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List of Winners
Science Expo 2017
Billings Clinic – Top Ten 1st in Gr. 1
Reilly Gahagan Grade: 1 Lazy H Academy
Puppy Paw Preference
2nd in Gr. 1
Tana Larson Grade: 1 Lockwood Primary School PK-2
How Do Airplanes Fly?
3rd in Gr. 1
Kylie Barbeau Grade: 1 Bitterroot Elementary-BILLINGS
In the Dark
4th in Gr. 1
Amelia Smith Grade: 1 Grace Montessori Academy-BILLINGS
Boats That Float
5th in Gr. 1
Anonarose Korwald Grade: 1 Bench Elementary-BILLINGS
Does Shingle Color Affect the Temperature of the Room Below?
HM in Gr. 1
Bergen Wilkins Grade: 1 St. Francis Primary School-BILLINGS
Meddling Mud
HM in Gr. 1
Isaac Augustine Grade: 1 St. Francis Primary School-BILLINGS
Mold is Weird
HM in Gr. 1
Bethany Trevithick Grade: 1 Trevithick Home School
Butterflies
HM in Gr. 1
Grant Hill Grade: 1 Arrowhead Elementary-BILLINGS
Candy for Breakfast
1st in Gr. 2
Sophie Douglas Grade: 2 Highland Elementary-BILLINGS
Bubble Juggle
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2nd in Gr. 2
Clay Stott Grade: 2 Stott Home School
Water Power
3rd in Gr. 2
Keldon Lovell Grade: 2 Central Heights Elementary-BILLINGS
Mission to Mars: Phase 1
4th in Gr. 2
Tatum Bush Grade: 2 Meadowlark Elementary-BILLINGS
The Great Color Heat Up
5th in Gr. 2
Zack Thompson Grade: 2 Arrowhead Elementary-BILLINGS
Rainbow Fish
HM in Gr. 2
Justin Kruger Grade: 2 Arrowhead Elementary-BILLINGS
Will It Grow?
HM in Gr. 2
Emily Day Grade: 2 St. Francis Primary School-BILLINGS
Go Fish: The Strength of a Magnet
HM in Gr. 2
Wyatt Manolis Grade: 2 Elder Grove 7-8-BILLINGS
Robot Navigation Through a Maze
HM in Gr. 2
Brayden Svec Grade: 2 Billings Christian School
Temperature's Effect on Magnets
HM in Gr. 2
Jacobi Stutts Grade: 2 Stutts Family Homeschool
Ice Age
1st in Gr. 3
Dylan Wilson Grade: 3 Pine Butte Elementary PK-5-COLSTRIP
Aerodynamics in Flight
2nd in Gr. 3
Soren Hultgren Grade: 3 Hultgren Home School
The Spinning Sun
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3rd in Gr. 3
Aspen Gardner Grade: 3 Gardner Homeschool
Solar Power vs. Solar Eclipse 2017
4th in Gr. 3
Rylan Moldenhauer Grade: 3 Belfry Elementary
Shell-less Eggs
5th in Gr. 3
Samuel Wallace Grade: 3 Wallace Homeschool
Comparing Battery Life
HM in Gr. 3
Riley Austin Grade: 3 Luther PK-8
Cloud World
HM in Gr. 3
Owen Hill Grade: 3 Arrowhead Elementary-BILLINGS
The Most Loving Ice Melt
HM in Gr. 3
Gracie Doner Grade: 3 Belfry Elementary
Colored Flowers
HM in Gr. 3
Adah Rienstra Grade: 3 Rienstra Home School
Water in a Balloon and Bottle
HM in Gr. 3
Owen O'Toole Grade: 3 McKinley Elementary-BILLINGS
It's Still Standing
1st in Gr. 4
Laramie Pavlovick Grade: 4 Hillcrest School PK-8-HARLOWTON
Moo Plastic
2nd in Gr. 4
Maddie Wojcik Grade: 4 Arrowhead Elementary-BILLINGS
Germs Be Gone
3rd in Gr. 4
Madeline Lorenzen Grade: 4 Arrowhead Elementary-BILLINGS
Superabsorbent or Lays Dormant? The Amazing World of Orbeez in Liquids
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4th in Gr. 4
Ellie Manske Grade: 4 Boulder Avenue Elementary-BILLINGS
Pass the "Sepper"
5th in Gr. 4
Isabelle Lillie Grade: 4 Alkali Creek Elementary-BILLINGS
Noise and Fear
HM in Gr. 4
Cindy Power Grade: 4 Hillcrest School PK-8-HARLOWTON
Going Through the Motions
HM in Gr. 4
Laira Larson Grade: 4 Lockwood Intermediate 3-5
The Friction of Overlapping Book Pages
HM in Gr. 4
Sarah Boetticher Grade: 4 Blue Creek Elementary-BILLINGS
The Poseidon Adventure
HM in Gr. 4
Brock Wilkins Grade: 4 St. Francis Intermediate School-BILLINGS
From Salty to Sippy
HM in Gr. 4
Chloe Hartman Grade: 4 McKinley Elementary-BILLINGS
Light + Avocado Pit = ???
