These are the results from the 2006 fair:

MCSF 2006 Fair Winners

Senior Division
Grand Prize Morgen Anyan Selah High School
Grand Prize Shruthi Baskaran Kennewick High School
First Place Mayra Serna Sunnyside High School
Second Place Jared Cummins Riverside High School
Third Place Erik Kuno Riverside High School
Third Place John Kummer Riverside High School
Hon. Men. Sean Krekel Hanford High School
Hon. Men. Monica Freshley Kennewick High School
Hon. Men. Brantley Scott Sunnyside High School
       
Ninth Grade Division
First Place Samantha Gaudette West Valley Junior High School
Second Place Elvira Chiprez Sunnyside High School
Third Place Cindy Gudino Sunnyside High School
Hon. Men. Oscar Zamorano Sunnyside High School
Hon. Men. Marcus Mendez Sunnyside High School
Hon. Men. Naomy Velasco Sunnyside High School
Hon. Men. Jessica Gonzalez Sunnyside High School
Hon. Men. Alejandra Carrasco Sunnyside High School
       
Eighth Grade, Life Sciences Division
First Place Matt Sagen West Valley Junior High School
Second Place Kristen Wedam Harrison Middle School
Second Place Wesley Gamble Grandview Middle School
Third Place Marisol Garza Selah Junior High School
Third Place Lexie Kent Carmichael Middle School
Third Place Eric Desmarais Harrison Middle School
Hon. Men. Leann Becker Christ the King School
Hon. Men. Matthew Hanses West Valley Junior High School
Hon. Men. Dana Meyer Horse Heaven Hills Middle School
Hon. Men. Hailey Moore Harrison Middle School
       
Eighth Grade, Physical Sciences Division
First Place Danielle Bright Christ the King School
Second Place Chris Pratt Highlands Middle School
Second Place Tina Nguyen Horse Heaven Hills Middle School
Third Place Brian Freshlely Desert Hills Middle School
Third Place Mariya Afonina Carmichael Middle School
Third Place Anthony Aguilar Harrison Middle School
Hon. Men. Kacie Sams Horse Heaven Hills Middle School
Hon. Men. Andrea Webber Horse Heaven Hills Middle School
Hon. Men. Casey Neslin Desert Hills Middle School
Hon. Men. Matthew Hu Enterprise Middle School
Hon. Men. Andrew Chiou Horse Heaven Hills Middle School
Hon. Men. Wyatt Van tine Horse Heaven Hills Middle School
Hon. Men. Courtney Potts Horse Heaven Hills Middle School
Hon. Men. Eric Deleon Grandview Middle School
Hon. Men. Josie Harrington Grandview Middle School
Hon. Men. Jennifer Crane Harrison Middle School
Hon. Men. Chelsea Elliott Horse Heaven Hills Middle School
       
Seventh Grade, Life Sciences Division
First Place Jennifer Kang Christ the King School
Second Place Sarah Smith Selah Intermediate School
Second Place Troy Redmann Christ the King School
Third Place Lucas Oxenford Carmichael Middle School
Third Place Josh Munson Selah Intermediate School
Third Place Jacklyn Brown Selah Intermediate School
Hon. Men. Rainan Viernes Selah Intermediate School
Hon. Men. Taylor Silverthorn Selah Intermediate School
Hon. Men. Natalie Fickes Selah Intermediate School
Hon. Men. Simean Yang Christ the King School
Hon. Men. Morgan Mccallister Selah Intermediate School
Hon. Men. Kolton Wentz Selah Intermediate School
Hon. Men. Kelley Bridges Harrison Middle School
       
Seventh Grade, Physical Sciences Division
First Place Akshai Baskaran Desert Hills Middle School
Second Place Hannah Kimball Carmichael Middle School
Second Place Carolyn Ingram Carmichael Middle School
Third Place Michelle Underwood Selah Intermediate School
Third Place Cassidy Beebe Selah Intermediate School
Third Place Megan Laroche Selah Intermediate School
Third Place Bram Holladay Horse Heaven Hills Middle School
Hon. Men. Mary Gallant Christ the King School
Hon. Men. Matthew Gadbois Christ the King School
Hon. Men. Laura Hernandez Christ the King School
Hon. Men. Derek Larson Selah Intermediate School
Hon. Men. Sarah Sheen Christ the King School
Hon. Men. Timothy Stiteler Harrison Middle School
Hon. Men. Maggie Jones Christ the King School
Hon. Men. Christian Schrank Grandview Middle School
Hon. Men. Steven Wagar West Valley Middle School
Hon. Men. Dominick Ghirardo Christ the King School
Hon. Men. Brandon Riddle Selah Intermediate School
Hon. Men. Olivia Tilson Horse Heaven Hills Middle School
Hon. Men. Ashley Wood Desert Hills Middle School
Hon. Men. Kiefer Westlund West Valley Middle School
Hon. Men. Corwin Bryan Carmichael Middle School
Hon. Men. Orma Ravindranath Horse Heaven Hills Middle School
Hon. Men. Isaac Trost Horse Heaven Hills Middle School
       
Sixth Grade, Life Sciences Division
First Place Alan Bucknum Selah Intermediate School
Second Place Lyndsey Smith Selah Intermediate School
Second Place Abby Blanchard Desert Hills Middle School
Third Place Whitney Bertelsen Selah Intermediate School
Third Place Ryan Lowe Christ the King School
Third Place Mary michael Graf Selah Intermediate School
Hon. Men. Sawyer Schilperoort Grandview Middle School
Hon. Men. Yaritza Rodriguez Christ the King School
Hon. Men. Ashley Bond Selah Intermediate School
Hon. Men. Kaitlin Briggs Selah Intermediate School
Hon. Men. Sydney Obstar Desert Hills Middle School
Hon. Men. Jenna Berlin Christ the King School
       
Sixth Grade, Physical Sciences Division
First Place Tyler Woodring Desert Hills Middle School
Second Place Kyle Mauth Desert Hills Middle School
Second Place Scotty Graf Selah Intermediate School
Third Place Kaiti Dell Selah Intermediate School
Third Place Lily-anne Hamill Selah Intermediate School
Third Place Kacey Hartman Selah Intermediate School
Hon. Men. Jordan Kerslake Selah Intermediate School
Hon. Men. Brennan Dallman Selah Intermediate School
Hon. Men. Taylor Vance Selah Intermediate School
Hon. Men. Matthew Eder Desert Hills Middle School
Hon. Men. Chris Hendricks Desert Hills Middle School
Hon. Men. Victoria Minette Desert Hills Middle School
Hon. Men. Conner O'malley Selah Intermediate School
Hon. Men. Jack Cavanaugh Selah Intermediate School
Hon. Men. Bradley Kahn Selah Intermediate School




Special Awards 2006

Corporate and Professional Society Awards
51st Mid-Columbia Regional Science and Engineering Fair

American Ceramic Society      
Tensie Petersen Outstanding Materials Related Project    
Anthony Aguilar Outstanding Materials Related Project    
Jennifer Crane Outstanding Materials Related Project    
Riley Moore Outstanding Materials Related Project    
         
American Chemical Society      
Shruthi Baskaran First Place for Chemistry, Highschool    
Naomy Velasco First Place for Chemistry, Highschool    
Caroline Exarhos First Place for Chemistry, Middle School    
Akshai Baskaran Honorable Mention for Chemistry    
Zia Lohrasbi Honorable Mention for Chemistry    
Joe Virden Honorable Mention for Chemistry    
Derek Larson Honorable Mention for Chemistry    
Ben Sullivan Honorable Mention for Chemistry    
Nancy Lopez Honorable Mention for Chemistry    
Lisette Ramos Honorable Mention for Chemistry    
Monica Freshley Honorable Mention for Chemistry    
         
American Indian Science and Engineering Society    
Marisol Garza Outstanding Native American Science Fair Project    
Stephanie Foley-Miner Certificate of Participation    
Morgan McCallister Certificate of Participation    
Cierra Purdom Certificate of Participation    
Hannah Russell Certificate of Participation    
Laura Hernandez Certificate of Participation    
Spencer Jaquish Certificate of Participation    
Micky Moore Certificate of Participation    
         
American Institute of Chemical Engineers    
Haydee Navarro AIChE Award Winner    
Naomy Velasco AIChE Award Winner    
Shruthi Baskaran AIChE Award Winner    
Mayra Serna AIChE Award Winner    
         
American Meteorological Society    
Laura Hernandez Certificate of Outstanding Achievement for Ability and Creativity in an Atmospheric Science Exhibit    
         
American Nuclear Society      
Shruthi Baskaran First Place Senior Division    
Morgen Anyan Second Place Senior Division    
Karla Colburn First Place 9th Grade    
Naomy Velasco Second Place 9th Grade    
         
American Psychological Association (APA) and APA Teachers    
of Psychology in Secondary Schools (TOPSS)    
Wesley Gamble Outstanding Research in Psychology Under the Category of Behavioral and Social Sciences    
         
American Society for Materials    
Steven Wager Outstanding Materials Oriented Project    
Anthony Aguilar Outstanding Materials Oriented Project    
         
American Society of Mechanical Engineers    
Bradley Kahn First Place  6th Grade    
Chris Pratt First Place  8th Grade    
Erik Kuno First Place 12th Grade    
         
ASM Materials Education Foundation    
Anthony Aguilar Most Outstanding Exhibit in Materials Science    
         
Association for Women Geoscientists, National Award    
Megan Laroche Association for Women Geoscientists Student Awards for Geoscience, presented to: Female Students Whose Projects Exemplify High Standards of Innovativeness and Scientific Excellence in the Geosciences.    
         
