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"I have 20 little cousins and babysit a lot," said McCuaig. "I know they like to swallow their toothpaste, so my concern was what the effect of swallowing that toothpaste was going to be on their systems." She was celebr; Christmas with her ex ed family when she i dered what effect the bacterial toothpaste young cousins were u would have on their bac al resistance. 2 , tC nad never formally "entered a science fair before, but after she found out it was part of her course requirements, the perfecâ€" tionist in her decided she needed a topâ€"notch idea if she wanted to get by the regional level of the compeâ€" tition. arah McCuaig has Sfi)und out that inspiraâ€" tion strikes in the strangest places while she was trying to come up with an idea for a science fair. The 16â€"yearâ€"old Grade 10 student at Sir John A, Macâ€" donald had never formally entered a science fair belor: but aftnr cha tx.l. s SJAM student selected to he science ambassador down under By Bos VrBanac Chronicle Staff as celebrating with her extendâ€" when she wonâ€" t effect the antiâ€" toothpaste her sins were using on their bacteriâ€" ents, the perfecâ€" her decided she topâ€"notch idea if ed to get by the vel of the compeâ€" cousins ." said hey like thpaste, vhat the It‘s all been a whirlwind for the member of SJIAM‘s confederation, who is also a multiâ€"sport athlete that thought her chance at a scholarship would come McCuaig already has plans for this Christmas, She was one of two Canadian students selected as science ambassadors to a competition in Australia, where she will meet with researchers at the University of Canberra to compare notes. Sarah McCuaig, a Grade high school in Waterloo, ber as a science ambasca fthereilcon, o‘ hunners . . . Not Just End Rolls . W * Carpet * Berbers + Laminate « Ceramic * Hardwood Victoria Street N., Kitchener â€" 570â€"2722 W Canada‘s largest retail flooring chain! f ‘ nomenminltitrmmmmnigegyy y ... e e Nt E4 I Mess n nastue vaterl00, will travel to Australia this Decem ambassador. 10 student at Sir be able to obtain some. At the national science fair she found out the research of other students McCuaig. _ who has designs on being an oncoloâ€" gist someday, was thinking of doing a project on stem cells, but thought there was no possible way she would be able to obrain en She‘s thinking differently now, with a future in mediâ€" cine being the most likely option. with on the track the science lab. John A. Macdonald of Runners . . * Carpet * Berbers » 808 vRBaNac pra on not in The Area‘s LARGEST Selection When she goes home for dinner at night and her parâ€" ents ask her what she‘s learned, she‘s the type to go into great detail. So where does the infecâ€" tious spirit and the love for learning come from? Some of the credit might go to her mom. a â€" gradeâ€"school teacher. But Sarah also has an innate curiosity. "It‘s just a reaction to the world _ around," _ said McCuaig about her inspiraâ€" tion. "And going to the national science fair, I found "I didn‘t realize how much of an undertaking." But McCuaig approached it like she does her other math and science studies â€" as an educational experience â€" and couldn‘t wait to share some of that experience with the people around her. nition to keeping your room clean, especially when McCuaig thought she was growing a streptococcal culâ€" ture at one point. Her mother didn‘t need to offer any encouragement, and everyone who saw the project was impressed by the strict scientific stanâ€" dards she applied â€" many of them selfâ€"taught. "I was kind of out on my own having to research microbiology textbooks and kind of discovered that knowledge on my own," said McCuaig. "It was a bit of an undertaking. had actually come up with new cancer treatments. That was heady compaâ€" ny to keep, but the work she did in her own bedroom was of equal standing, even if she didn‘t use university labs like some of the entries. McCuaig thinks if her mom knew some of the culâ€" tures she was growing in her room, she might have been a little bit more worried. It gave a whole new defiâ€" Continued on page 13 was restricted only by imagination, and that had actually come n d t like she does math and science as an educational ¢ â€" and couldn‘t their some Board members are in demand, so if vou unteer with human resources, fundraising o Cy skills, ACCKWA needs you. 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