Plainview- Eads Attend Regional Science Fair

March 14, 2003

Southeast Colorado Regional Science Fair was held at Lamar Community College Wellness Center on March 5, 2003.

Plainview School was represented by twenty-two science students (4-12 grades). In the over-all awards program Plainview did well. High School – (Team Projects) 1st – Katharina Greuel and Kami Stum, "Boys vs. Girls – Who Has ‘Cents’? "; 2nd and Best High School Board – Vicki Specht and Miranda Weber, "Should Taste Buds Get All the Credit?"; Honorable Mention on Display Board – Jason Freouf and Blaine Shivers, "Dude, Do You Know Where You Are? GPS Will Find You"; (Earth and Environmental Sciences) 2nd place, 2nd High School Best Display Board and Cash Award from Rocky Mountain Goat Assoc. – Cassie Harris, "Waste Organic Resource Material System".

Jr. High – (Health and Behavioral Sciences) 1st – Erin Specht, "Power or Peace Personalities : Which One Are You?"; (Engineering) 1st – Trey Harris, "Levitation"; (Biology) 3rd – Lauren Weber, "Does Music Affect Plant Growth?"; Honorable Mention ($5) and Wal-Mart(CD Walkman) winner – Megan Linder, "Which Food Molds the Quickest?"; (Physical Science) 2nd – Jayme Berggren, "Penzoil vs. AMC2000".

Elementary - (Physical Science) 1st – Jonathan Splitter, "How to Grow a Salt Garden"; Honorable Mention ($5) – Katie Sanders, "Is Black Ink Really Black?" and Joanna Specht, "Do Whitening Products Really Work?" (Best Elem. Dental Award); (Engineering) 2nd – Vincent Koeller, "Which 60-Watt Light Bulb Burnms Brightest? "; (Earth and Environmental Sciences) 2nd – Shelby Harris, "Do Different Kinds of Water Affect Plant Growth? "; (Biology) 3rd – Kirbi Stum , "Does Rotation Affect the Sprouting of Seeds"; Honorable Mention ($5) – Heather Arns, "Raising Sea Monkeys".

Seven Plainview finalists are going on to the Colorado State Science and Engineering Fair at Colorado State University in Fort Collins on April 10-12. Those finalists are: Katharina Greuel, Kami Stum, Vicki Specht, Miranda Weber, Erin Specht, Trey Harris and Jayme Berggren.

Sponsors for the group were 6th grade instructor, Cheri Hopkins and High School and Junior High Science instructor, Brenda Fickenscher.

Three students recently competed in the Regional Science Fair in Lamar where winning projects qualify to go on to the state level. All three boys represented Eads well and brought their projects home giving demonstrations for the younger elementary students throughout the week.

Jake Fox, a fifth grader, won first place in the Elementary Physical Science category with his project entitled "Carbon Dioxide."

Tyler Fox, a sixth grader, won second place in the Junior High Biology division with his project entitled "Yeast Busters." Tyler also won $10 in the category of Excellence in Photography.

Austin Adamson, fifth grader, did not place but competed in the Elementary Physical Science division with his project entitled, "Van de Graaff Generator."

The students appreciated the trophies, plaques, area merchant gifts and the cash awards. Congratulations to all the participants for a great showing and good luck at the state competition.