March 26, 2004
For Immediate Release
To: News Directors and News Editors
From: Veronika Avery, Assistant Director for Media Relations, 342-5444

Region 3 Science and Engineering Fair Winners Announced

Lanh Phan of Richwood High School and Sagan Ezell of Calhoun Middle School were the top senior and junior winners at the Region 3 Science and Engineering Fair held in Fant-Ewing Coliseum March 25 at the University of Louisiana at Monroe.

Phan received the Senior Sweepstakes Award, the Senior Grand Prize Award in Physical Sciences and the United States Navy Senior Award.

Ezell received the Junior Sweepstakes Award and the Junior Grand Prize Award in Physical Sciences.

First, second and third place winners in all categories are eligible for the state science fair scheduled to be held in April in Baton Rouge. Region 3 comprises Caldwell, East Carroll, Franklin, Madison, Morehouse, Ouachita, Richland, Tensas and West Carroll Parishes.

Not all places were awarded in each discipline.

SPECIAL AWARDS

Brandley Clark, Delhi Charter School, the Senior Grand Prize Award in Biological Sciences.

Heather Greer, Delhi Charter School, the Senior Grand Prize Award in Applied Sciences and First Place Senior Division Agriculture Award.

J.T. Patterson, Good Hope Middle School, the Junior Grand Prize Award in Biological Sciences.

Daniel Murray, Calhoun Middle School, the Junior Grand Prize Award in Applied Sciences and the Rietchle Thomas Industries Award.

Jessica Walters, Good Hope Middle School, the University of Louisiana at Monroe Photography Award.

Whitney Manning, Grace Epsicopal School, First Place Louisiana Speech, Language and Hearing Association Award.

Becca Williams, Morehouse Magnet School, Second Place Louisiana Speech, Language and Hearing Association Award.

Ryan Dickey, Ware III School, Third Place Louisiana Speech, Language and Hearing Association Award.

A.J. Chase, Good Hope Middle School, the American Chemical Society Award.

Brian Milstead, Calhoun Middle School, the United States Navy Junior Award.

Alexander Moreau, Geneva Academy, the United States Navy Junior Award.

Ashlee Sisson, Pinecrest Middle School, the United States Navy Junior Award.

Eric Whitehead, Good Hope Middle School, Second Place Junior Division Agriculture Award.

Moustafa Elsayed, Good Hope Middle School, the Genetics Award-First Place.

Lily Barham, Grace Episcopal School, the Genetics Award-Second Place.

JUNIOR DIVISION

Behavioral and Social Sciences

1st: Katie Elkins, Grace Episcopal School; 2nd: Becca Williams, Morehouse Magnet School; 3rd: Erin McCown, Calhoun Middle School.

Biochemistry

2nd: Lindsay L. Ward, Ward III School.

Botany

1st: Chelsey Howington, Delhi Charter School; 2nd: Joshua Ross, Richwood Jr. High; 3rd: George Cruse, Delhi Charter School.

Chemistry

1st: Rick Sanders, Good Hope Middle School; 2nd: Melvin Grimes, Morehouse Jr. High; 3rd: Zachary White, Morehouse Jr. High.

Computers

1st: Canaan Best, Delhi Charter School.

Earth and Space Sciences

1st: Sagan Ezell, Calhoun Middle School; 2nd: Zach Coco, Good Hope Middle School; 3rd: Stephanie Bailey, Good Hope Middle School.

Engineering

1st: Daniel Murray, Calhoun Middle School; 2nd: Derek Newman, Ward III School; 3rd: Lee Henry, Morehouse Jr. High.

Environmental Sciences

1st: J.T. Patterson, Good Hope Middle School; 2nd: Ericka Hufford, Gilbert Jr. High; 3rd: Kelsey Canizaro, Grace Episcopal School

Mathematics

1st: Andi Williams, Morehouse Magnet School; 2nd: Charlie Hodges, Ward III School; 3rd: Alyssa Martin, Ward III School.

Medicine and Health

1st: Melissa Soloman, Good Hope Middle School; 2nd: Catelyn Parrott, Morehouse Magnet School; 3rd: Kristi Butler, Calhoun Middle School.

Microbiology

1st: Moustafa Elsayed, Good Hope Middle School; 2nd: Aaron Kunzler, Ward III School.

Physics

1st: Ashlee Sisson, Pinecrest Middle School; 2nd: Jessica Walters, Good Hope Middle School; 3rd: Brian Milstead, Calhoun Middle School.

Zoology

1st: Andrew Bryan, Good Hope Middle School; 2nd: J. Tyler Brooks, Good Hope Middle School; 3rd: Morgan Bivens, Good Hope Middle School.

Team Projects

1st: Kelly West and Hannah Lee, Gilbert Jr. High; 2nd: James Harris, Jarrod Brooks and Toris Thomas, Richwood Jr. High; 3rd: Markus Knight and Cody Hale, Delhi Charter School.

SENIOR DIVISION

Behavioral and Social Sciences

1st: Heather Greer, Delhi Charter School; 2nd: Jamie McDonald, Delhi Charter School.

Chemistry

1st: Lanh Phan, Richwood High.

Earth and Space Sciences

2nd: Clara Greene, Richwood High.

Environmental Sciences

1st: Bradley Clark, Delhi Charter School.

Team Projects

1st: Brittany Woods and Sondrell Harris, Richwood High; 2nd: Amy House and Heath Simms, Delhi Charter School; 3rd: R.J. Garrison and Leah Brownell, Delhi Charter School.

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