2018 Winners
Senior Grand Award
Award | Student Name | School | Project # | Project Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $12,000 DWU Scholarship | Madison Hetland | Mitchell High School | 2106 | Constructing a Solar Graphene-Based Supercapacitor Phase II |
| $12,000 DWU Scholarship | Thea Patrick | Mitchell High School | 2209 | The Plausibility of Using Plant Based Extracts as Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors |
| $12,000 DWU Scholarship | Mallory Bohr | Plankinton High School | 2110 | Universal GPS Watch |
Student Observers (2-3 Senior Division Students)
Award | Student Name | School | Project # | Project Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaz James | Andes Central High School | 2300 | Surviving South Dakota 2 | |
| Jacob Maynard | Andes Central High School | 2300 | Surviving South Dakota 2 | |
| Cassie Voigt | Avon High School | 2206 | What is the Effect of Dicamba Herbicide on Soybean Growth? |
Junior Grand Award (2 Individual Projects)
Award | Student Name | School | Project # | Project Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $100 | Lincoln Thury | Avon Middle School | 1205 | The Effects of Seed Spacing on Corn Yields |
| $100 | Reese Loewe | Avon Middle School | 1102 | How El Nino and La Nina Effect Tornados in South Dakota |
Junior Grand Award (1 Group Project)
Award | Student Name | School | Project # | Project Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $100 each | Madilyn Mudder & Gracie Small | Avon Middle School | 1406 | Are Fingerprints Inherited? |
Life & Behavioral Sciences – Junior Division
Award | Student Name | School | Project # | Project Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Place | Samantha Brodeen | Avon Middle School | 1206 | Practical Methods to Reduce the Spread of Zebra Mussels |
| 2nd Place | Aidan Patrick | Mitchell Middle School | 1209 | Exposing Yeast Colonies to Ultraviolet Light |
| 3rd Place | Makayla Kopp | Avon Middle School | 1202 | What Color of LED Lights Will Make Plants Grow Faster and Bigger? |
| Honorable Mention | Reese Powers | Avon Middle School | 1203 | Does Essential Oil Kill Mold? |
| Certificates of Merit | Sarah Swier | Avon Middle School | 1207 | How Much Water is in Certain Fruits? |
| Justin Ferwerda | Avon Middle School | 1204 | Cold Hard Crops |
Life & Behavioral Sciences – Senior Division
Award | Student Name | School | Project # | Project Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Place $2,500 DWU Scholarship | Cassie Voigt | Avon High School | 2206 | What is the Effect of Dicamba Herbicide on Soybean Growth? |
| 2nd Place $1,000 DWU Scholarship | Alexa Seas | Avon High School | 2204 | The Effect of Row Crops on Humidity Levels |
| 3rd Place $750 DWU Scholarship | Megan Soukup | Avon High School | 2203 | The Effect of Alfalfa Stand on Alfalfa Germination |
| Honorable Mention | Bethanie Nixon | Avon High School | 2211 | The Effect of Carbon Dioxide on Oxygen Production in Aquatic Plants |
| Certificates of Merit | Natalie Buckley | Mitchell High School | 2210 | Effects of Climate Change on Native Prairie Plant Germination and Growth |
| Ashton Frank | Avon High School | 2200 | The Effect of Nematode Seed Treatment on Corn Yields | |
| Lori White | Mitchell High School | 2207 | Urban Snow Deposition |
Physical Science & Engineering – Junior Division
Award | Student Name | School | Project # | Project Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Place | Griffin Tobin | Plankinton Middle School | 1118 | Solar Air Heater Comparison |
| 2nd Place | Waylon Torticill | Corsica Stickney Middle School | 1110 | Is Over-Clocking Worth It? |
| 3rd Place | Riley Boettcher | Andes Central Middle School | 1105 | Alternative Sources for Paper Fiber |
| Honorable Mention | Darci Roubideaux | Avon Middle School | 1109 | Melting Ice |
| Certificates of Merit | Elliot Dean | Wessington Springs Middle School | 1106 | Water Works |
Physical Science & Engineering – Senior Division
Award | Student Name | School | Project # | Project Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Place $2,500 DWU Scholarship | Livi Jurrens | Avon High School | 2107 | The Effect of Spacing on Wind Turbine Efficiencyot Gas |
| 2nd Place $1,000 DWU Scholarship | Krishana Kostal | Mitchell High School | 2100 | 3D Printed Woodwind Reeds |
| 3rd Place $750 DWU Scholarship | Anna Harms | Avon High School | 2103 | Light Dating |
