66TH ANNUAL SAN JUAN BASIN
Regional Science Fair
February 20th, 2024

Thank you to all our amazing science fair participants! We hope to see you all next year.

LOCATION: FORT LEWIS COLLEGE, Student Union Ballroom

TIME: 8:00AM (JUDGING STARTS AT 8:45PM)

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: JANUARY 31ST

SCIENCE FAIR RESULTS

6th Grade Earth and Environmental Sciences, Microbiology

1st Place – Quorra Benally “Bombs Away”

2nd Place – Evan Jardine “Would you drink this water?”

3rd Place – David McNeil “Rocks Rock!”

6th Grade Chemistry, Energy and Material Science

1st Place – Wilder Kelsey “Have a Coke and a Shine”

2nd Place – Madison Miller “How to Shine Up Your Pennies”

3rd Place – Jaiah Buffington “What Liquid Melts Ice The Fastest”

 

6th Grade Engineering, Material Sciences

1st Place – Benjamin Davis “Bridge Strength”

2nd Place – Sebastian Lopez “Bubble Gum”

3rd Place – Guillermo Martinex-Perez “Bouncing Balls”

6th Grade Animal Sciences, Medicine, and Health Science, Microbiology

1st Place -Parker Isaacson “Healthy and Unhealthy Foods”

2nd Place – Elizabeth Ramo “Dogs and Color Preferences”

6th Grade Physics and Astronomy

1st Place -Trevyn White “Pistol Vs Rifle”

2nd Place – Izabella Garcia “Heavy Vs Light Throwing Knives”

3rd Place – Zach Gilstrap “Up, Up, and Away”

6th Grade Plant Sciences

1st Place -Katelyn Juliano “Drink Better Grow Better”

2nd Place – Flynn Rodstrom “Does Microwaved Water Change How Plants Germinate or Grow?”

3rd Place – Harley Ferguson “Flourishing Flowers”

Junior Animal Sciences

1st Place -Hayden Forst “How Does a Cows’s Digestive System Work?”

2nd Place –Kayden Halls “Horse Stride Length and Shoulder Angle

Junior Behavioral Sciences

1st Place -Layla Mitchell “Serving Under Pressure”

2nd Place –Niko Derizotis “Musical Glasses”

3rd Place – Leeland Huwig “How Do Video Screens Affect Your Sleep Cycle”

Junior Earth/Environmental Sciences, Medicine, + Health Sciences

1st Place -Maddison Juliano “Like a Good Neighbor, Heat Protectant is There”

2nd Place –Colter Dennison “Toxic Tributaries”

3rd Place – Annabelle Tallent “How Can I Decrease Erosion With Plants”

Junior Energy, Engineering

1st Place -Cuinn Archer “Automatic Water Vol. 2”

2nd Place –Vaughn Bankston “Can You Truss-t The Truss

3rd Place – Hayden Melton “Ignited”

Junior Material Sciences

1st Place – Lexi Rubin “Yeti v. Stanley”

Junior Medicine and Health Sciences

1st Place – Jade Howell “Blood Type Inheritance”

2nd Place – Veronica Brown “Organic Material Vaccines”

3rd Place – Bridgette Ireland “Testing Trendy TIKTOK Moisturizers Expensive and Cheap”

Junior Medicine and Health Sciences, Microbiology

1st Place – Tymbri Priestley “The Effect of Antibacterial Soap on Abilities to Kill Bacteria”

2nd Place – Brynlee Burcham “Germs”

3rd Place – Juniper Wynn “Is a Dogs Mouth Cleaner Then a Humans”

Junior Physics and Astronomy

1st Place – Colton Hronich “Bang Goes The Bullet”

2nd Place – Travis Taylor “The Effect of Small Game Ammo”

Junior Plant Sciences, Chemistry

1st Place – Emma Smith “Nitrates vs. Plants”

2nd Place – Wyatt Swanemyr “Watering Plants with Various Liquids”

3rd Place – Ashley Fury “Positively Growing” 

Seniors

1st Place – Siena Parr “The Effect of Gray Water on Soil Composition and the Growth of Phaseolus Conninerus Plats”

2nd Place – Teagan Archer “The Perfect Pan II”

3rd Place – Max Montoya “Voice Recognition Using Python” 

CONGRATULATIONS  To all of our students nominated for the CO State Science Fair!

6th Grade

Katelyn Juliano 

Flyn Rodstrom  

Quorra Benally

Seniors

Siena Parr

Teagan Archer

Max Montoya

Isabella Lorenzini

 

 

 

Juniors

Haydon Forst

Layla Mitchell

Maddison Juliano

Cuinn Archer

Vaughn Bankston

Tymbri Priestley

Emma Smith

Jade Howell

HELPFUL RESOURCES

FOR STUDENTS + PARENTS Information Session Powerpoints

We will be holding science fair information sessions leading up to the January 21st registration deadline. We will post all powerpoints from the sessions below for anyone who cannot attend!

SJBSF Info Night #1 Powerpoint 

SJBSF Info Night #2 Powerpoint

 

FOR TEACHERS + STUDENTS Rule Wizard Questionnaire

Please fill out the Rule Wizard questionnare below to determine which forms are necessary for your project. These forms and accompannying rules should be reviewed BEFORE experimentation begins!!!

Registration

Interested in participating? Let us know through the preliminary signup form below. This is an informational form, and does not count as your registration form.

 

Please make sure that you have submitted all experiment information and completed forms necessary to your project prior to January 31st to be eligible to participate! 

$25/participant registration fee for all students who are not within an affiliated BOCES school district (Archeleta, Bayfield, Dolores, Ignacio, Mancos, Montezuma-Cortez, Silverton)

Volunteer to be a Judge!

REQUIRED FORMS
for all projects

ADDITIONAL FORMS
for specific projects

SCIENCE FAIR

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 

Questions, concerns, want to know how to get involved?! Email the science fair coordinator Lucy through the link below!