Category Award Winners for the 2011 South Central South Dakota Regional Science & Engineering Fair


 
Junior Grand Award Winners
Senior Grand Award Winners

2011 Science Fair List of Winners

Award Student Name School Project # Project Title
Senior Grand Award (3 Projects)
$10,000 DWU Scholarship Reva Bork/Rhennetta Bork Mitchell High School 2403 Can the Use of Colored Overlays Improve Reading Fluency
$10,000 DWU Scholarship Taylor Kinyon Plankinton High School 2116 Unremitting Energy
$10,000 DWU Scholarship Alexis Olson Mitchell High School 2201 Supplements and Effects on Adult/Larval Tenebrio Molitor-YR2
  Student Observers (2 Senior Division Students)      
  Matt Johnson Avon High School 2205 Smoke Out The Bugs
  Chesney Nagel Avon High School 2107 Are You Sleeping
Junior Grand Award (2 Individual Projects)
$100 Justin Krell Plankinton Middle School 1131 Cutting Down Crude
$100 Hannah Wold Armour Middle School 1214 Going Green As You Clean
Junior Grand Award (1 Group Project)
$100 each Amanda Reif Avon Middle School 1406 Now You See It, Now You Don't!
  Samantha Pfarr Avon Middle School 1406 Now You See It, Now You Don't!
Life & Behavioral Sciences - Junior Division
1st Place Rachel Blaha Avon Middle School 1217 Testers Choice: Equine Preference In Treats
2nd Place Ashton Mednansky Avon Middle School 1215 Flying Colors
3rd Place Karisa Markel Avon Middle School 1218 Vanilla Or Off?
Honorable Mention Lilly Tamayo Todd County Middle School 1222 Can An Adult Pass A Middle School Science Test?
Certificates of Merit Paige Munsen White Lake Middle School 1212 The Power Of Music
  Marie Fennema Avon Middle School 1216 Cricket Colors
  Kamryn Marshall Todd County Middle School 1223 Colored Text Vs. Black/White Text
  Carissa Bruinsma Dakota Christian Middle School 1210 Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?
  Shayla Vander Pol Dakota Christian Middle School 1207 Window Pain
  Brooklyn Vander Pol Dakota Christian Middle School 1208 Contagious Yawns
  Zach DeLange Dakota Christian Middle School 1202 The Greatest Fertilizer
  Courtney Krsnak Armour Middle School 1213 Effects Of Exercise: Changes in CO2 Output
  Reagan Erickson Dakota Christian Middle School 1206 Vitamin C In Fruit
Life & Behavioral Sciences - Senior Division
1st Place $2,000 DWU Scholarship Matt Johnson Avon High School 2205 Smoke Out The Bugs1
2nd Place $750 DWU Scholarship Joel Krause Mitchell High School 2200 What Is The Safest Form Of Tobacco
3rd Place $500 DWU Scholarship Brandon Hanten White Lake High School 2210 Vision In Low Intensity Light
Honorable Mention Brian Joachim Corsica 2202 Vitamin C Vegetables
Certificates of Merit Ariana Oorlog Avon High School 2204 The Determination Or Germination
  Michael Odens Stickney High School 2203 Germ X Or Not
  Christin Pavel Andes Central High School 2206 Radiation
  Jenna Winckler Andes Central High School 2207 Angles And ACLs
  Maria Nightingale White Lake High School 2208 Passing The Prints
  Allison Reuland White Lake High School 2209 Vitamin C Retention For Various Cooking Methods
  Natasha Hauge White Lake High School 2211 Effects Of Black Carbon Particle Pollution On The Environment
  Victoria Lehman Plankinton High School 2212 the Phimpton 322
  Elizabeth Angeles Plankinton High School 2213 Paper Chromatography
Physical Science & Engineering - Junior Division
1st Place Shane Nelson Sanborn Central Middle School 1130 Free Falling
2nd Place Hannah Fleming Wagner Middle School 1119 Dk Or Not to Dk
3rd Place Gunnar Dally Armour High School 1108 Strength Of A Dome
Honorable Mention Alicia Huebner Armour High School 1110 Deep Knee Bends
Certificates of Merit        
Physical Science & Engineering - Senior Division
