Winners in the 51st annual Southeast Missouri Regional Science Fair

Internation Science and Engineering Fair winners

Finalists: Alex Heeb, 10th grade, homeschool, Chaffee; Wyatt Walls, ninth grade, South Pemiscot, Steele.

Alternate: Olof Carlsson, 10th grade, South Pemiscot, Steele.

Top eighth-grade student

Nicholas Sutherland, Farmington Middle.

Junior Behavioral and Social Sciences

Third: Lance Essner, eighth grade, St. Denis, Benton; Tyler Counts, eighth grade, Farmington Middle; Taylor Polittle, seventh grade, Farmington Middle; Kathryn Burnette, seventh grade, Farmington Middle.

Second: Lauren Lamb, seventh grade, Cape Christian School.

First: Kevin Dittlinger, eighth grade, St. Denis, Benton; Sawyer Elfrink, eighth grade, St. Denis, Benton.

Junior Biochemistry

Third: Cory Novak, seventh grade, St. Vincent de Paul.

Second: Kyla Kiefer, eighth grade, St. Vincent, Perryville; Hannah DeWilde, eighth grade, St. Vincent, Perryville; Madeline Dufek, seventh grade, St. Vincent de Paul.

First: Philip Schuchardt, seventh grade, St. Vincent de Paul.

Junior Botany

Third: Catherine Kinchen, eighth grade, Dexter Middle; Andrew Karnes, eighth grade, St. Vincent de Paul.

Second: Kristen Vetter, eighth grade, St. Denis, Benton; Taylor Thompson, eighth grade, St. Vincent de Paul; Sarah McCrate, seventh grade, St. Vincent de Paul; Kristin King, seventh grade, Sikeston Middle.

First: Richard Justice, eighth grade, Sikeston Junior High; Kelly Kapp, seventh grade, St. Vincent de Paul; Ashley Schmittzehe, eighth grade, St. Vincent de Paul.

Junior Chemistry

Third: Megan Reed, seventh grade, Central, Park Hills; Payton Furry, seventh grade, Central, Park Hills; Samantha Long, eighth grade, Dexter Middle; Emily Echols, eighth grade, St. Joseph, Scott City; Corinna Goforth, seventh grade, Farmington Middle.

Second: Dakota Zoellner, seventh grade, Oak Ridge; Kyle Rohde, seventh grade, Oak Ridge; Hunter Urhahn, seventh grade, St. Denis, Benton; Brady Vetter, seventh grade, St. Denis, Bentonl; Michaela Cobb, eighth grade, St. Joseph, Scott City; Keira Sovtar, seventh grade, St. Vincent de Paul.

First: C.L. Blanton, eighth grade, Sikeston Junior High; Brandon Dambach, eighth grade, St. Denis, Benton; Mackenzie Beel, eighth grade, Leopold.

Junior Earth and Space Sciences

Second: Jon Clements, eighth grade, St. Vincent de Paul; Cole Howell, seventh grade, St. Vincent de Paul.

First: Eric Hayes, eighth grade, St. Vincent de Paul.

Junior Engineering

Third: Stephen Graf, seventh grade, St. Vincent, Perryville; Taylor Hlavek, seventh grade, St. Vincent, Perryville; Dominic Haertling, eighth grade, St. Vincent, Perryville; Mitchell Presnell, eighth grade, St. Vincent, Perryville; Justin Breig, eighth grade, St. Vincent, Perryville; Krystal Wartenbe, seventh grade, Central, Park Hills.

Second: Ryan Aufdenberg, eighth grade, St. Vincent de Paul; Kyle Roberts, seventh grade, Farmington Middle; Rikki Augustine, seventh grade, Farmington Middle; Jesse Simmons, seventh grade, Farmington Middle.

First: Jill Niemeier, seventh grade, Kennett Middle; Anne Himmelberg, eighth grade, St. Vincent de Paul; Mary Beth Vollink, eighth grade, St. Mary's, Cape Girardeau.

Junior Environmental Science

Third: Andrew King, eighth grade, Farmington Middle; Lacey Merz, eighth grade, Farmington Middle; Conley Clark, eighth grade, Scott City Middle; Amber Blattel, eighth grade, Scott City Middle.

