WINNERS OF ANNUAL SOUTHEAST MISSOURI REGIONAL SCIENCE FAIR ANNOUNCED

Overall awards

Best group exhibit

Gregory Hoernig, Luke Guyot & Mark Prost, 8th, St Vincent Jr High, Perryville

Best experiment study

John Kiblinger, 7th, St. Vincent de Paul, Gregory Hoernig, Luke Guyot & Mark Prost, 8th, St Vincent Jr High, Perryville Brian McCrate, 8th, St. Vincent de Paul, Katie Jennings, 7th, Sikeston Middle; Katie Mohundro, 8th, St. Vincent de Paul, Adam C. Ross, 8th, St. Paul Lutheran, Jackson Rachael Essner, 8th, St. Vincent de Paul; Jeffrey Beard, 8th, Central Jr. High; John Robert Bizzell, 8th, Sikeston Jr. High; Tyler G. Menz, 8th, St. Denis, Benton; Derick Allison, 7th, Poplar Bluff Jr. High; Adam Lawrence, 8th, Sikeston Jr. High.

Best invention

Mark Meyer, Nick Kirn & Chris Besand, 8th, St Vincent Jr High.

Best model study

Amber Dirnberger, 7th, Kelso C-7, Benton.

Best observation study

Emily Earnest, 8th, Kennett Middle, Kennett.

Junior life science

Tyler G. Menz, 8th, St. Denis, Benton Derick Allison, 7th, Poplar Bluff Jr. High, Poplar Bluff.

Junior physical science

John Kiblinger, 7th, St. Vincent de Paul, Bahn Award Ken Green, 12th, Farmington High, Farmington.

Discovery

John Kiblinger, 7th, St. Vincent de Paul; Brian McCrate, 8th, St. Vincent de Paul; Katie Jennings, 7th, Sikeston Middle School; Katie Mohundro, 8th, St. Vincent de Paul; Adam C. Ross, 8th, St. Paul Lutheran; Rachael Essner, 8th, St. Vincent de Paul; Jeffrey Beard, 8th, Central Jr. High; John Robert Bizzell, 8th, Sikeston Jr. High; Tyler G. Menz, 8th, St. Denis; Derick Allison, 7th, Poplar Bluff Jr. High; Adam Lawrence, 8th, Sikeston Jr. High; Nick Davey, 8th, Central Jr. High; Sara Blattel, 8th, St. Vincent de Paul; Emily Earnest, 8th, Kennett Middle.

Top eighth grade student

Tyler G. Menz, 8th, St. Denis.

ISEF winners

Amanda Busby, 12th, Kennett High; Kendra Riddle, 11th, Sikeston High School.

2002 logo winner

Sikeston Senior High School Principal: Tom Williams Science Teacher: Wanda Throop Designer: Kayla Medley

Junior category winners

Behavioral studies

Superior: Derick Allison, 7th, Poplar Bluff Jr. High; outstanding: Aja Reutzel, 8th, Central Jr. High; excellent: Ashley Dix, 8th, St. Vincent de Paul, Gina Yarbrough, 7th, Nell Holcomb R-IV.

Biochemistry

Superior: Brian McCrate 8th, St. Vincent de Paul; outstanding: Sara Blattel, 8th, St. Vincent de Paul; excellent: Rachel Crader, 8th, Leopold R-3.

Botany

Superior: Katie Jennings, 7th, Sikeston Middle, Adam C. Ross, 8th, St. Paul Lutheran; outstanding: Chad Lankford & Brian Buchheit, 8th, St Vincent Jr High, Perryville, Conor Mullarney, 8th, St. Vincent de Paul; excellent: Michael Glastetter & Alex Duncan 8th, Kelso C-7 Benton Lisa Steffens 8th, St. Paul Lutheran Jackson William Beggs 8th, Kelso C-7 Benton MacKenzie McCullok 7th, South Pemiscot R-V Steele.