Association for Women Geoscientists, Puget Sound Chapter    
Victoria Minette First Place    
Mary Gallant Second Place    
         
Benton County Mosquito Control    
Chris Pratt Achievement Recognition    
Lily-Anne Hamill Achievement Recognition    
         
Department of Health and Human Services    
Mayra  Serna Outstanding student project that creatively illustrates the Surgeon General's focus on promoting healthy lifestyles through the benefit of physical activity, balanced nutrition, injury prevention, and avoidance of tobacco and substance abuse.    
         
Dr. Kenneth Isaacs      
Jonathan Homrighausen First Place Senior Division    
Jared Cummins Second Place Senior Division    
Naomy Velasco Third Place Senior Division    
Sarah Sheen First Place Middle School Division    
Wesley Gamble Second Place Middle School Division    
Lyndsey Smith Third Place Middle School Division    
         
Health Physics Society, Columbia Chapter     
Victoria Minette First Place in Health Physics    
Ashley Wood Second Place in Health Physics    
Matthew Eder Third Place in Health Physics    
         
Herbert Hoover Presidential Library Association    
Karla Colburn Outstanding Overall Engineering Project    
         
Inspiring Excellence, Inc.      
Marcus Mendez For demonstrating excellence; Excellence is displayed by the following traits: interest, desire, enthusiasm, perserverance, diligence, scholarship, and a positive attitude.    
Troy Redmann For demonstrating excellence; Excellence is displayed by the following traits: interest, desire, enthusiasm, perserverance, diligence, scholarship, and a positive attitude.    
Andrea Webber For demonstrating excellence; Excellence is displayed by the following traits: interest, desire, enthusiasm, perserverance, diligence, scholarship, and a positive attitude.    
Taylor Silverthorn For demonstrating excellence; Excellence is displayed by the following traits: interest, desire, enthusiasm, perserverance, diligence, scholarship, and a positive attitude.    
Chris Hendricks For demonstrating excellence; Excellence is displayed by the following traits: interest, desire, enthusiasm, perserverance, diligence, scholarship, and a positive attitude.    
Mariya Afonina For demonstrating excellence; Excellence is displayed by the following traits: interest, desire, enthusiasm, perserverance, diligence, scholarship, and a positive attitude.    
Kenneth Newkirk Teacher Inspiring Excellence    
         
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers    
Taylor Vance First Place    
Jason  Skouson Second Place    
Chris Pratt Second Place    
Matthew Eder Third Place    
Marcus Mendez Third Place    
Sean Krekel Third Place    
Andrew Chiou Third Place    
Eric Johnson Award of Merit    
Andrea Webber Award of Merit    
Oscar Zamorano Award of Merit    
Tanairi Lopez Award of Merit    
Tyana Osgood Award of Merit    
         
International Council on System Engineering, Tri-Cities Chapter    
Ben Sullivan Outstanding Systems Approach    
         
International Society for Optical Engineering    
Chris Pratt Best Project in the Area of Optical or Photonic Engineering    
         
Lakeside Gem and Mineral Club    
Erik Kuno Outstanding Presentation    
         
Mu Alpha Theta      
Jared Cummins Most Challenging, Thorough, and Creative Investigation of a Problem Involving Modern Mathematics    
         
National Management Association, Hanford Chapter    
Morgen Anyan Best Presentation - Senior Division    
Marcus Mendez Best Presentation - 9th Grade    
Samantha Gaudette Honorable Mention    
Noemi Correa Honorable Mention    
Alejandra Carrasco Honorable Mention    
Cindy Gudino Honorable Mention    
Naomy Velasco Honorable Mention    
Monica Freshley Honorable Mention    
Shruthi Baskaran Honorable Mention    
Jonathan Heomrighausen Honorable Mention    
Jared Cummins Honorable Mention    
Sean Krekel Honorable Mention    
         
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration    
Akshai Baskaran Taking the Pulse of the Planet Award presented to the student whose research has demonstrated the Principles and Technical Innovations that offer the greatest potential for an improved understanding of Earth's dynamic processes.    
         
