Our EPJ High School students had a great day at the State Science Fair on Tuesday, March 24 th. The
State Science Fair, held every year on the campus of SDSU, showcases the students’ scientific
knowledge, creativity and use of the scientific method. Listed below are the special award prizes, as well
as the individual category awards.
Special Awards
1. Lynsey Klunder
a. Air Force – Back Pack
2. Raquel Rosenbaum
a. American Chemical Society - $100 prize
3. Karlene Stabe
a. American Chemical Society - $100 prize
4. Morgan Swanson and Elsie Aslesen
a. American Psychological Association Honorable Mention
5. Connor Henze
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association - $50
Ricoh Sustainable Development Award - $50
South Climatologist Award - $30
SDN Communciations Excellence in Technology Award - $50
SDSU Natural Resource Management Honorable Mention
6. Presston Kollbaum and Logan Donelan
a. SDSU Ag Bio Ambassadors – Tshirt
7. Matthew Noteboom
a. SDSU Ag Bio Ambassadors – Tshirt
b. South Dakota Climatologist Honorable Mention
8. Brooke Westcott and Hannah North
a. SDSU Ag Bio Ambassadors – Tshirt
b. Water and Environmental Engineering Research Center Honorable Mention
9. Briley Weidner
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and Alicia Nelson
SDSU Army ROTC – Certificate and Tshirt
SDSU Biology/Microbiology Department - $100
South Dakota Innovation Partners Honorable Mention
Association for Women Geoscientists Honorable Mention
10. Bradie Timmons and Kylee Donnelly
a. SDSU Education and Human Sciences College - $50
b. American Psychological Association Honorable Mention
11. Samantha McInerney
a. SDSU Health and Nutrition Science - $25 gift card to book store
b. Sanford PROMISE - $25 Amazon gift card and Tshirt
12. Tori Johnson and Maddie Schuldt
a. SDSU Nursing College - $50
b. SDSU Pharmacy College - $100
c. SDSU Division of Research and Economic Development Honorable Mention
13. Bethany Dennison
a. Stockholm Junior Water Prize – Certificate and a chance to proceed to the international
level in Stockholm, Sweden
b. South Dakota Climatologist Honorable Mention
14. Aaron Corbin and Preston Fejfar
a. SDSU Army ROTC Honorable Mention
15. Miranda Stabe
a. Midwest Section of the American Association for Clinical Chemists – Honorable Mention
b. SDSU Division of Research and Economical Development – Honorable Mention
16. Brianna Fueher and Kyla Jacobs
a. American Psychological Association Honorable Mention
17. Elena Giorgio
a. SDSU Army ROTC Honorable Mention
18. Karlee Shatswell and Alexa Montagne
a. SDSU Army ROTC Honorable Mention
Category Awards
++Out of the 11 categories, we placed students in 10 of those categories.
1. Behavioral and Social Science
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Honorable Mention: Elsie Aslesen and Morgan Swanson
3rd Place: Kylee Donnelly and Bradie Timmons
2. Chemistry and Biochemistry
3rd Place: Raquel Rosenbaum
3. Computer Science/Engineering/Math
Honorable Mention: Jim Smith and Cody Davis
Honorable Mention: Bobby Ortiz and Austin Taylor
4. Earth/Planet/Weather/Environmental Science
Honorable Mention: Bethany Dennison
Honorable Mention: Matthew Noteboom
3rd Place: Connor Henze
2nd Place: Maria Corio and Dalton Croy
5. Energy and Transportation
Honorable Mention: Karlee Shatswell and Alexa Montagne
2nd Place: Lynsey Klunder
6. Food Sciences
3rd Place: Taylor Branson
7. Medicine and Health Sciences
Honorable Mention: Miranda Stabe
3rd Place: Maddie Schuldt and Tori Johnson
1st Place and $50: Elena Giorgio
8. Microbiology and Cellular Biology
Honorable Mention: Alicia Nelson and Briley Weidner
2nd Place: Hannah North and Brooke Westcott
1st Place and $50: Jenny Dailey and Abel Sanchez – 1st Place
9. Physics and Astronomy
2nd Place: Presston Kollbaum and Logan Donelan
10. Plant Sciences
1st Place and $50: Rachel Geary and Emily Peirce
AND........ We had one student who qualified to attend the International Science Fair as an observer.
Elena Giorgio won 1st Runner up for the entire science fair. She will be attending ISEF in Pittsburgh, PA.