SCIENCE FAIR

Winners of the 44th annual Regional Science Fair were honored Thursday night at the Holiday Inn Convention Center. More than 200 projects from public, private and church schools throughout Southeast Missouri were entered in the competition. Participating students are in grades seven through 12.

The science fair is co-sponsored by the Southeast Missourian, Southeast Missouri State University, Drury Southwest and Hathaway Consulting.

The International Science and Engineering Fair winners are Amanda Busby and Kevin Lankheit. They will receive an all-expense paid trip to Detroit May 10 to compete in the 51st International Science and Engineering Fair. The top eight-grade exhibitor also attends as an observer.

Lankheit is a senior at Notre Dame High School in Cape Girardeau. His project was entitled: A Microscopic Analysis of the Effects of Aspartame on Euglena Gracilis. His teacher is Brad Wittenborn.

Busby is a junior from Kennett High School. Her project was entitled Glass III: Toward a Standard. Her teacher is Robert Gill.

The top eighth-grade junior division projects also are entered in the international fair via the Internet.

Special award winners include:

Alliance Blue Cross and Blue Shield

Junior

First, Emily Earnest, 7th Grade, Kennett Middle: The "Dirty" Truth About Soda Cans.

Second, Leslie Micek, 7th Grade, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau: The Effectiveness of Sunscreen.

Third, Katie Essner, 7th Grade, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau: Don't Forget to Brush!

Senior

First, Kevin Lankheit, 12th Grade, Notre Dame High, Cape Girardeau: A Microscopic Analysis of the Effects of Aspartame on Euglena Gracilis.

Second, Cathleen Barkett, 10th Grade, Sikeston High: Which Calcium Supplement is the Best?

Third, Dustin Underhill, 10th Grade, Sikeston High: Which Milk Contains the Most Protein?

Ameren UE

David Schuchart, 10th Grade, Sikeston High: Can a Robot Function Better with Biological Designs?

American Chemical Society

Jr. Biochemistry

Parker Williams, 8th Grade, Poplar Bluff Jr. High: The Effect of Electromagnetic Fields on Ermosophacra Viridis Cells.

Jr. Chemistry

Furqaan Sadiq, 7th Grade, Poplar Bluff Jr. High: What's That You're Drinking?

Sr. Biochemistry

Henry Andrews, 10th Grade, Kennett High: Pectin The New Kid in Cotton Country.

Sr. Chemistry

Kendra Riddle, 10th Grade, Sikeston High: Fire Prevention A Study of the Thermal Properties of a Sodium

Polyacrylate Polymer.

Association for Women Geoscientists

C. Neesann Puangsuvan, 11th Grade, Caruthersville High: Effect of Sodium and Boron From Fly Ash on Soybeans.

Cape Girardeau Engineers Club

Junior

Daniel Klimmek, 7th Grade, Sikeston Middle: How Does the Blade Angle of a Windmill Affect the Speed It Revolves?

Senior

Amanda Busby, 11th Grade, Kennett High: Glass III: Toward a Standard.

Herbert Hoover Presidential Library Association

David Schuchart, 10th Grade, Sikeston High: Can a Robot Function Better with Biological Designs?

Intel Excellence in Computer Science

Jason Green, 12th Grade, Farmington High: The Green Suite.

Intel Environmental Health and Safety

C. Neesann Puangsuvan, 11th Grade, Caruthersville High: Effect of Sodium and Boron From Fly Ash on Soybeans.

NACE International

John Fuchs, 10th Grade, Sikeston High: Effects of pH on Iron Oxidation.

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nicki Herron and Tessie Brueckner, 7th Grade, St. Vincent Jr. High, Perryville: M&M Magic

Society for in Vitro Biology.

Victor Collins, 9th Grade, South Pemiscot High, Steele: The Effects of an Astacidae Decapoda Enriched Environment on the Growth Rate of Hydroponically Grown Bassica Oleracea.

Southeast Missouri Dental Society

Junior

Furqaan Sadiq, 7th Grade, Poplar Bluff Jr. High: What's That You're Drinking?

Senior

C. Neesann Puangsuvan, 11th Grade, Caruthersville High: Effect of Sodium and Boron From Fly Ash on Soybeans.Louis Unfer Awards

Jr. Earth and Space

Conor P. Mullarney, 7th Grade, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau: What Keeps the Heat?

