench, Gr. 11, Hoover

3rd  Award:

  • Charles Saltzer, Gr. 11, Hilltop

 

CHEMISTRY

1st Award:

  • Felix Li, Gr. 8, St. Charles Borromeo
  • Melinda Poiset, Gr. 8, Parkway
  • Connie Yamaguchi, Gr. 8, O’Farrell

2nd  Award:

  • Kevin Manion, Gr. 8, St. James Academy

3rd  Award:

  • Gregory Simmons, Gr. 8, Taft
  • Michael Sommer, Gr. 9, Wilson
  • Carolyn Shepard, Gr. 8, La Mesa

GEOLOGY

1st Award:

  • none awarded

2nd  Award:

  • John Thomas, Gr. 10, Crawford

3rd  Award:

  • none awarded

GEOLOGY

1st Award:

  • Gwen Breslauer, Gr. 9, La Jolla

2nd  Award:

  • Bill Dougherty, Gr. 8, La Jolla
  • Kristine Greene, Gr. 9, La Jolla

3rd  Award:

  • John Inman, Gr. 8, La Jolla

PHYSICS

1st Award:

  • Richard Essery, Gr. 10, Clairemont
  • John Koethe, Gr. 11, Hoover
  • Joyce Kostakis, Gr. 12, Mission Bay

2nd  Award:

  • Dennis Bowers, Gr. 12.  Hoover
  • George Sharman, Gr. 11, Clairemont

3rd  Award:

  • William Borsum, Gr. 10, San Dieguito
  • Lewis Massie, Gr. 11, San Dieguito
  • Catherine Jaegly, Gr. 12, Mission Bay
  • Sandra Woodhouse, Gr. 11, Hoover

PHYSICS

1st Award:

  • Carl Creutz, Gr. 9, Earl Warren
  • Thomas Utschig, Gr. 7, Stella Maris

2nd  Award:

  • Stanley Limpert, Gr. 9, La Jolla
  • Glenn Scott, Gr. 9, Marston
  • Mary Speiss, Gr. 8, La Jolla
  • Sherri Weston, Gr. 8, La Jolla

3rd  Award:

  • Daniel Georgi, Gr. 8, Taft
  • John Valentino, Gr. 9, Marston
  • Stephen Zimmerman, Gr. 9, Lewis
  • Cynthia Sanders, Gr. 8, Hilltop

ELECTRONICS

1st Award:

  • Robert Breeze, Gr. 10, Clairemont

2nd  Award:

  • Franz Jaggar, Gr. 11, Clairemont
  • Walter Pietrazak, Gr. 12, Point Loma

3rd  Award:

  • none awarded

ELECTRONICS

1st Award:

  • Steven Majoewsky, Gr. 9, La Jolla
  • Gregory Mattson, Gr. 8, La Jolla

2nd  Award:

  • none awarded

3rd  Award:

  • Larry Vandeventer, Gr. 8, Spring Valley

 

ENGINEERING

1st Award:

  • Michael Kosniak, Gr. 10, Grossmont

2nd  Award:

  • Charles Abel, Gr. 12, Hoover
  • Anton Witzel, Gr. 11, Kearny

3rd  Award:

  • Jonathan Heritage, Gr. 12, Clairemont
  • John McCleary, Gr. 10, Mission Bay

ENGINEERING

1st Award:

  • Donald Knight, Gr. 8, La Mesa
  • Joanne Odenthal, Gr. 8, Hilltop

2nd  Award:

  • Max McKee, Gr. 9, Hilltop
  • Elizabeth LaRue, Gr. 8, La Mesa

3rd  Award:

  • Carlton Turner, Gr. 9, Pacific Beach

MATHEMATICS

1st Award:

  • David Reed, Gr. 11, Point Loma
  • Gary Warner, Gr. 11, San Diego

2nd  Award:

  • Richard Brown, Gr. 12, Mission Bay
  • Rose Avila, Gr. 12, Our Lady of Peace

3rd  Award:

  • none awarded

 

MATHEMATICS

1st Award:

  • Michael Fredman, Gr. 9, Dana
  • Loren Jones, Gr. 9, O’Farrell

2nd  Award:

  • Gerald Lame, Gr. 9, Mann
  • Lynn Isaak, Gr. 9, Dana

3rd  Award:

  • William Lipis, Gr. 8, Greenfield
  • Diana Barrows, Gr. 8, Chula Vista
  • Gail Clement, Gr. 8, Taft
  • Sharilyn Heselton, Gr. 8, Hilltop

SENIOR DIVISION GROUP EXHIBIT AWARDS

JUNIOR DIVISION GROUP EXHIBIT AWARDS

MEDICAL SCIENCES

1st Award:

  • none awarded

2nd  Award:

  • none awarded

3rd  Award:

  • Tamra Enselhorn and Joanne Ruth, Gr.11, San Diego

BOTANY

1st Award:

  • none awarded

2nd  Award:

  • none awarded

3rd  Award:

  • Alan Dumont and Earl Hawkes, Gr. 9, Hale

MICROBIOLOGY

1st Award:

  • none awarded

2nd  Award:

  • none awarded

3rd  Award:

  • Johnny Wong and Harvey Maurer, Gr. 10, San Diego
  • Patty Pepper and Katie Pepper, Gr. 11, Hoover

 

 

MEDICAL SCIENCES

1st Award:

  • Gregory Phillips, Larry Crispell, and Tom Hodge, Gr. 9, Dana
  • Carolyn Porter and Sheila Kelly, Gr. 8, Memorial

2nd  Award:

  • Richard Spencer and Robert McGehee, Gr. 9, Dana
  • Lynn Miller and Debbie Eldridge, Gr. 9, Marston

3rd  Award:

  • Brad Owens and John Truine, Gr. 8, Stella Maris
  • Margo Combs and Kathy Way, Gr. 9, Collier
  • Jewelene William, Lorraine Hoyashi, and Gloria Rodriguez, Gr. 9, Memorial

ZOOLOGY

1st Award:

  • none awarded

2nd  Award:

  • Karen Tanaka, Lincoln and Kathleen Owashi, Gr. 10, Lincoln

 

3rd  Award:

  • none awarded

MICROBIOLOGY

1st Award:

  • none awarded

2nd  Award:

  • Sarabeth Koethe and Liliane Chaney, Gr. 9, Wilson

3rd  Award:

  • none awarded

PHYSICS

1st Award:

  • none awarded

2nd  Award:

  • none awarded

3rd  Award:

  • Robert Barefoot and Walter Konopka, Gr. 12, Hoover
  • Mary Hicklin and Diane Sylvester, Gr. 11, Sacred Heart

ZOOLOGY

1st Award:

  • Charles McGruder and Gregory Stress, Gr. 7, St. Charles

2nd  Award:

  • Terry Rosales and Joel Chew, Gr. 8, O’Farrell

3rd  Award:

  • none awarded

ENGINEERING

1st Award:

  • Robert Pack and Thomas Rodstrom, Gr. 12, Crawford

2nd  Award:

  • none awarded

3rd  Award:

  • none awarded

CHEMISTRY:

1st Award:

  • none awarded

2nd  Award:

  • Kenneth Isaacs, Gr. 7 and Jon Isaacs, Gr. 8, Earl Warren
  • Roy Myking and Richard O’Brien, Gr. 9, Collier

3rd  Award:

  • Richard Burton and Dana Reinke, Gr. 8, Taft

 

GEOLOGY

1st Award:

  • none awarded

2nd  Award:

  • James Stites and Wayne Kight, Gr. 9, Mar Vista

3rd  Award:

  • none awarded

 

 

PHYSICS

1st Award:

  • none awarded

2nd  Award:

  • none awarded

3rd  Award:

  • Donn Hubbard and Clyde Scott, Gr. 9, Oak Crest
  • Dann Whalen, Molnor Geza, and Jeffrey Groves, Gr. 9, St. Augustine

 

MATHEMATICS:

1st Award:

  • William Rose, Eugene Dial, and Charles Samuels, Gr. 9 Castle Park

2nd  Award:

  • none awarded

3rd  Award:

  • Mike Payne and Pat Jester, Gr. 9, Chula Vista

 

1962 News Photo Science Fair Participants
1962 The Voice news photo

 

List of Participating Schools and Number of Participants:

1962 Participating Schools