CAPE GIRARDEAU - Winners of the 35th annual Southeast Regional Science fair were announced Thursday.
The top winners were Bryan Jones of Viburnum High School and Dawna McLemore of South Pemiscot High School in Steele. They will attend the International Science and Engineering Fair in Orlando, Fla.
Listed below are winners in each division and special award winners:
Junior Behavior Science
First: Bryan Burger, St. Joseph, Scott City; second: Jeremy Shirrell, Advance, Advance; third: Jamie Welker, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau; Susan Stricklin, L.J. Schultz, Cape Girardeau.
Junior Biochemistry
First: Stacie Lambert, Sikeston Jr. High, Sikeston; second: Jamie Smith, John A. Evans Middle, Potosi; third: Joel Cresswell, John A. Evans Middle, Potosi.
Junior Botany
First: Jill Ostendorf, St. Mary Cathedral, Cape Girardeau; second: Jennifer Teegarden, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau; Lisa Lawhorn, Kennett Junior HIgh, Kennett; third: Jessica Hicks, Central Junior High, Cape Girardeau; Nathan Yamnitz, Perry County #32, Perryville.
Junior Chemistry
First: Greg Blattner, Central Junior High, Cape Girardeau; second, Tim Deason, Oak Ridge High, Oak Ridge; third: John Loucks, Chaffee High, Chaffee; Missy Kirn, St. Vincent Middle, Perryville; Sara Jansen, St. Mary's School, Cape Girardeau; Jason Street, Clearwater R-1, Piedmont.
Junior Earth Science
First: Ashley Geers, Kennett Junior High, Kennett; second: Mike Kilgore, Sikeston Junior High, Sikeston; third: Joel Morton, South Pemiscot, Steele; Tony Moore, Perryville Junior High, Perryville.
Junior Engineering
First: Brandon Gregory, Advance, Advance; second: Derek Halter, Leopold R-III, Leopold; third: Jeff Turner, Leopold R-III, Leopold.
Junior Environmental Science
First: Kristi Jenkins and Jamie Freed, Advance R-IV, Advance; Danny Kintner, Immaculate Conception, Jackson; second: Eric Halter, Leopold R-III, Leopold; Kristie Rigdon, Kennett Junior High, Kennett; third: Dominic Klobe, St. Vincent, Perryville; Heath Frericks, Immaculate Conception, Jackson.
Junior Mathematics
Second: Tom Richards, Central Junior High, Cape Girardeau; Laura Griffith, St. Mary's, Cape Girardeau; third: Sarah Dees, Marquand Zion R-6, Marquand.
Junior Microbiology
First: Jerry Green, South Pemiscot, Steele; second: Danielle Beussink and Denise Jansen, Leopold R-III, Leopold; third: Cassanrda Krauss, Central Junior High, Cape Girardeau.
Junior Medicine and Health
First: Ericca Rebstock, Kennett Junior High, Kennett; second: Kathy Jenkins and Sara Long, Advance R-IV, Advance; third: Carrie Kiefer, Perryville Junior High, Perryville, Amy Burns, Sikeston Junior High, Sikeston.
Junior Physics
First: Nathan Fraser, Kelly High R-IV, Benton; second: Rene Woodland, John A. Evans, Potosi; Chris Grojean, Sikeston Junior High, Sikeston; third: Gwen Stone: St. Vincents, Cape Girardeau; Marty Yount, John A. Evans Middle, Potosi.
Junior Zoology
First: Melissa Engelen, Leopold R-II, Leopold; second: Nicholas Heisserer, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau.
Senior Behavior Science
First: Adam Francis, Thomas W. Kelly, Benton; second: Zack Jones, Clearwater R-I, Piedmont; third: Wendy Wooldridge, Thomas W. Kelly R-IV, Benton.
Senior Biochemistry
First: Andrew Spence, Sikeston Senior High, Sikeston; second: Tim Spinks, Clearwater R-I, Piedmont; third: Alan Southern, South Pemiscot, Advance.
Senior Botany
First: Sam Hunter, Sikeston Senior High, Sikeston; second: Karen Pollock, Arcadia Valley High, Ironton; third: Karen Georger, Advance High, Advance.
Senior Chemistry
First: Heyde Potashnick, Sikeston Senior High, Sikeston; second: Rachel Record, Kelly High, Benton; third: Ray Morgan, Kelly High, Benton; Christina Standridge, Sikeston Senior High, Sikeston.
Senior Mathematics
First: Ben Stewart, Oak Forest Academy, Marble Hill; second: Jason Coleman, West County, Leadwood.
