March 21, 2024
The 64th annual Northeastern Indiana Tri-State Regional Science Fair, hosted by Trine University on March 16, drew projects representing all areas of science from northeast Indiana elementary, middle and high school students.
Sixteen competitors qualified for the 36th annual Hoosier Science and Engineering Fair, which will be held April 6. A total of 96 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, William Gordon, James R Watson Elementary School; Second Place, Paul Stevens, Hendry Park Elementary School; Third Place, Wyatt Powell, Carlin Park Elementary School; Fourth Place, Griffin Kuhnle, J E Ober Elementary School; Fifth Place, Cole Crabill, J E Ober Elementary School; Honorable Mention, Jackson Croy, Croy Family Homeschool
Second Grade — First Place, Parker Robinson, Fremont Elementary School; Second Place, Noelle Miller, Ryan Park Elementary School; Third Place, Riley Hillegass, Saint Joseph School; Fourth Place, Breelyn Hamman, Ryan Park Elementary School; Fifth Place, Evelyn Hershman, Country Meadow Elementary School; Honorable Mention, Adelyn Campbell, Fremont Elementary School; Honorable Mention, Archer Perry, Fremont Elementary School; Honorable Mention, Stone Perry, Fremont Elementary School; Honorable Mention, Mercy Hayden, St John Lutheran School
Third Grade — First Place and Special Award, Hailey Stevens, Hendry Park Elementary School; Second Place, Coby Hofmeyer, James R Watson Elementary School; Third Place, Coralynn Foster, Fremont Elementary School; Fourth Place, Hannah Skinner, Ryan Park Elementary School; Fifth Place, Courtney Ashenfelter, J E Ober Elementary School; Honorable Mention, Charlotte Kempf, James R Watson Elementary School
Fourth Grade — First Place and Special Award, Xavier Baumgartner, McKenney-Harrison Elementary School; Second Place, Lincoln Moser, St John Lutheran School; Third Place, Nora Jarrett, Wayne Center Elementary School; Fourth Place, Margaret Wyatt, Saint Joseph School; Fifth Place, Isabella Lemon, Fremont Elementary School; Honorable Mention, Aaliyah Bell, Carlin Park Elementary School; Honorable Mention, Mila Carroll, Hendry Park Elementary School
Fifth grade — First Place and Special Award, Weston Miller, Ryan Park Elementary School; Second Place, Adeleine Rentz, Ryan Park Elementary School; Third Place, Camry Everage, Ryan Park Elementary School; Fourth Place, Caden Crabill, J E Ober Elementary School; Fifth Place, Allie Jones, Saint Joseph School; Honorable Mention, Lora Holt, Country Meadow Elementary School; Honorable Mention, Jetty Edgel, Hendry Park Elementary School; Honorable Mention, Magnolia Harmon and Lillith Smith, J E Ober Elementary School
American Chemical Society, NE Indiana Section — Pearl Slentz, Butler Elementary School
American Chemical Society, Trine University Student Affiliate — Pearl Slentz, Butler Elementary School
American Criminal Justice Association, TAO Chapter, Junior/Senior Division — Pearl Slentz, Butler Elementary School
American Institute of Chemical Engineers — Senior Division, Ava Budak, Angola High School; Junior Division, William Landrum, Saint Mary Elementary School; Elementary Division, Violet Rivir, Riverdale Elementary School
American Psychological Association — Juaniko Hernandezpeterson, Saint Mary Elementary School
Angola Lions Club — Isaac Hefty, DeKalb Middle School; Weston Miller, Ryan Park Elementary School
Association of Women Geoscientists — Ava Budak, Angola High School
Biophysical Society, Senior Division — Matthias Hefty, DeKalb High School
Cameron Memorial Hospital Foundation, Junior — Aspen James, Butler Elementary School
Health Science Association — Olivia Woodcox, DeKalb High School
Indiana Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts, LaGrange, Steuben and DeKalb Counties — Senior, Noelle Miller, Ryan Park Elementary School; Junior, Isaac Hefty, DeKalb Middle School; Elementary, Bryson Edsall, Butler Elementary School
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Senior Division — First Place, Cord Akey, DeKalb High School; Second Place, Olivia Woodcox, DeKalb High School
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Junior Division — First Place, Marissa Lehrman, Riverdale Elementary School
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers-Eta Kappa Nu (IEEE-HKN) — Marissa Lehrman, Riverdale Elementary School
National Oceanographic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) — Rylan Shaffer, Butler Elementary School
Northeastern Center, Junior Division — Second Place, Kiara Hohenberger and Cannon Justice, Angola Middle School
Northeastern Center, Senior Division — First Place, Olivia Woodcox, DeKalb High School
Northeastern Center, Junior Division — First Place, Claire Swygart, Riverdale Elementary School
Northeastern Center, Elementary Division — First Place, Coby Hofmeyer, James R Watson Elementary School; Second Place, Hailey Stevens, Hendry Park Elementary School
Northeast Indiana Solid Waste Management — Senior, Titus Refner, DeKalb High School; Bryson Edsall, Butler Elementary School; Noelle Miller, Ryan Park Elementary School
Pre-Physician Assistant Club of Trine (PPACT), Senior Division — Ava Budak, Angola High School; Olivia Woodcox, DeKalb High School
Purdue College of Agriculture — Senior Division, Ava Budak, Angola High School; Junior Division, Isaac Hefty, DeKalb Middle School; Elementary, Weston Miller, Ryan Park Elementary School;
Regenron Biomedical Science Award, Senior Division — Matthias Hefty, DeKalb High School
Ricoh Sustainable Development Award — Isaac Hefty, DeKalb Middle School