Second: Kelly Petersen, eighth grade, Farmington Middle; Lisa Rice, eighth grade, Farmington Middle; Alex Cofer, eighth grade, Farmington Middle.

First: Nicholas Sutherland, eighth grade, Farmington Middle.

Junior Medicine and Health

Third: Kate Bohn, seventh grade, St. Joseph, Scott City; Haley Wengert, eighth grade, St. Vincent de Paul; Alicia Arnold, seventh grade, Cape Christian School.

Second: Mary Eifert, eighth grade, Sikeston Junior High.

First: Will Brost, eighth grade, St. Vincent de Paul.

Junior Microbiology

Third: Morgan Hurst, eighth grade, Dexter Middle; Lauren Powers, eighth grade, Dexter Middle.

Second: Nicole Herschbach, seventh grade, St. Vincent, Perryville.

First: Elizabeth Kiblinger, seventh grade, St. Vincent de Paul.

Junior Physics

Third: Taylor Sauer, seventh grade, St. Vincent, Perryville; Emily Hulshof, eighth grade, Dexter Middle; Michael Webb, eighth grade, St. Denis, Benton; Harley Scherer, eighth grade, St. Denis, Benton; Daniel Neff, eighth grade, St. Vincent de Paul; Kenny Tiffany, seventh grade, St. Vincent de Paul; Kaiden Lambert, seventh grade, Sikeston Middle.

Second: Alanna Steinbecker, eighth grade, St. Vincent, Perryville; Joshua Pingel, seventh grade, St. Vincent, Perryville; Tim Schumer, seventh grade, St. Vincent, Perryville; Jonathan Petzoldt, seventh grade, St. Vincent, Perryville; Ryan Bagby, eighth grade, Dexter Middle; Morgan Hedrick, eighth grade, Dexter Middle; Hannah Uthoff, eighth grade, Sikeston Junior High.

First: Erin Schuessler, seventh grade, St. Vincent, Perryville; Storm French, seventh grade, St. Vincent, Perryville; Kaitlin Franklin, seventh grade, St. Vincent, Perryville; Corbin Matthews, eighth grade, Dexter Middle; John Bohnsack, eighth grade, Leopold; Kurt Heischmidt, eighth grade, St. Vincent de Paul; Kristen Oberlohr, eighth grade, St. Vincent de Paul

Junior Zoology

Third: Andrea Provance, eighth grade, St. Vincent de Paul.

First: Taylor Palmer, seventh grade, St. Vincent de Paul; Ashley Lacy, eighth grade, Farmington Middle; Lauren Womack, eighth grade, Farmington Middle.

Senior Behavioral and Social Sciences

Third: Jessi Aden, 10th grade, Oak Ridge High School; Mattie Jo Wilhite, 10th grade, Oak Ridge High School.

Second: Lauren Burdin, ninth grade, Sikeston Junior High.

First: Taylor Renfroe, ninth grade, Sikeston Junior High.

Senior Biology

Third: Katie Old, ninth grade, Sikeston Junior High.

Second: Kimberly Jennings, 10th grade, Sikeston High School.

First: Alex Heeb, 10th grade, Homeschool, Chaffee.

Senior Chemistry

Third: Lita Eakens, 11th grade, Risco High School; Sarah Earnheart, 12th grade, Risco High School.

Second: Megan Loflin, 10th grade, Sikeston High School

First: Olof Carlsson, 10th grade, South Pemiscot, Steele.

Senior Engineering

Third: Claudia Davis, ninth grade, Sikeston Junior High.

Second: Erica Garrett, ninth grade, Sikeston Junior High.

First: Arianne MacGillivray, 10th grade, Sikeston High School.

Senior Earth, Space and Environmental Sciences

Third: Mara Krokstrom, ninth grade, Sikeston Junior High

Second: Bridget Moore, 11th grade, Kennett High School.

First: Wyatt Walls, ninth grade, South Pemiscot, Steele.

Senior Medicine and Health

Third: Abbi Keefer, 10th grade, Sikeston High School.

