Local students earn Science Fair awards

The 65th annual Northeastern Indiana Tri-State Regional Science Fair, hosted by Trine University on March 15, drew projects representing all areas of science from northeast Indiana elementary, middle and high school students.

Nineteen competitors qualified for the 37th annual Hoosier Science and Engineering Fair, which will be held April 5. A total of 114 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, Christopher Hamman, James R Watson Elementary School; Second Place, Jaedyn Jaeger, Hendry Park Elementary School; Third Place, Cole Crabill, J E Ober Elementary School; Fourth Place, Beckett Souder, McKenney-Harrison Elementary School; Fifth Place, Iroh Faust, McKenney-Harrison Elementary School.

Second Grade — First Place, Callan Rigelman, Country Meadow Elementary School; Second Place, Paul Stevens, Hendry Park Elementary School; Third Place, William Gordon, James R Watson Elementary School; Honorable Mention, Dawson Steele, Ryan Park Elementary School, Zachary Bowers, Fremont Elementary School, Wyatt Powell, Carlin Park Elementary School.

Third Grade — First Place, Breelyn Hamman, Ryan Park Elementary School; Second Place, William Staley, Fremont Elementary School; Third Place, Noelle Miller, Ryan Park Elementary School; Fourth Place, Emlyn Jaeger, Hendry Park Elementary School; Fifth Place, Brynn Baird, Hendry Park Elementary School; Honorable Mention, Stone Perry, Fremont Elementary School, Adelyn Campbell, Fremont Elementary School.

Fourth Grade — First Place, Luna Lochamire, Prairie Heights Elementary School; Second Place, Courtney Ashenfelter, J E Ober Elementary School; Third Place, Quinnlyn Lapham, Country Meadow Elementary School; Fourth Place, Hannah Skinner, Ryan Park Elementary School; Fifth Place, Ryan Danic, Hendry Park Elementary School; Honorable Mention, Hailey Stevens, Hendry Park Elementary School, Vada Seeman, Fremont Elementary School.

Fifth Grade — First Place, Kadyn Brown, Butler Elementary School; Second Place, Macy Rigelman, Country Meadow Elementary School; Third Place, Nora Jarrett, Wayne Center Elementary School; Fourth Place, Xavier Baumgartner, McKenney-Harrison Elementary School; Fifth Place, Jesse Danic, Hendry Park Elementary School; Honorable Mention, Eli Baker, Riverdale Elementary School, Margaret Wyatt, Saint Joseph School, Logan Vaught, Ryan Park Elementary School, Aaliyah Bell, Carlin Park Elementary School.

Junior Animal Sciences — First Place, Dayne Harrell, Garrett Middle School, Wyatt Melchi, Garrett Middle School.

Junior Biochemistry — First Place, Grace Teusch, Saint Mary Elementary School.

Junior Biomedical and Health Sciences — First Place, Brynnley Scheuneman, Westview Elementary School, Ryleigh Weimer, Westview Elementary School; Second Place, Layla Hostetler, Westview Elementary School, Hannah Miller, Westview Elementary School; Third Place, Madison Miller, Angola Middle School, Karli Bryan, Angola Middle School, Kayleigh Bell, Angola Middle School.

Junior Chemistry — First Place, Emmett Gibson, DeKalb Middle School; Second Place, Regina Morris, Saint Mary Elementary School; Third Place, Liberty Tipton, Saint Mary Elementary School; Fourth Place, Emma Carpenter, Angola Middle School, Rowan Knights, Angola Middle School; Fifth Place, Ethan Burgett, Butler Elementary School; Honorable Mention, Camry Everage, Angola Middle School, Cruz Everage, Angola Middle School, Aryana Bostwick, Angola Middle School.

Junior Earth and Environmental Sciences — First Place, Obie Raber, Westview Elementary School, Seth Lambright, Westview Elementary School; Second Place, Adalynn Malcolm, Butler Elementary School; Third Place, Ellie Vanover, Butler Elementary School; Fourth Place, Caden Crabill, Garrett Middle School.

Junior Embedded Systems — First Place, Maddox Brown, Butler Elementary School.

Junior Engineering Technology: Statics and Dynamics — First Place, Zach Jones, Westview Elementary School, Trently Wingard, Westview Elementary School.

