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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MCSF FlipGrid Videos

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Registration

Students — the MCSF FlipGrid Site at https://flipgrid.com/6d5de790 is now open and ready for your Science Fair videos! Videos need to be entered on the MCSF FlipGrid Site by 9pm on Wednesday, March 2. Your username for the MCSF FlipGrid is the same as the one you use to log in to STEM Wizard. This will automatically link your project number to your video.

You can either record your video in FlipGrid OR upload a video you’ve made with a different program (or recorded on your phone). Check out the Virtual Fair information page for more information, instructions, video tutorials, and example videos from last year’s fair. Contact registration@midcolumbiasciencefair.org with any questions about the FlipGrid videos.

We look forward to seeing your videos!

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Reminder – Project Registration Deadline is February 14

Posted on February 3, 2022 by Registration

The deadline for students to compete their Project Information, Research Plan, and Files & Forms milestones in STEM Wizard is coming up soon, at 9pm on February 14, 2022.   If you have any questions or run into problems submitting your information through STEM Wizard, please ask!  You can send a message through STEM Wizard, or email us directly at:

Students have until 9pm on March 2, 2022 to complete the Judging Requirements and Additional Information milestones. and submit their video on the MCSF FlipGrid site. We look forward to seeing your projects!

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Another chance to present your research: Washington JSHS

Posted on January 16, 2022 by Registration

High school students looking for an additional opportunity to present their independent research should check out the Washington State Junior Science and Humanities Symposium competition. JSHS invites high school students to report on the results of their original research investigations in STEM and compete for scholarships and recognition. All students in grades 9-12 enrolled in public, private, or home schools are eligible to participate in their local Regional Symposium. See Rules of Competition for eligibility details. This year’s Washington JSHS will be on February 19-20 in Bremerton, WA. Applications are due by January 31, 2022. For more information, see the WA JSHS website at: https://jshs.org/region/washington/

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Judge registration is now open!

Posted on January 15, 2022 by Registration

It’s that time of year again – we’re recruiting judges for the Mid-Columbia Regional Science and Engineering Fair.  We need all types of STEM professionals as judges.  This includes, for example, health practitioners, food scientists and agronomists as well as all types of scientists and engineers.

Due to the ongoing COVID situation we will again be holding this year’s fair in a virtual format.  The first round of judging will be done asynchronously between March 5-8 based on materials students will submit electronically including slide presentation PDFs, excerpts from lab notebooks, and a 3-minute video.   We will also be holding panel Judge interviews for the final round of the high school divisions over Zoom on the afternoon of Thursday, March 10.  If you could be available for the Zoom interviews, please indicate that during registration. We will offer training on using STEM Wizard and our online judging process in late February.  The training modules will also be posted on our website. 

More details about the schedule and guidelines for judging are available on the MCSF website at https://www.midcolumbiasciencefair.org/judges. 

We are again using STEM Wizard for the judging registration and viewing/ranking of student projects. To start the registration process, visit the link below:

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Registration is now open for the 2022 Fair

Posted on November 15, 2021 by Registration

Students can now register for the 2022 Mid-Columbia Science Fair on our STEM Wizard site at: https://mcsf.stemwizard.com/.

You can find more details about how to register using STEM Wizard on our student registration page. Students need to complete the Project Information, Research Plan, and Files and Forms milestones by February 14, 2022. The Online Fair Requirements, Abstract, and Additional Information milestones, along with the student’s project overview video, are due by March 2, 2022. Details about the project requirements for this year’s virtual fair are on the virtual fair information page. Email registration@midcolumbiasciencefair.org if you have any questions about the registration process.

We look forward to seeing your projects!

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Mid-Columbia Student named to AJAS!

Posted on October 10, 2021 by Registration

Congratulations to Anika Halappanavar, from Richland High School, on being chosen as one of the Washington State delegates to the American Junior Academy of Science (AJAS). As a delegate, Anika will now attend the national AJAS meeting, which will be held virtually in February 2022. AJAS is the only national honor society recognizing America’s premier high school students for outstanding scientific research. You can learn more about AJAS and see the full list of Washington State delegates here: https://washacad.org/2022-ajas-awardees/

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ISEF Award Winner!