Jr. Engineering

Daniel Klimmek, 7th Grade, Sikeston Middle: How Does the Blade Angle of a Windmill Affect the Speed it Revolves?U.S. Army

Environmental Science

C. Neesann Puangsuvan, 11th Grade, Caruthersville High: Effect of Sodium and Boron From Fly Ash on Soybeans.

Mathematics & Computer Science

Andrew Hedrick, 10th Grade, Sikeston High: Is There Really a Need for Speed?

Life Sciences

Kevin Lankheit, 12th Grade, Notre Dame High, Cape Girardeau: A Microscopic Analysis of the Effects of Aspartame on Euglena Gracilis.

Physical Sciences

Caitlin Walls, 9th Grade, South Pemiscot High, Steele: The Effects of Promoters on the Rate of the Catalase Enzyme Activity.

Overall Winner

David Schuchart, 10th Grade, Sikeston High: Can a Robot Function Better with Biological Designs?

U.S. Department of the Navy

Clay Austin Mothershead, 7th Place, Kelso C-7, Benton: Aerodynamics.

Jenny Hornby, 10th Grade, Sikeston High: Does the Color of a Liquid Affect the Rate at Which it Absorbs and Retains Heat?

Kendra Riddle, 10th Grade, Sikeston High: Fire Prevention A Study of the Thermal Properties of a Sodium

Polyacrylate Polymer.

Austin Marshall, 10th Grade, Sikeston High: Which Conservation Practice Works Best to Reduce Erosion?

Yale Science and Engineering Association

Amanda Busby, 11th Grade, Kennett High: Glass III: Toward a Standard.

Best Group Exhibit

Ryan Glastetter and Adam Glueck, 8th Grade, Kelso C-7, Benton: Let's Play Golf.

Best Experiment Study

Janet Glosemeyer, 8th Grade, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau: Calories in Snack Foods.

Parker Williams, 8th Grade, Poplar Bluff Jr. High: The Effect of Electromagnetic Fields on Ermosophacra Viridis Cells.

John Robert Bizzell, 7th Grade, Sikeston Middle: Does the Type of Water Affect Plant Transpiration.

Kyle Kline, Grant Pingel and Brian Buchheit, 7th Grade, St. Vincent Jr.

High, Perryville: Blooming on Time.

Kendal Deason and Kent Deason, 7th Grade, Kelso C-7, Benton: Colors of Chromatography.

Furqaan Sadiq, 7th Grade, Poplar Bluff Jr. High: What's That You're Drinking?

Rachael Essner, 7th Grade, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau: When Water Weathers Wood.

Conor P. Mullarney, 7th Grade, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau: What Keeps the Heat

Daniel Klimmek, 7th Grade, Sikeston Middle: How Does the Blade Angle of a Windmill Affect the Speed it Revolves?

Frances Kalich, 8th Grade, Poplar Bluff Jr. High: How Pure is Your Bottled Water?

Ryan Glastetter and Adam Glueck, 8th Grade, Kelso C-7, Benton: Let's Play Golf.

Katie Palmer, 8th Grade, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau; Insulation: Do You Dress Right?

Best Model Study

Ben Pierce, Chris Kraust and Quentin R. Kelley, 7th Grade, Nell Holcomb, Cape Girardeau: The Catapult.

Best Observation Study

Douglas Overbey, 8th Grade, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau: Does Indirect Evidence Work?

Andrew Mothershead, 8th Grade, Kelso C-7, Benton: Are Missouri's Temperatures on the Rise?

Overall Junior Life Science

Douglas Overbey, 8th Grade, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau: Does Indirect Evidence Work?

Overall Junior Physical Science

Furqaan Sadiq, 7th Grade, Poplar Bluff Jr. High: What's That You're Drinking?

Katie Palmer, 8th Grade, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau: Insulation: Do You Dress Right?

Kiwanis Scholarship

Kevin Lankheit, 12th Grade, Notre Dame High, Cape Girardeau: A Microscopic Analysis of the Effects of Aspartame on Euglena Gracilis.

Bahn Award

Kevin Lankheit, 12th Grade, Notre Dame High, Cape Girardeau: A Microscopic Analysis of the Effects of Aspartame on Euglena Gracilis

Discovery

Douglas Overbey, 8th Grade, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau: Does Indirect Evidence Work?

Janet Glosemeyer, 8th Grade, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau: Calories in Snack Foods.