1st in Gr. 5
Toby Mark Grade: 5 Greenwood Home School
Hydrobattery: Using Water to Store Solar Energy
2nd in Gr. 5
Allie Zemke Grade: 5 Burlington Elementary-BILLINGS
Farm or Store-bought Eggs? Which Has Stronger Shells?
3rd in Gr. 5
Gabi Garay Grade: 5 Hillcrest School PK-8-HARLOWTON
Smile
4th in Gr. 5
Ashtyn Beasley Grade: 5 Hillcrest School PK-8-HARLOWTON
The Effects of Soda
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5th in Gr. 5
Stran Lytton Grade: 5 Belfry Elementary
Wicked Wind
HM in Gr. 5
Jacob Hostetler Grade: 5 Orchard Elementary-BILLINGS
Fantastic Fossilization
HM in Gr. 5
Kinley Meier Grade: 5 Canyon Creek PK-8-BILLINGS
Rainbow Reflections
HM in Gr. 5
Brayden Grandchamp Grade: 5 McKinley Elementary-BILLINGS
The Anatomy of Dogs
HM in Gr. 5
Madison Ash Grade: 5 Burlington Elementary-BILLINGS
Chew On This: Which Gum Loses Flavor Quicker?
HM in Gr. 5
Evan O'Toole Grade: 5 Rose Park Elementary-BILLINGS
Can the Orbital Eccentricity of Earth Change?
1st in Gr. 6
Adisyn Gamble Grade: 6 Gamble Home School
Doggy Doody
2nd in Gr. 6
Brynn Barker Grade: 6 Luther PK-8
Into the Woods
3rd in Gr. 6
Toby Henning Grade: 6 Henning Home School
Dripping Time
4th in Gr. 6
Olivia Heimer Grade: 6 Luther PK-8
Flavor Fanatic
5th in Gr. 6
Sophia Moore Grade: 6 Luther PK-8
The Nose Knows!
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HM in Gr. 6
Andrea Gieser Grade: 6 St. Catherine Home School
Is Seed Size Significant?
HM in Gr. 6
David Martin Grade: 6 Hillcrest School PK-8-HARLOWTON
Weight Wait: Put My Luggage in the Right Place
HM in Gr. 6
Brendan McGovern Grade: 6 St. Francis Upper School-BILLINGS
Invisible Airplanes
HM in Gr. 6
Owen Stevens Grade: 6 Luther PK-8
Can My Drone Be Flown?
HM in Gr. 6
Heika Olson Grade: 6 Luther PK-8
I Can't Decide
1st in Gr. 7
McKayla Montoya Grade: 7 Sleeping Giant Middle School-LIVINGSTON
Marissa Taylor Grade: 7 Sleeping Giant Middle School-LIVINGSTON
Emma Warhank Grade: 7 Sleeping Giant Middle School-LIVINGSTON
The Cycles of Life
2nd in Gr. 7
Marlee O'Toole Grade: 7 Lewis & Clark Middle School-BILLINGS
The Whole Picture of Perceived Danger
3rd in Gr. 7
Kailey Campbell Grade: 7 Absarokee 7-8
Paige Steffenson Grade: 7 Absarokee 7-8
Don't Bury Me Too Deep
4th in Gr. 7
Molly Cunningham Grade: 7 Sleeping Giant Middle School-LIVINGSTON
Heidi Melin Grade: 7 Sleeping Giant Middle School-LIVINGSTON
Jaden Story Grade: 7 Sleeping Giant Middle School-LIVINGSTON
Solar Car
5th in Gr. 7
Caleb Mark Grade: 7 Greenwood Home School
It's Hot in Here
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HM in Gr. 7
Corbyn Svec Grade: 7 Billings Christian School
Skyscrapers
HM in Gr. 7
Seth Rienstra Grade: 7 Rienstra Home School
How Clean is Clean?
