Science fair awards list released

Following is a list of awards presented Tuesday at the South Central South Dakota Regional Science and Engineering Fair at Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell.

Senior Grand Award (3 Projects)

$10,000 DWU Scholarship: Justin Krell, Plankinton HS, Cutting Down Crude: An Ingenious Concept; Taylor Kinyon, Plankinton HS, Safe Scan; Emily Mudder and Alyson Roth, Avon HS, Using Colorimetry To Monitor Nickel Contamination In Water.

Student Observers (2 Senior Division Students)

$2,000 DWU Scholarship: Ali Haines, White Lake HS, Modeling High Frequency Radio Propagation; Isaac Smith, Mitchell HS, Nanocrystalline Dye Sensitized Solar Cells.

Junior Grand Award (2 Individual Projects)

$100: Rachel Blaha, Avon MS, Bha-d to The Bone; Alex Balvin, Avon MS, Soy Bean Production.

Junior Grand Award (1 Group Project)

$100: Garrison Gross and Jordan Thill, Mitchell MS, STEVE: The Handicap Helper.

Life & Behavioral Sciences - Junior Division

1st Place: Marie Fennema, Avon MS, To Grow Or Not To Grow

2nd Place: Riley Namminga, Avon MS, South Dakota White Gold

3rd Place: Megan Bultsma, Plankinton MS, Sight, Hearing, Or Touch?

Honorable Mention: Ashton Mednansky, Avon MS, Who’s The Brightest Seed In The Bucket?

Certificates of Merit: Ahna Vander Pol, Dakota Christian MS, Fluffy Insulation; Clay Brouwer, Dakota Christian MS, Musical Mouse Maxe; Shayla Vander Pol, Dakota Christian MS, Flying High; Mason Koehn, Armour MS, Home Sweet Home.

Life & Behavioral Sciences - Senior Division

1st Place: $2,000 DWU Scholarship: Maria Nightingale, White Lake HS, How Much Strain Can The Knee Take?

2nd Place: $750 DWU Scholarship: Amanda Reiff, Avon HS, The Effect Of Diesel Fuel On Elodea Plants.

3rd Place $500 DWU Scholarship: Devin Tolsma, Avon HS, Evaluating the Effect Of Seed Coats.

Honorable Mention: Katie Anderson, Plankinton HS, Get Down And Dirty.

Certificates of Merit: Erika Veenstra, Dakota Christian HS, Seed Germination; Anna Rice, Mitchell HS, Navigating And Understanding The Quality Of Hutterite Nutrition; Brian Joachim, Corsica HS, Eye Dominance; Chalee Bordewyk, Corsica HS, Cleaning Up Oil Spills; Samantha Pfarr, Avon HS, Gender Bender; Elizabeth Angeles, Plankinton HS, Native American Face Painting; Allison Reuland, White Lake HS, What Oils Are Healthier For You To Use? Stephanie Ness, White Lake HS, How Fast Are Your Reactions?

Physical Science & Engineering - Junior Division

1st Place: Drew Veurink, Dakota Christian MS, Up, Up, And Away.

2nd Place: Stephanie Faulhaber, Plankinton MS, The Magic Train.

3rd Place: Tate Jackson, Todd County MS, Pykrete Vs. Concrete.

Honorable Mention: Tim Morgan, Mitchell MS, Long Fins Or Short?

Physical Science & Engineering - Senior Division

1st Place, $2,000 DWU Scholarship: Ali Haines, White Lake HS, Modeling High Frequency Radio Propagation.

2nd Place, $750 DWU Scholarship: Isaac Smith, Mitchell HS, Nanocrystalline Dye Sensitized Solar Cells.

3rd Place, $500 DWU Scholarship: Marissa Diede, Avon HS, May The Pressure Be With You.

Honorable Mention: Phillip Millar, Mount Vernon HS, Effects Of Air Pressure.

