Steele, Sikeston students take top science honors

Two area students won top honors Tuesday during the 48th annual Southeast Missouri Regional Science Fair competition at the Show Me Center.

Wesley Hargraves, a junior from South Pemiscot High School in Steele, Mo., and Chelsea Grigery, a junior from Sikeston High School, were chosen as top winners. They received an all-expense paid trip to Portland, Ore., to compete in the International Science and Engineering Fair this summer. Clay Lincoln, a sophomore from Sikeston High School, was chosen as an alternate.

The top winner in the eighth-grade division was Alison Beussink, a student at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School in Cape Girardeau. She also will attend the ISEF competition as an observer.

Other winners were:

JUNIOR DIVISIONBehavioral and social sciences

Outstanding: Rachel Sedgwick and Jessica McIntyre, Oak Ridge Middle School.

Superior: John Unterreiner, St. Vincent de Paul School in Cape Girardeau; Emily Ringwald and Maria Dobelmann, Valle Catholic in Ste. Genevieve.

Biochemistry

Outstanding: Katie Blattel, St. Vincent de Paul School, Cape Girardeau.

Superior: Summer Gibbins, Caruthersville Middle School; Frazer Stone, Sikeston Junior High School.

Botany

Excellent: Courtney Fels, St. Vincent de Paul School; Kelly Steinbecker, Lindsey Wehmeyer and Heide Lappe, St. Vincent, Perryville; Allison Gardner and Trisha Counce, Caruthersville Middle School.

Outstanding: Jackie Hendricks, St. Vincent de Paul.

Superior: Katie Karnes, St. Vincent de Paul; Christian Diebold, Kelso C-7 School.

Chemistry

Excellent: Rebecca Winslow and Kristen Rice, St. Vincent, Perryville; Kristin M. Wengert, St. Vincent, Perryville; Megan Underhill, Sikeston Junior High; Kimberly Jennings, Sikeston Middle School; Kaitlin Grass and Emily Weiler, Valle Catholic Grade School, Ste. Genevieve.

Outstanding: Derek Menz, St. Denis, Benton; Blake Palmer, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau; Brett Harper, Kelso.

Superior: Katelyn Enderle, St. Joseph, Scott City; Laura Felter, St. Denis in Benton; Matthew Clements, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau. Earth and Space Science

Excellent: Brittney Heuring, St. Denis, Benton; Nick Slinkard, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau.

Outstanding: Kelsie Neff, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau; Megan Loflin, Sikeston Middle School.

Superior: Elizabeth and Anna Laurentius, St. Vincent, Perryville

Engineering

Excellent: Sarah Jo Grissom, Caruthersville Middle School; Brandon Pingel, St. Vincent, Perryville; Tyler Beardslee, Evan Reischman, Kelso; Bridget Jayne Moore, Kennett Middle School.

Outstanding: Dustin LeGrand and Nicholas Welter, St. Denis, Benton.

Superior: Abbie Messmer, St. Joseph, Scott City; James Simmons, St. Joseph; Alison Beussink, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau.Environmental Science

Excellent: Allison Kimes, Caruthersville Middle School; Stephanie Holland, Valle Catholic Grade School, Ste. Genevieve; Evan Miller and Dylan Clubb, Valle Catholic.

Outstanding: Ben Bira, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau.

Superior: David Westrich, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau.Medicine & Health

Excellent: Jessica Sutterer, St. Vincent, Perryville; Brooke Hayden, Kailyn Petzoldt and Kelsey Cissell, St. Vincent, Perryville; Theresa Kiblinger, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau; Alex Foxdler, Sikeston Middle School.

Outstanding: Emily Welker, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau; Courtney Besand, Morgan Moll and Maria Lundy, St. Vincent, Perryville.

Superior: Tiffany Brown, Caruthersville Middle School; Ryan Essner, St. Denis, Benton; Emily Matthew and Christina Chastain, St. Mary Cathedral, Cape Girardeau.Microbiology

Excellent: Greg Winkler, St. Vincent, Perryville; Randi Elder and Maria Esswein, St. Vincent, Perryville; Amie Terbrak and Ashley Huber, St. Vincent, Perryville.

Outstanding: Kate Roggow, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau; Paige Schumer, St. Vincent de Paul.

Superior: Neil Kanneberg, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Giradeau.

Physics

Excellent: Logan Davis, St. Joseph, Scott City; Will Richardet, Kenton Hoernig and Matt Abbott, St. Vincent, Perryville; Zachary Essner, Kelso.

Outstanding: Richie Bohn, St. Joseph, Scott City; Clayton Hall, St. Joseph, Scott City; Sarah Eichhorn, St. Joseph, Scott City; Jerri Zimmer, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau; Sean Mills, Sikeston Middle; Jessica Zoellner and Nicole Weinkein, St. Vincent, Perryville.

Superior: Matthew Koehler, St. Joseph, Scott City; Alan Ernst, St. Vincent, Perryville.Zoology

Excellent: D.J. Barker, Sikeston Middle School; Carly Schneider, Cape Central Junior High.

Outstanding: Ashlee Glastetter, Kelso.

Superior: Jacob Buckenmyer, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau.

SENIOR DIVISIONBehavioral & Social Sciences and Medicine & Health

First place: Clay Lincoln, Sikeston High School.

Second place: Michelle Herzog, St. Vincent High School, Perryville.

Third place: Trey Stone, Sikeston High School. Biochemistry and Chemistry

First place: (team) Jeremy Dillon, Matthew Hileman and Jackson Hill, Central High School, Cape Girardeau.

Second place: Lorenzo Boatman, South Pemiscot High School, Steele.

Third place: Greg Goodmon, South Pemiscot High School. Biology/Botany/Zoology

First place: Chelsea Grigery, Sikeston High School.

Second place: Wesley Hargraves, South Pemiscot High School.

Third place: Justin Winkler, Sikeston High School.Earth and Space Sciences/Environmental Science

First place: Logan Hampton, Sikeston Junior High School.

Second place: Ryan Oetting, Sikeston Junior High School.

Third place: (team) Mat Heroax, and Thomas Polhamus, Oak Ridge.Engineering/physics

First place: Taylor Allen, Sikeston Junior High School.

Second place: Riley Lape, Sikeston Junior High School.

Third place: Catherine Cooney, Sikeston Junior High School.