PRESS RELEASE
March 24, 2017
Tina Veal-Gooch
Director of Public Relations
903.794.3651 ext. 1013
Texas Middle School Student Scientists Take Top Honors at Regional Science Fairs; One Advancing to ExxonMobile Science & Engineering Fair
Texarkana, TX – Texas Middle School student scientists were selected as category winners in the Region VIII Education Service Center Science Fair and East Texas Regional Science Fair.
![]() Region VIII ESC Science Fair Winners |
![]() East Texas Regional Science Fair Winners |
Winners in the Region VIII Education Service Center Science Fair held on February 2 in Pittsburg, Texas were: Jenna Woodard, First Place for 8th Grade Physical Science category; Madelyn Bixler, First Place for 6th Grade Biological Science category; and, Lauren Roberson, Second Place for 6th Grade Biological Science category.
During the East Texas Regional Science Fair on March 1 in Kilgore, Texas winners included:
- Madelyn Bixler, Sixth Place Overall in Biological Science category. She will now advance to the ExxonMobile Texas Science and Engineering Fair in San Antonio, TX on March 31 – April 1;
- Joseph DuPree, Second Place in Physical Science category and a cash prize ($125) from the Texas Water Association;
- Macy Sloan, Third Place in Biological Science category and a cash prize ($100) from the American Chemical Society.
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Photo Identification:
Texas Middle School Region 8 Science Fair:
Jenna Woodard, Madelyn Bixler, Lauren Roberson
Texas Middle School East Texas Regional Science Fair:
Macy Sloan, Madelyn Bixler, Joseph Dupree