Second: Olivia Chittenden, ninth grade, Sikeston Junior High.

First: Becky Seabaugh, 10th grade, Oak Ridge High School; Nikki Moll, 10th grade, Oak Ridge High School; Jace Dye, 10th grade, Oak Ridge High School.

Senior Physics

Third: Michael Davis, 10th grade, Risco High School; Kyle White, 11th grade, Risco High School; Kyle Hayes, 10th grade, Risco High School; Dillon Hill, 10th grade, Risco High School; Second: Brooke Dial, ninth grade, Sikeston Junior High.

First: Brandon Bennett, ninth grade, Risco High School; Mikey Pipkins, ninth grade, Risco High School.

Special Awards

AmerenUE

Mary Beth Vollink, eighth grade, St. Mary's, Cape.

American Chemical Society

Junior Biochemistry

Philip Schuchardt, seventh grade, St. Vincent de Paul.

Junior Chemistry

Mackenzie Beel, eighth grade, Leopold.

Sr. Biochemistry

Olof Carlsson, 10th grade, South Pemiscot, Steele.

Sr. Chemistry

Abbi Keefer, 10th grade, Sikeston High School.

American Meterological Society

Eric Hayes, eighth grade, St. Vincent de Paul.

American Psychological Association and Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools

Taylor Renfroe, ninth grade, Sikeston Junior High.

ASM International Foundation

Jesse Simmons, seventh grade, Farmington Middle.

Cape Girardeau Area Engineers Club

Junior

Jill Niemeier, seventh grade, Kennett Middle.

Senior

Daryl Vise, 12th grade, Risco High School.

Ricky McCord, 12th grade, Risco High School.

Herbert Hoover Presidential Library Association Clay Birk, seventh grade, Jackson Middle School.

International Society for Optical Engineering

Lucy Gage, eighth grade, Trinity Lutheran, Cape.

KFVS Future Scientist Award

Kelly Kapp, seventh grade, St. Vincent de Paul.

Montgomery Bank

Junior

Nicholas Sutherland, eighth grade, Farmington Middle.

Senior

Alex Heeb, 10th grade, Homeschool, Chaffee.

Mu Alpha Theta

Alex Heeb, 10th grade, Homeschool, Chaffee.

National Oceanic andAtmosphericc Administration

Kimberly Jennings, 10th grade, Sikeston High School.

National Society of Professional Engineers Clay Birk, seventh grade, Jackson Middle School.

Richo Sustainable Development Award Kimberly Jennings, 10th grade, Sikeston High School.

Southeast Missouri Dental Society Kristen Staggs, eighth grade, St. Vincent, Perryville; Anna Esswein, eighth grade, St. Vincent, Perryville.

U.S. Air Force

Corinna Goforth, seventh grade, Farmington Middle; Ryan Bagby, eighth grade, Dexter Middle; Nicholas Sutherland, eighth grade, Farmington Middle; Alex Heeb, 10th grade, Homeschool, Chaffee.

U.S. Metric Association

Jay Rodgers, 11th grade, Risco High School; Michael Kean, 12th grade, Risco High School.

U.S. Navy/U.S. Marine Corps

Junior

Meagan Schubert, seventh grade, Jackson Middle School; Clay Birk, seventh grade, Jackson Middle School; Steven Harrellson, eighth grade, Dexter Middle; Mary Beth Vollink, eighth grade, St. Mary's, Cape.

Senior

Bridget Jayne Moore, 11th grade, Kennett; Caroline Bain, 10th grade, Sikeston High School.

U.S. Army

Engineering

Arianne MacGillivray, 10th grade, Sikeston High School.

Environmental Science

Amanda Hargraves, 11th grade, South Pemiscot, Steele.

Life Sciences

Abbi Keefer, 10th grade, Sikeston High School.

Physical Sciences

Wyatt Walls, ninth grade, South Pemiscot, Steele.

Overall Winner

Olof Carlsson, 10th grade, South Pemiscot, Steele.

U.S. Public Health Service

Lauren Burdin, ninth grade, Sikeston Junior High.

Water Environment Federation

Aaron Lerma, 11th grade, Risco High School.

