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March 22, 2005

Region 3 Science and Engineering Fair Winners Announced

MONROE, La.-Erin McCown of West Ouachita High School and Matthew Howell of Calhoun Middle School were the top senior and junior winners at the Region 3 Science and Engineering Fair held in Fant-Ewing Coliseum March 22 at the University of Louisiana at Monroe.
McCown received the Guide Corporation Senior Sweepstakes Award, the Senior Grand Prize Award in Biological Sciences, the Sigma Xi Senior Award and the United States Navy Senior Biological Award.
Howell received the Junior Sweepstakes Award, the Junior Grand Prize Award in Applied Sciences, the Sigma Xi Junior Award and the United States Navy Junior Applied Sciences 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
Jessica Griffin, Richwood High, the Senior Grand Prize Award in Applied Sciences, the United States Navy Senior Award in Applied Sciences and the Speech, Language and Hearing Association Third Place Award.
Ashlee Sisson, West Ouachita High, the Senior Grand Prize Award in Physical Sciences, the United States Navy Senior Award in Physical Sciences and the American Chemical Society Senior Award.
Garrett Murray, Calhoun Middle School, the Junior Grand Prize Award in Physical Sciences and the United States Navy Junior Award in Physical Sciences.
Moustafa Elsayed, Good Hope Middle School, the Junior Grand Prize Award in Biological Sciences, the Junior Award for Achievement in Hereditary Science and the United States Navy Junior Award in Biological Sciences.
Shunitka Dunn and Desiree Fountain, Richwood High, the Senior Award for Achievement in Hereditary Science.
Kaitlyn Mitchell, Good Hope Middle School, the American Chemical Society Junior Award.
Vanessa Hayman, Delhi Charter School, the American Meteorological Society Senior Award.
Rachel Corbit, Delhi Charter School, the American Meteorological Society Junior Award.
Kristi Butler, Calhoun Middle School, the Speech, Language and Hearing Association First Place Award.
Spencer Stanley, Richwood High, the Speech, Language and Hearing Association Second Place Award.
Christopher Dispensa, Delhi Charter School, the ULM Photography Award.
Sagan Ezell, Calhoun Middle School, the Rietschle Thomas Industries Engineering Award.
Behavioral and Social Sciences
1st: Alyssa Leader, Good Hope Middle School; 2nd: Alicia Glazer, Good Hope Middle School; 3rd: Whitney Manning, Grace Episcopal School.
Biochemistry
1st: Sarah Jackson, Good Hope Middle School; 2nd: Elizabeth Hahm, Good Hope Middle School.
Botany
1st: Colton Wood, Good Hope Middle School; 2nd: Richard Vines, Good Hope Middle School; 3rd: Ka'Shannon Brown, Robinson Elementary.
Chemistry
1st: Kaitlyn Mitchell, Good Hope Middle School; 2nd: Drew Lewis, Delhi Charter School; 3rd: Mark Foy, J.S. Clark Elementary.
Computers
1st: Tiffani Robinson, Good Hope Middle School; 2nd: Canaan Best, Delhi Charter School.
Earth and Space Sciences
1st: Emily Ballew, Good Hope Middle School; 2nd: Sara Gardner, Good Hope Middle School; 3rd: Rachel Corbit, Delhi Charter School.
Engineering
1st: Sagan Ezell, Calhoun Middle School; 2nd: Alex Moreau, Christian Home School Association; 3rd: Allan Millstead, Calhoun Middle School.
Environmental Sciences
1st: Andrew Freeman, Grace Episcopal School; 2nd: Betsy Gaston, Good Hope Middle School; 3rd: Indya Booth, Delhi Charter School.
Mathematics
1st: Matthew Howell, Calhoun Middle School; 2nd: Becca Williams, Morehouse Magnet School; 3rd: Aly Moncrief, Good Hope Middle School.
Medicine and Health
1st: Moustafa Elsayed, Good Hope Middle School; 2nd: Kristi Butler, Calhoun Middle School; 3rd: Dillon Davis, Good Hope Middle School.
Microbiology
1st: Zachary White, Morehouse Magnet School; 2nd: Joseph Truelove, Morehouse Magnet School; 3rd: Cameron Bryan, Good Hope Middle School.
Physics
1st: Garrett Murray, Calhoun Middle School; 2nd: James Letlow, Morehouse Magnet School; 3rd: Kyle Pizzolato, Good Hope Middle School.
Zoology
1st: James Brooks, Good Hope Middle School; 2nd: Sarah Brook, Good Hope Middle School; 3rd: Alexander Lewis, Delhi Charter School.
Team Projects
1st: Justin Ogden and Hunter Simms, Delhi Charter School; 2nd: Jake Johnson and Chase Wilson, Jesus the Good Shepherd School; 3rd: Brittany Harrell and Katie Langley, Delhi Charter School.
SENIOR DIVISION
Behavioral and Social Sciences
1st: Jessica Griffin, Richwood High.
Biochemistry
1st: Lanh Phan, Richwood High.
Botany
1st: Brandy Heckford, West Ouachita High.
Chemistry
1st: Ashlee Sisson, West Ouachita High; 2nd: Arthessius Hampton, Richwood High.
Engineering
1st: Jane Honeycutt, Delhi Charter School.
Medicine and Health
1st: Erin McCown, West Ouachita High; 2nd: Tyler Hosea, Delhi Charter School; 3rd: Nakyea Taylor, Richwood High.
Microbiology
1st: Heather Greer, Delhi Charter School; 2nd: Davine Starr, Richwood High.
Physics
1st: Thuy Pham, Richwood High; Derek Stephenson, West Ouachita High; 3rd: Aaron Profit, Richwood High.
Team Projects
1st: Christopher Parker and Daniel Spinks, Delhi Charter School; 2nd: Kelly Ezell and Melissa Hattaway, West Ouachita High; 3rd: Chistian Dunn and Spencer Stanley, Richwood High.

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