HM in Gr. 7
Kasey Meier Grade: 7 Canyon Creek PK-8-BILLINGS
Lifted Thinking
HM in Gr. 7
Tiann Lubkeman Grade: 7 Castle Rock Middle School-BILLINGS
Pollo Loco
HM in Gr. 7
Michael Hurt Grade: 7 Castle Rock Middle School-BILLINGS
Brandon Berkman Grade: 7 Castle Rock Middle School-BILLINGS
Robots as Pets
1st in Gr. 8
Christian Fink Grade: 8 Fink/VanMaren Homeschool
Engineering the 21st Century Dog Feeder
2nd in Gr. 8
Zoe Avent Grade: 8 Luther PK-8
Filtration Proclamation
3rd in Gr. 8
Haley Richardson Grade: 8 Absarokee 7-8
Emily Routen Grade: 8 Absarokee 7-8
Household Chemicals + Daphnia = ???
4th in Gr. 8
Rollie Davis Grade: 8 Lost Creek Home School
The Effect of CO2 on Chlorophyta and Its Ability to Produce Biodiesel Fuel
5th in Gr. 8
Dawson Lester Grade: 8 Absarokee 7-8
Paintball Temperature Adventures
HM in Gr. 8
Titus Trevithick Grade: 8 Trevithick Home School
Steamboats
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HM in Gr. 8
Sylvie Poore Grade: 8 Luther PK-8
Bristle Buddies
HM in Gr. 8
Jordan McMillian Grade: 8 Hysham School PK-8
Does Candle Color Matter?
HM in Gr. 8
Sophie Hiltner Grade: 8 Luther PK-8
Glazed and Confused
HM in Gr. 8
Emma Krall Grade: 8 Luther PK-8
Wage Gaps: Does Association Matter?
1st in Gr. 9-12
Isaac Rost Grade: 12 Baker High School
Analysis of Photocatalytic Performance in TiO2-Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Doped with Nanostructure
Diatoms
2nd in Gr. 9-12
Whitaker Mercer Grade: 12 West High School-BILLINGS
Directed-energy Deflection of Common Space Based Targets: Laboratory Measurements
3rd in Gr. 9-12
Alyssa Goffena Grade: 12 Goffena Home School
Why Do Athletes Have Slower Resting Heart Rates than Non-athletes?
4th in Gr. 9-12
Madeleine Fink Grade: 10 Fink/VanMaren Homeschool
Assessing the Bioaccumulation of Arsenic in Irrigated Farmland in Yellowstone County
5th in Gr. 9-12
Hannah Mark Grade: 9 Greenwood Home School
Correlating Kernel Color with Beta Carotene Content in a Heritage Breed of Zea mays
HM in Gr. 9-12
Rebecca Chambers Grade: 11 Senior High School-BILLINGS
See You Later CO2
HM in Gr. 9-12
Madison Gilsdorf Grade: 11 Senior High School-BILLINGS
Telepathy in Twins
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HM in Gr. 9-12
Alex Watterson Grade: 11 Senior High School-BILLINGS
North vs. South
HM in Gr. 9-12
Sophia Whitworth Grade: 11 Senior High School-BILLINGS
Nano More Bacteria
HM in Gr. 9-12
Paloma Whitworth Grade: 11 Senior High School-BILLINGS
Greener Cleaners
MSU-Billings Awards Top Scorer Grade 1
Reilly Gahagan Grade: 1 Lazy H Academy
Puppy Paw Preference
Top Scorer Grade 2
Sophie Douglas Grade: 2 Highland Elementary-BILLINGS
Bubble Juggle
Top Scorer Grade 3
Dylan Wilson Grade: 3 Pine Butte Elementary PK-5-COLSTRIP
Aerodynamics in Flight
Top Scorer Grade 4
Laramie Pavlovick Grade: 4 Hillcrest School PK-8-HARLOWTON
Moo Plastic
Top Scorer Grade 5
Toby Mark Grade: 5 Greenwood Home School
Hydrobattery: Using Water to Store Solar Energy
Top Scorer Grade 6
Adisyn Gamble Grade: 6 Gamble Home School
Doggy Doody
Top Scorer Grade 7
Marissa Taylor Grade: 7 Sleeping Giant Middle School-LIVINGSTON
Emma Warhank Grade: 7 Sleeping Giant Middle School-LIVINGSTON
McKayla Montoya Grade: 7 Sleeping Giant Middle School-LIVINGSTON
The Cycles of Life
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Top Scorer Grade 8
Christian Fink Grade: 8 Fink/VanMaren Homeschool
Engineering the 21st Century Dog Feeder
