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March 19, 2003

Region 3 Science and Engineering Fair Held at ULM

MONROE, La.--Shruti Vasariji of Ouachita Christian School and Zachery Audet of Delhi Charter School were the top senior and junior winners at the Region 3 Science and Engineering Fair held Tuesday at the University of Louisiana at Monroe.

Vasariji received the Guide Corporation Senior Sweepstakes Award, the University of Louisiana at Monroe Senior Grand Prize Award-Biological Sciences and the United State Navy Senior Award.

Audet received the University of Louisiana at Monroe Junior Sweepstakes Award, the Tyco Plastics Junior Grand Prize Award-Applied Sciences and the United States Navy Junior Award.

First, second and third place winners in all categories are eligible for the state science fair scheduled to be held in April in Baton Rouge. Region 3 comprises Caldwell, East Carroll, Franklin, Madison, Morehouse, Ouachita, Richland, Tensas and West Carroll Parishes.
Not all places were awarded in each discipline.

SPECIAL AWARDS
·Brandon Mosley, Ouachita Christian School, the Angus Chemical Company Senior Grand Prize Award-Physical Sciences and the United States Navy Senior Award
·Sam Mason, Ouachita Christian School, the University of Louisiana at Monroe Senior Grand Prize Award-Applied Sciences and the United States Navy Senior Award
·Brian Milstead, Calhoun Middle School, the University of Louisiana at Monroe Junior Grand Prize Award-Physical Sciences and the United States Navy Junior Award
·Heather Greer, Delhi Charter School, the Riverwood International Corporation Junior Grand Prize Award-Biological Sciences
·Andrew Lewis, Delhi Charter School, American Chemical Society Junior Award
·George Cruse, Delhi Charter School, Kodak Photography Award
·Chelsea Boykin, Grace Episcopal School, the Louisiana Speech, Language and Hearing Association Award-First Place
·Breshatta Davis, Robinson Elementary School, the Louisiana Speech, Language and Hearing Association Award-Second Place
·Ben McIntire, Ouachita Christian School, Monroe District Nurses' Award-Senior Division
·Jamie Thomas, Ouachita Christian School, Monroe District Nurses' Award-Senior Division and the Louisiana Speech, Language and Hearing Association Award-Third Place
·David Dickey, Ward III School, Thomas Industries Award
·Justin Dauzat and Kasi McPherson, Delhi Charter School, State Department of Agriculture Senior Award
·Lauryn Marshall and Heath Simms, Delhi Charter School, State Department of Agriculture Junior Award

JUNIOR DIVISION
Behavioral and Social Sciences
1st: Zachary Audet, Delhi Charter School; 2nd: Cara Stevenson, Good Hope Middle School; 3rd: Blake Richard, Lakeshore Elementary.
Biochemistry
1st: Emily Hemphill, Good Hope Middle School; 2nd: Josh Ezell, Gilbert Junior High; 3rd: Danielle Glazer, Good Hope Middle School.
Botany
1st: B.J. Whitton, Riser Middle School; 2nd: George Cruse, Delhi Charter School; 3rd tie: Maya May and Robert Jenkins, J.S. Clark Magnet.
Chemistry
1st: Andrew Lewis, Delhi Charter School; 2nd: Alexis Turner, Richwood High School; 3rd: Katherine Nelson, Grace Episcopal School.
Computers
1st: Canaan Best, Delhi Charter School; 2nd: Edwin Ferchaud, Good Hope Middle School; 3rd: Barret Broussard, Grace Episcopal School.
Earth and Space Sciences
1st: Rachel Corbit, Delhi Charter School; 2nd: Chelsea LeBrun, Good Hope Middle School; 3rd: Kyle Horstmann, Quest Learning Tech.
Engineering
1st: David Dickey, Ward III Junior High; 2nd: Samuel Stuckey, Morehouse Junior High; 3rd: Maresa Cotton, Morehouse Junior High.
Environmental Sciences
1st: Lindsay Ray, Lakeshore Elementary; 2nd: Alison Cooke, Good Hope Middle School; 3rd: Jake Bolin, Morehouse Magnet School.
Mathematics
1st: Lindsey Ward, Ward III Junior High.
Medicine and Health
1st: A.J. Chase, Good Hope Middle School; 2nd: Erin McCown, Calhoun Middle School; 3rd: Christiana Hayward, Grace Episcopal School.
Microbiology
1st: Heather Greer, Delhi Charter School; 2nd: Maiya Stanley, Richwood High School; 3rd: Lydia Wallace, Ward III Junior High.
Physics
1st: Brian Milstead, Calhoun Middle School; 2nd: Ashlee Sisson, Pinecrest Middle School.; 3rd: Stuart Scurria, Delhi Charter School.
Zoology
1st: Lauren O'Neal, Grace Episcopal School; 2nd: Matthew Boyter, Good Hope Middle School; 3rd: Kaitlyn Mitchell, Good Hope Middle School.
Team Projects
1st: Amber Hollins and Jasmine Moore, Morehouse Junior High; 2nd: Tommy Hendrix and Clinton Wilson, Pinecrest Middle School; 3rd: Alayna Mason and Julie Brown, Ouachita Christian School.
SENIOR DIVISION
Botany
1st: Lauren Sylvester, Ouachita Christian School
Computers
1st: Sam Mason, Ouachita Christian School.
Environmental Sciences
1st: Shruti Vasariji, Ouachita Christian School; 2nd: Patrick Cutbirth, Ouachita Christian School.
Medicine and Health
1st: Jamie Thomas, Ouachita Christian School; 2nd: Ben McIntire, Ouachita Christian School.
Physics
1st: Brandon Mosley, Ouachita Christian School; 2nd: J.T. Strong, Ouachita Christian School; 3rd: Chris Adams, Ouachita Christian School.
Team Projects
1st: Dustin Pierce and R.J. Garrison, Delhi Charter School; 2nd: Justin Dauzat and Kasi McPherson, Delhi Charter School; 3rd: Adam York and Bart Fisher, Ouachita Christian School.

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