Big Island students excel at State Science, Engineering Fair

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Thirty-four Hawaii District students traveled to Honolulu in April to compete in the 60th Hawaii State Science and Engineering Fair sponsored by the Hawaii Academy of Science.

Thirty-four Hawaii District students traveled to Honolulu in April to compete in the 60th Hawaii State Science and Engineering Fair sponsored by the Hawaii Academy of Science.

The students earned their place at the state fair after successful completion of the Hawaii District Science and Engineering Fair. The students represented Hawaii District well and were honored for their efforts.

Notably, Anne Nakamoto of Waiakea High School won the Chevron/Texaco Poster Contest. Her artwork will be featured as the publication cover of the 2018 state competition.

Also, Jared Goodwin and Ina Klasner of Hilo High School will continue on to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair this month in Los Angeles.

The results of the fair are as follows:

Hilo High School

Pascale Pinner, teacher: Award recipient American Society of Civil Engineers, Hawaii Section; HAS Senior Research Teacher third place grand award; The Queen’s Health Systems Teacher Award.

Ina Klasner, sophomore: Clinical Laboratory Management Association Award; U.S. Army, Tripler Army Medical Center Certificate; second place, Animal Sciences.

Jared Goodwin, sophomore: American Society of Civil Engineers, Hawaii Section; American Water Works Association, Hawaii Section Award; Stockholm Jr. Water/Hawaii Water Environmental Association Certificate; first place, Earth and Environmental Sciences.

Moana Lily Pinner, senior: American Chemical Society, Hawaii Section; The Queen’s Health Systems Award; U.S. Army, Tripler Army Medical Center Certificate; first place, Translational Medical Science.

Sunny Sakai, senior: College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources/University of Hawaii at Manoa Award; Hawaii Agriculture Research Center; Society for In Vitro Biology; certificate second place, Plant Sciences.

Hilo Intermediate School

Alicia Chun, eighth grade: Broadcom Masters Nomination to National Competition; first place, Physics and Astronomy.

Gaayatri Godbole, eighth grade: Broadcom Masters Nomination to National Competition; second place, Biomedical and Health Sciences.

Joshua Schneider, eighth grade: American Chemical Society, Hawaii Section first place award.

Patricia Saiki, eighth grade: Global Environment & Energy in the 21st Century Award.

Kamehameha Schools Hawaii

Clara-Nathele Trainer, senior: NOAA Scholarship Award.

Parker School

Anela Stewart, sixth grade: first place, Animal Sciences

Ben Kubo, seventh grade: Illuminating Engineering Society, Hawaii Chapter; third place, Materials Science.

Ben May, eighth grade: DuPont Pioneer Award; Hawaii Botanical Society/Winona Char Award; Hawaii Conservation Alliance Award.

Waiakea High School

Whitney Aragaki, teacher: Award recipient McInerny Foundation, Chemistry; award recipient McInerny Foundation, Microbiology; The Queen’s Health Systems Teacher Award.

Anne Nakamoto, junior: J.W. Morrow Environmental Management Consultant.

Benjamin Poppas, senior: Hawaii Conservation Alliance Award; third place, Plant Sciences, $500.

Felix Peng, senior: McInerny Foundation Award, Microbiology; The Queen’s Health Systems Best in Microbiology; first place, Microbiology.

Jamie Ebersole, junior: Hawaii Conservation Alliance Award.

Lester Iwata, senior: American Chemical Society, Hawaii Section Award; American Public Works Association Award; ASM Materials Education Foundation medallion and certificate; Chevron/Texaco $125 Best in Chemistry; McInerny Foundation, Chemistry; first place, Chemistry.

Waiakea Intermediate School

Aden Leyson, eighth grade: second place, Engineering Mechanics.

Alysa Yabe, eighth grade: Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology Award.

Claire Hughes, seventh grade: Hawaii Botanical Society/Winona Char Award.

Ethan Okahara-Olsen, eighth grade: first place, Materials Science.

Lela DeVine, eighth grade: Hawaiian Eye Foundation; Illuminating Engineering Society, Hawaii Chapter Award.

Mara Hon, eighth grade: Broadcom Masters Nomination to National Competition.

Maya Atwal, eighth grade: Broadcom Masters Nomination to National Competition; first place, Plant Sciences.

Megan Nakamoto, eighth grade; Hawaiian Entomological Society Award; third place, Animal Sciences.