The 2017 Cherokee County Science & Engineering Fair took place on Feb. 7 at the Cherokee Community Center in Tahlequah. Seventeen Woodall students won or placed with projects involving original research in science, math, computers, or engineering.

Eighth-grade student Tristan Walters earned the Senior Division Grand Prize Award and 1st place in the Chemistry category with his project titled "Does Temperature Affect the Bioluminescence of Fireflies?"

Woodall eighth-grader Rylee Hunt captured the Senior Division Runner-Up Award as well as first place in the Behavioral Science group with research called "How Does Your Beauty Measure Up?"

Seventh-grade student Maycee Young's project "Dog or Cat Lover?" earned 3rd in the Senior Division Behavioral Science group, and eighth-grader Bindie Copeland's research called "Segments of Imagination" was 2nd Place in Environmental Science.

Eighth-grade student Ty Brant placed third in Math & Computers with his work involving computer programming, and seventh-grade Woodall student Jordan Hayes won the category with a project called "M & M Math."

Eighth grade and Senior Division participants Payton Smith won 1st Place in Earth & Space by researching water desalination; Betty Danner earned a 1st Place award in Medicine & Health by revealing the myth behind lactic acid; and Clayton Wallace was 1st in Zoology by presenting "Beef: It's What's for Dinner!"

Woodall seventh-grade students Gage Barnes (Broadhead Penetration) and Levi Troyer (The Tom Brady Effect) rounded out Woodall's Senior Division success by placing second and third respectively in the Physics category.

Sixth-grade student Ella Barnes presented the 1st place project in the Junior Division Behavioral Science category that attempted to answer the question of whether cell phone use hinders reaction ability or not. The Junior Division also had Woodall sixth-grade students Mikah Vann place 2nd in Earth & Space with "How To Use the Stars for Navigation"; Sydney Taylor in 2nd Place in Environmental Science with "Best Water Filtering System"; Jill Jarvis, 1st Place in Physics with "Popcorn: Are You Hot Enough To Pop?"; and Maddie Keys garnering 1st Place in the Zoology category with a project called "Mexican Jumping Beans are Living in My House!"

Also presenting their research due to their success at the Woodall science fair were Lane Taylor, Jagger Hall, Erica Cypress, Tyler Joice, Kenzie Snell, Lily Clark, Nate Brant and Linzi Woolard. Several Woodall students plan to participate in the Muskogee Regional Science & Engineering Fair on March 7-8.

Information: http://www.woodall.k12.ok.us/ or Dr. Geary Don Crofford, (918) 456-1581, gcrofford@woodall.k12.ok.us.

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Woodall students earn top honors at science, engineering fair - Muskogee Daily Phoenix