Cotter's Science Fair

This year students at Cotter junior high continue on their quest to find real science answers. 140 students asked the important questions that matter to them. Does gum help your grades?  What pitch is hardest to hit? Can I build a working…maglev, catapult…they all found their answers and presented them on Tuesday, February 7 as judges from the community and school looked at their work. Many came out shining. The best part of this project is the knowledge and self-confidence it builds- the students are proud of their work.  And they gain speaking skills too. It’s not always an easy road - science and we learn just as much when we are wrong as when we are right. Perhaps more when we are wrong. An informal awards ceremony had students cheering each other on as $50 (from the local chapter of the Izaak Walton League) checks were handed to each of the top 5 overall projects. 10 more students received $5 Kwik Trip gift cards as special awards and one a giant paperclip for work on his project of “paper clip catapults”. Parents were able to come in and see all the students' projects on Tuesday afternoon. The top 5 winners were 7th graders Emily Ubl, and Elliot Schneider and 8th graders Blake Herber, Jaxon Greshik, and Emmie Dammen. Special awards went out to Michael Welch, Harley Hazelton, Gavin Kammerer, Zephyr Paulsen, Jacob Moore, Dillon Brown, Alex Suffrins, Emmett Fitch, Sophia Rivers, and Silas Schell.