Posted on October 5, 2021 by Registration

Congratulations to Hanford High School’s Nikhita Bontha for winning a Grand Award of 4th Place in Energy : Sustainable Materials and Design at the 2021 virtual Regeneron ISEF! Nearly 2,000 young scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs and inventors from around the globe participated in the 2021 Regeneron ISEF, the world’s largest international high school science and engineering competition. Learn more about ISEF here: https://www.societyforscience.org/isef/.

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Washington State Science and Engineering Fair Awards

Posted on August 17, 2021 by Registration

Several students from the Mid-Columbia Regional Science and Engineering Fair participated in the 2021 Washington State Science and Engineering Fair (WSSEF), which was also held as a virtual fair in 2021. Congratulations to the following Mid-Columbia students who earned awards at the 2021 Washington State Science and Engineering Fair!

1st Place Ribbons – grades 9-12

Jenna Barger, Nikhita Bontha, Mia Dang, Augustin Dulauroy, Nayeli Espinoza, Kaiden Frank, Anika Halappanavar, Sankar Harilal, Maria Herrera, Patrick Kovis, Daniel Li, Joshua Oliver, Haley Rodriguez, Hennessy Rodriguez, Flor Solis

1st Place Ribbons – grades 6-8

Morgan Brendel, Prayrona Choudhury, Ethan Gotthold, Ananya Gubba, Advaitha Motkuri, Navaj Nune, Owen Rothwell, Srithan Thallapally

Special Awards – grades 9-12

Association for Women Geoscientists ~ National Award for Geoscience Excellence : Celeste Vergara-Borges

Mu Alpha Theta ~ Mathematics Award : Joshua Olivier

Navy League of U.S. Bremerton/Olympic Peninsula Council ~ STEM Awards : Nikhita Bontha

Office of Naval Research ~ Naval Science Award : Nikhita Bontha, Sankar Harilal

Plant Sciences Achievement Award : Flor Solis

Puget Sound Institute of Food Technologists Award : Mia Dang

Water Environment Federation ~ U.S. Regional Stockholm Junior Water Prize : Hailey Schlosser

Wolfram Research, Inc. Award : Nikhita Bontha, Mia Dang, Maria Herrera, Joshua Oliver, Emma Schenck

Special Awards – grades 6-8

Broadcom MASTERS ~ Award Nominations : Morgan Brendel, Prayrona Choudhury, Ethan Gotthold, Ananya Gubba, Advaitha Motkuri, Navaj Nune, Owen Rothwell, Srithan Thallapally

Central Valley Garden Club ~ Earth & Planetary Sciences Award: Prayrona Choudhury, Srithan Thallapally

Robert M. Lugg M.D. ~ Exceptional Merit Award for Medicine and Health Sciences : Lillian Henley

Environmental Science Research Award : Srithan Thallapally

Health and Fitness Award : Leah Nguyen, Morgan Brendel

Margaret I Lugg Young Explorer Award: Lily Stout, Eden Henderson

City of Bremerton ~ Mayor Greg Wheeler’s Challenge : Prayrona Choudhury

Medicine and Health Award : Nicole Samaan

Modern & Medieval Woodturning ~ Best use of Wood Award : Owen Rothwell

Mildred and Mirko Misic Memorial Awards : Prayrona Choudhury

Navy League of the US Bremerton/Olympic Peninsula Council STEM Award: Prayrona Choudhury, Ananya Gubba

Origami Math and Science Award: Prayona Choudhury, Brooke Posada

Washington State Dental Association ~ Oral Health : Brynn Lenz

WSSEF Best of Category ~ Grade 6 : Prayrona Choudhury

WSSEF Best of Category ~ Grade 8 : Navaj Nune

Learn more about WSSEF at their website: https://wssef.org/

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