Sixty Students present projects at Northwest Oklahoma Regional Science Fair
February 13, 2024
Sixty students from six different schools presented 41 projects during the Northwest Oklahoma Regional Science Fair held at Northwestern Oklahoma State University on Feb. 8.
Since 1957, Northwestern has played host to this science fair that services the northwest counties of Oklahoma and is a feeder fair for the Oklahoma State Science & Engineering Fair (OSSEF). State qualifiers will attend the OSSEF March 8-9 in Stillwater at Oklahoma State University (OSU).
Participants are divided into two categories: Division I, grades 10 -12, and Division II, grades 7-9. Award winners, their schools and their projects are listed below.
Overall Winners:
Division I – Grand Champion: Ethan Todd from Northwest Technology Center (Fairview), “Trametes Versicolor vs. Waste Tires;” Reserve Champion: Eli Harrel from Vici Public Schools, “The Right Mix: Which Soil Do Radishes Grow?”
Division II – Grand Champion: Rowdy Menefee and Rhielan Jackson from Vici Public Schools “Fletchins, Fletchins, Fletchins;” Reserve Champion: Ross Menefee and Chancey Nix from Vici Public Schools, “Don’t Choke”
Dr. Jennifer Sattler, Northwestern department of natural science chair and associate professor of physics (left) and Dr. Mary Riegel, Northwestern professor of mathematics (right) present the Division I Grand Champion award to Ethan Todd from Northwest Technology Center (Fairview).
Category Winners and OSSEF Qualifiers:
Animal Science, Division I – 1st: Kaylee Rose, Alyssa Hamm and Emily Resendiz from Ringwood Public Schools, “Chicken Little;” 2nd: Addie Pray from Burlington Public Schools, “Cats and Colors;” 3rd: Carla Vicente and Haley Gutierrez from Arnett Public Schools, “What Kind of Food do Prairie Dogs Prefer?”
Animal Science, Division II – 1st: Satara Horton and Jessa Johnson from Vici Public Schools, “Cryobiosis Survival”
Behavioral and Social Sciences, Division I – 1st: Abigail Poulson from Vici Public Schools, “Memory Matters” (OSSEF qualifier); 2nd: Lincoln Coleman, Dodger Sloan and Nicolas Sant'Anna from Arnett Public Schools, “Do Video Games Affect Real-life Skills?” (OSSEF qualifier); 3rd: Coriella Parry and Kimberly Hathaway from Vici Public Schools, “Social Media Rotting Your Brain;” Honorable Mention: Katie Girton and Eli Coykendall from Arnett Public Schools, “How Does Music Affect Concentration?”
Behavioral and Social Sciences, Division II – 1st: Owen Bellamy from Burlington Public Schools, “Conventional vs. Hunt and Peck Typing”
Biomedical and Health Sciences, Division I – 1st: Haven Stoner from Burlington Public Schools, “Can You Hear Me Now?” (OSSEF qualifier); 2nd: John Campbell and Canon Hardin from Arnett Public Schools, “ROM (Range of Motion);” 3rd: Alyssa Smith from Arnett Pubic Schools, “No Calcium Means Bendy Bones”
Biomedical and Health Sciences, Division II – 1st: Hayden Nebhut and Cale Tapia from Vici Public Schools, “No Good Injuries!”
Chemistry, Division I – 1st: Colton Pedersen from Burlington Public Schools, “Motorcycle Burn Prevention;” 2nd: Raquel Todd from Vici Public Schools, “Fighting Fire with Fire;” 3rd: Joely Zuniga Ortiz and Romina Gonzalez from Ringwood Public Schools, “Mastering the Art of Fruitlet Pigmentation”
Chemistry, Division II – 1st: Wyatt Morgan from Burlington Public Schools, “Ice Cream Melt Off”
Sattler and Riegel present the Division I Reserve Champion award to Eli Harrel from Vici Public Schools.
Earth & Environmental Sciences, Division I – 1st: Ethan Todd from Northwest Technology Center (Fairview), “Trametes Versicolor vs. Waste Tires” (OSSEF qualifier); 2nd: Kashton Moss and Graham Heidlebaugh from Vici Public Schools, “Dirty Water, No More!”
