Contact: Tammy Lane • First Posted: Monday, April 6, 2009

Outstanding students represented Fayette County  Public Schools well in the seventh annual Kentucky Science & Engineering Fair, held April 3-4 at Eastern Kentucky University. Among the top performers:

High School Division

• Best of Fair / Physical Sciences, 1^st place, Shuang Xu, Paul Laurence Dunbar
• Best of Fair / Life Sciences, 1^st place, Curtis Northcutt,  Lafayette
• Animal Sciences, 1^st place, Curtis Northcutt, Lafayette
• Behavioral Sciences, 1^st place, Ann Cooper, Lafayette
• Chemistry, 1^st place, Ilya Vinogradov, Paul Laurence Dunbar
• Medicine & Health, 1^st place, Roshan Palli, Paul Laurence Dunbar
• Plant Sciences, 1^st place, Allyssa Eliopoulos, Paul Laurence Dunbar
• Environmental Analysis, 1^st place, Shuang Xu, Paul Laurence Dunbar
• American Psychological Society Award:  Ann Cooper, Lafayette
• Stockholm Junior Water Prize: Shuang Xu, Paul Laurence Dunbar
• Governor’s nomination to represent Kentucky at the National Science Camp: Ann Cooper, Lafayette, and Ilya Vinogradov, Paul Laurence Dunbar

Middle School Division

• Best of Fair / Physical Sciences, 2^nd place, Richard Cooper, Morton Middle
• Behavioral Sciences, 1^st place, Carl Chapman, LTMS
• Environmental Management, 1^st place, Richard Cooper, Morton Middle
• Microbiology, 1^st place, Adam Farman, Glendover Elementary
• Earth & Planetary Science, 1^st place, Mahika Gupta, Beaumont Middle
• Physics & Astronomy, 1^st place, Mitchell Kilgore, SCAPA
• Chemistry, 2^nd place, Lucy Wan, Winburn Middle
• Navy Award:  Conor Van Meter, SCAPA
• Air Force Award: Ella Barton, Morton Middle