The Fountain Hills High School science department recently held its second all-school science fair, hosting 147 projects presented by 15 classes of students.

All told, more than 450 local students took part in this years event held Feb. 27 at the high school gym.

Students were able to work in groups and present a project in one of several main fields, including animal life, behavioral, biomedical, chemistry, energy/chemical, energy/physical, material science, microbiology, physics and plant science.

According to science chair Dr. Paul McElligott, this years judges worked throughout the day and into the evening to take in each of the projects, finally revealing the 2015 winners at 8 p.m.

Receiving the highest honor of first place overall was Sabeel Khurram, Seth Aker and Austin Button on the topic of rocket fuels (chemistry).

Second went to Conner Nelson, Andrew Szweic and William Adams on the topic of UV radiation (material science). Third, on the topic of music and emotion (behavioral), went to Laura Anderson and Katie Laessig.

Awards were also given in the remaining individual categories.

Jordon Wodinski won for a project on blood splatter (biomedical). Ryder Worden won for a presentation on diesel fuels (energy/chemical). Rolan Hentz took top honors for a report on the battery (energy/physics).

These winners will go on to compete in the state event.

The science department would like to thank the students for their hard work and parents for their support, Dr. McElligott added.

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