Junior Environmental Engineering — First Place, Abigail Todd, DeKalb Middle School.

Junior Materials Science — First Place, Chloe Powell, Butler Elementary School; Second Place, Sullivan Fisher, Saint Mary Elementary School; Third Place, Paul Warner, Saint Mary Elementary School.

Junior Microbiology — First Place, Kade Campbell, St. John Lutheran School.

Junior Physics and Astronomy — First Place, Ally Lazoff, Saint Mary Elementary School; Second Place, Cody Kaufmann, Butler Elementary School.

Junior Plant Sciences — First Place, Isaac Hefty, DeKalb Middle School; Second Place, Weston Miller, Angola Middle School; Third Place, Lucy Warner, Saint Mary Elementary School; Fourth Place, Kenadee Rupley, Saint Mary Elementary School; Fifth Place, Madison Scoville, Butler Elementary School.

Junior Robotics and Intelligent Machines: First Place, Evalynn Clingan, DeKalb Middle School; Second Place, Monroe Smith, Riverdale Elementary School; Third Place, Charlotte Flater, Riverdale Elementary School; Fourth Place, Huck Keener, Riverdale Elementary School.

Senior Biomedical and Health Sciences — First Place, Cannon Justice, Angola High School, Kiara Hohenberger, Angola High School.

Senior Earth and Environmental Sciences — First Place, Nathanial Schlotter, East Noble High School; Second Place, Cord Akey, DeKalb High School.

Senior Mathematics — First Place, Aaron Meek, East Noble High School.

Senior Plant Sciences — First Place, Titus Refner, DeKalb High School.

Senior Systems Software — First Place, Kaden Klink, Angola High School, Daniel Koch, Angola High School.

Grade Three, Special Award — Noelle Miller, Ryan Park Elementary School.

Grade Four, Special Award — Vada Seeman, Fremont Elementary School.

American Chemical Society, Northeast Indiana Section — Emmett Gibson, DeKalb Middle School.

American Chemical Society, Trine University Student Affiliate — Nathanial Schlotter, East Noble High School.

American Criminal Justice Association, TAO Chapter — Elementary Division, Courtney Ashenfelter, J E Ober Elementary School; Junior Division, Cody Kaufmann, Butler Elementary School; Senior Division, Kaden Klink, Angola High School, Daniel Koch, Angola High School.

American Institute of Chemical Engineers — Elementary Division, Noelle Miller, Ryan Park Elementary School; Junior Division, Emmett Gibson, DeKalb Middle School; Senior Division, Titus Refner, DeKalb High School; Best in Show, Xavier Baumgartner, McKenney-Harrison Elementary School.

American Psychological Association — Cannon Justice, Angola High School, Kiara Hohenberger, Angola High School.

Angola Lions Club — Macy Rigelman, Country Meadow Elementary School, Isaac Hefty, DeKalb Middle School, Weston Miller, Angola Middle School.

Association of Women Geoscientists — Evelyn Reynolds, Riverdale Elementary School.

Cameron Memorial Hospital Foundation — Brynnley Scheuneman, Westview Elementary School, Ryleigh Weimer, Westview Elementary School, Cannon Justice, Angola High School, Kiara Hohenberger, Angola High School.

Genius Olympiad — Cord Akey, DeKalb High School, Nathanial Schlotter, East Noble High School, Aaron Meek, East Noble High School.

Health Science Association — Brynnley Scheuneman, Westview Elementary School, Ryleigh Weimer, Westview Elementary School.

Indiana Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts, LaGrange, Steuben, and DeKalb Counties — First Place, Weston Miller, Angola Middle School; Second Place, Alaina Conforto, Fremont Elementary School; Third Place, Titus Refner, DeKalb High School.

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Junior Division — First Place, Maddox Brown, Butler Elementary School.

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Senior Division — Second Place, Kaden Klink, Angola High School, Daniel Koch, Angola High School.

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers-Eta Kappa Nu (IEEE-HKN) — Evalynn Clingan, DeKalb Middle School.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) — Isaac Hefty, DeKalb Middle School.

National Oceanographic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) — Nathanial Schlotter, East Noble High School.

