Two MCSF Students named to Broadcom MASTERS Top 300!

Posted on September 9, 2022 by Registration

Congratulations to Aashrita Bhamidimarri and Prayrona Choudhury for being named to the top 300 students in the Broadcom MASTERS science project competition! They were selected from 1,807 entrants, who came from 47 states, Guam and Puerto Rico. Each of the Top 300 MASTERS will receive a $125 award from DoD STEM. With this prize, the Department of Defense continues its support of youth in STEM, working towards a more diverse pipeline of highly qualified STEM professionals in the future.

Aashrita completed her project, “Addressing a ‘Root’ Cause – One ‘Drop’ at a Time”, while she was an 8th grader at Enterprise Middle School in West Richland. Prayrona completed her project, “AquaRover: A Vehicle for Surveying and Mapping of Aquatic Environments”, while she was a 7th grader at Leona Libby Middle School in West Richland.

They are now in the running to be one of the top 30 finalists chosen from this select pool to compete for more than $100,000 in awards and prizes. Finalists will be announced September 21. Best of luck to Aashrita and Prayrona!

You can learn more about the Broadcom MASTERS competition and see the full list of the Top 300 projects at: https://www.societyforscience.org/broadcom-masters/2022-top-300-masters-by-fair-id/

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MCSF Student Wins Gold at Genius Olympiad!

Posted on July 1, 2022 by Registration

Congratulations to Ruth Wise Maldonado for winning a Gold award for her science research project at the 2022 Genius Olympiad! She now has the opportunity to publish her research with the International Journal of High School Research. GENIUS Olympiad is an international high school project competition about environmental issues — learn more at their website at: https://geniusolympiad.org/

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More honors for MCSF Students

Posted on June 6, 2022 by Registration

Congratulations to Selene Rojas and Ruth Wise-Maldonado for being named finalists at the 2022 Genius Olympiad. Congratulations, to, to Ourania-Maria Glezakou-Elbert and Ruth Wise-Maldonado for being nominated to to apply to represent Washington State at the American Junior Academy of Science Convention in Washington DC. Stay tuned – Genius Olympiad results and the Washington State AJAS delegates will be announced later this summer. Best of luck to these young scientists!

learn more at: https://geniusolympiad.org/ and https://washacad.org/2022-ajas-awardees/

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MCSF Students Win Awards at the State FFA Convention!

Posted on May 30, 2022 by Registration

The FFA (Future Farmers of America) holds an Agriculture Fair as part of their State Convention. Several students presented their research from the Mid-Columbia Science Fair at the 2022 State FFA Convention and won awards for their research! Congratulations to the following students:

2nd place in Plant Systems: Claire Sheehan, Jared Sheehan

2nd place Environmental Services / Natural Resource Systems: Stephanie Flores

Advancing to the Agriculture Fair National FFA Convention in Indianapolis: Hailey Schlosser

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ISEF Special Awards Winner

Posted on May 23, 2022 by Registration

Congratulations to Ruth Wise Maldonado, who won a Renewable Tuition Scholarship to the University of Arizona at the 2022 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) for her project “How Do Sound Waves Affect Plant Root Physiology and Photosynthesis?”.

About the University of Arizona: Established in 1885, the University of Arizona is the state’s land-grant university. Recognized as a global leader, Arizona is also a leader in research, bringing more than $622 million in research investment each year, and ranking 21st among all public universities. Arizona offers over 300 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in 16 academic colleges. Arizona will award scholarships to outstanding awardees who have demonstrated robust research for the greater good of society.

Learn more about Regeneron ISEF at: https://www.societyforscience.org/isef/

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Washington State Science and Engineering Fair Winners

Posted on May 16, 2022 by Registration

Several students from the Mid-Columbia Regional Science and Engineering Fair participated in the 2022 Washington State Science and Engineering Fair (WSSEF), which was also held as a virtual fair in 2022. Congratulations to the following Mid-Columbia students who earned awards at the 2022 Washington State Science and Engineering Fair! Learn more about WSSEF at: https://wssef.org/

1st Place Ribbons – grades 9-12

Juanita Cortez, John Phillip Custodio, Mia Dang, Hanna Fuentes, Ourania-Maria Glezakou-Elbert, Anika Halappanavar, Maria Herrera, Sandra Leyva, Haley Rodriguez, Jared Sheehan, Ruth Wise-Maldonado, Marisabel Zarazua Gomez, and Joslin Zurita

1st Place Ribbons – grades 6-8

Aashrita Bhamidimarri, Prayrona Choudhury, Lily Deng, Raman Harilal, Brynn Lenz, Owen Rothwell, and Lola Thomas