Certificates of Merit: Zach Wynia, Avon HS, Not Back In Black; Cole Fillas, Avon HS, How Effective Are Facial Masks?; Jena Kehn, Plankinton HS, Is Your Property Flood Protected?; Kristy Gillen, White Lake HS, Bleaching Fabric; Jerrica Zephier, Marty HS, Bottled Up Rainbow; Wakinyan Gonzalez, Marty HS, Pennies Into Silver And Gold.

Group Projects - Junior Division

1st Place: Faith Knodel and Lea Wormsbecher, Avon MS, Solar Panels.

2nd Place: Ta’olowan Stone and Jonathan Whiting, Spring Creek MS, The Power Of The Water Wheel;

3rd Place: Josh Gerlach and Jacob Joachim, Corsica MS, Project Birdfeeder.

Honorable Mention: Ivy Haines and Breanna Thiry, White Lake MS, How Well Does Your Shuffle Shuffle?

Certificates of Merit: Dexter Jelsma and Kera Kaufman, Armour MS, the Ultimate Blade; Devin Rihanek and Tanner Risseeu, Plankinton MS, Ultra-Simple Electric Generator; Riann Byrd and Nicole Reuland, White Lake MS, The Color Of Burning Metals; Chance Fredericksen and Todd Kieffer, White Lake MS, Water Flow vs. Electricity; Whitney Hinker and Anna Konechne, White Lake MS, Static In Clothes; Chris Eagle Bear, Katie LaPointe and James Leader Charge, White River MS, Get Steady Or Sit Down; Cameo Irwin and Cordel Menning, Corsica MS, Does Light Affect Growth?; Kaylee Clark, Hannah Matzner and Tamara Mohr, Stickney MS, Fruity Water Loss; Courtney High and Aften Pennings, Stickney MS, Flash Footgraphy.

Group Projects - Senior Division

1st Place, $2,000 DWU Scholarship: Lexi Halvorson and Lanae Van Gerpen, Avon HS, Two Year Study Of Carbon Sequestration And The CRP.

2nd Place, $750 DWU Scholarship: Jackie Ortmeier and Kayla White, Mitchell HS, Cellulosic Ethanol.

3rd Place, $500 DWU Scholarship: Andrea Archambeau and Trinity Twiss, Marty HS, Traditional Meals vs. School Lunch.

Honorable Mention: Amanda Kocmich and Logan Powers, Avon HS, Show Me Your Lights.

Certificates of Merit: Jared Long and Kody Weiss, Mount Vernon HS, Speeding Tickets; Aspen Bechen and Miranda Goldammer, Mitchell HS, Influencing Behavior With Positive Reinforcement; Anna Catalano and Abby Yahne, Mitchell HS, Antibacterial Properties Of Cherokee Medicines; Rachel Moser and Kelsey Overweg, Stickney HS, It’s Getting Hot In Here!; Ashton Weigand and Darby Weiss, Mitchell HS, Bug Busters; Sereana Greger and Taylor Mudder, Avon HS, Testing The Efficiency Of Removing Metallic Ions; Hailey Mohnen and Kristen Steffen, White Lake HS, Don’t Waste It, Unplug It!; Logan Evans and Tom Harris, Plankinton HS, Top Shot; Jason Drapeaux and Tyronne Flying Hawk, Andes HS, Simple Electronic Motors.

Special Awards

American Meteorological Society, Siouxland WeatherMINDS, SD Association

1st Place: Jena Kehn, Plankinton HS, Is Your Property Flood Protected?

2nd Place: no qualifier this year

American Psychology Association

Aspen Bechen, Miranda Goldammer, Mitchell HS, Influencing Behavior With Positive Reinforcement.

Andromeda Award — American Assoc. of University Women

Josie Garcia, Andes HS, Telescope; Amanda Rouse, Andes HS, Telescope; Jackie Dethlefsen, Stickney HS, Locating Jupiter’s Moons; Alaina Bertsch, Mount, Vernon HS, Starlight Starbright.