1st Place $2,000 DWU Scholarship Chesney Nagel Avon High School 2107 Are You Sleeping
2nd Place $750 DWU Scholarship Nick Gillen White Lake High School 2113 Roofs & Trusses
3rd Place $500 DWU Scholarship Chris Jerke Avon High School 2106 Effects of Tire Tread on Stopping Distance
Honorable Mention Clay Lukkes Avon High School 2109 A Self Storing Wheel Lever
Certificates of Merit Caleb VanGerpen Avon High School 2108 Wireless Through Walls
  Shanbrah Dion Andes Central 2110 Native American Paints
  Hillary Tastad Stickney High School 2103 Efficiency of Cloud Chamber Shapes
  Camden Veurink Dakota Christian High School 2101 The Angles of Wind Power
  Amanda Rouse Andes Central 2111 Magnetic Liquid
Group Projects - Junior Division
1st Place Ashley Schmidt & Jarid Bechen Sanborn Central Middle 1409 Huddling For Heat
2nd Place Jamie Van Zee, Jon Van Zee, & Samantha Lau Corsica Middle 1301 Save Our Soil
3rd Place Jordan Achterberg & Shelby Vissia Plankinton Middle 1313 SCC Eruptions
Honorable Mention Austin Bormann & James Fleming Stickney Middle 1402 Heart Rate
Certificates of Merit David Reddest, Jasper Whipple & Matthew Cordier Lakeview Middle 1306 How to Use the Sun
  Jacob Knodel & Joshua Knodel Avon Middle 1405 Crickets Crickets Go Away
  Dayson Bordewyk 7 Keeley Rexwinkel Corsica Middle 1302 Pollution Catchers
  Marissa Diede & Mikayla Glowsheski Avon Middle 1407 Toxic Juices
  Bailey Moody, Logan Effling & Tom Hetland Sanborn Central Middle 1311 Hammer Time
  Kayla Olson, Madalyn Vermeulen, & Tanna Kingsburry Sanborn Central Middle 1410 Got Protein?
  Cordell Nicholson Dillon Moore & Clayton Sewall Sanborn Central Middle 1310 Go-Kart Green
  Erin Bechmann & Kelli Steffen White Lake Middle 1408 Does Age Affect Your Reflexes?
  Hannah Matzner & Kaylee Clark Stickney Middle 1305 Hot On Magnets
  Haley Lippert & Kacey Bartscher Ethan Middle 1401 Does Music Affect The Pattern Of Chickens Laying Eggs?
Group Projects - Senior Division
1st Place $2,000 DWU Scholarship Thomas Geyer & Sam Reuland White Lake High 2315 Muting Your Backyard
2nd Place $750 DWU Scholarship Lexi Jurrens & Caitlyn Meiers Avon High 2308 Mirror, Mirror, In the Car
3rd Place $500 DWU Scholarship Collin Borgmann & Noah Munsen White Lake High 2317 Blade Angle and Energy Produced
Honorable Mention Derek Cihak & Shayna Nagel Avon High 2408 The Effect fo Temperature on Cholorphyll Product
Certificates of Merit Lanae Van Gerpen & Lexi Halvorson Avon High 2407 Carbon Sequestration On CRP
  Ashley Hansum & Athena Kraayenbrink Dakota Christian High 2306 Cooking With The Sun
  Kelsey Overweg & Rachel Moser Stickney High 2307 I Don't Think We're In Kansas Anymore
  Rebecca Flying Hawk, Bria Abdo & Vanessa Abdo Andes Central High 2411 Young Mother's Stress
  Preston O'Day & Tucker Green Plankinton High 2415 How's The Leather
  Esteben Rodriguez & Gerald Little Owl, Jr Andes Central High 2314 Wind Power
  Jordon Johnson & Luke Van Gerpen Avon High 2309 Storing Wind Power Through The Electrolysis Of Water
  Dexter Dethlefson & Luke Hanten White Lake High 2412 How Big Is It?
Special Awards
American Meteorological Society, Siouxland WeatherMINDS, SD Association        
1st Place
Jordon Johnson & Luke VanGerpen Avon High School 2309 Storing Wind Power Through the Electrolysis of Water
2nd Place
Shane Nelson Sanborn Central 1130 Free Falling
American Psychology Association Rhennetta & Reva Bork Mitchell High School 2403 Can the Use of Colored Overlays Improve Reading Fluency
Andromeda Award--American Assoc. of University Women Taylor Kinyon Plankinton High 2116 Unremitting Energy
  Caitlyn Meiers Avon High 2308 Mirror, Mirror, In The Car . .
  Lexi Jurrens Avon High 2308 Mirror, Mirror, In The Car . .
