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Students from six different schools earned top awards during the Northwest Oklahoma Regional Science Fair held at Northwestern Oklahoma State University recently.

Since 1957, Northwestern has played host to this science fair. This program has evolved over the years to become one of outreach, service learning, and has served as a springboard for aspiring students. The fair services the northwest counties of Oklahoma and is a feeder fair for the Oklahoma State Science & Engineering Fair (OSSEF) held March 26-28 in Stillwater at Oklahoma State University (OSU). At the regional fair, judges have the capability of advancing a project to the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in Anaheim, California.

Participants are divided into three categories: Division I grades 10 -12, Division II grades 7-9 and Division III grades 4-6.

Overall Winners

Broadcom Masters Nominees, 7th-8th grades – Juan Flores from Vici Public Schools, Torrie Grant and Jazmein Rivas from Vici Public Schools

Division II – Reserve Champion, Alec Anderson from Ringwood Public Schools, Chemical Fertilizer vs Organic Fertilizer; Grand Champion, Carter McGaha from Vici Public Schools, The Study of Anasa tristis Elimination Using Household Products

Division I – Reserve Champion, Anna Lee from Northwest Technology Center (Fairview), Fish Eyes; Grand Champion, Kalli Baumgardner from Northwest Technology Center (Fairview), How Super Are Superworms?

Northwestern Senior Scholarships – $500, Brooklynn Flanary from Northwest Technology Center (Fairview), Going microGREEN; $1,000 Anna Lee from Northwest Technology Center (Fairview), Fish Eyes; $1,500, Kalli Baumgardner from Northwest Technology Center (Fairview), How Super Are Superworms?

International Science and Engineering Fair Qualifiers – Kalli Baumgardner from Northwest Technology Center (Fairview), How Super Are Superworms?; Carter McGaha from Vici Public Schools, The Study of Anasa tristis Elimination Using Household Products

State Qualifiers

Northwest Technology Center (Fairview) – Kalli Baumgardner, Aydan Dow, Brooklynn Flanary, Taylor Haines, Anna Lee

Ringwood – Alec Anderson, Saul Espinoza, Rylie Jantzen, Patrick Morgan, Kasey Navarro, Alondra Salas, Avery Wallace

Vici – Torrie Grant, Cayce McCracken, Carter McGaha, Jillian Parry, Madeline Parry, Jazmein Rivas

Regional Science Fair Category Winners

Animal Science, Division II – 3rd, Juan Flores from Vici Public Schools, Worm Would You Live; 2nd, Torrie Grant and Jazmein Rivas from Vici Public Schools, Armadillidiidae Choice Chamber; 1st, Carter McGaha from Vici Public Schools, The Study of Anasa tristis Elimination Using Household Products

Animal Science, Division I – 3rd, Kaitlyn Hiebert from Ringwood Public Schools, Deer-O-Metric Pressure; 2nd, Rylie Jantzen from Ringwood Public Schools, At What Temperature is Swine Semen Most Viable; 1st, Alondra Salas from Ringwood Public Schools, Do Magnets Affect Regeneration in Planaria

Chemistry, Division III – 1st, Bailey Oldham from Ringwood Public Schools, Bucket Color

Chemistry, Division II – 3rd, Keirstyn Altland from Vici Public Schools, Too Much Chlorine; 2nd, Bela Herber and Caitlyn Laverty from Shattuck Public Schools, Cookie Monster- Does Butter Affect Your Cookie; 1st, Avery Wallace from Ringwood Public Schools, Wash it Out

Chemistry, Division I – 1st, Kenzie Craighead from Northwest Technology Center (Fairview), Don't Just Eat Your Carrots, Cut Them Too!

Earth/Environmental Sciences & Natural Resources, Division II – 3rd, Briley Stoll from Taloga Public Schools, Ph Levels of Tap Water in Four Northwest Oklahoma Towns; 2nd, Kloe Nelson from Vici Public Schools, Death to the Slime Mold; 1st, Gracie Guthrie and Chelsea Hughen from Vici Public Schools, Soil Erosion

Earth/Environmental Sciences & Natural Resources, Division I – 1st, Kalli Baumgardner from Northwest Technology Center (Fairview), How Super Are Superworms?

Engineering, Division II – Honorable Mention, Jose Rojas from Ringwood Public Schools, Soundproof with Common Materials; 3rd, Dalton Nichols from Ringwood Public Schools, Which Oil is Best Overall; 2nd, Brooke Keller from Vici Public Schools, The Earthquakes Wrath; 1st, Patrick Morgan from Ringwood Public Schools, Aircraft Invisibility

Engineering, Division I – 3rd, Carter Repp from Ringwood Public Schools, 270 vs 30-06; 2nd, Evan Silva from Ringwood Public Schools, What Blocks WiFi; 1st, Anna Lee from Northwest Technology Center (Fairview), Fish Eyes

Mathematics and Computer Science, Division I – 1st, Hadley Bohlen from Ringwood Public Schools, Blind Spot? Why Not?

