Suquamish Elementary Fifth Graders Win at State Science and Engineering Fair

Twenty 5th graders from Mrs. Kragen's AGATE class at Suquamish Elementary competed in the 58th annual Washington State Science and Engineering Fair in Bremerton on March 27 and 28. Eights students won special recognition.  They were among more than 500 presenters from grades K-12 who shared their projects, display boards and demonstration materials with judges. The judges for this state-wide fair volunteer their time to listen, critique, and praise students.
 
First Place trophy winners in the 1st-6th grade Junior Division category:

• Trevor Martin - Earth and Environmental Sciences Award for his project "Radical Radiometers"
• William Mixon - Animal Sciences Award for his project "Worm Hiding Preferences"
• Jada Torres - Biochemistry Award for her project "Yeast Beasts"
• Cale Moore - Chemistry Award for his project "Water Desalinization"
• Conner Nichols - Chemistry Award for his project "Popping Popcorn"
• Jake Steiner - Physics and Astronomy Award for his project "How High Will It Fly?"

Special Awards:

• Emma Yellowcalf - Bonneville Power Administration Achievement in Energy and Environment Award for her project "The Electric Potato"
• Andrew Massie - Bremerton PTA Award for his project "Fruit and Vegetable Ballistics"

Congratulations to these students!
 

(Pictured left to right:  Emma Yellowcalf, William Mixon, Cale Moore, Jada Torres, Conner Nichols, Jake Steiner, Andrew Massie, Trevor Martin)
 
WSSEF is an all-volunteer non-profit organization dedicated to promoting science, technology, engineering, and math across the state of Washington year-round.  WSSEFF awards more than $1.8 million in scholarships as well as special awards meeting specific criteria set by sponsors. For more information and for a list of current sponsors, list visit http://wssef.org.

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