Top Scorer Grade 9
Hannah Mark Grade: 9 Greenwood Home School
Correlating Kernel Color with Beta Carotene Content in a Heritage Breed of Zea mays
Top Scorer Grade 10
Madeleine Fink Grade: 10 Fink/VanMaren Homeschool
Assessing the Bioaccumulation of Arsenic in Irrigated Farmland in Yellowstone County
Top Scorer Grade 11
Sophia Whitworth Grade: 11 Senior High School-BILLINGS
Nano More Bacteria
Top Scorer Grade 12
Whitaker Mercer Grade: 12 West High School-BILLINGS
Directed-energy Deflection of Common Space Based Targets: Laboratory Measurements
MSU-B Student Scholarship Winner
Whitaker Mercer Grade: 12 West High School-BILLINGS
Directed-energy Deflection of Common Space Based Targets: Laboratory Measurements
MSU-B Student Scholarship Winner
Isaac Rost Grade: 12 Baker High School
Analysis of Photocatalytic Performance in TiO2-Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Doped with Nanostructure
Diatoms
MSU-B Winner of the Drawing for a Teacher's Scholarship
Hannah Decker Grace Montessori Academy-BILLINGS
Billings Clinic – Specialty Awards Future Scientist Gr. 1-3
Hunter Groves Grade: 3 McKinley Elementary-BILLINGS
Crystallization
Future Scientist Gr. 4-6
Kaylie Trevithick Grade: 6 Trevithick Home School
Milk Plastic Buttons
Future Scientist Gr. 7-8
Quincy Eastman Grade: 7 Sleeping Giant Middle School-LIVINGSTON
Can DNA Hold Your History?
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Future Scientist Gr. 9-12
Madisynn Weber Grade: 9 Senior High School-BILLINGS
Methane Monstrosity
Craftsmanship Gr. 1-3
Aiden Reasnor Grade: 3 Arrowhead Elementary-BILLINGS
Fossil Preservation
Craftsmanship Gr. 4-6
Damara Draine Grade: 4 McKinley Elementary-BILLINGS
A Recycled Moss Mansion
Craftsmanship Gr. 7-8
Sophie Hiltner Grade: 8 Luther PK-8
Glazed and Confused
Craftsmanship Gr. 9-12
Christopher Pasecznyk Grade: 9 Absarokee High School
Thrust Into the Future
Creativity Gr. 1-3
Ella Hiltner Grade: 3 Luther PK-8
Slime!
Creativity Gr. 4-6
Bailey Stacy Grade: 4 Orchard Elementary-BILLINGS
A Battery That Makes Cents
Creativity Gr. 7-8
Whitney Herden Grade: 8 Belfry 7-8
Amino Acid Sequences
Creativity Gr. 9-12
Madison Peete Grade: 9 Senior High School-BILLINGS
Crickets vs Birds
Artistic Merit Gr. 1-3
Aspen Gardner Grade: 3 Gardner Homeschool
Solar Power vs. Solar Eclipse 2017
Artistic Merit Gr. 4-6
Andrea Gieser Grade: 6 St. Catherine Home School
Is Seed Size Significant?
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Artistic Merit Gr. 7-8
Marissa Taylor Grade: 7 Sleeping Giant Middle School-LIVINGSTON
Emma Warhank Grade: 7 Sleeping Giant Middle School-LIVINGSTON
McKayla Montoya Grade: 7 Sleeping Giant Middle School-LIVINGSTON
The Cycles of Life
Artistic Merit Gr. 9-12
Madison Duneman Grade: 11 Senior High School-BILLINGS
Die or Dye?
National Special Industry Awards
American Meteorological Society Atmospheric Science Award
Cassiday Fletcher Grade: 7 Sleeping Giant Middle School-LIVINGSTON
Franny Hester Grade: 7 Sleeping Giant Middle School-LIVINGSTON
Bailey Opitz Grade: 7 Sleeping Giant Middle School-LIVINGSTON
Aquaponics Water Conservation
Best Project in Meteorology 9-12
Alezandro Romero Grade: 9 Senior High School-BILLINGS
Snow Sublimation
American Psychological Association Research in Pyschology Award 1-12
Kayla Wayman Grade: 9 Senior High School-BILLINGS
Are Simple Stress Relieving Strategies Effective for High School Students?
