Overall winners in Carroll Jr.-Sr. High School's Science Fair are pictured above, l-r - Andrew Miller, Sarah Griffin, Lucia Zook, Kevin Knaus, Chandler Keown, Michael Myer. Working in teams of two, Miller and Myer won first place (project shown); Griffin and Zook won second, and Knaus and Keown won third. There were 152 projects in the fair. Comet photo by Jennifer Archibald Carroll Jr.-Sr. High School had a Science Fair last Friday.

There were 152 projects entered. Judging was in two divisions - junior, grades 7 and 8, and senior, grades 9-12. The students had to follow the scientific method and meet other project criteria. They entered projects as individuals or in teams of two or three.

Overall winners were:

First place Andrew Miller and Michael Myer, "Aluminum bats vs. wooden bats." They also received first place in the junior division, in the category of Engineering.

Second place - Lucia Zook and Sarah Griffin, "Growing rabbits - small cage vs. large cage." They also received first place in the senior division in Zoology.

Third place - Chandler Keown and Kevin Knaus, "The viscosity of biofuels." They also received first place in the senior division in Engineering.

Other winners are listed below, along with their chosen science category.

Junior Division

Zoology: First Erynn Feasel and Jill Griffin, "Kitty Litter Absorbancy." Second Blake Mills and Zack Harness, "Human Food Healthy or Dangerous?" Third Tiffany Jones and Taylor Miller, "Hoppy Tonk, Bunny Donk"

Food/Biology/Microbiology: First Lauren Wilkenson and Mercedes Johnson, "Bacteria Go to School." Second Susannah Taylor and Holly Peters, "Now presenting: What pops, what doesn't?" Third Samantha Pickens and Sabrina Sisson, "GMOs or Not?: Do we eat foods containing gene modified corn?"

Botany: First Victoria Henderson and Chami Ayres, "Lights, Colors, Plants: Do different colors of light affect plant growth?" Second Quinci Eller and Elissa Hudspeth, "Will an apple a day make the petals go away?" Third Alix Parrett and Carly Yoder, "What type of music better benefits plant growth?"

Environmental: First Heather Brickhouse and Rachel White, "Pollutant effects on Wildlife." Second Kyle Seward, "How does the addition of shampoos affect the growth rate of fish?" Third Neal Perry, Blake Calloway, Darrell Hall, "Does Deer Creek water have more dissolved oxygen than Flora City water, Deer Creek Township well water and rain water?"

Physical Science: First Jordan Merry and Kayla Tussinger, "Does the height of spatter matter?" Third Patrick Forgey, "Viscosity in the kitchen." Third Molly Craig and Crystal Keck, "Which brand of diaper holds water the best?"

Engineering: Second Alisha Turnpaugh, "Static Electricity: A Force of Nature." Third place Blake Barnard and Steven Keith, "Compressed Air Rockets."

Senior Division

Zoology: Second Maranda Wyant,, "The Triassic Triops." Third Skylar Bagwell, Calen Milburn, Aaron Beaver, "Which animal eats more, a cat or a dog?"

Food/Biology/Microbiology: First Lauren Wilkenson and Ben Bennington, "Anaerobic Respiration of Fructose." Second - "Kaitlyn Kennedy and Emily Schneckeloth, "Why do we need Iron?" Third Megan Ayres. Megan Garrison, and Primmer Zook, "I See Vitamin C!"

Botany: First Travis Martin and Malena Zook, "Plant Propagation through Tissue Culture." Second Seth Larimore and Ashley Bordner, "Will water affect plant color?" Third Zack Pickett and Jarrod Hisey, "Will plants grow better with liquids other than water?"

Physical Science: First - "Matt Morehouse, Sean Smith, and Greg Manning, "Conduciveness to Corrosion." Second Kiersten Harper, Sammy Meeks, and Emma Cottrell, "Capturing Residues of Cigarette Residue." Third Adam Tussinger and Kevin Ives, "Elastic and Inelastic ."

Engineering: Second Sasha Niese, Nicole Brafford and Kyela Sellers, "Dance Revolution." Third Josh Holda and Sam Parker, "Do microwaves and metal mix?"