Los Alamos High School students Linus Plohr and Lilia Viteva with their gold medals. Courtesy/LAPS

LAPS News:

Twenty-two students will represent Los Alamos Public Schools at the New Mexico State Science and Engineering Fair at New Mexico Tech in Socorro on April 11 after competing at the New Mexico Northeastern Regional Science and Engineering Fair last month.

“We are excited to see so many of our students qualify for the next level of competition,” said LAPS Science Fair Director Davine Jones.

Students heading to the New Mexico State Science and Engineering Fair include:

Barranca Mesa Elementary:

• Sydney Chen
• Mary Beth Kelsey
• Lily Neale
• Aurora Roberts Voss
• Henry Rodarte

Chamisa Elementary:

• Viviana Daly
• Mountain Elementary:
• Nejan Liyanage
• Glyn Lo
• Ernest Maupin

Los Alamos Middle School:

• Evelyn Fobes
• Andrew Gilbertson
• James Junghans
• Sequoya Ke
• Brandon Keller
• Daniel Yampolsky

Los Alamos High School:

• Julia Neale
• Linus Plohr
• Tate Plohr
• Lilia Viteva

Homeschool/combined ed:

• Helena Welch
• Kalliope Welch

The next level of competition for students who qualify will be the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in Phoenix, Arizona from May 9 through 15 at the Phoenix Convention Center.

Barranca Mesa Elementary 6th grader Aurora Roberts-Voss at the New Mexico Regional Science and Engineering Fair held at New Mexico Highlands University. Courtesy/LAPS

Los Alamos Middle School 8th grader Sequoya Ke discusses her project with one of the judges at the New Mexico Regional Science and Engineering Fair. Courtesy/LAPS