ASM International Foundation

Ahna Vander Pol, Dakota Christian MS, Fluffy Insulation.

Association For Women Geoscientists

Ali Haines, White Lake HS, Modeling High Frequency Radio Propagation.

Avon School’s Excellence in Science

Senior Division: Taylor Kinyon, Plankinton, Safe Scan.

Junior Division: Rachel Blaha, Avon MS, Bah-d To The Bone.

Best Presenters Award

Mitchell High School Science Club, Avon MS.

BroadMASTERS SSP

Marie Fennema, Avon MS, To Grow Or Not To Grow; Riley Namminga, Avon MS, South Dakota White Gold; Drew Veurink, Dakota Christian MS, Up, Up, And Away; Stephanie Faulhaber, Plankinton MS, The Magic Train; Garrison Gross and Jordan Thill, Mitchell, STEVE, The Handicap Helper; Faith Knodel and Lea Wormsbecher, Avon MS, There She Blows; Ta’olowan Stone and Jonathan Whiting, Spring Creek MS, The Power Of The Water Wheel; Alex Balvin, Avon MS, Soy Bean Production; Rachel Blaha, Avon MS, Bha’d to The Bone.

The Daily Republic

Taylor Kinyon, Plankinton HS, Safe Scan.

Dakota Wesleyan University Chemistry, Health, and Other Stuff CHAOS

Ali Haines, White Lake HS, Modeling High Frequency Radio Propagation.

Dakota Wesleyan University, English Department

Amanda Reiff, Avon HS, The Effect of Diesel Fuel on Elodea Plants.

Dakota Wesleyan University, Mathematics Department

Ali Haines, White Lake HS, Modeling High Frequency Radio Propagation.

Dakota Wesleyan University, Nursing Department

Marissa Diede, Avon HS, May the Pressure be With You.

Excellence In Grammar Award

Michael Maas, Dakota Christian MS, Blowin’ Away; Emily Zomer, Dakota Christian MS, Solar Car; Drew Veurink, Dakota Christian MS, Up, Up, and Away; Lydia Hansum, Dakota Christian MS, Careful Don’t Falll; Abbi Baan Hofman, Dakota Christian MS, Color Blind.

GENIUS Olympia

Amanda Reiff, Avon, The Effect of Diesel Fuel on Elodea Plants; Andrea Archambeau and Trinity Twiss, Marty HS, Traditional Meals Vs. School Lunch.

I-SWEEP

Jackie Ortmeier and Kayla White, Mitchell HS, Cellulosic Ethanol; Lexi Halvorson and Lanae VanGerpen, Avon HS, Two Year Study of Carbon Sequestration and the CRP.

Innovative Ideas — Mitchell High School Science Club Best Board and Original Idea

Jacob Wages-DeJong, Avon MS, Bey Friction; Lance Thury, White Lake MS, Burn Baby Burn.

Intel Excellence in Computer Science

Justin Krell, Plankinton HS, Cutting Down Crude: An Ingenious Concept.

International Society For Optical Engineering

Micah DeWaard and Seth VanderLey, Dakota Christian HS, Super Solar; Joel Fleming, Dalton Gerlach and Cody Overweg, Stickney MS, Periscope; Amanda Rouse and Josie Garcia, Andes HS, Telescope.

Lakeview Veterinary Clinic

Ali Haines, White Lake HS, Modeling High Frequency Radio Propagation.

Mu Alpha Theta

Amanda Kocmich and Logan Powers, Avon HS, Show Me Your Lights.

NABT (National Association for Biology Teachers)

Kayla White and Jackie Ortmeier, Mitchell HS, Cellulosic Ethanol.

NOAA (National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration)

No qualifiers this year

NSPE (National Society of Professional Engineers)

Justin Krell, Plankinton HS, Cutting Down Crude: An Ingenious Concept.

Ricoh Sustainable Development

Jackie Ortmeier and Kayla White, Mitchell HS, Cellulosic Ethanol.