Chemistry

Superior: Rachel A. Lowes, 8th, St. Paul Lutheran Jackson, Kayleigh Tarrillion & Joy Donze, 8th, St Vincent Jr High Perryville Katie Mohundro, 8th, St. Vincent de Paul; outstanding: Jodi Hodge, 8th, St. Ambrose, Chaffee, Jessica Andersen, 8th, St. Vincent de Paul, Katie Belcher, 8th, Central Jr. High; excellent: Robert Cunningham, 7th, Nell Holcomb R-IV Candice Marie Lee, 7th, St. Ambrose, Chaffee, Michael Vandeven, 7th, Leopold R-3, Staci Boswell 7th, Sikeston Middle, Mindy Robert & Cara Klipfel 7th, St. Denis, Benton.

Earth and space sciences

Superior: Rachael Essner, 8th, St. Vincent de Paul; Adam Lawrence, 8th, Sikeston Jr. High; excellent: Matthew Lawman, 8th, Scott City Middle, Erin Hahs & Alisha Hobeck, 8th, Oak Ridge R-VI.

Engineering

Superior: Jeffrey Beard, 8th, Central Jr. High, Nick Davey, 8th, Central Jr. High; outstanding: Whit Terbrak, 8th, St Vincent Jr High, Perryville, Abby Smith, 8th, Kennett Middle; excellent: Chelsea Grigery, 8th, Sikeston Jr. High, Daniel Backfisch & Dietrich Bollinger, 8th, St. Denis, Benton, Katie Spalding & Whitney Beggs, 8th, St. Denis.

Environmental science

Superior: John Robert Bizzell, 8th, Sikeston Jr. High; outstanding: Emily Earnest, 8th, Kennett Middle; excellent: Sarah Trotter, 8th, St. Paul Lutheran.

Medicine and health

Superior: Tyler G. Menz, 8th, St. Denis; outstanding: Jackie Welker & Theresa K. Mattingly, 7th, St Vincent Jr High, Jessica Nicole Eftink, 8th, Leopold R-III; excellent: Jessica Licare & Hallie McConnell, 8th, Kelso C-7, Benton, Stephanie Watts, 8th, Central Jr. High.

Physics, mathematics and computer sciences

Superior: Gregory Hoernig, Luke Guyot & Mark Prost, 8th, St Vincent Jr High, Samantha Rolle & Nichole Herron, 8th, St Vincent Jr High, John Kiblinger 7th, St. Vincent de Paul, Amber Nenninger ,8th, Leopold R-III; outstanding: Irene Ann Graf & Kevin Nadeau 7th, St Vincent Jr High, Adam Hoch & Kellan Comte, 7th, St Vincent Jr High, Andrew Blair & Philip Graf, 8th, St Vincent Jr High, Amber Dirnberger 7th, Kelso C-7; Exellent: Alex Wibbenmeyer, 8th, St Vincent Jr High, Micah McDowell Eagle Ridge Christian, Mary Beth Bohnsack, 8th, Leopold R-III, Paige Silverthorn, 7th, Sikeston Middle, Trey Oetting 7th, Sikeston Middle,

Senior category winners

Behavioral studies

First place: Julie Myers & Chauntel Warner, 12th, Oak Ridge R-VI; second: Sara Benavides, 9th, Sikeston Jr. High; third: Elizabeth Killion, 9th, Sikeston Jr. High.

Biochemistry

First place: Brittney Courtois 10th Sikeston High School.

Botany

First place: Julianna Montgomery, 10th, Sikeston High School;second: Rachel McDowell, 10th, Sikeston High School.

Chemistry

First place: Kendra Riddle, 11th, Sikeston High School; second: Luke Jackson, 10th, Sikeston High School; third: Michael Hasty, 9th, Sikeston Jr. High.

Earth sciences

First place: Ricky Ogles, 12th, Central High; second: Emily Slaten, 10th, Sikeston High School.

Engineering

First place: Amanda Busby 12th Kennett High School; second: Sam Klimmek 10th, Sikeston High School; third: Ken Green, 12th, Farmington High School.

Mathematics and computer sciences

First Place: Eric McNeill & Drew Williams, 10th, Farmington High School.

