The second annual Diocese of Oakland Science Fair for middle school students will be held on Saturday, February 12, 2011, and will be hosted by Saint Joseph Notre Dame High School at SJND's Anthony V. Aiello Science Center in Alameda.

Seventh and eighth grade students from more than 40 Diocesan schools are invited to participate. Local college and university science educators, as well as representatives from the tech industry and the Bay Area's scientific community, will serve as judges for the competition.

The winners will have the opportunity to compete in the San Francisco Bay Area Science Fair.

The Science Fair competition will include science exhibits and demonstrations throughout the afternoon for students, parents and educators to enjoy. 

Last year, the inaugural Diocese of Oakland Science Fair at SJND sent 30 middle school students on to the next level of competition at the San Francisco Bay Area Science Fair.

More than 500 people attended the Science Fair on SJND's campus in March 2010. There were 140 students, all 7th and 8th graders, who competed in five different categories of science. This was the first Science Fair at SJND, where school officials proposed the event because the high school has top-notch science facilities and wants to encourage science students.

For more information, contact Giselle Jiles at 510-995-9458.