The Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts won the school trophy and two students were recognized among the best projects in the state at the Arkansas State Science and Engineering Fair.
Junior Miranda Lee of Conway won second place in the Best in State Individual Awards, and junior Anna Le of Fort Smith placed third in the Best in State Individual Awards. Their placement in the state competition qualified them to compete at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair, which will be held May 10-16 in Columbus, Ohio.
They will join four other ASMSA students — seniors Kolten Shook of North Little Rock, senior Lukas Bowler of Hot Springs, senior Carmella Lewis of Alma, and senior Christine Dunning of Clarksville — who earned the opportunity to compete at ISEF at the West Central Regional Science Fair held at ASMSA in February. ISEF is the world’s largest pre-college STEM competition. Students from around the world are expected to compete for awards, prizes and scholarships.
The school trophy winner is determined by the number of points each school accumulates based on their place award winners divided by the total number of projects entered in the state science fair. The Arkansas State Science and Engineering Fair was held April 4-5 at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway.