Local Students Showcase Smarts at Middle School Science Fair

  • First place in Biology and Behavioral Sciences, Raygen Teveldal, Brooke Mohling and Makynna Heim (not pictured) - “Extracting DNA from a strawberry.”
    First place in Biology and Behavioral Sciences, Raygen Teveldal, Brooke Mohling and Makynna Heim (not pictured) - “Extracting DNA from a strawberry.”
  • First place Physical Science and Engineering, Ezra Anson, Paxton Walz and Hudson Weber - “Building a go-kart.”
    First place Physical Science and Engineering, Ezra Anson, Paxton Walz and Hudson Weber - “Building a go-kart.”
  • Honorable mention in Physical Science and Engineering, Darcy Ormsmith and Jewel McGeough - “Lichtenburg Lightning.”
    Honorable mention in Physical Science and Engineering, Darcy Ormsmith and Jewel McGeough - “Lichtenburg Lightning.”
  • Second place in Physical Science and Engineering, Ryder Roduner, Rylan Fagerhaug, Hayes Christensen - “Ammo Electrical Box.”
    Second place in Physical Science and Engineering, Ryder Roduner, Rylan Fagerhaug, Hayes Christensen - “Ammo Electrical Box.”

    The 2023 Wessington Springs Science Fair was held March 1 and featured 30 student projects. The following students have been invited to represent the Wessington Springs School District at the regional science fair on March 28 at South Dakota State University in Brookings, SD.

    Middle School Physical Science and Engineering

    1st- Building a Go-Kart – Paxton Walz, Hudson Weber, Ezra Anson 2nd – Ammo Electrical Box – Rylan Fagerhaug, Ryder Roduner, Hayes Christensen 3rd- Break it – Emmit Feistner, Wyatt Arhart, Cole Wenzel.

    Honorable Mention and Advancing to Regional Science Fair (in no order)

    • The Walking Desk – Felicity Ormsmith and Morgan Mentele

    • Lichtenburg Lightning –Darcy Ormsmith and Jewel McGeough

    • Baseball Bat Take 2 – Will Grohs, Nolan Schaller, Hunter Heezen

    • Don’t Be Rusty – Teagan Scheel and Wesley Molnar

    • Torquing Belts till they break – Mitchell Orth, Micah Orth, Sutton Jensen

    • You Will Burn (?) - Zachary Kruse

    Middle School Biology and Behavioral Sciences

    1st – Extracting DNA from a Strawberry – Raygen Teveldal, Brooke Mohling, and Makynna Heim 2nd- The Thickest Test – Anna Arhart and Brooklyn Caffee 3rd- What type of sponges are better? – Jerrytt Culver.

    Honorable Mentions and Advancing to Regions- (in no order)

    • Heart Strong Horses – Ella Kolousek and Alexis Roesler

    • Homemade or store bought food - Lilly Roesler, Taryn Bartel, and Madelyn Gaikowski

     

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