ASM Materials Education Foundation Materials Science Award 1-12
Dawson Lester Grade: 8 Absarokee 7-8
Paintball Temperature Adventures
ASU Walton Sustainability Solutions Innovative Solutions for Planet's Sustainability Award
Rebecca Chambers Grade: 11 Senior High School-BILLINGS
See You Later CO2
Innovative Solutions for Planet's Sustainability Award
Isaac Rost Grade: 12 Baker High School
Analysis of Photocatalytic Performance in TiO2-Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Doped with Nanostructure
Diatoms
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Broadcom MASTERS Nomination to national competition 6-8
Olivia Heimer Grade: 6 Luther PK-8
Flavor Fanatic
Emma Warhank Grade: 7 Sleeping Giant Middle School-LIVINGSTON
Marissa Taylor Grade: 7 Sleeping Giant Middle School-LIVINGSTON
McKayla Montoya Grade: 7 Sleeping Giant Middle School-LIVINGSTON
The Cycles of Life
Emily Routen Grade: 8 Absarokee 7-8
Haley Richardson Grade: 8 Absarokee 7-8
Household Chemicals + Daphnia = ???
Marlee O'Toole Grade: 7 Lewis & Clark Middle School-BILLINGS
The Whole Picture of Perceived Danger
Toby Henning Grade: 6 Henning Home School
Dripping Time
Adisyn Gamble Grade: 6 Gamble Home School
Doggy Doody
Christian Fink Grade: 8 Fink/VanMaren Homeschool
Engineering the 21st Century Dog Feeder
Brynn Barker Grade: 6 Luther PK-8
Into the Woods
Zoe Avent Grade: 8 Luther PK-8
Filtration Proclamation
I-SWEEEP Outstanding Sustainability Project Award 9-12
Whitaker Mercer Grade: 12 West High School-BILLINGS
Directed-energy Deflection of Common Space Based Targets: Laboratory Measurements
Sustainability Project Award 9-12
Paloma Whitworth Grade: 11 Senior High School-BILLINGS
Greener Cleaners
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Mu Alpha Theta Mathematics Award 9-12
Christopher Pasecznyk Grade: 9 Absarokee High School
Thrust Into the Future
NASA NASA EARTH System Science Award
Riley Austin Grade: 3 Luther PK-8
Cloud World
NOAA Taking the Pulse of the Planet Award 7-12
Rose Rychner Grade: 9 Ekalaka High School
Comparison of the pH Differences in Marine Water with Algae or Seagrass in a Controlled Environment
Ricoh Corporation Sustainable Development Award 1-12
Johannes Chandler Grade: 9 Absarokee High School
The Most Effective Green Insulation and How It Compares to Industrial Brands
Society for In Vitro Biology In-Vitro Biology Award
Madison Duneman Grade: 11 Senior High School-BILLINGS
Die or Dye?
US Air Force Best Science or Engineering Project 1-3
Keldon Lovell Grade: 2 Central Heights Elementary-BILLINGS
Mission to Mars: Phase 1
Science or Engineering Project 4-6
Evan O'Toole Grade: 5 Rose Park Elementary-BILLINGS
Can the Orbital Eccentricity of Earth Change?
Best Science or Engineering Project 7-8
Gabe Morrison Grade: 7 Sleeping Giant Middle School-LIVINGSTON
Movement by Magnet
Best Science or Engineering Project 7-8
Molly Cunningham Grade: 7 Sleeping Giant Middle School-LIVINGSTON
Heidi Melin Grade: 7 Sleeping Giant Middle School-LIVINGSTON
Jaden Story Grade: 7 Sleeping Giant Middle School-LIVINGSTON
Solar Car
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US Metric Association Best Use of SI 1-12
Max Moore Grade: 4 Luther PK-8
Conductors or Insulators
US Navy Best Science & Engineering Project 6-8
Kasey Meier Grade: 7 Canyon Creek PK-8-BILLINGS
Lifted Thinking
Best Science & Engineering Project 6-8
Corbyn Svec Grade: 7 Billings Christian School
Skyscrapers
Best Science or Engineering Project 6-8
Titus Trevithick Grade: 8 Trevithick Home School
Steamboats
Best Science or Engineering Project 6-8
David Martin Grade: 6 Hillcrest School PK-8-HARLOWTON
Weight Wait: Put My Luggage in the Right Place
