The Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts won second place overall in the Arkansas State Science and Engineering Fair with several students earning individual recognition as well.
The state science fair was held March 31 and April 1 at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway. The overall awards recognize the combined accomplishments of the school’s entrants in the state science fair. Placement is decided dividing the points accumulated by each individual award winner divided by the total number of projects entered in the fair.
Charlotte Boehme, a senior from Little Rock, won third place in the Best in State Individual Awards, which are chosen from all of the category competitors as well as the competitors in the ISEF Finalists category. ISEF Finalists are competitors who have already qualified for Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair that will be held in Dallas, Texas in May. Boehme qualified for ISEF in February at ASMSA’s West Central Regional Science Fair where she placed third. Seniors Shreyam Tripathi of Conway and Sydney Hammond of Conway also qualified for the ISEF competition at the West Central Regional Science Fair.
Four other ASMSA students earned a trip to ISEF by placing regular category competitions. The team of seniors Drew Johnson of Crossett and Alyssa Thomas of El Dorado won fourth place with the team of seniors Amanda Navarro of Hot Springs and Charis Xiong of White Hall taking sixth place.
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ASMSA students earning individual category awards included:
- Animal Science: 1. Team of seniors Drew Johnson of Crossett and Alyssa Thomas of El Dorado 2. Team of seniors Canon Copeland of Bismarck and Bobby Thomas of El Dorado Honorable Mention — Team of juniors Lily Blalock of Pottsville and Nhi Le of Little Rock
- Behavior and Social Sciences: 2. Junior Alex Pearson of Lincoln
- Chemistry: Honorable Mention —Junior Nasya Choy of Conway and junior Isabella McCoy of Fort Smith
- Computer Science: 3. Senor Vicky Zhu Honorable of El Dorado Mention: Senior Robert Boerwinkle of El Dorado
- Earth and Planetary Science: 1. Junior Marko Hales of Greenbrier
- Engineering: Electrical and Mechanical Engineering: Honorable Mention — Senior Riya Patel of Bald Knob
- Environmental Management: 2. Team of seniors Ella Blackstock of Dover and Hannah Harsson of Concord
- Environmental Science: 3. Team of juniors Samantha Pruitt of North Little Rock and Anna Grace Wright of Pottsville
- Microbiology: 2. Senior Eliana Adamos of Harrison
- Physics and Astronomy: 2. Senior Sabina Day of Monticello
- Plant Sciences: 1. Team of seniors Amanda Navarro of Hot Springs and Charis Xiong of White Hall
Several Special Awards were also announced. ASMSA students and faculty members who earned recognition included:
- Air Force Award: Eliana Adamos of Harrison
- Arkansas American Fisheries Society Award: 1. Senior Sydney Hammond of Conway
- Arkansas Environmental Education Association: Junior Marko Hales of Greenbrier
- Arkansas Soybean Challenge: 1. Team of seniors Drew Johnson of Crossett and Alyssa Thomas of El Dorado
- EE Quest Award: Team of seniors Drew Johnson of Crossett and Alyssa Thomas of El Dorado
- Mark Welch Excellence in Animal Science Research Award: Team of seniors Drew Johnson of Crossett and Alyssa Thomas of El Dorado
- National Geographic Award: Team of seniors Amanda Navarro of Hot Springs and Charis Xiong of White Hall
- Naval Science Award: Junior Marko Hales of Greenbrier
- Stockholm Junior Water Prize: Team of juniors Samantha Pruitt of North Little Rock and Anna Grace Wright of Pottsville
- U.S. Metric Association: Junior Marko Hales of Greenbrier