{"id":1291,"date":"2017-02-22T09:30:46","date_gmt":"2017-02-22T09:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/?p=1291"},"modified":"2017-02-23T15:00:05","modified_gmt":"2017-02-23T15:00:05","slug":"midway-c-h-yoe-students-win-top-prizes-at-science-and-engineering-fair-at-tstc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/?p=1291","title":{"rendered":"Midway, C.H. Yoe Students Win Top Prizes at Science and Engineering Fair at TSTC"},"content":{"rendered":"

(WACO) \u2013 Area middle school and high school students were awarded Wednesday morning for their creative efforts at the Central Texas Science and Engineering Fair at Texas State Technical College in Waco.<\/span><\/p>\n

Students from schools in Brown, McLennan, Milam and Navarro counties received awards in junior and senior divisions at the event\u2019s recognition ceremony. Students from 13 Central Texas counties entered more than 150 projects ranging from engineering to animal science for the 61st annual event.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI felt we had a successful fair this year,\u201d said Linda Morris, an adjunct instructor in TSTC\u2019s Environmental Health and Safety and Radiation Protection Technology program and science fair co-chair. \u201cThis is where a student is able to take a personal interest and turn it into a project.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Edward Kim, 17, a senior at Midway High School in Waco, and Neeraj Bhakta, 17, a junior at C.H. Yoe High School in Cameron, will represent the region at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in May in Los Angeles.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kim is a repeat winner at the regional event and last year won in biochemistry at the international contest. Kim, a valedictorian of his senior class who plans to attend Harvard University this fall, said the contest\u2019s research projects all start with the scientific method, then work down to students\u2019 curiosity and actions.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEvery time it is very different and it is a new journey,\u201d Kim said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bhakta, who wants to attend Texas A&M University, said his project, \u201cThe Reaction of Vegetation to Cultivation after Remaining Undisturbed for 15 Years,\u201d was tied to his longtime appreciation for nature.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI can name 315 species of plants,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rebecca Kostroun, 14, a freshman at C.H. Yoe High School, was named an alternate to the international event.<\/span><\/p>\n

The top three winners in the junior and senior division categories move on to the Texas Science and Engineering Fair in March in San Antonio.<\/span><\/p>\n

Brooklyn Barrett, 15, a freshman at Live Oak Classical School in Waco, placed first in the microbiology contest in the senior division for high school students. Her project was on natural versus pharmaceutical antibiotics. She said she will work to improve her project before traveling to San Antonio.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAt the science fair, you get to talk to other people,\u201d Barrett said. \u201cThere are not mean spirits here. Everyone worked hard on their projects.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Dawson Bates, a senior at McGregor High School, received a $1,000 TSTC scholarship. Bates, a member of the high school\u2019s tennis and robotics teams, wants to study computer programming. He said he was surprised to receive the recognition.<\/span><\/p>\n

His science fair project was on how font sizes and types affect the size of text documents.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bates\u2019 science fair advisor, Debbie Singer, said participation for McGregor students was voluntary.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMcGregor is a small school,\u201d she said. \u201cThe kids that are here are involved in everything. They did these projects independently. They chose the topics, but I wanted to drive them to something that interested them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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