CHS students win at virtual Ozarks Science and Engineering Fair
Like many events this spring, the 2020 Ozarks Science and Engineering Fair was transitioned to a virtual experience for students. Judges from across the country participated in the 60th Annual Ozarks Science and Engineering Fair.
And SPS students won big.
"While southwest Missouri had about 50 percent of entrants actually present their research, SPS students from Scholars, Central and Phelps had 96 percent of entrants present their research," said A.J. Gegg, science teacher at Pershing. "I'm so proud of our students."
SPS Science Fair Winners
Senior Division
Chemistry
2nd place: Liz Cardoza
American Chemical Society-Ozarks Chapter
Liz Cardoza
Junior Division Placement Award Winners
Behavioral and Social Sciences
1st place: Sylvie Hudson
3rd place: Isaiah Hampton
Botany
1st place: Aurora Overbey
2nd place: Madison Gong
3rd place: Grace Meyer
Honorable Mention: Jayden Griffee
Chemistry
2nd place: Sophy Wickham-Zhou
3rd place: Amore Pennella
Honorable Mention: Alex Trieu
Earth and Space Science
1st place: Logan Canada
Engineering
2nd place: Claire Szura
3rd place (tie): Torsten Taylor
3rd place (tie): Kael Hitchcock
Environmental Science
1st place Trisha Tewari
Medicine and Health
3rd place: Azia May Matthews
Physics
2nd place: Ugurcan Buyurgan
3rd place: Xuan Huang
Zoology
2nd place: Lily Bartlett
3rd place: Verity Summers Spell and Aleyse Goodfriend
Honorable Mention: Susie Espinosa
Junior Division Special Awards
American Chemical Society-Ozarks Chapter
Sophy Wickham-Zhou
Broadcom MASTERS Advancement to National Competition
Logan Canada
Sylvie Hudson
Aurora Overbey
Trisha Tewari
City of Springfield Solid Waste Management
Trisha Tewari
Missouri Department of Conservation Award
Luke Hammock
Stan Howell Memorial Botany Award
Aurora Overbey
Lemelson Early Inventor Prize
Kael Hitchcock
Lisa Reece Memorial Award
Isaiah Hampton
Lou and Nadine Moore Memorial Award
August Kleiboeker
Kaden Creed
NASA Earth System Award
Logan Canada
Schneider Foundation Award
Aurora Overbey
Trisha Tewari
U.S. Office of Naval Research Award
Sylvie Hudson
Aurora Overbey
Trisha Tewari
U.S. Metric Association Award
Alex Trieu
Women in Science Award
Sophy Wickham-Zhou