Earth & Environmental Sciences, Division II – 1st: Phog German from Burlington Public Schools, “Dashboard Soil Science”
Engineering Technology, Division I – 1st: Rebecka Carlson from Burlington Public Schools, “Wind Turbine Efficiency” (OSSEF qualifier); 2nd: Ruben Salazar Estala from Woodward Public Schools, “The Propulsion of Tomorrow: Test of Propeller and Ionic Drive Propulsion Noise Levels” (OSSEF qualifier); 3rd: Troy Burton and Randall Burton from Arnett Public Schools, “FFAL Parachute;” Honorable Mention: Trenten Haney, Martin Sanchez and Monty Wilson from Arnett Public Schools, “Infinity Mirror”
Engineering Technology, Division II – 1st: Vance Stewart from Burlington Public Schools, “Electric Motor Mechanics”
Mathematics & Computer Science, Division I – 1st: Paige Stoner from Burlington Public Schools, “Man vs. Machine”
Physics and Astronomy, Division I – 1st: Trevor Hankey from Burlington Public Schools, “Testing Strengths of Different Brands of Super Glue;” 2nd: Bristen Robertson from Arnett Public Schools, “What is Tensegrity?”; 3rd: Alexander Harmon from Burlington Public Schools, “Pickup Man”
Physics and Astronomy, Division II – 1st: Rowdy Menefee and Rhielan Jackson from Vici Public Schools, “Fletchins, Fletchins, Fletchins” (OSSEF qualifier); 2nd: Ross Menefee and Chancey Nix from Vici Public Schools, “Don't Choke!” (OSSEF qualifier); 3rd: Maddox Morgan from Burlington Public Schools, “Pellet Penetration”
Plant Sciences, Division I – 1st: Eli Harrel from Vici Public Schools, “The Right Mix: Which Soil Do Radishes Grow?” (OSSEF qualifier); 2nd: Kenslie Jantzen and Tori Greb from Ringwood Public Schools, “Wet & Wild Wheat: Soil Impact” (OSSEF qualifier); 3rd: Allie Tune and Breclyn Suthers from Arnett Public Schools, “Best Fertilizer for Indoor Vegetables;” Honorable Mention: Ava Wall and Iree Davidson from Ringwood Public Schools, “Let it Grow”
Sattler and Riegel present the Division II Grand Champion award to Rowdy Menefee and Rhielan Jackson from Vici Public Schools.
Special Award Winners:
American Psychological Association Award – Abigail Poulson from Vici Public Schools, “Memory Matters”
Association for Women Geoscientists Award – Rebecka Carlson from Burlington Public Schools, “Wind Turbine Efficiency”
NASA Earth System Science Award – Zanston Clark and Dayson West from Arnett Public Schools, “Does Fertilizer Affect the Growth of Algae?”
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Pulse of the Planet Award – Ruben Salazar Estala from Woodward Public Schools, “The Propulsion of Tomorrow: Test of Propellor and Ionic Drive Propulsion Noise Levels”
Northwestern Senior Scholarship Recipients – $1,500 Scholarship: Ethan Todd from Northwest Technology Center (Fairview), “Trametes Versicolor vs. Waste Tires;” $1,000 Scholarship: Trevor Hankey, from Burlington Public Schools, “Testing Strengths of Different Brands of Super Glue;” $500 Scholarship: Canon Hardin from Arnett Public Schools, “ROM (Range of Motion)”
Office of Naval Research U.S. Navy/U.S. Marine Corps Award – Division I: Eli Harrel from Vici Public Schools, “The Right Mix: Which Soil Do Radishes Grow?”; Ethan Todd from Northwest Technology Center (Fairview), “Trametes Versicolor vs. Waste Tires;” Division II: Phog German from Burlington Public Schools, “Dashboard Soil Science;” Maddox Morgan from Burlington Public Schools, “Pellet Penetration”
Ricoh USA Award – Ethan Todd from Northwest Technology Center (Fairview), “Trametes Versicolor vs. Waste Tires”
Regeneron Biomedical Award – Haven Stoner from Burlington Public Schools, “Can You Hear Me Now?”
Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge – Rhielan Jackson and Rowdy Menefee from Vici Public Schools, “Fletchins, Fletchins, Fletchins”
U.S. Air Force Award – Rebecka Carlson from Burlington Public Schools, “Wind Turbine Efficiency;” Eli Harrel from Vici Public Schools, “The Right Mix: Which Soil Do Radishes Grow?”; Abigail Poulson from Vici Public Schools, “Memory Matters;” Ethan Todd from Northwest Technology Center (Fairview), “Trametes Versicolor vs. Waste Tires”
US Metric Association Award – Eli Harrel from Vici Public Schools, “The Right Mix: Which Soil Do Radishes Grow?”
Yale Science and Engineering Association Award – Rebecka Carlson from Burlington Public Schools, “Wind Turbine Efficiency”
Sattler and Riegel present the Division II Reserve Champion award to Ross Menefee and Chancey Nix from Vici Public Schools.
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