| Award |
Student
Name |
School |
Project
# |
Project
Title |
| Grand
Award (2 Individual Projects) (Each
student receives a Dakota Wesleyan University $1,000 Scholarship) |
| |
Elizabeth Rezac |
Avon High |
2204 |
These Bugs Are Chillin! |
| |
Tanner Hento |
Avon High |
2107 |
Bubble Size And Recycling Paper |
| Grand
Award - (1 Group Project) (DWU
$1,000 Scholarship to Each Student) |
| |
Trisha Schleich and Terra Torbio |
Mitchell High |
2402 |
Should Your Microwave Plastics |
| Student Observers |
|
|
|
|
| |
Lisa Vanderlei |
Avon High |
2106 |
Can Man Improve The Can |
| |
Christine Keierleber |
Winner High |
2215 |
Cow Weights/Calving Dates Affect Stocking Rates |
| Life & Behavioral
Sciences - Junior Division |
| 1st Place |
Sarah Luebke |
Corsica Middle |
1201 |
Bacterial Fertilizers |
| 2nd Place |
Ashley Weber |
Armour Middle |
1218 |
What's In It? |
| 3rd Place |
Ashley Van Genderen |
Corsica Middle |
1202 |
Now You See It-Now You Don't |
| Honorable Mention |
Kaye Leiferman |
Kimball Middle |
1210 |
Whitening Strips And Your Teeth |
| Certificates of Merit |
|
|
|
|
| |
Mike Janish |
Lake Andes Middle |
1206 |
Plants And Light |
| |
Katie Shannon |
Mitchell Middle |
1207 |
Dancing Fish |
| |
Lance Thiry |
White Lake High |
1211 |
Sheep Feed Express II |
| |
Sarah Abdo |
Marty Indian Middle |
1222 |
Is The Sweat Lodge a Form Of Relaxation? |
| |
Mollie Kieffer |
White Lake Middle |
1212 |
Corn Vs. Plastic |
| |
Nakayla Pheiffer |
Platte Christian Middle |
1215 |
Proximity Alert |
| |
Haley Jones |
Ethan Middle |
1228 |
Sibling Lip Prints |
| |
Jerry Farke |
Armour Middle |
1221 |
The Yeast Feast |
| Life & Behavioral
Sciences - Senior Division |
| 1st Place $750 DWU Scholarship |
Christine Keierleber |
Winner High |
2215 |
Cow Weights/Calving Dates Affect Stocking Rates |
| 2nd Place $500 DWU Scholarship |
Saddie Wynia |
Avon High |
2207 |
Does Alfalfa Exhibit Allelopathy? |
| 3rd Place $250 DWU Scholarship |
Kaycie Tjeerdsma |
Avon High |
2205 |
Rat Race |
| Honorable Mention |
Janel Tolsma |
Avon High |
2211 |
Water-Lok Or Not? |
| Certificates of Merit |
|
|
|
|
| |
Ashley Broughton |
Corsica High |
2203 |
What's In It? |
| |
Kayla Kopfmann |
Wessington Springs High |
2225 |
Does CO2 Affect Seed Germination? |
| |
Wendi Falor |
Kimball High |
2219 |
Photo Illusions Vs. Reality |
| |
Tawnielle Hollander |
Dakota Christian High |
2201 |
Wildlife Rehabilitation |
| |
Stacey Pollreisz |
Mitchell High |
2202 |
Roadside Salt And Vegetation |
| |
Emily Bartunek |
Avon High |
2210 |
Bake It Or Buy It? |
| |
Megan Poppe |
Avon High |
2208 |
Does Seed Size Affect Growth? |
| |
Andrea Wormsbecker |
Avon High |
2212 |
Colored Light And Plant Growth |
| Physical
Science & Engineering -
Junior Division |
| 1st Place $750 DWU Scholarship |
Cody Determan |
Emery Middle |
1120 |
Keep On Going |
| 2nd Place $500 DWU Scholarship |
Alisha Luymes |
Wessington Springs Middle |
1117 |
Parallax And Distances |
| 3rd Place $250 DWU Scholarship |
Kirsten Jorgensen |
Winner Middle |
1109 |
Soil Compaction |
| Honorable Mention |
Casey Reinesch |
White Lake Middle |
1114 |
Wind Energy |
| Certificates of Merit |
|
|
|
|
| |
Michaela Meiers |
Avon Middle |
1103 |
Step To It |
| |
