Several hundred people attended the 2010 K-8 Sumner School District Science Fair Feb. 6 at Mountain View Middle School.

Kindergarten to fourth-grade students from the district’s eight elementary schools competed in one division, while fifth- through eighth-graders competed in another.

District Communications Director Ann Cook released the names of the division winners, along with specialty award winners.

Kindergarten division winners were:

1. Kira Denham (Microbes In My Milk), McAlder; 2. Carly Nelson (Does Colored Water Get Hot Faster), Bonney Lake; 3. Elisabeth Buchanan (How Do You Melt Ice Faster?), Maple Lawn; Honorable Mention: Aidan Hughes (Does Sugar Affect the Rate of Freezing Differenct Drinks?), McAlder; Taylor Stone (Craving Colors), Crestwood; Elisabeth Buchanan (How Do You Melt Ice Faster?), Maple Lawn; Elijah Bruce (Spinning Rocket), McAlder and Nathan Becker (The Magnet Experiment), Daffodil Valley.

First-grade winners were:

1. (tie) Maggie Finch (Chicken vs. Food), Maple Lawn; 1. (tie) Carter Lysene (Wehre Are All the Stars?), McAlder; 2. (tie) Emma Neumann (Water Water Everywhere), McAlder; 2. (tie) Anna Christensen, (Jumping Rope), McAlder; 3. (tie) Brynn Nelson (Will it Float?), Emerald Hills; 3. (tie) Sarah Bernat (The Best Way to Wash Your Hands), Bonney Lake; Honorable Mention: Evamarie Penney (Super Citrus-ity), Daffodil Valley.

Second-grade winners were: 1. (tie) Carson Taylor (Tuning a Gauss Rifle) Crestwood; 1. (tie) Emma Huynh (I Have a Crush on Ice), Daffodil Valley; 2. Keyan Harris (Plants Grown in Different Colors), Crestwood; 3. (tie) Joshua Lee (Bubblerama), Daffodil Valley; 3. (tie) Audrey Brown (The Meltdown), Victor Fall; Honorable Mention: Kyle Sales (Kyle’s Katapult II), Daffodil Valley and Joshua Lear (We’re Having a Blast), McAlder.

Third-grade winners were:

1. Carsten Clevenger (Whipped Cream or Goo?), Daffodil Valley; 2. Phin McDermott (The Biomechanics of Pitching), Daffodil Valley; 3. Braelyn Ornellas (What Color Should I Paint My House?), Liberty Ridge; Honorable Mention: Maggie Barry (Plop, Plop, Fizz, Fizz), Maple Lawn; Sydney Cross (Oranges), Bonney Lake; Rose Baker (The Beauty of Wood), Daffodil Valley; Jayde Grams (Yuck What Happened to my Apple?), Bonney Lake; Hunter Joy (The Way to Find the Smartest Rodent), Victor Falls; Allison Taylor (Popcorn Madness), Daffodil Valley; Hannah Jocosa Dillard Sound Insulation), Daffodil Valley; Jack Christensen (Battery Life), Victor Falls; Roman Casey (Speed Juice), Victor Falls.

Fourth-grader winners were:

1. Mallory Sweers (Radio Blockage), Emerald Hills; 2. Dash Penney (Hot Licks and Cold Chords), Daffodil Valley; 3. Tayler A. Charlton (Cleaner Than A Critter), Bonney Lake; Honorable Mention: Caleb Grimsley (Butter is Not Always Bigger), Bonney Lake; James Lear (cCCCold CCConundrum), Daffodil Valley; Christian Larios (Rocco and The Labryinth), Bonney Lake; Hannah Huynh (My Bottom is Burning), Daffodil Valley; Olivia Grob (Tangles ~ A Hairy mess), Victor Falls; Emma Sjolund (An Apple A Day), Emerald Hills; Russell Wilson (BB Blaster), McAlder; Emma Rothleutner (Silk vs. Cotton), Bonney Lake

Fifth-grade winners were:

1. Joseph Lopez (Friendly and Furious Friction), Victor Falls; 2. Garrett Feroy (Can You See the Light), Victor Falls; 3. Britney Ornellas (Composting: Fruits vs. Veggies), Liberty Ridge; Honorable Mention: Abby Marcotte (Dirty Doors), Daffodil Valley; Shaina Rowe (Puppies: Huddle & Cuddle), Bonney Lake; Jarom Jackson (Fresh Fruit), Daffodil Valley; Ben Berke (Here Comes the Boom), Crestwood; Jayson Morberg (Energy ), Daffodil Valley; Michael Ann Wilson (Which Paper Towel is the Strongest?), McAlder; Alyssia Creswell (Puppy Kisses), Daffodil Valley.

