BHS students earn awards, qualify for state science fair

Fifteen Burnsville High School students were recognized for outstanding work at the Twin Cities regional Science Fair (TCRSF) in early March, winning special awards or qualifying for state and regional competitions.

The following students qualified and presented at the State Science and Engineering Fair this spring:

• Ahmed Ali, “The Whitening Power of Toothpaste and the Chemical Effects of our Day-to-Day Brush”;
• Lorena Cortes Vasquez, “Soundproofing”;
• Everett Dick, “The Backboard of a Basketball Hoop and the Chances of Making Three-Pointers”;
• Ian Lange, “The Effect of String Material Type on a Tennis Ball Bounce”; and
• Payton Medieros, “What type of nut has the least amount of calories?”

In addition, the following student qualified as alternates for the state competition:

• Fever Tesfaye and Olivia Hamann, “Radish Experiment.”

The following students won awards at the TCRSF project competition.

• Najma Mohumad - Lily W. Science and Communications Award
• Iman Aliye - US Air Force Award
• Ramla Liban - Association of Women Geoscientists Award
• Ahmed Ali - Society for In Vitro Biology Award
• Emma Cook and Anh Tran - US Metric Association Award
• Ramla Liban and Anh Tran - Stockholm Junior Water Prize

Seven BHS students presented research papers and qualified for the Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS), a tri-state research paper competition for students in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota. Qualifiers were Maddie Baker, Abby Christman, Lorena Cortes Vasquez, Everett Dick, Oliver Dineen, Olivia Jacobson and Najma Mohumad.