Senior Engineering
First: Bryan Jones, Viburnum, Viburnum; second: Bill Hahn, North Souty Senior High, Deslodge.
Senior Environmental Science
First: Jennifer Henry, South Pemiscot High, Steele; second: Resa Strickland, Oak Ridge R-6, Oak Ridge; Julie Foster, Clearwater R-I, Piedmont.
Senior Medicine and Health
First: Angie Menz, Sikeston Senior High, Sikeston; second: Gretchen Brinkman, Sikeston Senior High, Sikeston; third: Mary Levie, Sikeston Senior High, Sikeston.
Senior Physics
First: Bryan Mitchell, Sikeston Senior High, Sikeston; second, Lauri Lankheit, Sikeston Senior High, Sikeston; third: Bethany Moran, Sikeston Senior High, Sikeston.
Senior Zoology
First: Dawna McLemore, South Pemiscot, Steele; second, Kelie Turner, Poplar Bluff, Poplar Bluff; third: Tracy Harmon, West County R-IV, Leadwood.
SPECIAL AWARD WINNERS
American Cancer Society
Junior: Greg Blattner, Central Junior High, Cape Girardeau; Stacie Lambert, Sikeston Junior High, Sikeston. Senior: Heyde Potashnick, Sikeston Senior High, Sikeston, Andrew Spence, Sikeston Senior High, Sikeston.
American Meteorological
Society
Ben Stewart, Oak Forest Academy, Marble Hill.
Association of Women
Geoscientists
Resa Strickland, Oak Ridge R-6, Oak Ridge.
American Society
for Microbiology
Angie Menz, Sikeston Senior High, Sikeston.
American Foundation
of Vision Awareness
Plaque: Jamie Welker, St. Vincent de Paul, Marble Hill. Honor: Rene Woodland, John A. Evans, Potosi.
Dr. E. Lawrence Bahn
Memorial Award
First: Ben Stewart, Oak Forest Academy, Marble Hill. Alternate: David Greminger, North County R-I, Desloge.
Cape County Veterinary
Memorial Society
Junior: Bryan Burger, St. Joseph, Scott City. Senior: Jennifer Wolfe, Sikeston Senior High, Sikeston.
Cape Girardeau Area
Engineers Club
Junior: Brandon Gregory, Advance, Advance. Senior: Bryan Jones, Viburnum, Viburnum.
Iota Sirma Pi
Promethium Chapter
Heyde Potashnick, Sikeston Senior High, Sikeston.
Junior Engineering
Technical Society
Bryan Jones, Viburnum, Viburnum.
Louis Unfer Award
Bryan Jones, Viburnum, Viburnum.
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration
Bryan Jones, Viburnum, Viburnum.
National Association of
Biology Teachers
Angie Menz, Sikeston Senior High, Sikeston.
National Council of
Mathematics Teachers
Ben Stewart, Oak Forest Academy, Marble Hill.
Southeast Missouri
Dental Society
Junior: Mandy Thomas, Oak Ridge R-6, Oak Ridge. Senior: Angie Menz, Sikeston Senior High, Sikeston.
Union Electric
Bryan Jones, Viburnum, Viburnum.
United States Army
Engineering: Bryan Jones, Viburnum, Viburnum; Environmental Science: Jennifer Henry, South Pemiscot High, Steele; Mathematics: Ben Stewart, Oak Forest Academy, Marble Hill; Life Science: Rachel Record, Kelly High, Benton; Physical Science: Steve Drake, Sikeston Senior High, Sikeston.
United States Marine Corps
First: Ben Stewart, Oak Forest Academy, Marble Hill. Second: Jennifer Henry, South Pemiscot High, Steele.
United States Navy
First: Chasity Stephens, Marquand-Zion R-6, Marquand; second: Alan Southern, South Pemiscot High, Steele; third: Dawna McLemore, South Pemiscot High, Steele; Bryan Jones, Viburnum, Viburnum.
United States
Department of Energy
Heather Frericks, Immaculate Conception, Jackson.
United States Department of
Health and Human Services
Jennifer Henry, South Pemiscot High, Steele.
United States
Metric Association
Sam Hunter, Sikeston Senior High, Sikeston.
Overall Junior Life Science
Jerry Green, South Pemiscot, Steele.
Overall Junior Physical Science
Brandon Gregory, Advance, Advance.
Gest Group Exhibit
Kristi Jenkins and Jamie Freed, Advance, Advance.
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