Sixth-grade winners were:

1. Elijah Evers, (Turn Up the Heat), Lakeridge; 2. Ben Lopez (Soup Can Show Down), Mountain View; 3. Makenna Pope (Super Slobber?), Mountain View; Honorable Mention: Andrew Long (Vibrating Strings), Mountain View and Celine Patrick (Bio Solids and Fuchsias), Mountain View

Seventh-grade winners were:

1. (tied) Anna Hurd, (Fishy Time), Sumner; 1. (tied) Sarah Harper (Achy Breaky Heart), Sumner; 3. Hailey Windish (Curdling Milk), Sumner; Honorable Mention: Henry LeMaster (Pineapple Express), Sumner and Sam Najmolhoda (Icy-Hot), Sumner

Eigth-grade winners were:

1. Elise Wilson (Oil Pollution), Sumner; Honorable Mention: Stevie Shortt (Every Day Tooth Decay), Mountain View; Rachel Kyllo (Memory), Sumner; Laura Cook (Melt the Ice!!!), Mountain View.

Specialty award winners were:

Best Chemistry - Brook Nelson (Go Green), K-4, Emerald Hills and Ryan Kegley (Spreading Splashes), 5-8, Sumner Middle

Best Female Scientist - Olivia Grob (Tangles: A Hairy Mess), K-4, Victor Falls and Ann Hurd (Fishy Time), 5-8, Sumner Middle

Best Research - Christina Buchanon (Becareful What You Flush), K-4, Victor Falls and Sam Najmolhoda (Icy Hot), 5-8, Sumner Middle

Best Use of Technology - Eva Penney (Super Citrus-ity), K-4, Daffodil Valley and Caitlin Bruce (Static Electricity), 5-8, Sumner Middle

Best Use of Numbers - Chloe Ekstrom (Radiation Absorption), K-4, and Jessica Fryberger (Grow Great Green Grass), 5-8, Victor Falls

Energy In Action - Tom Dykman (Give Me Some Power), 5-8, Daffodil Valley; Rylee Pope (Cookin’ Cookies), 5-8, Victor Falls; Jason Morberg (Energy), 5-8, Daffodil Valley and Ethan Boyd (Potato in Vacuum vs. Air), 5-8, Lakeridge Middle School

Innovative Young Scientist - Dash Penney (Hot Licks - Cold Chords), K-4, Daffodil Valley and Sarah Harper (Acy, Breaky Heart), 5-8, Sumner Middle

Safety First Award - Hannah Huynh (My Bottom Is Burning), K-4, Daffodil Valley; Russell Wilson (BB Blaster), K-4, McAlder; Sarah Harper (Acy, Breaky Heart), 5-8, Sumner Middle; Ben Berke (Here Comes the Boom, 5-8, Crestwood, and Elise Wilson (Oil Pollution), 5-8, Sumner Middle

Science in Action - Kyle Sales (Kyle’s Katapult), K-4, Daffodil Valley and Logan Windish (Whistles to the Test), 5-8, Daffodil Valley

Superintendent’s Award - Sarah Bernat (The Best Way to Wash Your Hands), K-4, Bonney Lake and Stevie Shortt (Every Day Tooth Decay), 5-8, Mountain View Middle

Best Use of Data - Cameron Taylor (Controlling Porosity: A solid foundation), K-4, and Ryan Smith (Bbzz), 5-8, Bonney Lake

Inquiry Science - Isaac Voellger (Mist it, Soak it, Keep it Dry), K-4, Liberty Ridge and Sam Najmolhoda (Icy Hot), 5-8, Sumner Middle

Life Science - Keyon Harris (Plants Grow in Different Colors), K-4, Liberty Ridge and Celine Patrick (Bio Solids and Fuchsias), 5-8, Lakeridge Middle

Bonney Lake Elementary Principal - Leah Keaton (Cool Kernals), 5.

Crestwood Elementary Principal - Ben Berke (Here Comes the Boom), K-4.

Emerald Hill Elementary Prnicipal’s Award - Aspen Weddle, 5.

Liberty Ridge Principal - Alex Chen (Carbonation in Soda), 5.

McAlder Elementary Principal - Ann Campbell (Decay), K-4.

Maple Lawn Principal - Maggie Finch (Chicken vs. Food), 5.

Victor Falls Elementary Principal - Audrey Brown (The Meltdown), K-4, and Joseph Lopez (Friendly and Furious Friction) K-4.

Lakeridge Middle School Principal - Nathaniel Kintner (Bending Around), 6.

Mountain View Middle School Principal - Tanner Bohl (The Extroverted Child), 6; Cassie Selle (Bacteria: Dying to Prove a Point), 7, and Monique Bell (May the Best Germ Win), 8.

Sumner Middle School Principal - Caitlin Bruce (Static Electricity, 6; Sarah Harper (Acy, Breaky Heart), 7, and Elise Wilson (Oil Pollution),8.

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