Congratulations to these FHPS students for earning top honors in this year’s statistics poster competition by Grand Valley State University.

• • GRADES K-3:
    National Qualifier: Max Langdon, Anna Klungle & Lucy Vos, Knapp Forest Elementary, “What is your favorite Arctic Animal?
    Third Place: William Slater, Maya Siemens & Sam Winks, Knapp Forest Elementary, “Favorite Animal Class.” Honorable Mention: Carter Noyes, Jackson Roman & Alex Pevvy, Knapp Forest Elementary, “How many people joined the US Armed forces in WWII?” Brooke Mayer, Zennia Nembhard & Lilak Zaskowski, Knapp Forest Elementary, “What is Your Favorite 2018 Kidz Bop Song?” Gabriella Howell, Abby Coe & Liv Carlgren, Knapp Forest Elementary, “Best Way to Help Endangered Animals.”

• GRADES 4-6:
  Third Place: Aaron Schellenberg, Northern Trails, “Who Has Healthier Snacks?”
  Honorable Mention: Andrew Joelson, Tyler Shin & Simon Rothstein, Northern Trails, “Pollution.”
• GRADE 10-12:
  First Place: Dorris Dagama, Forest Hills Central High School, “Is this year’s flu season deadlier than last year’s?”
  Third Place: Suchir Gupta & Andy Travis, Forest Hills Central High School, “The Effect of the Second Amendment on Gun Control”

According to the GVSU website, a statistics poster tells the story of a data set. Numbers and graphs are used to give voice to the truth behind the data. Whether the summary is a bar chart, histogram, or table of numerical summaries the focus should always be on the meaning behind the data. In a well-done statistics poster, the reader is able to discover the story behind the data by following the logical progression of the poster. The emphasis is on the visual display of results through well-placed graphs.