Congratulations to Hayes District Science Fair Winners!

We are proud to celebrate our talented students who excelled at the District Science Fair on Saturday! Several Hayes students placed 1st or 2nd in their categories and have earned the honor of advancing to the Regional Science and Engineering Fair on March 8. Mr. Sherrard, the school's Associate Principal, noted "It was exciting to hear 'From Hayes…' called out so many times throughout the event as our Panthers shined on stage!"

Here’s a list of our outstanding winners:

6th Grade

• Arundhati Shankar & Sahaj Mann – Lie Detector: Which Works Best?
  1st Place – Behavioral and Social Sciences
• Zachary Stamper – Maximizing River and Water Mill Performance
  1st Place – Energy and Transportation
• Zoey Williamson – Are Fingerprint Patterns Inherited Through Genetics?
  2nd Place – Cellular and Molecular Biology
• Ellie Rambach – Is Bigger Always Better?
  2nd Place – Energy and Transportation

7th Grade

• Nabaa Alani & Sarah New – Strawberry DNA Extraction
  1st Place – Cellular and Molecular Biology
• Jackson Weir – Energy Exertion
  2nd Place – Medicine/Health Sciences

8th Grade

• Elijah Lopez – With the Flow
  1st Place – Environmental Sciences
• Rhea Pradeep – How Can We Attack That Acne?
  1st Place – Microbiology
• Maggie Rambach – Don’t Go Chasing Dirty Waterfalls!
  2nd Place – Environmental Sciences

We are so proud of our students’ hard work, creativity, and dedication to scientific inquiry. Congratulations to all of our winners—best of luck at the Regional Science and Engineering Fair!

Go Panthers! 🐾