UA Rich Mountain Science Club’s 9th Annual Science Fair 2025

Total number of projects presented = 109

Elementary School level = 82

Middle School level = 20

High School/College Level = 7

Elementary School level

1st place- How Ram Pump Works? by Travis Rowe and Aiden Brockwell: $200 cash and plaque.

1st place- 5 Seconds Rule by Maverick Parnell: $200 cash and plaque.

2nd place Gummy Bear Osmosis by Liliana Youmans: $100 cash.

2nd place Tiny Dancers by Tristyn Cogburn: $100 cash.

6 Honorable mention (3rd Place) awards $50 gift card sponsored by Mena Walmart

  • Rethink Your Drinks by Madison Philips $50
  • Density Dynamics by Tatum Castor and Zoe Cross $50
  • Does Bar Soap Clean Your Hands? by Brylee Titsworth, McKenna Kimberlin, Willow Craig $50
  • Homemade Bouncy Balls by Emma Hunter, Bayly Cross $50
  • Benday Bones and Bouncy Egg by Aaron Burt $50
  • Newton’s Prism Experiment by Novalie Toribio $50

 

Middle School Level

 1st place- Moody Music by Anabelle Sprague $200 cash and plaque

2nd place – Continuum Robotics by Jack Parsons $100 cash

2 Honorable mention (3rd Place) awards $50 gift card

  • Winner Winner Chicken Dinner (Finger Lickin) by William McDonald $50
  • Sonic Blast by Tuck Sterner $50

High School/College Level

1st place Optimizing Windmill Turbines by Michael McDonald $300 cash sponsored by Union Bank of Mena and plaque. Michael will also receive $500 tuition scholarship at UARM

2nd place – The Bubble Trap by Frank Booher and Camilla Booher $150 cash

Honorable Mention (3rd Place) – Fighting Against Microbes by Matthew Strain $50 

 

The UARM Science Club would like to thank all the participants and congratulate all the winners! 

Special thanks to Clint Smith, and Kathy Russert for their devotion and time.

Huge thank you and shout out to our esteemed cash award and gift card sponsors: Union Bank of Mena, Mitchell Computer Services, Mena Walmart, Fully Baked Café, Holy Springs Real State, Diamond Bank, Reiki Hibachi Sushi Asian Food in Mena, John and Christi Titsworth at B&H Real State, Mike Vega Tire Shop, Ellison Family Pharmacy, Untwined Touch, George Davis State Farm, and Sherwood Bisto for their valuable support. We also thank several donors whose thoughtful donations made this year’s additional awards possible.

We highly appreciate Yanel Rios, Ilana Burk, Angel Lunsford, Tony Parsons, Damon Cruz, Trinity Stags, Rath Sethbot Sam (Bot), Mark Mabry, Angelie Castrejon and the Maintenance team at UARM helping hands without whom this event would have been impossible. Please shout out to

Science Club Team Fall 2024/Spring 2025

Advisor: Dr. Gaumani Gyanwali

President: Cameron Downen

Vice President: Matthew Strain

Secretary: Mitch Schubbe

Treasurer: James Dye

Media/Public Relations: Frank Booher

Members: Abigail Cox, Brandee Perron

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