Best Science or Engineering Project 9-12
Cameron Leo Grade: 9 Senior High School-BILLINGS
Fast Wax
Best Science or Engineering Project 9-12
Charles Morledge-Hampton Grade: 11 Senior High School-BILLINGS
The Power That Surrounds Us
Best Science or Engineering Project 9-12
Whitaker Mercer Grade: 12 West High School-BILLINGS
Directed-energy Deflection of Common Space Based Targets: Laboratory Measurements
Water Environment Federation Stockholm Junior Water Prize 9-12
Rose Rychner Grade: 9 Carter County High School-EKALAKA
Comparison of the pH Differences in Marine Water with Algae or Seagrass in a Controlled Environment
Stockholm Junior Water Prize 9-12
Annette Lovec Grade: 10 Carter County High School-EKALAKA
Examining a System's Ability to Filter Out Anabaena Algea Through Sediments
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Yale Science & Engineering Association Computer Science/Engineering/Physics/Chemistry Award Gr. 11
Tyler Frieders Grade: 11 Senior High School-BILLINGS
Optimal Baseball Throwing Angle
Local Special Industry Awards
Beartooth Stock Association Stock Raisers Achievement Award
Nikolas Pierson Grade: 7 Sleeping Giant Middle School-LIVINGSTON
Cow Poop
Best Friends Animal Hospital Best project involving a Pet Gr. 1-3
Reilly Gahagan Grade: 1 Lazy H Academy
Puppy Paw Preference
Best project involving a Pet Gr. 4-6
Lily Pitts Grade: 4 McKinley Elementary-BILLINGS
Can Dog Saliva Kill Germs?
Best Project involving a Pet Gr. 7-8
Reilly Davis Grade: 7 Lost Creek Home School
The Effects of Two Common Parasiticides on Equine Strongylus
Big Sky Business Journal Best Computer Science Project Gr. 1-8
Sylvie Poore Grade: 8 Luther PK-8
Bristle Buddies
Billings Animal Family Hospital Best Project involving a Pet Gr. 9-12 – The Dr. Letha Simpson Memorial Award
Aisley Kraske Grade: 9 Senior High School-BILLINGS
What's Fishy?
Billings Jaycees Best Behavioral Health Project Gr. 4-6
Simon Douglas Grade: 4 Highland Elementary-BILLINGS
Chew-s Your Grade
Best Behavioral Health Project Gr. 7-8
Jayna Henning Grade: 7 Henning Home School
Color My World
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Best Behavioral Health Project Gr. 9-12
Logan Becker Grade: 9 Senior High School-BILLINGS
A Study in Color
Shane Bofto The Mack Award 1-12
Braeden Partridge Grade: 7 Castle Rock Middle School-BILLINGS
Cameron Vanderloos Grade: 7 Castle Rock Middle School-BILLINGS
A.M. Radio
Dr. Eugen J. Dolan Best use of Photography Gr. 1-6
Clay Stott Grade: 2 Stott Home School
Water Power
Best use of Photography Gr. 7-8
Sophie Hiltner Grade: 8 Luther PK-8
Glazed and Confused
Great Northern Drilling Company Best Alternative Energy Project Gr. 1-5
Laina Larson Grade: 4 Lockwood Intermediate 3-5
The Edge of Cloud Effect on Solar Panel Systems
Best Alternative Energy Project Gr. 6-8
Rollie Davis Grade: 8 Lost Creek Home School
The Effect of CO2 on Chlorophyta and Its Ability to Produce Biodiesel Fuel
Hohn Engineering, PLLC Best Engineering Design Award Gr. 1-2
Amelia Smith Grade: 1 Grace Montessori Academy-BILLINGS
Boats That Float
Best Engineering Design Award Gr. 3-4
Miel Mott Grade: 4 Luther PK-8
Bike Power
Best Engineering Design Award Gr. 5-6
Toby Mark Grade: 5 Greenwood Home School
Hydrobattery: Using Water to Store Solar Energy
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HydroSolutions Best Application to Water or Environmental Issues Gr. 7-8
McKayla Montoya Grade: 7 Sleeping Giant Middle School-LIVINGSTON
Marissa Taylor Grade: 7 Sleeping Giant Middle School-LIVINGSTON
Emma Warhank Grade: 7 Sleeping Giant Middle School-LIVINGSTON
The Cycles of Life
Best Application to Water or Environmental Issues Gr. 9-12