Life studies

First place: Peter Jones, 9th Sikeston Jr. High; second: Michelle Alley, 10th Sikeston High School.

Microbiology

second: Caitlin Walls, 10th, South Pemiscot R-V Steele.

Physics

First place: Ronald G. Bohn, Jr., 11th, Farmington High School; second: Edward Pike, 9th, Sikeston Jr. High; third: Cory Woods & John Slinkard, 10th ,Oak Ridge R-VI, Ryan Hogan, 9th, Sikeston Jr. High.

Special Award Winners

Alliance Blue Cross and Blue Shield

Tyler G. Menz, 8th, St. Denis, Benton; Jessica Nicole Eftink, 8th, Leopold R-III; Stephanie Watts, 8th, Central Jr. High; Peter Jones, 9th, Sikeston Jr. High.

Ameren UE

Michael Sprengel, 8th, Central Jr. High.

American Chemical Society

Brian McCrate, 8th, St. Vincent de Paul; Julianna Montgomery, 10th, Sikeston High School; Kendra Riddle, 11th, Sikeston High School.

American Meteorological Society

Chelsea Grigery, 8th, Sikeston Jr. High

ASM International Amanda Busby, 12th, Kennett High School.

Association for Women Geoscientists

Ricky Ogles, 12th, Cape Central High School.

Cape Girardeau Engineers Club

Abby Smith, 8th, Kennett Middle School; Amanda Busby, 12th, Kennett High School.

American Foundation of Vision Awareness

Carrie Margrabe, 12th, Eagle Ridge Christian.

Conservation International

Ricky Ogles, 12th, Cape Central High School.

Eastman Kodak

Peter Jones, 9th, Sikeston Jr. High.

Herbert Hoover Presidential Library Association

Amanda Busby, 12th, Kennett High School.

Intel Excellence in Computer Science

Ken Green, 12th, Farmington High School.

Intel Environmental Health and Safety

Ricky Ogles, 12th, Cape Central High School.

NACE International

Jessica Andersen, 8th, St. Vincent de Paul.

Department of Mathematics

Eric McNeill & Drew Williams, 10th, Farmington High School.

Scientific American

Kendra Riddle, 11th, Sikeston High School; Wanda Throop Brittney Courtois, 10th, Sikeston High School; Julianna Montgomery, 10th, Sikeston High School; Ronald G. Bohn, Jr., 11th, Farmington High School; Caitlin Walls, 10th, South Pemiscot R-V, Steele.

Excellence in teaching

Wanda Throop, Sikeston Senior High School.

Society for In Vitro Biology

Henry Andrews, 11th, Kennett High School.

Southeast Missouri Dental Society

Conor Mullarney, 8th, St. Vincent de Paul; Ricky Ogles, 12th, Cape Central High School.

Louis Unfer Awards

Rachael Essner, 8th, St. Vincent de Paul; Jeffrey Beard, 8th, Central Jr. High.

U.S. Air Force

Abby Smith, 8th, Kennett Middle School; Amber Nenninger, 8th, Leopold R-III; Ricky Ogles, 12th, Cape Central High; Lee Wilson, 9th, Sikeston Jr. High; Henry Andrews, 11th, Kennett High School; Elizabeth Killion, 9th, Sikeston Jr. High.

U.S. Army

Amanda Busby, 12th, Kennett High School; Ricky Ogles, 12th, Cape Central High School; Jeff LaBundy, 10th, Farmington High; Peter Jones, 9th, Sikeston Jr. High; Kendra Riddle, 11th, Sikeston High School; Rachel McDowell, 10th, Sikeston High School; Carrie Margrabe, 12th, Eagle Ridge Christian.

U.S. Navy

Amanda Busby, 12th, Kennett High School; Kendra Riddle, 11th, Sikeston High School; Ryne Vickery, 10th, Sikeston High School Rachel McDowell, 10th, Sikeston High School.

US Department of Health

Celeste Colley, 9th, Sikeston Jr. High

WEF

Ricky Ogles, 12th, Cape Central High.

Yale Science andEngineering Association

Kendra Riddle, 11th, Sikeston High School.