Sarah Fouberg |
Woonsocket Middle |
1130 |
Basketball And Distance |
| |
Jessica Sanders |
Armour Middle |
1126 |
Cleaning Up Our Water |
| |
Michael Preheim |
Armour Middle |
1125 |
Flying High |
| |
Kourtney Hauge |
White Lake Middle |
1115 |
Crystal Power |
| |
Nathan Rezac |
Avon Middle |
1102 |
Instant Entergy: Just
Add Sun |
| |
Peter Kuipers |
Platte Christian Middle |
1122 |
Squish And Squash |
| Physical
Science & Engineering -
Senior Division |
| 1st Place |
Lisa Vanderlei |
Avon High |
2106 |
Can Man Improve The Can |
| 2nd Place |
Elizabeth Rezac |
Avon High |
2204 |
These Bugs Are Chillin! |
| 3rd Place |
Clarence Vanderlei |
Avon High |
2109 |
How Does The Flow Go? |
| Honorable Mention |
Lisa Jones |
Wessington Springs High |
2125 |
Is Building A Polygraph Possible? |
| Certificates of Merit |
|
|
|
|
| |
Adam Veurink |
Dakota Christian High |
2101 |
Tsunami Power |
| |
Kim Nebelsick |
Mt. Vernon High |
2102 |
Breakfast Cereal |
| |
Terri VerSteeg |
Dakota Christian High |
2110 |
Shake, Rattle And Roll |
| |
Ian Kuipers |
Dakota Christian High |
2112 |
Pulse Jets |
| |
Vincent Bickner |
Kimball High |
2115 |
Ohm Sweet Ohm |
| |
Abby Mettler |
Wessington Springs High |
2124 |
Insulation Performance |
| |
Tate Teveldal |
Wessington Springs High |
2126 |
Generic Vs. Name Brand |
| |
Tyrell Teveldal |
Wessington Springs High |
2127 |
Speedy Sound |
| Group Projects - Junior Division |
| 1st Place |
Beau Bartscher, Taylor Osterberg and Trevor Reif |
McCook Middle |
1302 |
Lazy Learner |
| 2nd Place |
Kaleb Kopfmann and Mike Jurgens |
Wessington Spring Middle |
1320 |
Building A Live Animal Trap |
| 3rd Place |
Jordan Heumiller and Bryce Rabenhorst |
McCook Middle |
1304 |
Solar Electric Car |
| Honorable Mention |
Ashley Brown, Cassie Sabers and Brittany Scheier |
McCook Middle |
1306 |
Shake Table |
| Certificates of Merit |
|
|
|
|
| |
Erica Bruguier and Bryanna Heth |
Marty Indian Middle |
1422 |
Aurona Bonealis |
| |
Vincent Horned Eagle and Raleigh Provost |
Marty Indian Middle |
1424 |
People And Sage Usage |
| |
Justin Grosdidier and Nathan Snyder |
Ethan Middle |
1322 |
Conder Cone Volcano |
| |
Spencer Olson and DJ Smith |
Mitchell Middle |
1310 |
Washing Clothes And Flamability |
| |
Taylor Geppert and Cynthia Konechne |
Kimball Middle |
1407 |
Fingerprints |
| |
Kela Cihak and Shelby Williams |
Avon Middle |
1313 |
Sink Or Float |
| |
Jennifer Patzlaff and Victoria Rezac |
Avon Middle |
1405 |
Worms: Will They Pass The Test? |
| Group Projects - Senior Division |
| 1st Place $750 DWU Scholarship |
Tara Beckmann and Julie Beckmann |
White Lake High |
2411 |
Nicotine And Heart Rate |
| 2nd Place $500 DWU Scholarship |
Leslie Van Gerpen and Hilary Van Gerpen |
Avon High |
2309 |
Top Gun |
| 3rd Place $250 DWU Scholarship |
Kendra Hauck and Lindsey Van Gerpen |
Avon High |
2405 |
Brilliant Blue Blues |
| Honorable Mention |
Jessica Glissendorf and Kayla Thiry |
White Lake High |
2412 |
Trees And Growth In Your Yard |
| Certificates of Merit |
|
|
|
|
| |
Tyson Bialas and Zach Johnson |
Mt. Vernon High |
2301 |
Helping Grain Farmers |
| |
Dena Birkenkamp and Shawn Ell |
Mitchell High |
2305 |
Effective Cooling |
| |
Laura Guericke and Tia Haines |
