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Fulton Science Academy Students Take First in Social Studies Fair
Roopsha Bandopadhyay received first place for her project, earning perfect scores from the judges.
A Fulton Science Academy Middle School student had the top scores of anyone at the Fulton County Social Studies Fair on Feb. 1. These sixth, seventh and eighth grade students, all winners of their initial school fair, did a phenomenal job at this county-wide competition. FSA was awarded three first place ribbons, one
second place ribbon, and six third place ribbons overall.
In Class 1, representing fifth and sixth grade students, FSA sixth grader Taylor Newbolt, with her project “How can one voice change a nation?” received first place.
In Class 2, consisting of seventh and eighth grade students, FSA seventh grader Roopsha Bandopadhyay, with her project, “What is the effect of literacy rate, GDP, and democracy index on voter turnout in democracies?” and eighth grade Jan Sabacan with his project, “Healthcare: US vs. UK: How does the new US Healthcare system compare with the UK Healthcare System?” both took first place ribbons.
In addition to her first place showing, Roopsha Bandopadhyay was the overall winner of the entire Fulton County Social Studies Fair, receiving perfect scores from the judges on her project.
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The winners of the Fulton County Fair will go on to compete against 13 other county and city regionals in the West Metro Regional Social Studies Fair on Feb. 25 at Charles Drew High School in Riverdale.
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