Rose Rychner Grade: 9 Ekalaka High School
Comparison of the pH Differences in Marine Water with Algae or Seagrass in a Controlled Environment
IEEE Best Electrical Engineering Project 6-8
Sterling Raines Grade: 8 St. Francis Upper School-BILLINGS
Gavin Carlson Grade: 8 St. Francis Upper School-BILLINGS
Max Haynes Grade: 8 St. Francis Upper School-BILLINGS
The Particle Puzzle
Best Electrical Engineering Project Gr. 9-12
Russell Schiller Grade: 11 Senior High School-BILLINGS
The Power of Electromagnetism
Inflatable Packers International Best use of Metric/SI units Gr. 7-8
Caleb Mark Grade: 7 Greenwood Home School
It's Hot in Here
Robyn Marchant Most Unusual or Thought-provoking Project Gr. 1-8
Toby Henning Grade: 6 Henning Home School
Dripping Time
Montana Audubon Society Best local Ecology, Natural History, Geology Award Gr. 6-8
Zoe Avent Grade: 8 Luther PK-8
Filtration Proclamation
Best local Ecology, Natural History, Geology Award Gr. 9-12
Owen Smith Grade: 9 Senior High School-BILLINGS
Riprap and Erosion
Montana Geological Society Earth & Environmental Science Award 1-3
Erin Tucker Grade: 3 Lockwood Primary School PK-2
Walking Through Oil
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Earth & Environmental Science Award 4-6
Brynn Barker Grade: 6 Luther PK-8
Into the Woods
Earth & Environmental Science Award Gr. 7-9
Haley Richardson Grade: 8 Absarokee 7-8
Emily Routen Grade: 8 Absarokee 7-8
Household Chemicals + Daphnia = ???
Earth & Environmental Science Award Gr. 10-12
Madeleine Fink Grade: 10 Fink/VanMaren Homeschool
Assessing the Bioaccumulation of Arsenic in Irrigated Farmland in Yellowstone County
Montana Fish Wildlife & Parks Best Project involving the Natural World Gr. 1-6
Bergen Wilkins Grade: 1 St. Francis Primary School-BILLINGS
Meddling Mud
Best Project involving the Natural World Gr. 7-8
Logan Sites Grade: 7 Sleeping Giant Middle School-LIVINGSTON
Hold On
Best Project involving the Natural World Gr. 7-8
Raven Thomas Grade: 7 Hysham School PK-8
How the Wolves Changed Yellowstone National Park
Montana Learning Center Best Aquatics Biosystems project
Bailey Opitz Grade: 7 Sleeping Giant Middle School-LIVINGSTON
Cassiday Fletcher Grade: 7 Sleeping Giant Middle School-LIVINGSTON
Franny Hester Grade: 7 Sleeping Giant Middle School-LIVINGSTON
Aquaponics Water Conservation
Nance Resources Inc. Best Chemical Energy Project Gr. 1-6
Holden Perkins Grade: 5 McKinley Elementary-BILLINGS
Water Splitter
Best Engineering Project Gr. 7-8
Christian Fink Grade: 8 Fink/VanMaren Homeschool
Engineering the 21st Century Dog Feeder
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Gordon & Robin Olson Homestead Royalty Scholarship
Emalee Thurlow Grade: 12 Baker High School
Birth Order's Effect on Personality
Phillips 66 Refinery Best Chemistry Project Gr. 1-3
Jacobi Stutts Grade: 2 Stutts Family Homeschool
Ice Age
Best Chemistry Project Gr. 4-6
Madeline Lorenzen Grade: 4 Arrowhead Elementary-BILLINGS
Superabsorbent or Lays Dormant? The Amazing World of Orbeez in Liquids
Best Chemistry Project Gr. 7-8
Sage Stroder Grade: 7 Sleeping Giant Middle School-LIVINGSTON
Spherification
Marietta Reviczky-Dolan Interpretation of Theme Award
Aspen Gardner Grade: 3 Gardner Homeschool
Solar Power vs. Solar Eclipse 2017
Fearless Female Award
Ellanor Lake Grade: 6 Luther PK-8
Exploding Colors
Best Plant Science Project Gr. 7-8
Rollie Davis Grade: 8 Lost Creek Home School
The Effect of CO2 on Chlorophyta and Its Ability to Produce Biodiesel Fuel
Rimrock Plumbing Best Physics Project Gr. 1-3
Dylan Wilson Grade: 3 Pine Butte Elementary PK-5-COLSTRIP
Aerodynamics in Flight
Best Physics Project Gr. 4-6
Cindy Power Grade: 4 Hillcrest School PK-8-HARLOWTON