White Lake High |
2320 |
Solar Storms |
| |
Kelsey Hanks and Jennalee Nightingale |
White Lake High |
2317 |
Musical ABC's And 123's |
| |
Shawn Goepfert and Matt Luymes |
Wessington Springs High |
2324 |
Electricity Vs. Efficiency |
| |
Sara Hurd and Christina Petersen |
Avon High |
2404 |
How CO2 Affects Plant Growth |
| |
Katti Riggs and Tricia Tilberg |
Ethan High |
2414 |
Recylcled Plants |
| |
Riley Jensen and Gabe Wells |
Woonsocket High |
2419 |
Healthiest Cereal |
| Special Awards |
| American Meteorological Society, Siouxland WeatherMINDS,
SD Association |
| |
Lyndee Jo Gough |
Kimball High |
2118 |
Rain Or Shine |
| |
Dylan Dethlefsen |
White Lake Middle |
1116 |
How Do Tornadoes Work? |
| American Psychology Association |
| |
Amy Losing |
Wessington Springs High |
2226 |
Copy Cat |
| American Society of Heathing, Refrigerating and Airconditioning
Engineers |
| |
Dena Birkenkamp and Shawn Ell |
Mitchell High |
2305 |
Effective Cooling |
| American Society of Mammalogists |
| |
Christine Keierleber |
Winner High |
2215 |
Cow Weights/Calving Dates Affect Stocking Rates |
| |
Kaleb Kopfmann and Mike Jurgens |
Wessington Spring Middle |
1320 |
Building A Live Animal Trap |
| |
Betsy Krohmer |
Wessington Spring High |
2223 |
Do Montadelas Or Southdowns Reproduce More Twins? |
| |
Lance Thiry |
White Lake Middle |
1211 |
Sheep Feed Express II |
| Andromeda Award--American Assoc. of University Women |
| |
Erica Bruguier and Bryanna Heth |
Marty Indian Middle |
1422 |
Aurona Bonealis |
| |
Laura Guericke and Tia Haines |
White Lake High |
2320 |
Solar Storms |
| ASM International Foundation |
| |
Andrews Powers |
Avon High |
2108 |
The Canteen |
| Association for Women Geoscientists |
| |
Not awarded due to lack of eligibility |
|
|
|
| Best New Idea--Winner School |
| |
Lance Thiry |
White Lake Middle |
1211 |
Sheep Feed Express II |
| |
Alisha Luymes |
Wessington Springs Middle |
1117 |
Parallax And Distances |
| The Daily Republic |
| |
Christine Keierleber |
Winner High |
2215 |
Cow Weights/Calving Dates Affect Stocking Rates |
| Dakota Wesleyan University, Art Department |
| |
Tawnielle Hollander |
Dakota Christian High |
2201 |
Wildlife Rehabilitation |
| Dakota Wesleyan University, English Department |
| |
Kendra Hauck and Lindsey Van Gerpen |
Avon High |
2405 |
Brilliant Blue Blues |
| Dakota Wesleyan University, Mathematics Department |
| |
Lisa Vanderlei |
Avon High |
2106 |
Can Man Improve The Can |
| Dakota Wesleyan University, Nursing Department |
| |
Tara Beckmann and Julie Beckmann |
White Lake High |
2411 |
Nicotine And Heart Rate |
| Discovery
Young Scientist Challenge 2005 |
| |
Taylor Osterberg |
McCook Middle |
1302 |
Lazy Learner |
| |
Beau Bartscher |
McCook Middle |
1302 |
Lazy Learner |
| |
Trevor Reif |
McCook Middle |
1302 |
Lazy Learner |
| |
Mike Jurgens |
Westington Springs |
1320 |
Building A Live Animal Trap |
| |
Kaleb Kopfmann |
Westington Springs |
1320 |
Building A Live Animal Trap |
| |
Jordan Heumiller |
McCook Middle |
1304 |
Solar Electric Car |
| |
Bryce Rabenhorst |
McCook Middle |
1304 |
Solar Electric Car |
| |
Ashley Brown |
McCook Middle |
1306 |
Shake Table |
| |
Cassie Sabers |
McCook Middle |
1306 |
Shake Table |
| |
