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Mid-Columbia Students win Special Awards at the 2025 WSSEF!

Congratulations to the following Mid-Columbia students who won Special Awards at the 2025 Washington State Science and Engineering Fair! High School Special Awards Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association PNW Chapter Excellence in TechnologyLila Rice Navy League of the U.S. ~ Bremerton / Olympic Peninsula Council STEM AwardSydney West Norman E. Borlaug Excellence in Sustainability AwardBrianna Rios-AguilarJimena Mondragon Office of Naval Research ~ Naval Science AwardSydney West Ohio Wesleyen University ~ Outstanding Achievement in Science ScholarshipIsabella PintoSonali Santhosh Sigma Xi AwardSydney West U.S. Army Awards for Outstanding STEM AccomplishmentsSydney West … Continue reading

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Mid-Columbia Students 1st Place and Grand Champion Awards at WSSEF!

Several Mid-Columbia students presented their projects at the Washington State Science and Engineering Fair March 28-29, 2025. Isabella Pinto, from Hanford HS, was named WSSEF’s Silver Grand Champion, winning an all-expenses paid trip to present her project at ISEF! Samuel … Continue reading

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2025 Fair Photos

Fair day and Awards ceremony photos are now available – click the following links to view and download pictures from the 70th Mid-Columbia Regional Science and Engineering Fair. Fair Day Photos Awards Ceremony Photos Thank you to our photographers: Vaithi … Continue reading

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2025 Fair Awards

Thank you to all the students who presented their research projects at this year’s fair! The list of MCSF Fair Awards and Special Awards is now posted at: https://midcolumbiasciencefair.org/2025-awards/. Congratulations to all the award winners! Thank you to MCSF’s many … Continue reading

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Awards Ceremony is Saturday, March 15

The MCSF Awards Ceremony is Saturday March 15 from 1-4:30pm at the Chief Joseph MS Auditorium. The school is located at 504 Wilson St. in Richland. The year’s speaker is Dr. Manoj Karkee, from WSU – Prosser. His talk is … Continue reading

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Washington State Science and Engineering Fair (WSSEF)

Students – you now have a new milestone on your STEM Wizard Dashboard – the “Promotion to WSSEF” milestone is how you let us know that you want to also participate in the Washington State Science and Engineering Fair (WSSEF). … Continue reading

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2025 Fair Day Information

Fair Day is almost here!  We look forward to seeing your projects on Thursday, March 13, at the CIC Building at WSU Tri-Cities.  See the schedules and maps page for maps and driving directions to the CIC Building at WSU. Here is … Continue reading

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Fair Updates and Upcoming Deadlines

Here’s some important information about this year’s fair and reminders of upcoming deadlines: We have a NEW LOCATION THIS YEAR!  The 2025 fair will be held in the CIC Building at WSU Tri-Cities (2770 Crimson Way, Richland WA).  Please see the schedules and … Continue reading

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Teacher Information

We are looking forward to seeing your students’ projects at WSU Tri-Cities on Thursday, March 13!  This post has some important updates and reminders about this year’s fair.   We have a NEW FAIR LOCATION: The Fair will be in the … Continue reading

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Congratulations Dr. Devagupta!

Long-time Mid-Columbia Science Fair mentor, teacher, and supporter, Dr. Rama Devagupta, has received a Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST), one of the nation’s highest awards for K-12 STEM educators. Dr. Devagupta teaches biology at Kennewick’s … Continue reading

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