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For Immediate Release

Written by: Louise Teague, 260-481-6495

Media contact: Carol Dostal, 260-481-6905

Local Students Win State Science and Engineering Awards

(Fort Wayne, April 24, 2007) -- On Saturday, March 31, six students represented the Northeast Indiana Regional Science and Engineering Fair at the Hoosier State Fair held at Indiana University—Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). The students received the following state-level awards:

Rishika Chauhan, Snider High School, Fort Wayne

Finalist Division Placement, Life Sciences, 2nd Place: medal, ribbon, $35, 3rd place, Excellent use of statistics: certificate and $100

August Steigmeyer, Canterbury High School, Fort Wayne

Indiana Scholars Award: certificate and $1,000 scholarship to IU Bloomington

Jacques Chansavang, Canterbury High School,

Fort Wayne Indiana Scholars Award: certificate and $1,000 scholarship to IU Bloomington; Best Veterinary Medicine Project: certificate, medallion, and cash award

Lindsay Crawford, Summit Middle School, Fort Wayne

Junior Division, Placement, Physics, 1st Place: ribbon, medal and $50 Honorable Mention, Excellent use of statistics: certificate

Jodie Goodman, Canterbury, Fort Wayne

Junior Division, Life Sciences, 1st Place: ribbon, medal and $50

Anna Tatara, Woodside Middle School, Fort Wayne

Innovation and Scientific Excellence in Geosciences (female): certificate

Rishika Chauhan, Snider High School, and August Steigmeyer, Canterbury High School, are also the senior division finalists to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Albuquerque, New Mexico. They were chosen as representatives from the Northeast Indiana Regional Science and Engineering Fair, which was hosted by IPFW with sponsorship from International Truck & Engine Corporation and Raytheon.

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