Society For In Vitro Biology

No qualifiers this year

SD Academy of Science

Carly Sparks, Armour MS, Building Structures: It’s a Slippery Slope; Gracie Wold, Armour MS, Sweet Tooth- Candy Science; Thea Patrick, Mitchell MS, Hydro Car; Lori White, Mitchell MS, Sun Racer; Mason Koehn, Armour MS, Home Sweet Home; Alex Balvin, Avon MS, Soy Bean Production; Marie Fennema, Avon MS, To Grow or Not to Grow; Rachel Blaha, Avon MS, Bah-d to the Bone.

South Dakota Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Emily Mudder and Alyson Roth, Avon HS, Using Colorimetry To Monitor Nickel Contamination in Water.

South Dakota Science Teachers Association

Thea Patrick, Mitchell Middle School, Hydro Car.

South Dakota Society for Clinical Laboratory Science

No qualifiers this year

South Dakota Veterinary Medical Alliance

Marie Fennema, Avon MS, To Grow Or Not To Grow.

Thelen Laboratory Research

Senior Division: Alex Balvin, Avon MS, Soy Bean Production.

Junior Division: Justin Krell, Plankinton HS, Cutting Down Crude: An Ingenious Concept.

United States Air Force Jacki Ortmeier, Mitchell HS, Cellulosic Ethanol; Kayla White, Mitchell HS, Cellulosic Ethanol; Anna Catalano, Mitchell HS, Antibacterial Properties of Cherokee Medicines; Abby Yahne, Mitchell HS, Antibacterial Properties of Cherokee Medicines.

United States Department of the Army

1st Place: Devin Tolsma, Avon, Evaluating the Effects of Seed Coats; Emily Mudder, Avon, Using Colorimetry to Monitor Nickel Contamination; Alyson Roth, Avon, Using Colorimetry to Monitor Nickel Contamination; Lance VanGerpen, Avon, Two Year Study of Carbon Sequestration and the CRP; Lexi Halvorson, Avon, Two Year Study of Carbon Sequestration and the CRP.

Honorable Mention: Carly Sparks, Armour, Building Structures: It’s a Slippery Slope; Riley Namminga, Avon, South Dakota White Gold; Ali Haines, White Lake, Modeling High Frequency Radio Propagation; Tucker Greene, Plankinton, Helping Hands; Mackenzie Linville, Plankinton, Helping Hands; Preston O’Day, Plankinton, Helping Hands; Hailey Mohnen, White Lake, Don’t Waste It, Unplug It; Kristen Steffen, White Lake, Don’t Waste It, Unplug It; Jazmyn Hinker, White Lake, Singing Pipes; Noah Munsen, White Lake, Singing Pipes.

United States Department of The Navy/Marine Corps

Senior Division:

Tim Morgan, Mitchell HS, Long Fins or Short?

Senior Division:

Ryan DeHaai, Dakota Christian MS, Air Powered Car.

Senior Division:

Alex Balvin, Avon MS, Soy Bean Production.

Senior Division:

Rachel Blaha, Avon MS, Bah-d To The Bone.

Junior Division:

Jena Kehn, Plankinton HS, Is Your Property Flood Protected?

Junior Division:

Justin Krell, Plankinton HS, Cutting Down Crude: An Ingenious Concept.

Junior Division:

Taylor Kinyon, Plankinton HS, Safe Scan.

Junior Division:

Amanda Reiff, Avon MS, The Effects of Diesel Fuel on Elodea Plants.

United States Metric Association

No qualifiers this year

Water Environment Federation & BY Water of Tabor

No qualifiers this year

Yale Science & Engineering Association Inc.

Isaac Smith, Mitchell HS, Nanocrystalline Dye Sensitized Solar Cells.

Sponsors

The Daily Republic, Dakota Wesleyan University, Touchstone Energy Cooperatives, Sixth District Medical Society, Twin City Fan and Blower, and Logan Luxury Theatres.

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