Parker Williams, 8th Grade, Poplar Bluff Jr. High: The Effect of Electromagnetic Fields on Ermosophacra Viridis Cells.

John Robert Bizzell, 7th Grade, Sikeston Middle: Does the Type of Water Affect Plant Transpiration?

Kyle Kline, Grant Pingel and Brian Buchheit, 7th Grade, St. Vincent Jr.

High, Perryville: Blooming on Time.

Kendal Deason and Kent Deason, 7th Grade, Kelso C-7, Benton: Colors of Chromatography.

Furqaan Sadiq, 7th Grade, Poplar Bluff Jr. High: What's That You're Drinking?

Rachael Essner, 7th Grade, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau: When Water Weathers Wood.

Conor P. Mullarney, 7th Grade, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau: What Keeps the Heat?

Katie Mohundro, 7th Grade, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau: Fishing Line: From Pond to Pan.

Daniel Klimmek, 7th Grade, Sikeston Middle: How Does the Blade Angle of a Windmill Affect the Speed it Revolves?

Frances Kalich, 8th Grade, Poplar Bluff Jr. High: How Pure is Your Bottled Water?

Ryan Glastetter and Adam Glueck, 8th Grade, Kelso C-7, Benton: Let's Play Golf.

Katie Palmer, 8th Grade, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau: Insulation: Do You Dress Right?

Top Eighth Grade Student

Douglas Overbey, 8th Grade, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau, Teacher: Marilyn Peters. Does Indirect Evidence Work?

Katie Palmer, 8th Grade, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau, Teacher: Marilyn Peters: Insulation: Do You Dress Right?

2001 Logo Winner

Farmington High School

Principal: Dr. David Waters

Head Science Teachers: Dennis Graff and Michael Lamb

Designer: Brian Finch.

Category Winners

Junior Life Behavioral Studies

Superior

Douglas Overbey, 8th Grade, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau.

Outstanding

Lindsay Haas, 7th Grade, Poplar Bluff Jr. High.

Excellent

Levi Horrell, 7th Grade, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau.

Junior Biochemistry

Superior

Janet Glosemeyer, 8th Grade, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau.

Parker Williams, 8th Grade, Poplar Bluff Jr. High.

Outstanding

Megan Harrington, 7th Grade, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau.

Excellent

Dawn Leathers, 7th Grade, South Pemiscot, Steele.

Jessica Andersen, 7th Grade, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau.

Junior Botany

Superior

Clayton R. LeGrand, 7th Grade, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau.

John Robert Bizzell, 7th Grade, Sikeston Middle.

Kyle Kline, Grant Pingel and Brian Buchheit, 7th Grade, St. Vincent Jr. High, Perryville.

Outstanding

Ashley Harrington, 8th Grade, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau.

Joey Guilliams, Danny Rellergert and Justin Ruessler, 7th Grade, St. Vincent Jr. High, Perryville.

Evan Bray, 7th Grade, Poplar Bluff Jr. High.

Excellent

Lisa Steffens, 7th Grade, St. Paul Lutheran, Jackson.

Sarah Flentge, Jessica Vernon and Meghan Comte, 8th Grade, St. Vincent Jr. High, Perryville.

Jocelyn Garner, 7th Grade, Poplar Bluff Jr. High.

Junior Chemistry

Superior

Kendal Deason and Kent Deason, 7th Grade, Kelso C-7, Benton.

Casey Cuba, 8th Grade, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau.

Furqann Sadiq, 7th Grade, Poplar Bluff Jr. High.

Outstanding

Jenny Fornkohl and Danielle Pirch, 8th Grade, Nell Holcomb, Cape Girardeau.

Michael Scherer, 8th Grade, St. Denis, Benton.

Chelsea Grigery, 7th Grade, Sikeston Middle.

Excellent

Cherish Hoffman, 8th Grade, St. Ambrose, Chaffee.

Lindsay Phillips, 8th Grade, South Pemiscot, Steele.

Derris Butler, 7th Grade, Sikeston Middle.

Abby Winchester and Cassie Hill, 8th Grade, Advance.

Junior Earth and Space Sciences

Superior

Rachael Essner, 7th Grade, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau.

Conor P. Mullarney, 7th Grade, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau.

Outstanding

Andrew Mothershead, 8th Grade, Kelso C-7, Benton.

