JONESBORO Lovejoy High will be well-represented in the Georgia Science and Engineering Fair at the University of Georgia later this month.

Officials announced the school is sending four students Ayodele Foster-McCray, Joshua Ojo-Osagie, Jason Reyes and Dagm Behailu to compete among the states brightest young scientists-in-the-making.

Clayton County Public Schools will send several more to Athens March 26-28 to present their projects, including Jane Louangxay and Peace Olaniran, both of Jonesboro High. Drew Highs Georgia Antwi-Adjei will join the group, too, along with Wendy Vuong and Brittany Chopra, who are students at Stillwell School of the Arts.

They all received top prizes and awards from the recent Clayton County Regional Science Fair.

Behailu earned the Excellence in Computer Science Award while McCray received the Behavioral Science Award at the regional fair.

Fellow Lovejoy High students Allen Beatenbough and Jarad Dixon were recognized for Outstanding Earth Science Exhibit, while Louangxay received the Engineering Materials Award.

State representatives in the science fair middle school division include: Berenice Pinal-Zapata of Babb Middle; Vyvy Nguyen of Morrow Middle; Jasmine Sears of Roberts Middle; Lawrence Williams of Eddie White Academy; and Nia Lankford and Nia Douglass, both of Kendrick Middle.

Elite Scholars Academy will be represented by Chloe Vincent, David Egbuna and Theo Logan while Rex Mill Middle sends Mikelison Womack, Isiah Payne and Robert Smith Jr. to state competition.

Williams received the Engineering Materials Award. Egbuna earned the Outstanding Earth Science Award. Sears was awarded for Outstanding Physics Exhibit.

Smith earned the Outstanding Sustainability Award and the Clayton County Water Authority Award. Nguyen got the Plant Sciences Award while Jennifer Delgado of Babb Middle was recognized with the Women Geoscientists Award.

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Clayton County students to compete at Georgia Science and Engineering Fair