Students earn awards at science fair

Students from all over eastern Carbon County proved their scientific knowledge at last week’s Carbon County School District No. 2 Science Fair.

Young scientists in grades fourth through seventh came from Saratoga, Encampment, Hanna, Elk Mountain and Medicine Bow Elementary Schools, to display and explain their projects at the Hanna Recreation Center Feb. 5. The panel of judges included district administrators, teachers, parents and other adults interested in what Carbon County’s young minds could scientifically create for presentation.

Of the 12 projects chosen, seven were from Encampment, three were from Saratoga and two were from Hanna. Before the district-wide science fair, the schools also had their own individual science fairs.

The list of winners from the district fair is shown below:

Seventh Grade

First place - Paige Powell, Encampment- Which Rat Will Gain the Most Weight?

Second place - Noelle Peterson, Encampment - The Power of Protein

Third place - Sam Schneider, Saratoga - Quicker Ocean Currents

Sixth grade

First place - Alex Claice, Hanna - Sticky Magnets

Second place - Conor McGraw, Hanna - Hot Chocolate

Third place - Kaylyn Hunter, Saratoga - Fighting the Stains

Fifth grade

First place - Dalton Peterson, Encampment - Ancient Armor

Second place - Katelyn Bifano, Saratoga - Hot Colors

Third place - Kaitlyn Hazen, Encampment - Sanitize with Wise Supplies

Fourth grade

First place - Mattie Pope, Emcampment - Saving the Strawberries

Second place - Ashton Powell, Encampment - What’s Fizziest?

Third place - Zachery McArthur, Saratoga - The Dissolving Race