Going Through the Motions
Best Physics Project Gr. 7-8
Liam Higgins Grade: 7 Sleeping Giant Middle School-LIVINGSTON
Izacrath Nohl Grade: 7 Sleeping Giant Middle School-LIVINGSTON
Jake Stringer Grade: 7 Sleeping Giant Middle School-LIVINGSTON
Gauss Gun
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Best Physics Project Gr. 9-12
Russell Schiller Grade: 11 Senior High School-BILLINGS
The Power of Electromagnetism
Best Biomedical Project Gr. 1-3
Grant Hill Grade: 1 Arrowhead Elementary-BILLINGS
Candy for Breakfast
Best Biomedical Project Gr. 4-6
Maddie Wojcik Grade: 4 Arrowhead Elementary-BILLINGS
Germs Be Gone
Best Biomedical Project Gr. 7-8
Taylor Young Grade: 7 Sleeping Giant Middle School-LIVINGSTON
Breath of Life
Best Biomedical Project Gr. 7-8
Shannon Nelson Grade: 7 Sleeping Giant Middle School-LIVINGSTON
Breath of Life
Best Biomedical Project Gr. 9-12
Hannah Mark Grade: 9 Greenwood Home School
Correlating Kernel Color with Beta Carotene Content in a Heritage Breed of Zea mays
Society of Petroleum Engineers Best Energy related Project Gr. 7-12
Isaac Rost Grade: 12 Baker High School
Analysis of Photocatalytic Performance in TiO2-Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Doped with Nanostructure
Diatoms
Joy Stevens Best Application for Naturopathic MedicineGr. 1-8
Olivia Jensen Grade: 5 Burlington Elementary-BILLINGS
Llama or Chicken: Which Poop Makes the Better Organic Fertilizer?
TK Production Company Judges' Choice Grade 1
Tana Larson Grade: 1 Lockwood Primary School PK-2
How Do Airplanes Fly?
Judges' Choice Grade 2
Zack Thompson Grade: 2 Arrowhead Elementary-BILLINGS
Rainbow Fish
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Judges' Choice Grade 3
Soren Hultgren Grade: 3 Hultgren Home School
The Spinning Sun
Judges' Choice Grade 4
Brock Wilkins Grade: 4 St. Francis Intermediate School-BILLINGS
From Salty to Sippy
Judges' Choice Grade 5
Rhoben Lee Ridderman Grade: 5 Burlington Elementary-BILLINGS
Build It Stronger and Better
Judges' Choice Grade 6
Adisyn Gamble Grade: 6 Gamble Home School
Doggy Doody
Judges' Choice Grade 7
Autumn Laverty Grade: 7 Sleeping Giant Middle School-LIVINGSTON
Rebecca Shandy Grade: 7 Sleeping Giant Middle School-LIVINGSTON
Gum Intelligence
Judges' Choice Grade 8
Dawson Lester Grade: 8 Absarokee 7-8
Paintball Temperature Adventures
Turley Dental Care Future Dentist Gr. 1-6
Gabi Garay Grade: 5 Hillcrest School PK-8-HARLOWTON
Smile
Ed & Karla Ulledalen Best Use of Math - female Grade 8
Emma Krall Grade: 8 Luther PK-8
Wage Gaps: Does Association Matter?
Best Use of Math - female Grade 9
Laura Zimmer Grade: 9 Senior High School-BILLINGS
Propagation Station
Walker's Grill Best Project Involving Food Gr. 1-8
Aiden Walkowiak Grade: 4 Luther PK-8
Do You Know the Muffin Man?
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Yellowstone Naturopathic Clinic Best Application for Naturopathic Medicine Gr. 9-12
Sophia Whitworth Grade: 11 Senior High School-BILLINGS
Nano More Bacteria
ZooMontana Best Animal Sciences Project Gr. 1-3
Bethany Trevithick Grade: 1 Trevithick Home School
Butterflies
Best Animal Science Project Gr. 4-6
Beatrice Bentler Grade: 5 McKinley Elementary-BILLINGS
Light Sensitivity of Crickets
Best Plant Science Project Gr. 1-6
Andrea Gieser Grade: 6 St. Catherine Home School
Is Seed Size Significant?
Billings Clinic Winner of the Drawing for a Samsung Galaxy S2 Nook with Barnes & Noble Gift Card
Megan Nelson Grade: 7 Sleeping Giant Middle School-LIVINGSTON
Drop Box
Intel ISEF Winner Isaac Rost Grade: 12 Baker High School
Analysis of Photocatalytic Performance in TiO2-Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Doped with Nanostructure
Diatoms