Congratulations to all of our Walton County School District Science and Engineering Fair participants and winners! Over 150 students from all 7 of our Middle and High Schools participated in the Science Fair this year! All projects were judged the evening of December 4^th at the DeFuniak Springs Community Center. Students entered projects in the categories of Biology, Engineering, Environmental and Physical Science.

A special thank you to the Hermocallis Society, all of our Judges, teachers, students and families for your involvement. The Science Fair Awards Ceremony was held the evening of December 7^th.  The WCSD Science and Engineering Fair Winners are posted below. Thank you all for your participation and hard work!

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Junior Biological - 1^st place: Autumn King, Stress: Hot or Not? WMS
Junior Physical - 1^st place: Honna Mitchem and Kaylee Aplin, The Great Duct/k Case, Paxton
Junior Environmental - 1^st Place: Hailey Sexton, Liquid/Solid, Paxton
Junior Engineering (New Category) - 1^st Place: Selina Li, Popsicle Sticks- Will it Catapult? FMS
Senior Biological - 1^st Place: Catherine Fields, Curing Acne, SWHS
Senior Physical - 1^st Place: Cory LaCour, Ben Woods, Briston Smith, Silver Surfer, WHS
Senior Environmental - 1^st Place: Cameron Patrick Hughes, Lighter Concrete Worth the Price? SWHS
Senior Engineering (New Category) - 1^st Place: Fisher Marks, Password Security, SWHS

Junior Biological -2^nd Place: Tao Tundidor, Icy Sublimation Summary, FMS
Junior Physical -2^nd place: Parker Gilliam, Sailing into Science, ECMS
Junior Environmental - 2^nd Place: Lily Gibson, The Science of Soap, ECMS
Junior Engineering (New Category) - 2^nd Place: Gage Galloway, Crystal Radio- Will it Work? WMS
Senior Biological - 2^nd Place: Drake Pennington, Fuel for Tomorrow, WHS
Senior Physical - 2^nd Place: Brandan McManus, What are the effects of tourism rates on student populations in Walton County, SWHS
Senior Environmental - 2^nd Place: Connor Gaither, What is in your Water? Paxton
Senior Engineering (New Category) - 2^nd Place: Kirsi Midha, What is the effect of varius soils when applying pressure in terms of bearing capacity?, SWHS

Junior Biological -3^rd Place: Olivia Rodgers, Jammin Germs, FMS
Junior Physical - 3^rd Place: Nichols Sirman, PrePoultry Paratroopers, ECMS
Junior Environmental - 3^rd Place: Isabella Imperial, Let’s Get Salty, ECMS
Junior Engineering (New Category) - 3^rd Place: Lawson Kilpatrick, Breaking Bridges, ECMS
Senior Biological - 3^rd Place: Emma Marks, How do vitamins effect germination of radish seeds. SWHS
Senior Physical - 3^rd Place: Josie Bekkers, How does saltwater effect metals? SWHS
Senior Environmental - 3^rd Place: Emily Kuni, Biofilm, SWHS
Senior Engineering (New Category) - 3^rd Place: Nicholas Putnam, Jackson Weatherall, and Seth Weinthal How can we make Sea Turles Lights more accessible? SWHS

Junior Biological - Honorable Mention: Macie Dell, Freeze or Not to Freeze, Paxton & Honorable Mention: Kaelyn Shelton, I wet my pants, ECMS
Junior Physical - Honorable Mention: Alyssa Sutton, What Stains Your Smile? ECMS, Honorable Mention: Hannah King, Which type of wood is more absorbent? WMS, Honorable Mention: Lilli Arthur, How Does Temp Affect Tennis Balls Bounce? FMS, Honorable Mention: Jordan Bradley, Under Armour-Worth It or Not? Paxton, & Honorable Mention: Taylor Pankow, Ramp, FMS
Junior Environmental - Honorable Mention: Emily Casey, Vegetable Power, WMS & Honorable Mention: Daniel McCarthy, Cloud Seeding, WMS
Junior Engineering (New Category) - Honorable Mention: Brianna Mitchem, Light Em Up, Paxton, Honorable Mention: William Morris, Boost Your Home Wi-Fi, WMS, & Honorable Mention: Noel Dahl, Need a Hand, WMS
Senior Biological - Honorable Mention: Annajane Hohn, Fermentation Creation, SWHS & Honorable Mention: Krisslyn McLaney, Amber Law and Andrew Huff, Fuel of the Future, WHS
Senior Physical - Honorable Mention: Riley Marshall, Electric Soil, SWHS, Honorable Mention: Kahl Miller, Beneath The Surface, WHS & Honorable Mention: Aubree Steenhook and Hayley Simmons, Got Voltage? Paxton
Senior Environmental - Honorable Mention: Ashlyn Falk and Candence Perez , Colored Growth, Paxton & Honorable Mention: Tabitha Snow, Plants vs Ph, Paxton
Senior Engineering (New Category) - Honorable Mention: Larry Allison, Can you make a submarine using PVC pipes? FHS

Junior Division Overall Award from Mrs. Carlene H. Anderson in honor of Dr. David Jeselnik
Honna Mitchem and Kaylee Aplin, The Great Duct/k Case, Paxton

EPIC Medal Recipient from Superintendent A. Russell Hughes: 3^rd Place: Isabella Imperial, Let’s Get Salty, ECMS

Submitted by Crystal Appel.