March 22, 2018
CRANE, Ind. – Students from 11 area school systems entered a record 200 projects to compete for awards and cash prizes in the 34th Annual Team Crane Science Fair held at WestGate Academy Conferencing & Training Center on Wednesday.
The 200 entries represent an 18 percent increase in participation from 2017, when 165 projects were entered, and an impressive 47 percent increase from 2016, when 106 projects were submitted. Awards were given out in seven Junior Division Categories and seven Senior Division Categories, as well as an overall award for the top Junior and the top Senior projects.
“The most rewarding part is seeing the kids taking the initiative to learn more about science and go outside of the classroom to do things that they’re not necessarily learning in class,” said Tina Closser, NSWC Crane’s STEM Coordinator. “These are skills these kids can take with them for the rest of their lives. Learning things is never wasted.”
The Team Crane Science Fair is part of the NSWC Crane’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) program, which strives to encourage the teaching of science, math and engineering in southern Indiana.
NSWC Crane's STEM reaches over 8,000 students through field trips, teacher trainings, a STEM lending library, and afterschool programs. The goals for STEM outreach are to facilitate STEM programs in local schools; motivate students, parents, and teachers to engage in STEM learning; cultivate an innovative, technically excellent STEM work force; and attract a technically excellent STEM workforce in the future.
The results from Wednesday’s Team Crane Science Fair are listed below.
Behavioral Science, Junior Division
First Place: Abby Rodeck & Vanessa Meija – Jasper Middle School
Second Place: Karleigh LeMond & Haley Laymon – Jasper Middle School
Third Place: Kaylee Stinnett & Grace Kaeck – Jasper Middle School
Biology, Junior Division
First Place: Patricia Soliday & Jarin Shake – White River Valley Jr. High
Second Place: Kylee Tollett – Bloomfield Jr. High
Third Place: Anna Stoll & Kylie Murray – Shoals Jr. High
Chemistry, Junior Division
First Place: Adalyn Wiseman – Bloomfield Jr. High
Second Place: Shawnee Easterwood & Stormie Kilgore – White River Valley Jr. High
Third Place: Haley Fischer & Matthew St. Ives – Shoals Jr. High
Consumer Science, Junior Division
First Place: Genevieve Grav, Destiny Porter & Maddie Richards – Bloomfield Jr. High
Second Place: Eli Stoll & Cade Brett – Shoals Jr. High
Third Place: Ethan Todd – Loogootee Jr. High
Environmental Science, Junior Division
First Place: Boone Holtsclaw & Miles Skomp – Bloomfield Jr. High
Second Place: Karleigh Dunn & Selena Penick – Jasper Middle School
Third Place: Grace Gingerich – Loogootee Jr. High
Innovations, Junior Division
First Place: Klee Sill – Homeschool
Second Place: Brenna Hildenbrand & Kella Lichlyter – Jasper Middle School
Third Place: Adalyn Pyne – Linton Jr. High
Physics, Junior Division
First Place: Cole Buechler – Jasper Middle School
Second Place: Hope Fromme & Ellie Knies – Jasper Middle School
Third Place: Xavier Frank – Eastern Greene Jr. High
Behavioral Science, Senior Division
First Place: Jeffrey Mayfield – North Daviess High School
Second Place: Alexis Anderson & Shaelynn McDonald – Linton High School
Biology, Senior Division
First Place: Olivia Stoll – Shoals High School
Second Place: Kendra Howard – Shoals High School
Chemistry, Senior Division
First Place: Mattie Lawyer – North Daviess High School
Second Place: Harley Bailey – Linton High School
Third Place: McKenzie Lawyer – North Daviess High School
Consumer Science, Senior Division
First Place: Melanie Hawkins – Shoals High School
Second Place: Kayla Smock & Carson Brown – Linton High School
Environmental Science, Senior Division
First Place: Ankush Dhawan – Signature School
Innovations, Senior Division
First Place: Alex Buck – Homeschool
Physics, Senior Division
First Place: Jacie Graber – North Daviess High School
Second Place: Paige Closser – North Daviess High School
Special Awards:
Overall Junior Award: Klee Sill – Homeschool
Overall Senior Award: Ankush Dhawan – Signature School
Association of Old Crows Senior Award: Ankush Dhawan – Signature School
Association of Old Crows Junior Award: Abby Rodeck & Vanessa Mejia – Jasper Middle School
Association of Old Crows Hon. Mention Award: Boone Holtsclaw & Miles Skomp – Bloomfield Jr. High
Federally Employed Women Senior Award: Mackenzie Lawyer – North Daviess High
Federally Employed Women Junior Award: Grace Gingerich – Loogootee Jr. High
Vincennes Scholarship Winners: Olivia Stoll -- Shoals High School
Ankush Dhawan – Signature School