National Society of Professional Engineers and Professional Engineers in Industry    
James Reisenauer Innovative Engineering Award    
         
Richo Corporation      
Akshai Baskaran Ricoh Sustainable Development Award:  Project having principles and technical innovations that offer the greatest potential for increasing our ability to grow environmentally friendly and socially responsible businesses.    
         
Sigma Xi, Tri-Cities Chapter      
Jared Cummins Best Use of the Scientific Method    
Morgen Anyan Best Use of the Scientific Method    
         
Society of Women Engineers      
Taylor Vance Best 6th Grade Female Science Fair Project    
Sarah Smith Best 7th Grade Female Science Fair Project    
Danielle Bright Best 8th Grade Female Science Fair Project    
Elvira Chiprez Best 9th Grade Female Science Fair Project    
Morgen Anyan Best Senior Female Science Fair Project    
Tensie Petersen Honorable Mention    
Jordan Kerslake Honorable Mention    
Mariya Afonina Honorable Mention    
Marisol Garza Honorable Mention    
Catalina Alverez Honorable Mention    
Haydee Navarro Honorable Mention    
Noemi Correa Honorable Mention    
Mayra Serna Honorable Mention    
Ashley Talbert Honorable Mention    
Jacqlyn Brown Honorable Mention    
Megan Loroche Honorable Mention    
Brittney Schuler Honorable Mention    
Monica Freshley Honorable Mention    
         
Structural Engineers Association of Washington, South Central Chapter    
Scotty Graf Outstanding Structural Engineering Project    
Robert Karr Outstanding Structural Engineering Project    
Mary Gallant Outstanding Structural Engineering Project    
Anthony Alvarez Outstanding Structural Engineering Project    
         
Sunnyside Valley Irrigation District    
Brian Freshlely Recognition of Achievement    
Billy Hennessey Recognition of Achievement    
         
Tri-City Astronomy Club      
Henry Zaring For a Job Well Done    
         
US Air Force      
Karla Colburn United States Air Force Certificate of Achievement    
Sean Krekel United States Air Force Certificate of Achievement    
Monica Freshley United States Air Force Certificate of Achievement    
Forrest Chapin United States Air Force Certificate of Achievement    
         
US Army        
Erik Kuno Engineering    
Morgen Anyan Environmental Sciences    
Samantha Guadette Life Sciences    
Riley Moore Chemistry    
Ashleigh Emery Physical Sciences    
         
US Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Service,     
and Washington State Potato Commission    
Abby Blanchard Outstanding 6th Grade    
Sarah Smith Outstanding 7th Grade    
Kristen Wedam Outstanding 8th Grade    
Elvira Chiprez Outstanding 9th Grade    
Shruthi Baskaran Outstanding 10th Grade    
Mayra Serna Outstanding 10th Grade    
         
US Metric Association      
Shruthi Baskaran Best use of SI, The International System of Units, in a Science Fair Project    
         
US Navy/US Marine Corps, Office of Naval Research    
Monica Freshley Office of Naval Research Senior Award    
Mayra Serna Office of Naval Research Senior Award    
Chris Pratt Office of Naval Research Junior Award    
Taylor Vance Office of Naval Research Junior Award    
Derek Larson Office of Naval Research Junior Award    
Morgan McCallister Office of Naval Research Junior Award    
Megan Laroche Office of Naval Research Junior Award    
         
Washington Apple Education Foundation    
Lida Fiske Certificate of Excellence    
Kacey Hartman Certificate of Excellence    
Bri Mostoller Certificate of Excellence    
Caroline Exarhos Certificate of Excellence    
Olivia Tilson Certificate of Excellence    
Simean Yang Certificate of Excellence    
Amanda Jaussaud Certificate of Excellence    
Sarah Smith Certificate of Excellence    
Jennifer Kang Certificate of Excellence    
Shyla Kalkbrenner Certificate of Excellence    
Matt Sagen Certificate of Excellence    
Eric Desnarais Certificate of Excellence    
         
Water Environment Federation and  Pacific Northwest Clean Water Association    
Morgen Anyan Stockholm Junior Water Prize - Award of Excellence for a water-related science project in the regional science fair competition.    
         
Whitman Institute of Neuroscience    
John Kummer First Place    
Jessica Gonzalez Second Place    
Oscar Zamorano Third Place    
         
Yale Science and Engineering Association, Inc.    
Brantley Scott Most Outstanding 11th Grade Exhibit in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, or Chemistry