Local students honored at Science Fair

The 66th annual Northeastern Indiana Tri-State Regional Science Fair, hosted by Trine University on March 14, drew projects representing all areas of science from northeast Indiana elementary, middle and high school students.

Eighteen competitors qualified for the 38th annual Hoosier Science and Engineering Fair, which will be held March 28. A total of 107 students participated in the event, held in Trine’s Best Hall of Science.

Student awards were presented in the following categories:

First Grade: First Place, Tyler Grothause, Ryan Park Elementary School; Second Place, Tucker Morgan Ryan Park Elementary School; Third Place, Rylee Superczynski, Hendry Park Elementary School; Honorable Mention, Davi Momyer, Hendry Park Elementary School, Mav Pyck, Waterloo Elementary School.

Second grade: First Place, Nolan Souder, J E Ober Elementary School; Second Place, Jaedyn Jaeger, Fremont Elementary School; Third Place, Dawson Tuttle, Fremont Elementary School; Honorable Mention, Quinten Champion, Fremont Elementary School, Iroh Faust, McKenney-Harrison Elementary School.

Third Grade: First Place, William Gordon, James R Watson Elementary School; Second Place, Paul Stevens, Hendry Park Elementary School; Third Place, Nolan Staley, Fremont Elementary School; Fourth Place, Alara Rangwala, Pleasant Lake Montessori School; Fifth Place, Isla Momyer, Hendry Park Elementary School; Honorable Mention, Tommy Blake, Ryan Park Elementary School, Maggie Schwyn, Butler Elementary School, Liam Shough, North Side Elementary School, Beckett Troutman, Ryan Park Elementary School.

Fourth Grade: First Place, Riley Hillegass, Saint Joseph School; Second Place, Sophia Yagodinski, Carlin Park Elementary School; Third Place, Abigail Fett, Carlin Park Elementary School; Fourth Place, Rowan Heal, North Side Elementary School; Fifth Place, Addison Rowlands, Ryan Park Elementary School; Honorable Mention, Brynn Baird, Hendry Park Elementary School, Breelyn Hamman, Ryan Park Elementary School, Owen Moody, J E Ober Elementary School.

Fifth Grade: First Place, Alexis Bell, Butler Elementary School; Second Place, Adam Otefi, Ryan Park Elementary School; Third Place, Sofia Stroud, Hendry Park Elementary School; Fourth Place, Piper Surface, Butler Elementary School; Fifth Place, Leo Reynolds, Riverdale Elementary School; Honorable Mention, Aliana Carpenter, Hendry Park Elementary School.

Junior Animal Sciences: First Place, Jenna Schrock and Lorraine Nisley, Westview Elementary School; Second Place, Kendall Farrand, Butler Elementary School.

Junior Biochemistry: First Place, Delaney Mullins, Saint Mary Elementary School.

Junior Behavioral and Social Sciences: First Place, Ellie Hamm and Avery VonGunten, Westview Elementary School; Second Place, William Beck, Riverdale Elementary School.

Junior Biomedical and Health Sciences: First Place, Heidi Miller and Andrew Martin, Westview Elementary School; Second Place, Kadyn Brown, Butler Elementary School; Third Place, Adyson Moore, Butler Elementary School.

Junior Chemistry: First Place, Kenadee Rupley, Saint Mary Elementary School; Second Place, Lawson Barron, Saint Mary Elementary School; Third Place, Jordyn Dunham, Butler Elementary School; Fourth Place, Sariah Detweiler and Audrey Yoder, Westview Elementary School; Fifth Place, Hunter Holiday, Angola Middle School.

Junior Earth and Environmental Sciences: First Place, Leonel Salinas, Angola Middle School.

Junior Environmental Engineering: First Place, Aaron Hershberger and Austin Schlabach, Westview Elementary School.

Junior Engineering Technology, Statics and Dynamics: First Place, Graydon Coan, Saint Mary Elementary School; Second Place, Aiden Plant, Saint Mary Elementary School; Third Place, Grace Teusch, Saint Mary Elementary School.

Junior Materials Science: First Place, Aaliyah Bell, Angola Middle School; Second Place, Hannah Leathers, Saint Mary Elementary School.