Society for In Vitro Biology, 11th Grade — Cord Akey, DeKalb High School
Society of Women Engineers, Senior Division — Matthias Hefty, DeKalb High School; Junior Division, Alexandria Baumgartner, McKenney-Harrison Elementary School; Elementary Division, Allie Jones, Saint Joseph School
Thermo Fisher Junior Innovators Challenge, Junior Division — Dawson,Cline, Angola Middle School; Tyson Gilbert, Angola Middle School; Emily Scoville, Butler Elementary School; Aspen James, Butler Elementary School; Pearl Slentz, Butler Elementary School; Emmett Gibson, DeKalb Middle School; Isaac Hefty, DeKalb Middle School; Marissa Lehrman, Riverdale Elementary School; Juaniko Hernandezpeterson, Saint Mary Elementary School; Ally Lazoff, Saint Mary Elementary School; William Landrum, Saint Mary Elementary School
Tri Beta-Xi Beta Chapter — Senior, Cord Akey, DeKalb High School; Junior, Grayson Ruckman, Garrett Middle School; Elementary, Charlotte Kempf, James R Watson Elementary School
Trine University Chemistry Department — Pearl Slentz, Butler Elementary School
Trine University Math Club-Mathematical Association Student Chapter, Best Use of Mathematics — Matthias Hefty, DeKalb High School
Trine University Math Club-Mathematical Association Student Chapter, Most Original Use of Mathematics — William Landrum, Saint Mary Elementary School
Trine University Robotics Club — Oliver Osborn, Angola Middle School
United States Agency for International Development — Ava Budak, Angola High School
United States Air Force — Ava Budak, Angola High School; Pearl Slentz, Butler Elementary School; Alexandria Baumgartner, McKenney-Harrison Elementary School; Juaniko Hernandezpeterson, Saint Mary Elementary School
United States Metric Association — Titus Refner, DeKalb High School
United States Office of Naval Research, Senior — Matthias Hefty, DeKalb High School; Olivia Woodcox, DeKalb High School
United States Office of Naval Research, Junior — Hans Hankey, Butler Elementary School; William,Landrum, Saint Mary Elementary School
Yale Science & Engineering Association — Cord Akey, DeKalb High School
Junior Animal Sciences — First Place, Dawson Cline, Angola Middle School; Second Place, Alexander Mays, Garrett Middle School
Junior Behavioral and Social Sciences — First Place, Emily Scoville, Butler Elementary School; Second Place, Claire Swygart, Riverdale Elementary School; Third Place, Kiara Hohenberger and Cannon Justice, Angola Middle School
Junior Biochemistry — First Place, Juaniko Hernandezpeterson, Saint Mary Elementary School
Junior Biomedical and Health Sciences — First Place, Aspen James, Butler Elementary School
Junior Chemistry — First Place, Pearl Slentz, Butler Elementary School; Second Place, Brooklyn Rupley, Saint Mary Elementary School; Third Place, Liberty Tipton, Saint Mary Elementary School
Junior Earth and Environmental Science — First Place, Ally Lazoff, Saint Mary Elementary School; Second Place, Bryson Edsall, Butler Elementary School; Third Place, Lucia Warner, Saint Mary Elementary School; Fourth Place, Grayson Ruckman, Garrett Middle School
Junior Engineering — First Place, William Landrum, Saint Mary Elementary School; Second Place, Alexandria Baumgartner, McKenney-Harrison Elementary School; Third Place, Hans Hankey, Butler Elementary School; Fourth Place, Sullivan Fisher, Saint Mary Elementary School
Junior Microbiology — First Place, Tyson Gilbert, Angola Middle School; Second Place, Forest Parnell and Draven Cole, Angola Middle School
Junior Physics and Astronomy — First Place, Emmett Gibson, DeKalb Middle School; Second Place, Oliver Osborn, Angola Middle School; Third Place, Connor Reardon, Rieken Keaton, and Anthony Camillo, Angola Middle School; Fourth Place, Brantlee Shull, Riverdale Elementary School
Junior Plant Sciences — First Place, Isaac Hefty, DeKalb Middle School; Second Place, Chandler Engle and Dena Schlabach, Westview Elementary School; Third Place, Serenity Hayden, St John Lutheran School
Junior Robotics and Embedded Systems —First Place, Marissa Lehrman, Riverdale Elementary School; Second Place, Cruz Everage, Angola Middle School
Senior Animal Sciences — First Place, Cord Akey, DeKalb High School
Senior Behavioral and Social Sciences — First Place, Logan Golden, East Noble High School; Second Place, Olivia Woodcox, DeKalb High School
Senior Engineering — First Place, Matthias Hefty, DeKalb High School
Senior Plant Sciences — First Place, Ava Budak, Angola High School; Second Place, Titus Refner, DeKalb High School
Junior Division — First Place, Isaac Hefty, DeKalb Middle School; Second Place, Marissa Lehrman, Riverdale Elementary School; Third Place, William Landrum, Saint Mary Elementary School
Hoosier Science and Engineering Fair, Grades 4-8: Pearl Slentz, Butler Elementary School; Emily Scoville, Butler Elementary School; Isaac Hefty, DeKalb Middle School; Alexandria Baumgartner, McKenney-Harrison Elementary School; Xavier Baumgartner, McKenney-Harrison Elementary School; Marissa Lehrman, Riverdale Elementary School; Weston Miller, Ryan Park Elementary School; Adeleine Rentz, Ryan Park Elementary School; William Landrum, Saint Mary Elementary School; Lincoln Moser, St John Lutheran School;
Hoosier Science and Engineering Fair, Senior Division — Ava Budak, Angola High School; Cord Akey, DeKalb High School; Olivia Woodcox, DeKalb High School; Matthias Hefty, DeKalb High School; Titus Refner, DeKalb High School; Logan Golden, East Noble High School
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