Northeast Indiana Solid Waste Management — Elementary, Ella Heaton, St. John Lutheran School; Junior, Abigail Todd, DeKalb Middle School; Senior, Cord Akey, DeKalb High School.

Pre-Physician Assistant Club of Trine (PPACT) — Senior Division, Cannon Justice, Angola High School, Kiara Hohenberger, Angola High School.

Purdue College of Agriculture — Elementary Division, Macy Rigelman, Country Meadow Elementary School; Junior Division, Isaac Hefty, DeKalb Middle School; Senior Division, Titus Refner, DeKalb High School.

Regenron Biomedical Science Award — Senior Division, Cannon Justice, Angola High School, Kiara Hohenberger, Angola High School.

Ricoh Sustainable Development Award — Macy Rigelman, Country Meadow Elementary School.

Society of Women Engineers — Elementary Division, Noelle Miller, Ryan Park Elementary School; Junior Division, Abigail Todd, DeKalb Middle School; Senior Division, Cannon Justice, Angola High School, Kiara Hohenberger, Angola High School.

Thermo Fisher Junior Innovators Challenge, Junior Division — Emmett Gibson, DeKalb Middle School, Obie Raber, Westview Elementary School, Seth Lambright, Westview Elementary School, Ally Lazoff, Saint Mary Elementary School, Isaac Hefty, DeKalb Middle School, Evalynn Clingan, DeKalb Middle School.

Tri Beta - Xi Beta Chapter — Elementary, Coby Hofmeyer, James R Watson Elementary School; Junior, Brynnley Scheuneman, Westview Elementary School, Ryleigh Weimer, Westview Elementary School; Senior, Cord Akey, DeKalb High School.

Trine University Chemistry Department — Emmett Gibson, DeKalb Middle School.

Trine University Future Forensic Scientists — Forensic Biology, Adalynn Malcolm, Butler Elementary School; Forensic Chemistry, Liberty Tipton, Saint Mary Elementary School.

Trine University Math Club – Mathematical Association Student Chapter — Best Use of Mathematics, Nathanial Schlotter, East Noble High School; Most Original Use of Mathematics, Aaron Meek, East Noble High School.

Trine University Robotics Club — Evalynn Clingan, DeKalb Middle School.

United States Agency for International Development — Monroe Smith, Riverdale Elementary School.

United States Air Force — Senior Division, Cord Akey, DeKalb High School, Aaron Meek, East Noble High School; Junior Division, Ally Lazoff, Saint Mary Elementary School, Evalynn Clingan, DeKalb Middle School.

United States Office of Naval Research — Senior, Aaron Meek, East Noble High School, Nathanial Schlotter, East Noble High School; Junior, Emmett Gibson, DeKalb Middle School.

Water Environment Federation/Stockholm Junior Water Prize Competition — Senior Division, Nathanial Schlotter, East Noble High School.

Yale Science & Engineering Association — Kaden Klink, Angola High School, Daniel Koch, Angola High School.

Junior Division — First Place, Emmett Gibson, DeKalb Middle School; Second Place, Ally Lazoff, Saint Mary Elementary School; Third Place, Evalynn Clingan, DeKalb Middle School.

Hoosier Science and Engineering Fair, Grades Four to Eight — Evalynn Clingan, DeKalb Middle School, Ally Lazoff, Saint Mary Elementary School, Emmett Gibson, DeKalb Middle School, Brynnley Scheuneman, Westview Elementary School, Ryleigh Weimer, Westview Elementary School, Isaac Hefty, DeKalb Middle School, Monroe Smith, Riverdale Elementary School, Luna Lochamire, Prairie Heights Elementary School, Courtney Ashenfelter, J E Ober Elementary School, Kadyn Brown, Butler Elementary School, Macy Rigelman, Country Meadow Elementary School.

Hoosier Science and Engineering Fair, Senior Division — Cannon Justice, Angola High School, Kiara Hohenberger, Angola High School, Cord Akey, DeKalb High School, Nathanial Schlotter, East Noble High School, Aaron Meek, East Noble High School, Titus Refner, DeKalb High School, Kaden Klink, Angola High School, Daniel Koch, Angola High School.