Excellent

Sara Blattel, 7th Grade, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau.

Jared Shubert, 8th Grade, South Pemiscot, Steele.

Junior Engineering

Superior

Katie Mohundro, 7th Grade, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau.

Lauren Mehner, 7th Grade, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau.

Daniel Klimmek, 7th Grade, Sikeston Middle.

Outstanding

Dustin Benfield, 7th Grade, Sikeston Middle.

Excellent

Kirk Hendershott and Jason Schafer, 7th Grade, Nell Holcomb, Cape Girardeau.

Tyler Menz, 7th Grade, St. Denis, Benton.

Junior Environmental Science

Superior

Steven Hendricks, 8th Grade, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau.

Ashley M. Dix, 7th Grade, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau.

Daniel Humphrey, 7th Grade, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau.

Excellent

Brian McCrate, 7th Grade, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau.

Junior Medicine and Health

Superior

Leslie Micek, 7th Grade, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau.

Emily Earnest, 7th Grade, Kennett Middle.

Outstanding

Katie Essner, 7th Grade, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau.

Junior Microbiology

Superior

Frances Kalich, 8th Grade, Poplar Bluff Jr. High.

Outstanding

Brianna Seabaugh, 7th Grade, St. Ambrose, Chaffee.

Kristen Van Gennip, 7th Grade, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau.

Excellent

Patrick Shelton, 7th Grade, St. Denis, Benton.

Junior Physics, Mathematics and Computer Sciences

Superior

Ryan Glastetter and Adam Glueck, 8th Grade, Kelso C-7, Benton.

Katie Palmer, 7th Grade, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau.

Outstanding

Nicki Herron and Tessie Brueckner, 7th Grade, St. Vincent Jr. High, Perryville.

Alex W. Duncan and Michael A. Gastetter, 7th Grade, Kelso C-7, Benton.

Adam Flesch, 7th Grade, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau.

Aja Reutzel, 7th Grade, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau.

Katie Jennings, 7th Grade, Sikeston Middle.

Stacy Brown and Sierra Paulus, 7th Grade, St. Vincent Jr. High, Perryville.

Excellent

Clay Austin Mothershead, 7th Grade, Kelso C-7, Benton.

Ben Buchanan, 7th Grade, Gideon.

Devan Long, 7th Grade, Advance.

Senior Life Behavioral Studies

First Place

Nicole Annis, 9th Grade, Central Jr. High, Cape Girardeau.

Senior Biochemistry

First Place

Henry Andrews, 10th Grade, Kennett High.

Second Place

Jessica Ballinger, 10th Grade, Sikeston High.

Senior Botany

First Place

Victor Collins, 9th Grade, South Pemiscot High, Steele.

Second Place

Kate Hux, 10th Grade, Sikeston High.

Senior Chemistry

First Place

Kendra Riddle, 10th Grade, Sikeston High.

Second Place

Jessica Cox, 10th Grade, Sikeston High.

Third Place

LaChrista L. Dunn, 10th Grade, Sikeston High.

Senior Earth and Environmental

Sciences

First Place

C. Neesann Puangsuvan, 11th Grade, Caruthersville High.

Second Place

Austin Marshall, 10th Grade, Sikeston High.

Third Place

Mike DeLaughter, 10th Grade, Sikeston High.

Senior Engineering

First Place

Amanda Busby, 11th Grade, Kennett High.

David Schuchart, 10th Grade, Sikeston High.

Second Place

Aaron Barnes and Josh Spangler, 9th Grade, Farmington High.

Senior Mathematics, Computer Sciences

First Place

Jason Green, 12th Grade, Farmington High.

Second Place

Andrew Hedrick, 10th Grade, Sikeston High.

Third Place

Eric McNeill, 9th Grade, Farmington High.

Senior Medicine and Health

First Place

Kevin Lankheit, 12th Grade, Notre Dame High, Cape Girardeau.

Second Place

Cathleen Barkett, 10th Grade, Sikeston High.

Third Place

Dustin Underhill, 10th Grade, Sikeston High.

Senior Microbiology

First Place

Mathew Hayden Harrison, 12th Grade, South Pemiscot High, Steele.

Senior Physics

First Place

Kayla Medley, 10th Grade, Sikeston High.

Second Place

Daniel J. Babb II, 9th Grade, Sikeston High.

Third Place

Stuart Carraway, 10th Grade, Sikeston High.