Junior Plant Sciences: First Place, Eva Wysong, St. John Lutheran School; Second Place, Kenzie Eldridge, Angola Middle School; Third Place, Declan Monroe, Saint Mary Elementary School.

Junior Robotics and Intelligent Machines: First Place, Evalynn Clingan, DeKalb Middle School; Second Place, Sheyanna Alleshouse, Riverdale Elementary School; Third Place, Eli Baker, Riverdale Elementary School; Fourth Place, Emerie Collins, Riverdale Elementary School.

Senior Biochemistry: First Place, Nathanial Schlotter: East Noble High School.

Senior Behavioral and Social Sciences: First Place, Logan Golden, East Noble High School.

Senior Biomedical and Health Sciences: First Place, Kiara Hohenberger, Angola High School.

Senior Environmental Engineering, First Place: Isaac Hefty, DeKalb High School.

Senior Physics and Astronomy: First Place, Grayson Floor, DeKalb High School.

Senior Robotics and Intelligent Machines: First Place, Myson Fairchild and Mason Schiffli, DeKalb High School.

Junior Division: First Place, Eva Wysong, St. John Lutheran School; Second Place, Evalynn Clingan, DeKalb Middle School; Third Place, Kenadee Rupley, Saint Mary Elementary School.

Grade Three, Special Award: William Gordon, James R Watson Elementary School.

Grade Four, Special Award: Breelyn Hamman, Ryan Park Elementary School.

Grade Five, Special Award: Alexis Bell, Butler Elementary School.

American Chemical Society, NE Indiana Section: Kenadee Rupley, Saint Mary Elementary School.

American Chemical Society, Trine University Student Affiliate: Kenadee Rupley, Saint Mary Elementary School; Nathanial Schlotter, East Noble High School.

American Criminal Justice Association, TAO Chapter, Elementary Division: DoraAnne Welch, Ryan Park Elementary School.

American Criminal Justice Association, TAO Chapter, Junior Division: Ellie Hamm and Avery VonGunten, Westview Elementary School.

American Criminal Justice Association, TAO Chapter, Senior Division: Logan Golden, East Noble High School.

American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Elementary Division: Sophia Yagodinski, Carlin Park Elementary School.

American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Junior Division: Kenadee Rupley, Saint Mary Elementary School.

American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Senior Division: Nathanial Schlotter, East Noble High School.

American Psychological Association: Ellie Hamm and Avery VonGunten, Westview Elementary School.

Angola Lions Club, Grade Five: Alexis Bell, Butler Elementary School.

Angola Lions Club, Junior Division: Aaliyah Bell, Angola Middle School.

Association for Women Geoscientists: Leah Smith, Fremont Elementary School.

Association for Women in Mathematics, Trine University Chapter, Best Use of Mathematics: Isaac Hefty, DeKalb High School.

Association for Women in Mathematics, Trine University Chapter, Most Original Use of Mathematics: Graydon Coan, Saint Mary Elementary School.

Cameron Health Community Foundation, Junior: Heidi Miller and Andrew Martin, Westview Elementary School.

Cameron Health Community Foundation, Senior: Kiara Hohenberger, Angola High School.

Citadel Securities Innovation Prize, Junior Division: Evalynn Clingan, DeKalb Middle School.

Citadel Securities Innovation Prize, Senior Division: Isaac Hefty, DeKalb High School.

Health Science Association: Heidi Miller and Andrew Martin, Westview Elementary School.

Indiana Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts, LaGrange, Steuben, and DeKalb Counties: First Place, Isaac Hefty, DeKalb High School; Second Place, William Gordon, James R Watson Elementary School; Third Place, Leonel Salinas, Angola Middle School.

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers-Eta Kappa Nu (IEEE-HKN): Sheyanna Alleshouse, Riverdale Elementary School.

Mud - Soil and Water Conservation Society, Student Chapter of Trine University, Elementary Division: Maggie Schwyn, Butler Elementary School

Mud - Soil and Water Conservation Society, Student Chapter of Trine University, Junior Division: Declan Monroe, Saint Mary Elementary School.

