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Kids’ knowledge on display at science fair

KINGWOOD -- The Preston County Science Fair for students in grades 5 and 7 and high school was held recently at the Kingwood Community Building.

Jennifer Spiker, a teacher at Preston High School, said each student chose his or her own project from a variety of categories. There were three divisions and 80 projects on display to be judged.

Debra Zigray, a 4th grade teacher at Kingwood Elementary School and science fair coordinator, also oversees the Social Studies Fair and Math Field Day.

Winners in Division I

Animal Science:

• First place -- Scarlett Hayes, Which Dog Treats Dogs Like Most? -- Central Preston.
• Second place -- Lylah Nestor, Yikes ... Dog Kisses?! -- South Preston.
• Third place -- Josephine Johannsen, Incubation Exploration -- Bruceton.

Chemistry:

• Second place -- Trenton McCormick and Jacob Delaney, POP! -- Terra Alta/East Preston.
• Third Place -- Willow Trujillo Knotts, Milk Art -- Bruceton.

Earth & Environmental Science:

• First place -- Jacob Heubi, Soil Erosion in Motion -- Bruceton.
• Second place -- Wyatt Layman, Will the Egg Sink or Float? -- Terra Alta/East Preston.
• Third place -- McKinzie Pyles, The Life of a Honey Bee -- South Preston.

Energy:

• First place -- Emma Goodrich, Sparks From a Spud -- Central Preston.
• Second place -- Gabe Weaver, Melting Ice -- South Preston.
• Third place -- Chase James and Jerrick Pifer, My Cup is Cooler Than Yours -- South Preston.

Engineering:

• Second place -- Adrienne Bernatowicz and Katelyn Kelly, Egg-excellent Domes -- Central Preston.

Material Science:

• First place -- Olivia Simmons, The Great Debate -- Aurora.
• Second place -- Elizabeth Yates, Does Bum Brand Matter? -- Central Preston.

Math & Data:

• First place -- Emma Moats & Harper Wilt, Let's Pop It Out -- Aurora.

Medical Science:

• Third place -- Ava Myers, Don't Forget to Brush Your Egg -- South Preston.

Physics and Astronomy:

• Third place -- Owen See, Paper Airplanes -- Terra Alta/East Preston.

Plant Science:

• First place, Storm Gower and Mason Cox, Soil is the Soul of a Plant -- South Preston.
• Second place -- John Bragg and Alex Snyder, What Brand Leaves the Least Kernels? -- South Preston.
• Third place -- Charlotte Everd and Allison Fansler, Plant Growth -- Bruceton.

Division II

Animal Science:

• First place -- Judah Cathell and Quentin Cathell, Plan Bee: The Hive Mind -- South Preston.
• Second place -- Juliana Bright, Soda Color and Enamel Erosion -- Bruceton.

Chemistry:

• First place - Kylee Barr and Aubrey Welch What's on the Surface? -- Central Preston.
• Second place -- Colleen Hart and Lily Shrout, Which Will Cause a Bigger Explosion in Diet Coke? -- West Preston.

Earth & Environmental Science:

• First place -- Madilyn Livengood, PH Power -- Aurora.
• Second place -- McKenzie Cogar and Kailey Rodeheaver, Microplastics Cleaning -- Terra Alta/East Preston.

Energy:

• First place -- Reese Stratton, So Attractive -- Central Preston.

Engineering:

• First place -- John Grosso, Strength Testing 3-D Printed Beam -- West Preston.
• Third place -- Ashton Harsh, Light the Bright -- Aurora.

Material Science:

• First place -- Katelyn Gribble, Milk Plastic -- It's Fantastic! -- South Preston.
• Second place -- Aubrey Morris and Madison Dumire, Might or Meager -- Aurora.
• Third place -- RJ Wolfe and Isaiah Nelson, Light it up -- South Preston.

Math and Data:

• First place -- Branson Roth, Popcorn -- Aurora.

Physics & Astronomy:

• Third place -- Sophia Stephens and Shasta Bowman How Does Distance and Atmosphere Affect Planet Temperature? -- Terra Alta/East Preston.

Technology & Systems:

• First place -- Rylan Rhodes and Bella Bolyard, Robots -- South Preston.

Division III

All of these students come from PHS.

Animal Science:

• First place -- Donald Parks, Effect off Artificial Light on Egg Production.
• Third place -- Hanna Wolfe, Invasion of the Worm.

Behavioral & Social Sciences:

• First place -- Keiara Johnston, Who Remembers?
• Second place -- Wyatt Braham, Curled Colors.
• Third place -- Sophia Satterfield, Music vs. Memory.
• Honorable Mention -- Mariah Titchenell, Can Essential Oils Reduce Your Stress Level?

Biochemistry:

• First place -- Caralie Fultz, Is Butter Better?

Biomedical & Health Science:

• First place -- Levi Yoder, How Age Effects Dexterity.

Cellular & Molecular Biology:

• First Place -- Faith Noss, Family Affair.

Chemistry:

• First place -- Garrett Haymond, Rusted Treasures.
• Second place -- Karma Janutolo, Acids vs. Bases.
• Third place -- Hunter Harrison, Iced: What Really Melts Ice?

Earth & Environmental Sciences:

• First Place -- Carley Casteel, Rain, Rain, Go Away.

Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics:

• Second place -- Luke Tayman, Bridges Be Built!
• Third place -- Jeremy Isaac Farling, The Power of Stream.

Environmental Engineering:

• First place -- Ethan White, StreampH Exploring Acidity.

Material Science:

• Second place -- Ryan Tayman, Apple vs. Salts

Physics & Astronomy:

• First place -- Hallie Simmons, Meltdown.
• Second place -- Katelyn Snider, The Absorption of an Echo.
• Third Place -- Kaden Hayes, Ice, Ice, Maybe.

Plant Sciences:

• First place -- Rick Deal, Soil Analysis Test Accuracy.
• Second Place -- Brooklyn Casteel, Speedy Seed Germination.

Translational Medical Science:

• First place -- Colson Manko, Dissolving Drugs