I made state finals for the science fair Uncle HaynMade Part 2...

So tonight was the awards ceremony,

For the state finals for the science fair here in the 808, which was held at the Hawai'i Convention Center.  As many of you remember, I guided my niece and her partner in getting their presentation board ready (http://haynmade.blogspot.com/2011/03/i-made-state-finals-for-science-fair.html), and tonight was the awards night for all of the entries.  In a nutshell, she didn't place, lol, but that's okay, I was still proud of her accomplishment, being that she made it that far, that's commendable in my books.  So as usual, I seized the moment to snap some pics for memory's sake.

My niece's board...

And some other entries in my niece's bracket...

Also at the state finals for the science fair, there was an art competition for next year's science fair information booklet cover.  I must say, these kids have some ridiculous talent, you'll see what I mean.

1st place winner...

3rd place winner...

Honorable mention...

Another entry...

After the awards ceremony the family went to have some dinner together to celebrate my niece's accomplishment, so we head on over to Ricado's for some killer Italian food.

Two words...shrimp piccata...

I made state finals for the science fair Uncle HaynMade...

So my niece informed me about a month ago,

"I made state finals for the science fair Uncle HaynMade!"  I was hella stoked for her, being that she goes to a pretty ethnically diverse competitive private school here in the 808.  So in that particular phone convo, she asked if I could help her and her project partner with "stepping up" the look of their display board for their research on chocolate.  She called the right person for the job, lol.

A lil interesting tidbit...growing up all my life, I was pretty addicted to the ocean, and after the summer was done, I'd return to school with a pretty mean tan, haha.  So in middle school I got the nickname "Chocolate" for that very reason, along with my personal addiction to this savory treat.  I jus' thought it was kinda funny that my niece chose chocolate as her theme for her research, it brought back memories for me.

So I talked with her and her partner and got into their minds of what they were going for and what not.  Being the educator person that I am, a couple of weeks later I rounded up a few college-level science guru colleagues and professionals to critique my niece's practice presentation session and got some really good feedback from them in preparation for the state finals.  So after all of that we came up with a game plan. 

Today, my niece and her project partner hit the boards (literally, lol) and worked on giving their presentation board a facelift.  I helped direct them, and they did all of the re-edits and further research, typing, gluing and pasting.  It was five hours of labor intensive work, but the final outcome was worth all the effort.  Pretty impressive for a pair of middle school kiddies don't ya think?

Before...

After...