Mud - Soil and Water Conservation Society, Student Chapter of Trine University, Senior Division: Isaac Hefty, DeKalb High School.

Northeast Indiana Solid Waste Management, Elementary: Iroh Faust, McKenney-Harrison Elementary School.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA): Grayson Floor, DeKalb High School.

National Oceanographic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): Grayson Floor, DeKalb High School.

Northeast Indiana Solid Waste Management, Junior: Leonel Salinas, Angola Middle School.

Northeast Indiana Solid Waste Management, Senior: Nathanial Schlotter, East Noble High School.

Pre-Physician Assistant Club of Trine (PPACT), Senior Division: Kiara Hohenberger, Angola High School; Nathanial Schlotter, East Noble High School.

Regenron Biomedical Science Award, Senior Division: Kiara Hohenberger, Angola High School.

Ricoh Sustainable Development Award: Leonel Salinas, Angola Middle School.

Society of Women Engineers, Elementary Division: Isla Momyer, Hendry Park Elementary School.

Society of Women Engineers, Junior Division: Evalynn Clingan, DeKalb Middle School.

Society of Women Engineers, Senior Division: Kiara Hohenberger, Angola High School.

Thermo Fisher Junior Innovators Challenge, Junior Division: Aaliyah Bell, Angola Middle School; Evalynn Clingan, DeKalb Middle School; Graydon Coan, Saint Mary Elementary School; Delaney Mullins, Saint Mary Elementary School; Kenadee Rupley, Saint Mary Elementary School; Leonel Salinas, Angola Middle School; Eva Wysong, St. John Lutheran School.

Tri Beta - Xi Beta Chapter, Elementary: Iroh Faust, McKenney-Harrison Elementary School.

Tri Beta - Xi Beta Chapter, Junior: Eva Wysong, St. John Lutheran School.

Tri Beta - Xi Beta Chapter, Senior: Nathanial Schlotter, East Noble High School.

Trine University Chemistry Award: Kenadee Rupley, Saint Mary Elementary School.

Trine University Future Forensic Scientists, Forensic Biology: Heidi Miller and Andrew Martin, Westview Elementary School.

Trine University Future Forensic Scientists, Forensic Chemistry: Lawson Barron, Saint Mary Elementary School.

Trine University Math Club-Mathematical Association Student Chapter, Best Use of Mathematics: Logan Golden, East Noble High School.

Trine University Math Club-Mathematical Association Student Chapter, Most Original Use of Mathematics: Nathanial Schlotter, East Noble High School.

Trine University Robotics Club: Myson Fairchild and Mason Schiffli, DeKalb High School.

United States Air Force, Junior Division: Kadyn Brown, Butler Elementary School; Delaney Mullins, Saint Mary Elementary School.

United States Air Force, Senior Division: Isaac Hefty, DeKalb High School; Kiara Hohenberger, Angola High School.

United States Metric Association: Nathanial Schlotter, East Noble High School.

United States Office of Naval Research, Junior: Kenzie Eldridge, Angola Middle School; Declan Monroe, Saint Mary Elementary School.

United States Office of Naval Research, Senior: Kiara Hohenberger, Angola High School; Nathanial Schlotter, East Noble High School.

Yale Science & Engineering Association: Nathanial Schlotter, East Noble High School.

Hoosier Science and Engineering Fair, Grades Four to Eight: Lawson Barron, Saint Mary Elementary School; Alexis Bell, Butler Elementary School; Evalynn Clingan, DeKalb Middle School; Graydon Coan, Saint Mary Elementary School; Ellie Hamm and Avery VonGunten, Westview Elementary School; Riley Hillegass, Saint Joseph School; Adam Otefi, Ryan Park Elementary School; Kenadee Rupley, Saint Mary Elementary School; Eva Wysong, St. John Lutheran School; Sophia Yagodinski, Carlin Park Elementary School.

Hoosier Science and Engineering Fair, Senior Division: Myson Fairchild and Mason Schiffli, DeKalb High School; Grayson Floor, DeKalb High School; Logan Golden, East Noble High School; Isaac Hefty, DeKalb High School; Kiara Hohenberger, Angola High School; Nathanial Schlotter, East Noble High School.