| Honorable Mention | Kacie Mudder | Avon High School | 2104 | Are You Ready For Some Football? |
| Certificates of Merit | Kristen Namminga | Avon High School | 2101 | The Effects of El Nino and La Nina on Climate in South Dakota |
| Luke Knipfer | Wessington Springs High School | 2108 | Heat em Up | |
| Loren Schabot | Plankinton High School | 2109 | Clean Barns |
Group Projects – Junior Divison
Award | Student Name | School | Project # | Project Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Place | Kimberly Tolsma & Salayne Magel | Avon Middle School | 1300 | Which Solvent Removes Marker the Best? |
| 2nd Place | Kali Maynard & Gabby Abdo-Smith | Andes Central Middle School | 1408 | How Gases Affect Plants |
| 3rd Place | Gabby Fink & Kyndle Timberlake | Plankinton Middle School | 1311 | Human Powered Lights |
| Honorable Mention | Elese Gerlach & Ashlyn Bittner | Corsica Stickney Middle School | 1400 | Finding Your Way Home |
| Certificates of Merit | Taylor Feenstra, Colin Pennings, Kane Knudsen | Corsica Stickney Middle School | 1412 | Wildllife Observation Mirror |
| Emma Gran & Riley Roduner | Wessington Springs Middle School | 1304 | Squishy Circuits | |
| Tawi Star Comes Out & Arianne Gabato | Wagner Middle School | 1310 | 5 Second Rule | |
| Sheridan Smejkal & Alcistal Dion | Wessington Springs Middle School | 1403 | Dirty Door Handles |
Group Projects – Senior Division
Award | Student Name | School | Project # | Project Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Place $2,500 DWU Scholarship | Jacob Maynard & Chaz James | Andes Central High School | 2300 | Surviving South Dakota 2 |
| 2nd Place $1,000 DWU Scholarship | 2nd Place $1,000 DWU Scholarship | Plankinton High School | 2308 | Crop Cam Phase 2 |
| 3rd Place $750 DWU Scholarship | Megan Scheurenbrand & Amy Uher | Mitchell High School | 2400 | Fertilizer Effects on Plants |
| Honorable Mention | Thomas Stange & Brandon Bosworth | Plankinton High School | 2310 | Balance of Power |
| Certificates of Merit | Michael Stone & Kobe Weverka | Andes Central High School | 2301 | Magnetic Projectile Project |
| Brianna Linn & Taylor Morenz | Plankinton High School | 2408 | Death Rays |
Special Awards
Award | Student Name | School | Project # | Project Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Meteorological Society/Siouxland WeatherMINDS, SD Association | Kristin Namminga | Avon High School | 2101 | The Effects of El Nino & La Nina on Climate SD |
| Alexa Sees | Avon High School | 2204 | The Effects of Row Crops on Humidity Levels | |
| American Psychology Association | Kara Greger & Bailey Rolston | Andes Central High School | 2401 | Do Men & Women Really See Things Differently? |
| Association For Women Geoscientists | Lori White | Mitchell High School | 2207 | Urban Snow Deposition Site: Year 2 |
| Arizona State University Walton Sustainability Solutions | Madison Hetland | Mitchell High School | 2106 | Construction a Solar Graphene-Based Supercapacitor Phase II |
| Livi Jurrents | Avon High School | 2107 | The Effects of Spacing on Wind Turbine Efficiency | |
| Avon School Science Award | ||||
| Senior Division | Thea Patrick | Mitchell High School | 2209 | The Plausibility of Using Plant-Based Extracts |
| Junior Division | Sarah Swier | Avon Middle School | 1209 | How Much Water is in Certain Fruits? |
| Best Presenters Award | Avon Middle School | |||
| Broadcom MASTERS SSP | Griffin Tobin | Plankinton Middle School | 1118 | Solar Air Heater |
| Waylon Torticill | Corsica Stickney Middle School | 1110 | Is Over-Clocking Worth It? | |
| Riley Boettcher | Andes Central Middle School | 1105 | Alternative Sources for Paper Fiber | |
| Samantha Brodeen | Avon Middle School | 1206 | Practical Methods to Reduce the Spread of Zebra Mussels | |
| Aidan Patrick | Mitchell Middle School | 1209 | Exposing Yeast Colonies to Ultraviolet Light | |
| Makayla Kopp | Avon Middle School | 1202 | What Color of LED Lights Will Make Plants Grow Faster & Bigger | |
| Kimberly Tolsma & Shalayne Nagel | Avon Middle School | 1300 | Which Solvent Removes Marker the Best? | |
| Kali Maynard & Gabby Abdo | Andes Central Middle School | 1408 | How Gases Affect Plants | |
| Gabby Fink & Kyndle Timberlake | Plankinton Middle School | 1311 | Human Powered Lights | |
| Dakota Wesleyan University Chemistry, Health, and Other Sciences (CHAOS) | Thea Patrick | Mitchell High School | 2209 | The Plausibility of Using Plant Based Extracts as Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors |
| Dakota Wesleyan University, English Department | Thea Patrick | Mitchell High School | 2209 | The Plausibility of Using Plant Based Extracts as Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors |
| Dakota Wesleyan University, Mathematics Department | Kacie Mudder | Avon High School | 2104 | Are You Ready For Some Football? |
| Dakota Wesleyan University, Nursing Department | Thea Patrick | Mitchell High School | 2209 | The Plausibility of Using Plant Based Extracts as Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors |
| Excellence In Grammar Award | Aidan Patrick | Mitchell Middle School | 1209 | Exposing Yeast Colonies to Ultraviolet Light |
| Sarah Swier | Avon Middle School | 1207 | How Much Water is in Certain Fruits? | |
| Reese Powers | Avon Middle School | 1203 | Does Essential Oil Kill Mold? | |
| Griffin Tobin | Plankinton Middle School | 1118 | Solar Air Heater | |
| Excellence In Prototype Development | Mallory Bohr | Plankinton High School | 2110 | Universal GPS Watch |
| GENIUS Olympiad | Lori White | Mitchell High School | 1107 | Urban Snow Deposition Site: Year 2 |
| Natalie Buckley | Mitchell High School | 2210 | Effects of Climate Change on Native Prairie Plant Germination and Growth | |
| Bethanie Nixon | Avon High School | 2211 | Effects of Carbon Dioxide on Oxygen Production in Plants | |
| I-SWEEP | not awarded due to devastion of Hurrican Harvey | |||
| Intel Excellence In Computer Science | Peyton Brink | Plankinton High School | 1119 | Creating a game for the Visually Impaired 2.0 |
| Mitchell High School Science Club | ||||
| Best Board Design | Riley Boettcher | Andes Central Middle School | 1105 | Alternative Sources for Paper Fiber |
| Best Original Idea | Makayla Kopp | Avon Middle School | 1202 | What Color of LED Lights Will Make Plants Grow Faster and Bigger? |
| International Society for Optics & Photonics (SPIE) | Natalie Ketchym | Tripp Delmont High School | 2208 | What Can You See? |
| Mu Alpha Theta | Kacie Mudder | Avon High School | 2104 | Are You Ready for Some Football? |
| NABT (National Association for Biology Teachers) | Cassie Voigt | Avon High School | 2206 | What is the Effect of Dicamba herbicide on Soybean Root Growth Phase 2 |
| Lori White | Mitchell High School | 2207 | Urban Snow Deposition Site: Year 2 | |
| Thea Patrick | Mitchell High School | 2209 | The Plausibility of Using Plant Based Extracts as Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors | |
| Natalie Buckley | Mitchell High School | 2210 | Effects of Climate Change on Native Prairie Plant Germination and Growth | |
| NASA Earth System Science | Jaya Koch, Hallie Schmidt & Kennedy Mayclin | Plankinton High School | 2409 | Regional Survival |
| NOAA (National Oceanic & Atmosphere Administration) | Reese Loewe | Avon Middle School | 1102 | How El Nino and La Nina Affect Tornadoes in SD |
| Ricoh Americas | Krishana Kostal | Mitchell High School | 2100 | 3D Printed Woodwind Reeds |
| Society For In Vitro Biology | not awarded | |||
| SD Academy of Science | Griffin Tobin | Plankinton High School | 1118 | Solar Air Heater Comparison |
| Makayla Kopp | Avon Middle School | 1202 | What Color of LED Lights Will Make Plants Grow Faster and Bigger? | |
| Lincoln Thury | Avon Middle School | 1205 | The Effects of Seed Spacing on Corn Yields | |
| Aidan Patrick | Mitchell Middle School | 1209 | Exposing Yeast Colonies to Ultraviolet Light | |
| Kimberly Tolsma & Shalayne Nagel | Avon Middle School | 1300 | Which Solvent Removes Marker the Best? | |
| Tawi Star Comes Out & Arianne Gabato | Wagner Middle School | 1402 | 5 Second Rule | |
| Madilyn Mudder & Grace Small | Avon Middle School | 1406 | Does Aspirin Really Help Plants Grow | |
| Kali Maynard & Gabby Abdo-Smith | Andes Central Middle School | 1408 | How Gases Affect Plants | |
| Sanford PROMISE Award for Biomedical Research | Thea Patrick | Mitchell High School | 2209 | The Plausibility of Using Plant Based Extracts as Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors |
| South Dakota Council of Teachers of Mathematics | Lincoln Thury | Avon Middle School | 1205 | The Effects of Seed Spacing on corn Yields |
| South Dakota Science Teachers Association | Reese Powers | Avon Middle School | 1203 | Does Essential Oil Kill Mold? |