  Hannah Fleming Wagner Middle 1119 Dk or Not to Dk
ASM International Foundation Gunnar Dally Armour Middle 1108 Strength of a Dome
Association For Women Geoscientists Taylor Kinyon Plankinton High 2116 Unremitting Energy
Avon School's Excellence in Science        
Senior Division
Joel Krause Mitchell High 2200 What Is The "Safest" Form of Tobacco
Junior Division
Justin Krell Plankinton Middle 1131 Cutting Down Crude
Best Presenters Award Plankinton School      
BroadMASTERS SSP Shane Nelson Sanborn Central Middle 1130 Free Falling
  Hannah Flemming Wagner Middle 1119 Dk or Not Dk
  Gunnar Dally Armour Middle 1108 Strength of a Dome
  Alicia Huebner Armour Middle 1110 Deep Knee Bends
  Rachel Blaha Avon Middle 1217 Testers Choice: Equine Preference in Treats
  Ashton Mednansky Avon Middle 1215 Flying Colors
  Karisa Markel Avon Middle 1218 Vanilla or Off?
  Lilly Tamayo Todd County Middle 1222 Can An Adult Pass A Middle School Test?
  Ashley Schmidt Sanborn Central Middle 1409 Huddling For Heat
  Jarid Bechen Sanborn Central Middle 1409 Huddling For Heat
  Jamie Van Zee Corsica Middle 1301 Save Our Soil
  Jon Van Zee Corsica Middle 1301 Save Our Soil
  Samantha Lau Corsica Middle 1301 Save Our Soil
  Jordan Achterberg Plankinton Middle 1313 SSC Eruptions
  Shelby Vissia Plankinton Middle 1313 SSC Eruptions
  Austin Bormann Stickney Middle 1402 Heart Rate
  James Fleming Stickney Middle 1402 Heart Rate
  Justin Krell Plankinton Middle School 1131 Cutting Down Crude
  Hannah Wold Armour Middle School 1214 Going Green As You Clean
  Amanda Reif Avon Middle School 1406 Now You See It, Now You Don't!
  Samantha Pfarr Avon Middle School 1406 Now You See It, Now You Don't!
The Daily Republic Joel Krause Mitchell High School 2200 What is the "Safest" Form of Tobacco?
Dakota Wesleyan University Biology Club Joel Krause Mitchell High School 2200 What is the "safest" Form of Tobacco
Dakota Wesleyan University, English Department Maria Olsen Plankinton Middle 1225 Magnificent Metamorphosis
Dakota Wesleyan University, Mathematics Department Nick Gillen White Lake High 2113 Roofs and Trusses
Dakota Wesleyan University, Nursing Department did not award      
Excellence In Grammar Award Ciara High Stickney Middle 1403 Illusions
  Kennedy Muckey Dakota Christian Middle 1204 Rusty Nails
  Reagan Erickson Dakota Christian Middle 1206 Vitamin C in Fruit
  Shayla VanderPol Dakota Christian Middle 1207 Window Pain
  Brooklyn VanderPol Dakota Christian Middle 1208 Contagious Yawn
GENIUS Olympiad Matt Johnson Avon High 2205 Smoke Out The Bugs
  Taylor Kinyon Plankinton High 2116 Unremitting Energy
I-SWEEP        
  Chesney Nagel Avon High School 2107 Are You Sleeping
  Lanae VanGerpen Avon High School 2407 Carbon Sequestration on CRP
  Lexi Halvorson Avon High School 2407 Carbon Sequestration on CRP
Innovative Ideas--Mitchell High School Science Club Justin Krell Plankinton Middle 1131 Cutting Down the Crude
Best Board and Original Idea Brianne Storm Ethan Middle 1400 UV Sensitivity
  Kendra Klumb Ethan Middle 1400 UV Sensitivity
  Brenna Roth Ethan Middle 1400 UV Sensitivity
  Aften Pennings Stickney Middle 1404 "The Stroop Effect"
  Jo Beth Lolley White River Middle 1127 "Colored Dyes"
Intel Excellence in Computer Science Justin Krell Plankinton Middle 1131 Cutting Down Crude
International Society For Optical Engineering Jackie Dethlefsen Stickney High School 2104 Scoping of The Stars
  Tye Harris Plankinton Middle School 1132 Charging Lasers
  Justine Hartmann Armour Middle School 1105 Pinhole Camera
Lakeview Veterinary Clinic Alexis Olson Mitchell High School 2201 Supplements and Effects on Adult/Larval Tenebrio Molitor Year 2
Mu Alpha Theta Jordon Johnson & Luke VanGerpen Avon High School 2309 Storing Wind Power Through the Electrolysis of Water