Special Awards – grades 9-12

Absci ~ Scientific Unlimiter: Navaj Nune

American Psychological Association: Anika Halappanavar

U. S. Metrics Association: Magaly Garcia Ruiz

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID): Veronica Sanchez-Rivera

Wolfram Research, Inc.: Juanita Cortez, John Phillip Custodio, Hanna Fuentes, Sandra Leyva, and Jared Sheehan

Special Awards – grades 6-8

Broadcom MASTERS: Aashrita Bhamidimarri, Prayrona Choudhury, Lily Deng, Raman Harilal, Brynn Lenz, Owen Rothwell, and Lola Thomas

Central Valley Garden Club ~ Earth & Planetary Sciences : Leah Nguyen, Rohan Nune, Lola Thomas

City of Bremerton Mayor Greg Wheeler ~ Mayor’s Challenge: Sanah Kahn

Conservation College ~ Wolf Camp: Lilli Henley, Henry Kinkaid

Environmental Sciences Research: Prayrona Choudhury

Health & Fitness: Leah Nguyen

Lemelson Foundation ~ Early Inventor : Prayrona Choudhury

Margaret I. Lugg ~ Young Explorer: Otto Kovarik, Caetlyn Kovis, Riley Saffell, Caroline Stover

Medicine & Health : Rohan Nune

Mildred & Mirko Misic Memorial: Aashrita Bhamidimarri, Akshath Motkuri

Navy League of the United States ~ Bremerton Olympic Peninsula Council: Prayrona Choudhury

Office of Naval Research ~ Naval Sciences: Prayrona Choudhury

Origami Math and Science : Lilli Henley, Akshath Motkuri

Plant Sciences Research: Aashrita Bhamidimarri

Robert M. Lugg M.D. Exceptional Merit ~ Medicine and Health Sciences: Rohan Nune

Water Purveyors Association (WaterPAK) Water Quality & Conservation: Sanah Kahn

Best of Fair, Grade 7: Prayrona Choudhury

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2022 MCSF Awards!

Posted on March 21, 2022 by Registration

Congratulations to all students who entered projects in the 2022 virtual Mid-Columbia Science and Engineering Fair! Check out the awards ceremony posted on the main MCSF webpage. We have also posted a full list of award winners at: https://midcolumbiasciencefair.org/about/awards/awards-2022/. Thank you to all the organizations and companies who sponsored awards for this year’s fair!

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Visit our virtual Fair!

Posted on March 11, 2022 by Registration

You’re invited to browse through the project Abstracts and submitted Project Overview videos from the 2022 Mid-Columbia Science and Engineering Fair at our Fair’s FlipGrid Page at: https://flipgrid.com/90b3ffcc . You’ll need to type mcsf2022 as the student username to enter the site.

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FlipGrid Videos & Project Numbers

Posted on March 1, 2022 by Registration

We’ve been getting some questions about FlipGrid & Project Numbers. We’ve set up the MCSF FlipGrid Site so that your video will automatically be labeled with your Project Number. Log in to the MCSF FlipGrid Site at: https://flipgrid.com/6d5de790 using the same username you use for STEM Wizard. You’ll see your Project Number as your “Display Name” on the final “Post to Topic” page.

If you want to find your Project Number in STEM Wizard do these steps:

  1. Log in to your STEM Wizard account
  2. Click on your name in the upper right corner
  3. Click on “Profile”

Your Project Number is listed under your Project Information.

We look forward to seeing your project videos!

Email registration@midcolumbiasciencefair.org if you have any questions about uploading your project or entering your FlipGrid video.

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Project Deadline Reminder: 3/2/22

Posted on February 25, 2022 by Registration

The following items need to be completed by 9pm on Wednesday, March 2:

STEM Wizard Milestones: Online Fair Requirements, Additional Information, and Abstract

Project Overview Video in FlipGrid: The MCSF FlipGrid site is at: https://flipgrid.com/6d5de790 and your Student username is the same as the one you use to log in to STEM Wizard. It’s really helpful for the judges to hear you explaining your project in your own words! We have instructions and a tutorial video on how to record a video that includes your project slides on our virtual fair information page. It’s also ok to a record a short video of just you speaking about your project.

Email us at registration@midcolumbiasciencefair.org if you have any questions or run into technical issues with submitting your items for the fair. We look forward to seeing your projects! This deadline is firm because we need to get the projects ready for virtual judging. If your project isn’t complete by the deadline, please upload the parts of your slide presentation that you do have done and photos from your lab notebook and the Judges will evaluate and give you feedback on those items.

A word of advice: don’t wait until the last minute to complete these items!

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