| South Dakota Society for Clinical Laboratory Science | Thea Patrick | Mitchell High School | 2209 | The Plausibility of Using Plant Based Extracts as Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors |
| South Dakota Veterinary Medical Alliance | Andrew Herrlein | Mitchell High School | 2205 | How Different Breeds of Cattle React to Feed |
| Thelen Laboratory Research | ||||
| Senior Division | Thea Patrick | Mitchell High School | 2209 | The Plausibility of Using Plant Based Extracts as Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors |
| Junior Division | Reese Powers | Avon Middle School | 1203 | Does Essential Oil Kill Mold? |
| United States Air Force | Madison Hetland | Mitchell High School | 2106 | Constructing a Solar Graphene-Based Supercapacitor Phase II |
| Mallory Bohr | Plankinton High School | 2110 | Universal GPS Watch | |
| Jacob Maynard | Andes Central Middle School | 2300 | Surviving South Dakota | |
| Chaz James | Andes Central Middle School | 2300 | Surviving South Dakota | |
| United States Army Recruiting Center | ||||
| 1st Place | Jacob Maynard | Andes Central Middle School | 2300 | Surviving South Dakota |
| 2nd Place | Chaz James | Andes Central Middle School | 2300 | Surviving South Dakota |
| 3rd Place | Peyton Brink | Plankinton High School | 1119 | Creating a game for the Visually Impaired 2.0 |
| Certificates of Merit | Porter Walz | Wessington Springs Middle School | 1310 | Does it Fire |
| Bryce Kopfmann | Wessington Springs Middle School | 1310 | Does it Fire | |
| Madilyn Mudder | Avon Middle School | 1406 | Are Fingerprints Inherited? | |
| Gracie Small | Avon Middle School | 1406 | Are Fingerprints Inherited? | |
| Elese Gerlach | Corsica Stickney Middle School | 1400 | Finding Your Way Home | |
| Ashlyn Bittner | Corsica Stickney Middle School | 1400 | Finding Your Way Home | |
| Madison Hetland | Mitchell High School | 2106 | Constructing a Solar Graphene-Based Supercapacitor Phase II | |
| Michael Stone | Andes Central Middle School | 2301 | Magnetic Projectile Project | |
| Kobe Weverka | Andes Central Middle School | 2301 | Magnetic Projectile Project | |
| Katlyn Briggs | Plankinton High School | 2308 | Crop Cam Phase 2 | |
| Rebecca Gerlach | Plankinton High School | 2308 | Crop Cam Phase 2 | |
| Brianna Linn | Plankinton High School | 2408 | Death Rays | |
| Taylor Mrenz | Plankinton High School | 2408 | Death Rays | |
| Griffin Tobin | Plankinton Middle School | 1118 | Solar Air Heater Comparison | |
| Livi Jurrens | Avon High School | 2107 | The Effect of Spacing on Wind Turbine Efficiency | |
| Megan Scheurenbrand | Mitchell High School | 2400 | Fertilizer Effects on Plants | |
| Amy Uher | Mitchell High School | 2400 | Fertilizer Effects on Plants | |
| Kristi Anderson | Plankinton High School | 2311 | Pressure | |
| Zeraya Sellers | Plankinton High School | 2311 | Pressure | |
| Kirbie Payne | Plankinton High School | 2311 | Pressure | |
| United States Department of The Navy/Marine Corps | ||||
| Junior Division | Peyton Brink | Plankinton Middle School | 1119 | Creating a Game for the Visually Impaired 2.0 |
| Junior Division | Kimberly Tolsma | Avon Middle School | 1300 | Which Solvent Removes Marker the Best? |
| Junior Division | Shalayne Nagel | Avon Middle School | 1300 | Which Solvent Removes Marker the Best? |
| Senior Division | Madison Hetland | Mitchell High School | 2106 | Constructing a Solar Graphene-Based Supercapacitor |
| Senior Division | Katlyn Briggs | Plankinton High School | 2308 | Crop Cam Phase 2 |
| Senior Division | Rebecca Gerlach | Plankinton High School | 2308 | Crop Cam Phase 2 |
| United States Metric Association | Keely Bares | Avon High School | 2202 | Are the Eyes a Window to the Soul? |
| Water Environment Federation & BY Water of Tabor (Stockholm) | Lori White | Mitchell High School | 2207 | Urban Snow Deposition Site: Year 2 |
| Natalie Buckley | Mitchell High School | 2210 | The Effects of Climate Change on Native Plants | |
| Cassie Voigt | Avon High School | 2206 | What is the Effect of Dicamba Herbicide on Soybean Root Growth Phase 2 | |
| Yale Science & Engineering Association, Inc. | Madison Hetland | Mitchell High School | 2106 | Constructing a Solar Graphene-Based Supercapacitor Phase II |
| SD ESPCoR | ||||
| 1st Place $2000 | Avon High School | |||
| 2nd Place $1500 | Mitchell High School | |||
| 3rd Place $1000 | Plankinton High School |