Category Award Winners for the 2009 South Central South Dakota Regional Science & Engineering Fair


 
Junior Grand Award Winners
Senior Grand Award Winners

2009 Science Fair List of Winners

Award Student Name School
Project #
Project Title
Senior Grand Award (2 Individual Projects)
$1000 DWU Scholarship Taylor Kinyon Plankinton High
2101
Kinyon Kapture
$1000 DWU Scholarship Ashley Thelen Mitchell High
2211
Does Red Wine Everyday Keep Grey Hair Away?
Senior Grand Award (1 Group Project) 
$1000 DWU Scholarship Jennifer Ratzlaff Avon High
2308
Is Salt Accumulating In Right of Ways
$1000 DWU Scholarship Victoria Rezac Avon High
2308
Is Salt Accumulating In Right of Ways
$1000 DWU Scholarship    
 
 
  Student Observer
Student Observers Shelby Williams Avon High
2103
Phase 2: Shut Off Trap On Vacuum Track
  Kela Cihak Avon High
2210
Sound Vs. Light
Junior Grand Award (2 Individual Projects)
  Chesney Nagel Avon Middle
1117
It's Getting  Hot In Here
  Clay Lukkes Avon Middle
1217
B uilding Better Butter
Junior Grand Award (1 Group Project)
  Jarid Bechen, Ashley Schmit, Cole Wormstadt Sanborn Central Mi
1411
Hang Up And Drive?
Life & Behavioral Sciences - Junior Division
1st Place Lynn Ymker Armour Middle
1212
Go Green
2nd Place Rachelle Moore Sanborn Central Mi
1223
Nothing But The Tooth
3rd Place Julie Boyle Avon Middle
1216
Hair Of Steel
Honorable Mention Ariana Oorlog Avon Middle
1215
The Tooth Truth
Certificates of Merit  Logan Moody Sanborn Central Mi
1219
Is Your Towel A Soak?
Life & Behavioral Sciences - Senior Division
1st Place $750 DWU Scholarship Kela Cihak Avon High
2210
Sound Vs. Light
2nd Place $500 DWU Scholarship Jordan Johnson Avon High
2207
Run Strawberry Run
3rd Place $250 DWU Scholarship Mollie Kieffer White Lake High
2218
Tooth Ab use
Honorable Mention Kourtney Hauge White Lake High
2221
Bacteria Smackdown
Certificates of Merit Michaela Meiers Avon High
2204
Looks Can Be Deceiving
  Lexi Halvorson Avon High
2206
Effect Of Sleeping Pills On Crickets
  Lanae Van Gerpen Avon High
2208
Does Time Matter?
  Tayler Doorn Mitchell High
2212
Is That Smell Just A Cover Up?
  Alexis Olson Mitchell High
2213
Are You Checking Out?
  Kari Rucktaeschel Avon High
2209
Do Spices Repel Ants?
Physical Science & Engineering - Junior Division
1st Place Travis Grablander Klein Middle
1100
The  Work of Magnetic Fields
2nd Place Courtney Krsnak Armour Middle
1107
Solar Ovens
3rd Place Michael Johnson Avon Middle
1118
Heads up!
Honorable Mention Clara Moeller White Lake Middle
1101
Packed In
Certificates of Merit Clayton Vanden Hoek Dakota Christian
1102
Windmills
  Allison Cimpl Wagner Middle
1108
Sugary Science
  Nicholas Dion Wagner Middle
1113
Veggie And Fruit Electricity
Physical Science & Engineering - Senior Division
1st Place $750 DWU Scholarship Shelby Williams Avon High
2103
Phase 2: Shut Off Trap On Vacuum Truck
2nd Place $500 DWU Scholarship Nicole DeJong Avon High
2104
Valuable Volume
3rd Place $250 DWU Scholarship Jill Guericke White Lake High
2114
Flammability Of Building Materials
Honorable Mention Nick Gillen White Lake High
2112
Strengths Of Wood
Certificates of Merit    
 