Yale Science and Engineering Association

Lita Eakens, 11th grade, Risco High School; Sarah Earnheart, 12th grade, Risco High School.

Best Group

Erin Schuessler, seventh grade, St. Vincent, Perryville; Storm French, seventh grade, St. Vincent, Perryville; Kaitlin Franklin, seventh grade, St. Vincent, Perryville.

Best Collection Study

Kevin Dittlinger, eighth grade, St. Denis, Benton; Sawyer Elfrink, eighth grade, St. Denis, Benton.

Best Experiment Study

Philip Schuchardt, seventh grade, St. Vincent de Paul; Kelly Kapp, seventh grade, St. Vincent de Paul; Mackenzie Beel, eighth grade, Leopold; Eric Hayes, eighth grade, St. Vincent de Paul; Anne Himmelberg, eighth grade, St. Vincent de Paul; Nicholas Sutherland, eighth grade, Farmington Middle; Kelly Petersen, eighth grade, Farmington Middle; Lisa Rice, eighth grade, Farmington Middle; Elizabeth Kiblinger, seventh grade, St. Vincent de Paul; Erin Schuessler, seventh grade, St. Vincent, Perryville; Storm French, seventh grade, St. Vincent, Perryville; Kaitlin Franklin, seventh grade, St. Vincent, Perryville; Corbin Matthews, eighth grade, Dexter Middle; John Bohnsack, eighth grade, Leopold; Kurt Heischmidt, eighth grade, St. Vincent de Paul; Kristen Oberlohr, eighth grade, St. Vincent de Paul; Taylor Palmer, seventh grade, St. Vincent de Paul.

Best Invention Study

Clay Birk, seventh grade, Jackson Middle School.

Best Model Study

Jill Niemeier, seventh grade, Kennett Middle; Mary Beth Vollink, eighth grade, St. Mary's, Cape.

Best Observation Study

Brandon Dambach, eighth grade, St. Denis, Benton; Will Brost, eighth grade, St. Vincent de Paul; Ashley Lacy, eighth grade, Farmington Middle; Lauren Womack, eighth grade, Farmington Middle.

Overall Junior Life Science

Nicholas Sutherland, eighth grade, Farmington Middle.

Overall Junior Physical Science

Jill Niemeier, seventh grade, Kennett Middle.

Discovery Communications Inc.

Andrew Karnes, eighth grade, St. Vincent de Paul; Kevin Dittlinger, eighth grade, St. Denis, Benton; Sawyer Elfrink, eighth grade, St. Denis, Benton; Philip Schuchardt, seventh grade, St. Vincent de Paul; Madeline Dufek, seventh grade, St. Vincent de Paul; Kelly Kapp, seventh grade, St. Vincent de Paul; Brandon Dambach, eighth grade, St. Denis, Benton; Mackenzie Beel, eighth grade, Leopold; Eric Hayes, eighth grade, St. Vincent de Paul; Jill Niemeier, seventh grade, Kennett Middle; Anne Himmelberg, eighth grade, St. Vincent de Paul; Kyle Roberts, seventh grade, Farmington Middle; Rikki Augustine, seventh grade, Farmington Middle; Mary Beth Vollink, eighth grade, St. Mary's, Cape; Nicholas Sutherland, eighth grade, Farmington Middle; Kelly Petersen, eighth grade, Farmington Middle; Lisa Rice, eighth grade, Farmington Middle; Will Brost, eighth grade, St. Vincent de Paul; Elizabeth Kiblinger, seventh grade, St. Vincent de Paul; Erin Schuessler, seventh grade, St. Vincent, Perryville; Storm French, seventh grade, St. Vincent, Perryville; Kaitlin Franklin, seventh grade, St. Vincent, Perryville; Corbin Matthews, eighth grade, Dexter Middle; John Bohnsack, eighth grade, Leopold; Kurt Heischmidt, eighth grade, St. Vincent de Paul; Kristen Oberlohr, eighth grade, St. Vincent de Paul; Taylor Palmer, seventh grade, St. Vincent de Paul; Ashley Lacy, eighth grade, Farmington Middle; Lauren Womack, eighth grade, Farmington Middle.