Medical/Health Science, Division II – Honorable Mention, Kevin Kaumans from Burlington Public Schools, Right vs. Left; 3rd, Leah Baker from Vici Public Schools, Dehydration and the Effects on Oxygen and Pulse Levels; 2nd, Karlee Lund from Vici Public Schools, Are Office Masks as Clean as They Say; 1st, Cayce McCracken and Jillian Parry from Vici Public Schools, Does Activated Charcoal Kill Mold?

Medical/Health Science, Division I – Honorable Mention, Larynn Shaffer from Ringwood Public Schools, Does Using Scents Make Sense; 3rd, Adriel Lora from Ringwood Public Schools, Glucose Killer; 2nd, Ashlee McVay from Ringwood Public Schools, Does Blood Pressure and Rate Affect our Daily Lives; 1st, Watt Shaffer from Ringwood Public Schools, Fast Dissolve

Microbiology/Biochemistry, Division II – 1st, Saul Espinoza and Kasey Navarro from Ringwood Public Schools, Are You Playing with Bacteria?

Plant Science, Division II – 3rd, Desi Arguello and Leslie Rivas from Vici Public Schools, How Does The Color of Light Affect Photosynthesis; 2nd, Bridget Burnett and Anna Tate from Ringwood Public Schools, How Does Caffeine Affect Plant Growth; 1st, Alec Anderson from Ringwood Public Schools, Chemical Fertilizer vs Organic Fertilizer

Plant Science, Division I – 1st, Brooklynn Flanary from Northwest Technology Center (Fairview), Going microGREEN

Social/Behavioral Sciences, Division II – Honorable Mention, Jaxon Meyers from Ringwood Public Schools, Does Weather Affect Pitchers; 3rd, Christina Bentley from Vici Public Schools, How Does Smartphone Usage Effect High School Students; 2nd, Emily Parry from Vici Public Schools, Is Honesty the Best Policy; 1st, Madeline Parry from Vici Public Schools, Spectrum Science: A Study of Color Identification

Social/Behavioral Sciences, Division I – 3rd, Abigail Tate from Ringwood Public Schools, The Mozart Effect; 2nd, Faith Wall from Ringwood Public Schools, The Accuracy of Horoscopes; 1st, Aydan  Dow and Taylor Haines from Northwest Technology Center (Fairview),The Psychology Behind Aromatherapy

Special Award Winners

American Psychological Association – Madeline Parry from Vici Public Schools, Spectrum Science: A Study of Color Identification

ASM Materials Education Foundation – Brooke Keller from Vici Public Schools, The Earthquake's Wrath

Association for Women Geoscientists – Kalli Baumgardner from Northwest Technology Center (Fairview), How Super are Superworms?

Mu Alpha Theta Award – Anna Lee from Northwest Technology Center (Fairview), Fish Eyes

NASA Earth System Science Award – Alec Anderson from Ringwood Public Schools, Chemical Fertilizer vs Organic Fertilizer

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Award – Kloe Nelson from Vici Public Schools, Death to the Slime Mold

Ricoh Sustainable Development Award – Brooklyn Flanary from Northwest Technology Center (Fairview), Going MicroGREEN

Stockholm Junior Water Prize – Keirstyn Altland from Vici Public Schools, Too Much Chlorine?

U.S. Agency for International Development – Carter McGaha from Vici Public Schools, The Study of Anasa tristis Elimination using Houshold Products

U.S. Air Force

Engineering – Patrick Morgan from Ringwood Public Schools, Aircraft Invisibility

Environmental and Life Science – Saul Espinoza and Kasey Navarro from Ringwood Public Schools, Are You Playing With Bacteria?

Mathematics and Computer Science – Hadley Bohlen from Ringwood Public Schools, Blind Spot? Why Not?

Office of Naval Research

Division II – Alec Anderson from Ringwood Public Schools, Chemical vs. Organic Fertilizer; Carter McGaha from Vici Public Schools, The Study of Anasa tristis Elimination Using Household Products

Division I – Kalli Baumgardner from Northwest Technology Center (Fairview), How Super are Superworms?; Brooklyn Flanary, from Northwest Technology Center (Fairview), Going MicroGREEN

U.S. Metric Association – Kenzie Craighead from Northwest Technology Center (Fairview), Don't Just Eat Your Carrots, Cut them Too!

Yale Science and Engineering Association – Anna Lee from Northwest Technology Center (Fairview), Fish Eyes