 
Group Projects - Junior Division
1st Place Emily Mudder, Alyson Roth Avon Middle
1310
Creating A Drier Washer
2nd Place Tristen Wormstadt, Brittany Zoss Sanborn Central Mi
1413
Pesty Pathogens
3rd Place Nick Fey, Rose Konechne White Lake Middle
1324
Chugga Chugga Choo Choo!
Honorable Mention James Plaatje, Jeffrey Plaatje Avon Middle
1311
Freezing Frenzy
Certificates of Merit Beth Aulner, Aliea Kretschmer, Morgan Tuttle Ethan Middle
1406
Using Gray On Water Plants
  Katie Bicek, Darbi Gustafson, Maggie Mueller Ethan Middle
1408
Best Feed For Chicken Eggs
  Kade Rexwinkel, Chalee Bordewyk Corsica Middle
1301
Floating Concrete
  Nathan Huber, Colt Van Genderen Corsica Middle
1302
Ramp It Up
  Alicia Heubner, Hannah Wold Armour Middle
1400
Nothing To Sneeze At!
  Cody Gromer, Shane Nelson Sanborn Central Mi
1314
Chispito Wind Generator
  Duane Mutziger, Spenser Warren Ethan Middle
1318
Clay Pigeon Thrower
Group Projects - Senior Division
1st Place $750 DWU Scholarship Katie Lippert, Phillip Becker, Spenser Olson Mitchell High
2406
The Golden Mask
2nd Place $500 DWU Scholarship Troy Gillen, Zane Nighingale White Lake High
2312
Injected Vs. Spread Liquid Fertilizer
3rd Place $250 DWU Scholarship Brandon Hanten, Blake Peters White Lake High
2313
Shake It
Honorable Mention Tesia Kiyukan, Matthew Schultz, Danielle Walder Andes Central High
2300
Hoist The Sails Matey
Certificates of Merit Gina Cuka, Adam Oster Avon High
2405
Do Fans Reduce CO2 Around Baby's Mouth?
  Kimberly Collins, Kayla Collins Woonsocket High
2421
Going Fruity
  Sydney Swenson, Allison Uttecht Woonsocket High
2423
Why Are SD Soils So Diverse?
  Ashley Mace, Monique Zephier Marty Indian High
2415
Knowledge Of The Wichapi
  Naomi Eilert, Carlie Hoffman Stickney High
2420
To Stop Or Not To Stop
  Star Fischer, Elsie LeRoy Marty Indian High
2419
Meaning Of An Eagle Feather
  Brieanne Johnson, Araya Cournoyer, Christin Pavel Andes Central High
2402
Cell Phones
  Shalene Thompson, Patrisse Vasek Andes Central High
2304
The Effect Of Hair Dye On Hair Strands
  Tanner Houseman, Colten Archambeau, Grant Petrik Andes Central High
2301
Solar Oven
Special Awards
American Meteorological Society, Siouxland WeatherMINDS, SD Association Maci Harrington Armour Middle
1106
Wind Power
American Psychology Association Katelyn Liewen Dakota Christian High
2202
Personality and Birth Order
Andromeda Award--American Assoc.
of University Women
Not awarded  
 
 
ASM International Foundation Jill Guericke White Lake High
2114
Flammability of Building Materials
Association For Women Geoscientists Andrea Taylor, Tayla Thomas Kimball High
2314
Shakin' Things Up
Avon School's Excellence in Science    
 
 
Senior Division Ashley Thelen Mitchell High
2211
Does Red Wine Everyday Keep Grey Hair Away?
Junior Division Chesney Nagel Avon Middle
1117
It's Getting Hot In Here
Best New Idea--Winner School Tesia Kiyukan, Matthew Schultz, Danielle Walder Andes Central High
2300
Hoist The Sails Matey
Best Presenters Award Avon Middle School  
 
