James Madison University

2012-2013 Projects

The projects shown below were chosen as winners from the nearly 80 entries submitted by students in the 2012-2013 Geospatial Semester.

1st Place

Real Madrid Pass Possession vs. Barcelona-Grant Tolber and Harris Tolber, Western Albemarle High School, Crozet, Virginia (Teacher-Mr. Paul Rittenhouse)

2nd Place-Tie

The Cheapest Well Water in Iowa-Steven Yu and Holly Clark, Centreville High School, Clifton, Virginia (Teacher-Ms. Tish McKinstry)

Fire Vulnerability of the George Washington Forest-Addie Boyd-Pratt and Grace Sheridan, Shenandoah Valley Governor’s School, Fishersville, Virginia (Teacher-Ms. Linda Cauley)

3rd Place

Bird Strikes by Season and Species in the Contiguous 48 States in 2012 at Part 139 Airports-Matt Slater, Washington-Lee High School, Arlington, Virginia (Teacher-Mr. Ryan Miller)

Honorable Mention

A New Location for D.C. United-Kyle Wilson and Jarrett Donkle, Shenandoah Valley Governor’s School, Fishersville, Virginia (Teacher-Ms. Linda Cauley)

An Examination of U.S. Postal Service Office Locations and Vehicle Maintenance Facilities-Emma Klein, Washington-Lee High School, Arlington, Virginia (Teacher-Mr. Ryan Miller)

Safest Real-Estate from Sex Offenders: Herndon, Virginia-Zoe Langendorff and Joanna Albert, Herndon High School, Herndon, Virginia (Teacher-Ms. Rebecca Gentry)

Charlottesville City Bicycle Lane Necessity-Connor Watkins, Monticello High School, Charlottesville, Virginia (Teacher-Ms. Jennifer Meade)

Drone Air Coverage of U.S. Borders-Michael Beaudet and Jakob Gilbreath, Heritage High School, Leesburg, Virginia (Teacher-Mr. Michael Wagner)

The Falklands Air War-Ian Purcell, South Lakes High School, Reston, Virginia (Teacher-Mr. Jon Pruess)

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