NABT (National Association for Biology Teachers Alexis Olson Mitchell High 2201 Supplements and Effects on Adutl/Larval Tenebriomidtor
NOAA (National Oceanic & Atmosphere Administration) Kelsey Overweg & Rachel Moser Stickney High School 2307 I Don't Think We're In Kansas Anymore
NSPE (Nat'l Society Professional Engineers) Clay Lukkes Avon High 2109 Creating A Self Storing Wheel Lever
Ricoh Sustainable Development Jenna Kitchenmaster Andes Central High School 2311 Safe Water
  Lauren Bryant Andes Central High School 2311 Safe Water
Society For In Vitro Biology did not award      
SD Academy of Science Hunter Harrington Armour Middle School 1107 Soil vs Soil: Which One Will Win
  Emma Twite White River Middle School 1128 Rockin' Out in White River
  Shane Nelson Sanborn Central 1130 Free Falling
  Justin Krell Plankinton Middle School 1131 Cutting Down Crude
  Courtney Krsnak Armour Middle School 1213 Effects of Exercise: Changes in CO2 output
  Hannah Wold Armour Middle School 1214 Going Green as You Clean
  Ashton Mednansky Avon Middle School 1215 Flying Colors
  Marie Fennema Avon Middle School 1216 Cricket Colors
South Dakota Council of Teachers of Mathematics Justin Krell Plankinton Middle School 1131 Cutting Down Crude
South Dakota Science Teachers Association Hannah Wold Armour Middle 1214 Going Green As You Clean
South Dakota Society for Clinical Laboratory Science Alexis Olson Mitchell High School 2201 Supplements and Effects on Adult/Larval Tenebrio Moliter-YRII
South Dakota Veterinary Medical Alliance Rachel Blaha Avon Middle 1217 Testers Choice: Equine Preference in Treats
Thelen Laboratory Research        
Senior Division
Joel Krause Mitchell High 2200 What Is The "Safest" Form of Tobacco?
Junior Division
Hannah Wold Armour Middle 1214 Going Green As You Clean
United States Air Force Justin Krell Plankinton Middle 1131 Cutting Down Crude
  Jesse Kirsch White Lake Middle 1224 Microwaving Water and Plants
  Dexter Jelsma Armour Middle 1112 The Effect of Bridge Design on Weight Bearing Capacity
  Shayla Vander Pol Dakota Christian Middle 1207 Window Pain
United States Department of Health & Human Services Allison Reuland White Lake High 2209 Vitamin C Retention for Various Cooking Methods
United States Department of the Army        
1st Place: Stephanie Ness White Lake High 2112 Smoke Signals
  Joel Krause Mitchell High 2200 What Is The "Safest" Form of Tobacco
  Brandon Hanton White Lake High 2210 Vision In Low Intensity Light
  Kristy Gillen White Lake High 2114 Bleach On Fabric
  Nick Gillen White Lake High 2113 Roofs and Trusses
United States Department of The Navy/Marine Corps        
Senior Division:
Alexis Olson Mitchell High School 2201 Supplements and Effects on Adult/Larval Tenebrio Molitor-Yr2
Senior Division:
Taylor Kinyon Plankinton High School 2116 Unremitting Energy
Senior Division:
Chesney Nagel Avon High School 2107 Are You Sleeping?
Senior Division:
Caleb VanGerpen Avon High School 2108 Wireless Through Walls
Junior Division:
Shane Nelson Sanborn Middle School 1130 Free Falling
Junior Division:
Karisa Markel Avon Middle School 1218 Vanilla or Off?
Junior Division:
Owen Medicine Dakota Christian Middle School 1200 Ping Pong Reflexes
Junior Division:
Brenan Rattling Leaf Todd County Middle School 1221 Zombie Movies
United States Metric Association Alexis Olson Mitchell High School 2201 Supplements and Effects on Adult/Larval Tenebrio Molitor- YR2
Water Environment Federation & BY Water of Tabor Krista Fuoss Armour Middle School 1106 Under the Sea
Yale Science & Engineering Association, Inc. Taylor Kinyon Plankinton High 2116 Unremitting Energy
GENIUS Olympiad Matt Johnson Avon High 2205 Smoke Out The Bugs
  Taylor Kinyon Plankinton High 2116 Unremitting Energy
  Collin Borgmann & Noah Munsen White Lake High 2317 Blade Angle and Energy Produced

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