Area students win special awards at science fair

Local students won a number of special awards from area businesses and organizations during the 48th annual Southeast Missouri Regional Science Fair competition held March 9 at the Show Me Center.

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Ben Medlin, Sikeston High SchoolAmerican Chemical Society

Junior Biochemistry: Frazer Stone, Sikeston Junior High School.

Junior Chemistry: Chase Hodge, Caruthersville Middle School; Matthew Clements, St. Vincent - Cape Girardeau.

Senior Chemistry: Jeremy Dillon, Matthew Hileman and Jackson Hill, Cape Central High School.

The American Psychological Association and Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools

Clay Lincoln, Sikeston High School.

ASM International Foundation

Taylor Allen, Sikeston Junior High School.

Association for Women Geoscientists

Ashley Sutton, Sikeston Junior High School.

Cape Girardeau Area Engineers Club

Junior: Bridget Jayne Moore, Kennett Middle School.

Senior: Ben Medlin, Sikeston High School.

Eastman Kodak Company

TEAM: Tiffany Ver Vynck and Ashley Braxton, Central Junior High School.

Herbert Hoover Young Engineer Award

Bridget Jayne Moore, Kennett Middle School.

Intel Excellence in Environmental Health and Safety Award

Logan Hampton, Sikeston Junior High School.

International Society for Optical Engineering

TEAM: BreeAnna Rector and Alyse Wheeler, St. Vincent - Perryville.

Joy Award

Chris Wichern, Zach Fischer and Liam Hoeh, St. Vincent - Perryville.

Missouri Optometric Association Auxiliary

TEAM: Courtney Besand, Morgan Moll and Maria Lundy, St. Vincent de Paul, Perryville.

NACE International

Jessica Seyer, Oak Ridge School.

National Society of Professional Engineers

Bridget Jayne Moore, Kennett Middle School.

Southeast Missouri Dental Society

Junior: Neil Kanneberg, St. Vin-cent - Cape Girardeau.

Senior: Chelsea Grigery, Sikeston High School.

Louis Unfer Award

Earth Science: Elizabeth and Anna Laurentius, St. Vincent - Perryville.

Engineering: Abbie Messmer, St. Joseph, Scott City; Rebecca Winslow and Kristen Rice, St. Vincent - Perryville.

U.S. Air Force

Senior: Wesley Hargraves, South Pemiscot High School, Steele; Chelsea Grigery, Sikeston High School.

Junior: Bridget Jayne Moore, Kennett Middle School; David Westrich, St. Vincent - Cape Girardeau.

United States Army

Senior Engineering: Ben Medlin, Sikeston High School.

Senior Environmental Science: Ashley Sutton, Sikeston Junior High School.

Senior Behavioral & Social Sciences: Lorenzo Boatman, South Pemiscot High School.

Senior Life Sciences: Chelsea Grigery, Sikeston High School.

Senior Physical Sciences: Justin Winkler, Sikeston High School.

Most Outstanding: Chelsea Grigery

U.S. Navy/U.S. Marine Corps

Senior Participant: Wesley Hargraves, South Pemiscot High School; Justin Winkler, Sikeston High School.

Junior Participant: Cody Page, St. Joseph, Scott City; Abbie Messmer, St. Joseph, Scott City.

U.S. Metric Association

TEAM: Jeremy Dillon, Matthew Hileman and Jackson Hill, Cape Central High School.

U.S. Public Health Service

Logan Hampton, Sikeston Junior High School.

Water Environment Federation

Logan Hampton, Sikeston Junior High School.

Yale Science and Engineering Association

Anthony Patton, South Pemiscot High School.

Best Group Exhibit

Elizabeth and Anna Laurentius, St. Vincent - Perryville

Best Experiment Study

Katie Karnes, Matthew Clements, Jacob Buckenmyer, David Westrich, Blake Palmer and Josh Robert, St. Vincent - Cape Girardeau; Katelyn Enderle, Abbie Messmer, Matthew Koehler and James Simmons, St. Joseph, Scott City; Ryan Essner and Laura Felter, St. Denis, Benton; Alan Ernst, St. Vincent - Perryville; and Brett Harper, Kelso C-7.

Best Collection

Brittney Heuring, St. Denis.

Best Invention

TEAM: Zachary First, Ryan Geile and Garrett Luttrell, St. Vincent - Perryville.

Best Model Study

Brandon Pingel, St. Vincent - Perryville.

Best Observation Study

Elizabeth and Anna Laurentius, St. Vincent - Perryville; Brett Harper, Kelso C-7.

Top Team

Elizabeth and Anna Laurentius, St. Vincent, Perryville.

Overall Junior Life Science

Katie Karnes and Jacob Buckenmyer, St. Vincent - Cape Girardeau; and Ryan Essner, St. Denis, Benton.

Overall Junior Physical Science

Katelyn Enderle, Abbie Messmer, and Matthew Koehler, St. Joseph, Scott City; Matthew Clements and Alison Beussink, St. Vincent - Cape Girardeau; and Elizabeth and Anna Laurentius, St. Vincent - Perryville.

Discovery Award

Katie Karnes, Matthew Clements, Alison Beussink, Jacob Buckenmyer, David Westrich, Blake Palmer and Josh Robert, St. Vincent - Cape Girardeau; Katelyn Enderle, Abbie Messmer, Matthew Koehler, James Simmons, St. Joseph, Scott City; Ryan Essner and Laura Felter, St. Denis, Benton; Brett Harper, Kelso C-7; and Alan Ernst and Elizabeth and Anna Laurentius, St. Vincent - Perryville.