Brittany Scheier |
McCook Middle |
1306 |
Shake Table |
| |
Cody Determan |
Emery Middle |
1120 |
Keep On Going |
| |
Alisha Luymes |
Westington Springs |
1117 |
Parallax And Distances |
| |
Kirsten Jorgensen |
Winner Middle |
1109 |
Soil Compaction |
| |
Casey Reinesch |
White Lake Middle |
1114 |
Wind Energy |
| |
Sarah Luebke |
Corsica Middle |
1201 |
Bacterial Fertilizers |
| |
Ashley Weber |
Armour Middle |
1218 |
What's In It? |
| |
Ashley Van Genderen |
Corsica Middle |
1202 |
How You See It-Now You Don't |
| |
Kaye Leiferman |
Kimball Middle |
1210 |
Whitening Strips And Your Teeth |
| Eastman
Kodak Company |
| |
Peter Kuipers |
White Lake Middle |
1122 |
Squish And Squash |
| Excellence
In Grammar Award |
| |
Jennifer Patzlaff and Victoria Rezac |
Avon Middle |
1405 |
Worms: Will They Pass The Test? |
| |
Nathan Rezac |
Avon Middle |
1102 |
Instant Energy! Just Add The Sun |
| |
Garrett Bryan |
Todd County Middle |
1106 |
Van De What? |
| |
Peter Kuipers |
Platte Christian Middle |
1122 |
Squish And Squash |
| |
Ashley Weber |
Armour Middle |
1218 |
What's In It? |
| The
Herbert Hoover Young Engineer Award |
| |
Lisa Vanderlei |
Avon High |
2106 |
Can Man Improve The Can? |
| Innovative
Ideas-- Mitchell High School Science Club |
| |
Junior Division |
|
|
|
| Best Original Research Idea |
Haley Jones |
Ethan Middle |
1228 |
Sibling Lip Prints |
| Best Original Research Idea |
Kerry Shannon and Shea Smith |
Mitchell Middle |
1401 |
Does Sunscreen Expire? |
| Best Overall Board Design |
Michael Preheim |
Armour Middle |
1128 |
Up In Flames |
| Best Overall Board Design |
Michael Nour |
Armour Middle |
1220 |
Got Milk? |
| Best Overall Board Design |
Spencer Olson and DJ Smith |
Mitchell Middle |
1310 |
Washing Clothes And Flamability |
| Best Overall Board Design |
Kelsey Terveen and Kayla Olinger |
Emery Middle |
1417 |
Does Color Affect Your Decision? |
| Intel
Excellence In Computer Science Award |
| |
Daniel Woodraska |
Kimball High |
2116 |
Encryption |
| International
Society For Optical Engineering Award |
| |
Alisha Luymes |
Wessington Springs Middle |
1117 |
Parallax And Distances |
| Lakeview
Veterinary Clinic |
| |
Garrett Bryan |
Klein Middle |
1106 |
Van De What? |
| Mu
Alpha Theta |
| |
Christine Keierleber |
Winner High |
2215 |
Cow Weights/Calving Dates Affect Stocking Rates |
| NABT
(National Association for Biology Teachers) |
| |
Jessica Glissendorf and Kayla Thiry |
White Lake High |
2412 |
Trees And Growth In Your Yard |
| NSPE (Nat'l Society Professional Engineers) |
| |
Austin Luebke |
Corsica High |
2104 |
Handy Stack |
| Ricoh Sustainable Development |
| |
Christine Keierleber |
Winner High |
2215 |
Cow Weights/Calving Dates Affect Stocking Rates |
| Society For In Vitro Biology |
| |
Amy Schultz and Jennifer Weber |
Avon High |
2406 |
Grow Yeast Grow |
| SD Academy of Science |
| |
Kirsten Jorgensen |
Winner Middle |
1109 |
Soil Compaction |
| |
Beau Bartscher, Taylor Osterberg and Trevor Reif |
McCook Middle |
1302 |
Lazy Learner |
| |
Sarah Abdo |
Marty Indian Middle |
1222 |
Is The Sweat Lodge a Form Of Relaxation? |
| |
Amanda Engle and Paige Jacomet |
Wessington Springs Middle |
1410 |
The Best Potting Soil |
| |
Kaye Leiferman |
