2026 Regional Science Fair @ NWOSU

🌟 REGIONAL SCIENCE FAIR 🌟
 📅 February 19, 2026
 📍 Northwestern Oklahoma State University – Alva
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🏆 Division I – High School Winners

🧠 Behavioral & Social Sciences

Honorable Mention
 • Natalie Spencer & Emma Poulson
 
Study Smarter, Not Harder

🏥 Biomedical & Health Sciences

2nd Place
 • Caitlynn Tapia & Nevaeh Grant
 
Jump Higher, React Faster: The Study of Athletic Warmups

⚙ Engineering Technology

3rd Place
 • Christian Keeton & Devin Randall
 
Voltage Drop

💻 Mathematics & Computer Science

1st Place
 • Tamrynn Burba & JT Gray
 
Is Antivirus a Game Killer?

2nd Place
 • Aries Swiney
 
AMD v. Nvidia

🌌 Physics & Astronomy

1st Place
 • David Randall & Garrett Halderman
 
Sound of Sonification

🌱 Plant Science

1st Place
 • Finley Harrel
 
The Effects of Residual Herbicides on Sandbur Germination




🏅 Division II – Junior High Winners

🧠 Behavioral & Social Sciences

1st Place
 • Araylie Todd
 
Big Heart Little Heart

🏥 Biomedical & Health Sciences

1st Place
 • Blakely Vowel
 
From Five Stars to Five Crumbs

🧪 Chemistry

1st Place
 • Dylan Evans
 
To Egg or Not to Egg: That is the Question

🌌 Physics & Astronomy

1st Place
 • Rylee Arnold
 
Hitting with Power

🌱 Plant Science

1st Place
 • Sophia Burns
 
Forest Wars

2nd Place
 • Ian Beck
 
Revenge of the pH Scale




🌟 Special Award Winners

Best Presentation Skills
 • Davenie Lockhart
 
Rising Action: How Does Fermentation Affect Sourdough

Best Science Communicator
 • Division I – Finley Harrel
 • Division II – Dylan Evans

Future Science Teacher Award
 • Blakely Vowel

Best Computer Science Project
 • Tamrynn Burba & JT Gray

Metric System Award
 • Dylan Evans

Most Creative Design Award
 • David Randall & Garrett Halderman




👑 Reserve Champions

Division I (High School)
 • Finley Harrel

Division II (Junior High)
 • Dylan Evans




🚀 STATE QUALIFIERS

📅 March 27, 2026
 📍 Oklahoma State University – Stillwater

Sophia Burns
 Finley Harrel
 Rylee Arnold
 David Randall & Garrett Halderman
 Dylan Evans
 Blakely Vowel

Christian Keeton and Devin Randall