Holloway science students compete at district fair

Pictured above are winners in the Holloway science fair's biology division: Brannon Beaton, Braden Robey, Chris Kunzman and Erin Strickland. Not pictured is Leif Laperriere. Pictured below are the winners in the physical science division: Alden Mutchnik, Jared Raabe, Whitney Seen, Rebecca Bailey and Kyle Battles. A group of 25 Holloway students went on to compete at the district science fair, held at Tyler Junior College. Raabe, Senn, Beaton and Robey all placed, with Robey finishing second in Best Overall/Biology.

Tyler Junior College has announced the winners of its annual district science fair for middle school students.

Participants in grades sixtheighth competed in either biology or physical science categories, with TJC faculty and staff judging the science fair projects.

There were 126 students who competed in the science fair this year, including 25 from Holloway Middle School.

"All of the students who competed worked hard and deserve our congratulations for a job well done," said Jenny Wallace, honor science instructor at Holloway.

Other schools participating were: Bullard Middle School, Moore Middle School, Lindale Junior High, All Saints Episcopal School, Maude Laird Middle School and Waskom Middle School.

6th Grade

Physical Science

1st Place, Hannah Horick, Moore Middle School, "How Tall?"

2nd Place, Jared Raabe, Holloway Middle School, "Build a Better Bat"

3rd Place, Whitney Senn, Holloway Middle School, "Chip Resistance"

7th Grade

Physical Science

1st Place, Cassaundra Braaten, Bullard Middle School, "Typoglycemia - Fact or Fiction"

2nd Place, Marina Martinez, Moore Middle School, "Seeing Through the Smoke"

3rd Place, Zachary Lawson, Moore Middle School, "Bridge Power"

8th Grade

Physical Science

1st Place, William Timaeus, All Saints Epsicopal School, "Texas Sun on a Hot Tin Roof"

2nd Place, Patrick Bosley, Moore Middle School, "Speed Slope"

3rd Place, Jalissa Baggett, Maude Laird Middle School, "It's Out of the Park"

Holloway Middle School students participating in the recent science fair were Rebecca Bailey, Kyle Battles, Brannon Beaton, Emily Eeds, Jennifer George, Emily Hargis, Braden Haskell, Molly Henderson, Payton Hightower, Marin King, Chris Kunzman, Leif Laperriere, Bailey McKown, Kai Moulton, Alden Mutchnik, Katie Pearce, Jared Raabe, Braden Robey, Brooks Robey, Whiteney Senn, Christian Smith, Jordan Snell, Erin Strickland, Sophia Wade and Katherine Weathers.

Best Overall

Physical Science 1st Place, William Timaeus, All Saints Episcopal School, "Texas Sun on a Hot Tin Roof"

2nd Place, Cassaundra Braaten, Bullard Middle School, "Typoglycemia * Fact or Fiction"

3rd Place, Hannah Horick, Moore Middle School, "How Tall?"

6th Grade

Biology

1st Place, Braden Robey, Holloway Middle School, "The Effect of Caffeine"

2nd Place, Brannon Beaton, Holloway Middle School, "Optical Illusion"

3rd Place, Mary Murphy, Moore Middle School, "The Stroop Experiment"

7th Grade

Biology

1st Place, Matthew Seawright, Lindale Junior High, "What's Lurking on Your Keyboard"

2nd Place, Benjamin Taylor, All Saints Episcopal School, "Burn the Germs"

3rd Place, Jessica Bland, Lindale Junior High, "Which Bread Molds The Fastest"

8th Grade

Biology

1st Place, Brian Allen, All Saints Episcopal School, "Wetlands & Water Quality II"

2nd Place, Jessica Emery, Moore Middle School, "Making High Quality H2O for Hemodialysis - 2nd Year Study"

3rd Place, Tori Boaze, Maude Laird Middle School, "Water-licious!"

Best Overall/Biology

1st Place, Brian Allen, All Saints Episcopal School, "Wetlands & Water Quality II"

2nd Place, Braden Robey, Holloway Middle School, "The Effect of Caffeine"

3rd Place, Jessica Emery, Moore Middle School, "Making High Quality H2O for Hemodialysis"

The 25 Whitehouse students competing at district were selected from 98 honor science students who participated in a science fair at Holloway.

Winners in the Holloway science fair in the physical science division were: Jared Raabe, first; Whitney Senn, second; Rebecca Bailey, third; Alden Mutchnik, fourth; and Kyle Battles, fifth.

Winners in the biology division were: Braden Robey, first; Brannon Beaton, second; Leif Laperriere, third; Erin Strickland, fourth; and Chris Kunzman, fifth.