SENECA Students of Seneca Grade Schools South Campus held their Science Fair on Feb. 20.

After months of work, designing, testing and reporting on their chosen topics, students submitted 24 projects for judging, according to a news release from the school.

The results were announced after parents viewed the projects and enjoyed refreshments.

Previous winners, Krista Eikleberry and Jennie Paulsen, spoke of their memorable science club experiences, and the student council Voices students helped present the awards.

The winners of the science fair were honored with prizes donated by local businesses: grand prize, sponsored by Cargill, to How Much Can You Learn by Jacob Ursua; second place, sponsored by Fergarias: The Pitch and Efficiency of Wind Turbines by Amber Vroman, and Renewable Wind Energy by Luke Sangston; and third place, sponsored by Joseph Herrera: Wind Power Energy by Brandon Applebee and Harley Wayne, and The Human Mind, by Krista Eikleberry.

Special awards also were given for a variety of categories, including Most Creative Display Board, sponsored by Family Video, to Following the Rain by Reese Sanburg and Maggie Carpenter; Most Original Project, sponsored by Roxy Theater to The Guppy Games by Meagan Potter; Best in Category, Life/Behavioral Science, sponsored by Jimmy Johns to Gender Wars by Ava Terry; Best in Category, Chemistry, sponsored by Papa Johns Pizza to Sticky Science by Lily Saager; Best in Category, Consumer Science, sponsored by Sams Pizza to Big Name Bust by Riley Johnson; Best in Category, Environmental Science, sponsored by Wendys to Battle of the Fertilizers, by Justine Ursua and Brooke Roseland, and Best in Category, Physical Science, sponsored by Jimmy Johns to Electric Pickle by CJ Wignes and Austin Marshall.

Six students, Jennie Paulsen, Isaiah Swon, Jacob Ursua, Garrett Granby, Meagan Potter, and Krista Eikleberry, will be advancing to the Regional Science Fair at Northern Illinois University in March.

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