Kimball Middle |
1210 |
Whitening Strips And Your Teeth |
| |
Whitney Soles |
Winner Middle |
1208 |
How Temperature Affects Yeast Growth? |
| |
Ryan Hauck |
Avon Middle |
1204 |
Dark Or Light |
| |
Spenser Olson and DJ Smith |
Mitchell Middle |
1310 |
Washing Clothes And Flammability |
| South Dakota Army National Guard |
| Junior Division |
Not awarded this year |
|
|
|
| Senior Division |
Not awarded this year |
|
|
|
| South Dakota Council of Teachers of Mathematics |
| |
Megan Poppe |
Avon High |
2208 |
Does Seed Size Affect Growth? |
| South Dakota Science Teachers Association |
| |
Spencer Olson and DJ Smith |
Mitchell Middle |
1310 |
Washing Clothes And Flamability |
| South Dakota Society for Clinical Laboratory Science |
| |
Kendra Hauck and Linsey Van Gerpen |
Avon High |
2405 |
Brilliant Blue Blues |
| South Dakota Veterinary Medical Alliance |
| |
Lance Thiry |
White Lake High |
1211 |
Sheep Feed Express II |
| Trail King Scholarship |
| |
Terra Toribio and Trisha Schleich |
Mitchell High |
2402 |
Should You Microwave Plastics? |
| United States Air Force |
| |
Casey Reinesch |
White Lake Middle |
1114 |
Wind Energy |
| |
Vincent Bickner |
Kimball High |
2115 |
Ohm Sweet Ohm |
| |
Daniel Woodraska |
Kimball High |
2116 |
Encryption |
| |
Austin Luebke |
Corsica High |
2104 |
Handy Stack |
| United States Department
of Health & Human
Services |
| |
Ashley Weber |
Armour Middle |
1218 |
What's In It? |
| United States Department of the Army |
| 1st place |
Kirsten Jorgensen |
Winner Middle |
1109 |
Soil Compaction |
| 2nd place |
Lisa Jones |
Wessington Springs High |
2125 |
Is Building A Polygraph Possible? |
| 3rd place |
Kayla Thiry and Jessica Glissendorf |
White Lake High |
2412 |
Trees And Growth In Your Yard |
| 4th place |
Marshall Cihak |
Avon Middle |
1101 |
Bigger The Load-Bigger The Punch |
| 5th place |
Garret Bryan |
Klein Middle |
1106 |
Van De What? |
| Certificates of Merit (10) |
| |
Casey Reinesch |
White Lake Middle |
1114 |
Wind Energy |
| |
Riley Lau and Joshua Nichols |
Armour Middle |
1421 |
Water In Fruit |
| |
Andrews Powers |
Avon High |
2108 |
The Canteen |
| |
Leslie Van Gerpen and Hilary Van Gerpen |
Avon High |
2309 |
Top Gun |
| |
Matt Selland, Neal Hiemstra and Jordan Baysinger |
Woonsocket High |
2326 |
The Smaller The Better |
| United States Department of The Navy/Marine Corps |
| Senior Division: |
Tara Beckmann and Julie Beckmann |
White Lake High |
2411 |
Nicotine And Heart Rate |
| Senior Division: |
Kaycie Tjeerdsma |
Avon High |
2205 |
Rat Race |
| Senior Division: |
Adam Veurink |
Dakota Christian High |
2101 |
Tsunami Power |
| Junior Division: |
Valerie Menning and Minda McDaniel |
Mitchell Christian Middle |
1309 |
Tough Trusses |
| Junior Division: |
Kerry Shannon and Shea Smith |
Mitchell Middle |
1401 |
Does Sunscreen Expire? |
| United States Metric Association |
| |
Kendra Hauck and Lindsey Van Gerpen |
Avon High |
2405 |
Brilliant Blue Blues |
| Water Environment
Federation |
| |
Jennifer Milligan, Alicia Groseth and Wanda Spaans |
Corsica High |
2403 |
What's In Your Water? |
| Yale Science & Engineering
Association, Inc. |
| |
Dena Birkenkamp and Shawn Ell |
Mitchell High |
2305 |
Effective Cooling |