 
The Daily Republic Lanae Van Gerpen Avon High
2208
Does Time Matter?
Dakota Wesleyan University
Art Department
Phillip Becker, Katie Lippert, Spenser Olson Mitchell High
2406
The Golden Mask
DWU, Biology Club Kela Cihak Avon High
2210
Sound Vs. Light
DWU, English Department Katie Lippert, Phillip Becker, Spenser Olson Mitchell High
2406
The Golden Mask
DWU, Mathematics Department Ashley Thelen Mitchell High
2211
Does Red Wine Everyday Keep Grey Hair Away?
DWU, Nursing Department Bryanna Sully & Chalise Sully Marty Indian High
2413
Second Hand Smoke
Excellence In Grammar Award Rheanna Pheifer Dakota Christian Middle
1202
A Colorful Memory
Innovative Ideas
Mitchell High School Science Club
Aleia Kretschmer-Webster, Morgan Tuttle, Beth Aulner Ethan Middle
1406
Using Grey Water on Plants
Best Board and Original Idea Jesse McLaughlin, Nick Miller, Todd Stekl Sanborn Central Middle
1313
What's Cookin'?
  Brian Joachim Corsica Middle
1210
Pine Needles Acids
  Travis Grablander Klein Middle
1100
Discovering the Work of Magnetic Fields
International Society For Optical Engineering Tom Harris - 1st Plankinton High
2100
Holography
  Kela Cihak - 2nd Avon High
2210
Sound Vs. Light
  Esteben Rodriguez, Gerald Little Owl, Jr - 3rd  Andes Central High
2303
Solar Flares & Magnetic Poles
Lakeview Veterinary Clinic Kela Cihak Avon High
2210
Sound Vs. Light
Mu Alpha Theta Nicole DeJong Avon High
2104
Valuable Volume
NABT (National Association for
Biology Teachers
Kela Cihak Avon High
2210
Sound Vs. Light
NOAA (National Oceanic &
Atmosphere Administration)
Janie Konyek Andes Central High
2201
Oil, Heat and Ice . . . Oh My!
NSPE (Nat'l Society Professional Engineers) Shelby Williams Avon High
2103
Phase 2: Shut Off Trap On Vacuum Truck
Ricoh Sustainable Development Taylor Kinyon Plankinton High
2101
Kinyon Kapture
Society For In Vitro Biology Ashley Thelen Mitchell High
2211
Does Red Wine Everyday Keep Grey Hair Away?
SD Academy of Science  Jennifer Ratzlaff, Victoria Rezac Avon High
2308
Is Salt Accumulating In Right Of Ways?
  Lexi Halvorson Avon High
2206
Effect Of Sleeping Pills On Crickets
  Travis Grablander Klein Middle
1100
The Work Of Magnetic Fields
  Emily Mudder, Alyson Roth Avon Middle
1310
Creating A Drier Washer
  Tyler Van Duysen Avon High
2108
Saving Gas
  Kela Cihak Avon High
2210
Sound Vs. Light
South Dakota Army National Guard
Junior Division Lynn Ymker Armour Middle
1212
Go Green
Senior Division Mollie Kieffer White Lake High
2218
Tooth Abuse
South Dakota Council of Teacher
of Mathematics
Emily Mudder and Alyson Roth Avon Middle
1310
Creating A Drier Washer
South Dakota Science Teachers Association Ashley Thelen Mitchell High
2211
Does Red Wine Everyday Keep Grey Hair Away?
South Dakota Society for Clinical Laboratory Science Alexis Olson Mitchell High
2213
Are You Checking Out?
South Dakota Veterinary Medical Alliance Katie Bicek, Darbi Gustafson, Maggie Mueller Ethan Middle
1408
Best Feed For Chicken Eggs
Trail King Scholarship Kela Cihak Avon High
2210
Sound Vs. Light
United States Air Force
  Travis Grablander Klein Middle
1100
The Work Of Magnetic Fields
  Julie Boyle Avon Middle
1216
Hair Of Steel
  Merna Hare, Nicole Provost Marty Indian High
2412
TXT & GRMR
United States Department of
Health & Human Services
Bryanna Sully and Chalise Sully Marty Indian High
2413
Second Hand Smoke
United States Department of the Army
1st Place: Taylor Kinyon Plankinton High
2101
Kinyon Kapture
  Ashley Thelen Mitchell High
2211
Does Red Wine Everyday Keep Grey Hair Away?
  Lanae Van Gerpen Avon High
2208
Does Time Matter?
  Nicole DeJong Avon High
2104
Valuable Volume
  Shelby Williams Avon High
2103
Phase 2: Shut Off Trap On Vacuum Truck
  Kari Rucktaeschel Avon High
2209
Do Spices Repel Ants?
United States Department of The Navy/Marine Corps
Senior Division: Kourtney Hauge White Lake High
2221
Bacteria Smackdown
Senior Division: Phillip Schroeder White Lake High
2113
Fletchin Arrows
Senior Division: Jordan Johnson Avon High
2207
Run Strawberry Run
Senior Division: Cina Cuka, Adam Foster Avon High
2405
Do Fans Reduce CO2 Around Baby's Mouth?
Junior Division: Jessica Kaemingk Dakota Christian Middle
1208
Mathematical Music?
Junior Division: Candace Page Sanborn Central Middle
1226
Warped Words
Junior Division: Aliceson Cournoyer Wagner Middle
1214
Colorful Vision
Junior Division: Rachelle Moore Sanborn Central Middle
1223
Nothing But The Tooth
Junior Division: Chesney Nagal Avon Middle
1117
It's Getting Hot In Here
United States Metric Association Jill Guericke White Lake High
2114
Flammability of Building Materials
Water Environment Federation Troy Gillen, Zane Nighingale White Lake High
2312
Injected Vs. Spread Liquid Fertilizer
Yale Science & Engineering Association, Inc. Ashley Thelen Mitchell High
2211
Does Red Wine Everyday Keep Grey Hair Away?

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