Middle School Agricultural, Animal, and Plant Science Awards:

1st Place: Jacob Ratzlaff $100 “What is Better in Nutrition Cane or Corn Silage”

2nd Place: Hope Kemnitz $60 “Measuring Fertility Rates in Hen to Rooster Ratios”

3rd Place: Trenton Soukup $40 “Can you Balance Weaning Rations by Analyzing Stool Piles”

HM: Jack Fahtke and Rance Kuhlman $20 “Trapping Bait”

HM: Rilyn Thury $20 “What Helps Peppers Grow?”

HM: Bailey Kemnitz $20 “Time it Takes to Peel Eggs”

Best Presentation: Jacob Ratzlaff $20 “What is Better in Nutrition Cane or Corn Silage”

Best Board: Lexi Vanderlei $20 “Does Weather Affect Rate of Gain?”

Most Applicable: Lexi Vanderlei $20 “Does Weather Affect Rate of Gain?”

Best Use of Math: Jacob Ratzlaff $20 “What is Better in Nutrition Cane or Corn Silage”

Middle School Health and Behavioral Sciences:

1st Place: Ali Myer $100 “Can Nail Polish Affect your Health Screenings?”

2nd Place: Abby Gretschmann $60 “Goldfish Memory”

3rd Place: Jake Namminga $40 “Fidgety Grades”

HM: Bree Vanderlei $20 “What Thermometer is more Accurate?”

HM: Ella Grant and Charli Paulsen $20 “Does Color Affect Taste?”

HM: Breanna Hento and Jordyn Voigt $20 “Memory vs. Exercise”

Best Presentation: Ali Myer $20 “Can Nail Polish Affect your Health Screenings?”

Best Board: Ella Grant and Charli Paulsen $20 “Does Color Affect Taste?”

Most Applicable: Ella Hamilton $20 “Concentrate”

Best Use of Mathematics: Abby Gretschmann $20 “Goldfish Memory”

Middle School Physical and Earth Sciences:

1st Place: Al’Shamon Meyer and Lance Odens - $100 “You’ll Shoot Your Eye Out, Kid!”

2nd Place: Easton Sees and Alvin Meyer - $60 “I Need More Space!”

3rd Place: Hensley Talsma - $40 “Will It Show?”

HM: Hoyt Brandt - $20 “Carving a Canyon”

HM: Kate Swier - $20 “Lemon Battery”

HM: Kaydence Metzger and Irelynn Small - $20 “What can Stain and Clean Carpet the Best?”

Best Presentation: Hensley Talsma $20 “Will It Show?”

Best Board: Kate Swier $20 “Lemon Battery”

Most Applicable: Randall Powers $20 “Too Cold for This?”

Best Use of Mathematics: Easton Sees and Alvin Meyer - $20 “I Need More Space!”

High School Group A:

1st Place: Lila Vanderlei $150 “Can Adobe Histograms be Used to Estimate Soil Moisture?”

2nd Place: Ella Small $120 “Does Room Color Have an Effect on Heart Rate and Blood Pressure?”

3rd Place: Erica Cahoy $80 “The Effect of Pre-Treatments on Root Growth of Cuttings”

HM: Kaeli Wallenga $20 “Text or Drive”

HM: Kinley Doom $20 “How can the Sodium Concentration in Foods be Determined by Electrical Conductivity?”

HM: Ava Cline $20 “How can Temperature Affect Solar Panel Output Charge?”

Best Presentation: Kaeli Wallenga $20 “Text or Drive”

Most Applicable: Lila Vanderlei $20 “Can Adobe Histograms be Used to Estimate Soil Moisture?”

Best Use of Mathematics: Kinley Doom $20 “How can the Sodium Concentration in Foods be Determined by Electrical Conductivity?”

High School Group B:

1st Place: Ashley Tolsma $150 “Minimum Moisture”

2nd Place: Allison Frank $120 “The Effect of Tillage Practices on Soil Water Infiltration”

3rd Place: Macy Voigt $80 “How does Winning and Losing Affect Self-Esteem?”

HM: Trever Eggers $20 “How to Reduce the Amount of Tears While Slicing Onions”

HM: Landon Mudder $20 “How does Soil Temperature Affect Root Growth”

HM: Maesa Kuhlman $20 “How Does the Type of Surface Affect the Force Exerted on the Foot?”

Best Presentation: Ashley Tolsma $20 “Minimum Moisture”

Most Applicable: Trever Eggers $20 “How to Reduce the Amount of Tears While Slicing Onions”

Best Use of Mathematics: Aziah Meyer $20 “Does Age Affect Reaction Time?”

Agricultural Special Awards:

High School First Place: Allison Frank $40 “The Effect of Tillage Practices on Soil Water Infiltration”

High School Second Place: Ashley Tolsma $20 “Minimum Moisture”

Junior High First Place: Grayson Ratzlaff $40 “Does Soybean Population Affect Yield?”

Junior High Second Place: Jeanah Ratzlaff $20 “The Nutritional Value of Sprayed or Unsprayed Alfalfa”

Junior High Third Place: Hope Kemnitz $10 “Measuring Fertility Rates in Hen to Rooster Ratios”

Junior High Honorable Mention: Jacob Ratzlaff $10 “What is Better in Nutrition, Cane or Corn Silage?”

Grand Award (OVERALLS)

High School: Ashley Tolsma and Lila Vanderlei $100

Junior High: Ali Meyer $100

Thank you to everyone who helps make this possible! Sponsors, Judges, Parents, Staff, and other community members – we couldn’t provide our students with this wonderful learning experience if it weren’t for your dedication and continued support for this program!