2025 MTRSEF Winners
Andrews Academy
PS - 303 Bouncing Tennis Balls Physical Science 3 Connor McIntosh 1st
BIO - 402 How Strong Are Eggshells? Biology 4 Elaina Berry 3rd
PS - 405 Which Temperature is Best for Crystal Growth? Physical Science 4 Brooke Ferree 2nd
Ft. Zumwalt
BIO - 002 Crazy World of Digestion Biology K Armanti Hayes St. Peters Elementary 2nd place
BIO - 002 Crazy World of Digestion Biology K Armanti Hayes St. Peters Elementary Most Creative K-5
BIO - 003 How dirty is it? Biology K Michael Zapor Progress South 3rd
PS - 002 Rocket Travel Physical Science K Yuvan Venkatram Pheasant Point 1st
PS - 005 Musical Jars Physical Science K Samantha Webb Westoff 2nd
PS - 101 Parachute Hang Time Physical Science 1 Brennan Sykes St. Peters Elementary 1st
PS - 103 Dissolving Peppermints Physical Science 1 Madeline Fedder Ostmann 3rd
ACS - 201 The Case of the Soapy Bubbles Applied Consumer Science 2 Charlotte Wetzel J. L. Mudd 1st
BIO - 204 Birds of Missouri Biology 2 Killian Stryhal Flint Hill 1st
BIO - 203 The Effect of Ambient Temperature on Seed Germination Biology 2 Amanda Middleton Ostmann 3rd
PS - 207 Salt & Egg Density Experiment Physical Science 2 Adam Oh Westoff 1st
PS - 202 Gimme A Break Physical Science 2 Hinsley Nesbit St. Peters Elementary 3rd
ACS - 302 Which detergent works the best? Applied Consumer Science 3 Lorelei Webb Westoff 1st
BIO - 303 The Germs Strike Back: Revenge of the Microbes Biology 3 Oliver Margulis Westoff 1st
BIO - 301 Fish Colors Biology 3 Dahlia RamsaroopPheasant Point 2nd
PS - 307 Eggs-Periment: Beverages vs. Egg Teeth: A visual demonstration of enamel erosion Physical Science 3 Devanandan Nair/Tejashwar Kathula Flint Hill 3rd
BIO - 403 Which soccer players have the best reaction time? Biology 4 Beckham Eggiman Rock Creek 1st
BIO - 403 Which soccer players have the best reaction time? Biology 4 Beckham Eggiman Rock Creek Overall Top K-5
EES - 501 Melted Ice Earth/Environmental Science 5 Diya Shri Dinesh Kumar Pheasant Point 1st
EES - 502 If I use Sprite will my Plants be Alright Earth/Environmental Science 5 Taylor Morgan Hawthorn 2nd
BIO - 506 Pawsitively Disgusting Biology 5 Zoey Klapp Hawthorn 2nd
PS - 701 Number of coils affects an electromagnet Physical Science 7 Sujeev Rayagada/Panav Pasad Ft. Zumwalt West Middle 1st
PS - 701 Number of coils affects an electromagnet Physical Science 7 Sujeev Rayagada/Panav Pasad Ft. Zumwalt West Middle Overall Top 6-8
PS - 701 Number of coils affects an electromagnet Physical Science 7 Sujeev Rayagada/Panav Pasad Ft. Zumwalt West Middle Thermo Fisher JIC nominee
PS - 702 Paper Beam Bridges Physical Science 7 Maanya Singla Ft. Zumwalt West Middle
Wentzville
PS - 003 Crushing Cans K Rhett Voelkerding Wabash 3rd
PS - 301 Temperature Volcano 3 Maggie Rose Wabash 2nd
ACS - 402 Operation Ice Cream 4 Payton Billingham/Madison Kavanaugh Wabash 1st
PS - 401 Bouncing to New Heights 4 Andrew and Noah Roberts Wabash 1st
ACS - 501 Pop Pop How Many Drop 5 Brooklyn Griffey Wabash 1st
ACS - 502 Temp Dissolving Skittles 5 Mason Thompson Wabash 2nd
ACS - 503 Paper Plate Strength 5 Nick Grimes Wabash 3rd
HS - 005 Finding the spring constant of a human hair Jacob Spoor Liberty 3rd
CL - 001 Balloon Rockets (Class) Mrs. Leonard's class Peine 1st
ANIM101 Rachel Jacobson Timberland 1st
ANIM102 Natalie Kiehl/Lydia Turley Animal Science Holt 2nd
ANIM102 Natalie Kiehl/Lydia Turley Animal Science Holt Overall 2nd
ANIM102 Natalie Kiehl/Lydia Turley Animal Science Holt ISEF finalists
ANIM102 Natalie Kiehl/Lydia Turley Animal Science Holt Air Force Research award
ANIM105 Shravanya Shrinivas Animal Science Holt 3rd
BEHA112 Sean Hawkins Behavioral Liberty 1st
BEHA111 Kylie Honerkamp Behavioral Liberty 2nd
BEHA107 Cassandra Meyers Behavioral Liberty 3rd
EAEV124 Pranad Balla Environmental Liberty 1st
EAEV124 Pranad Balla Environmental Liberty Overall 3rd
EAEV124 Pranad Balla Environmental Liberty Ricoh Sustainability award
EAEV121 Landon Rosenhoffer Environmental Holt 2nd
EAEV122 Finn Young Environmental Holt 3rd
CELL115 Sabrene Lutfiyya Health and Medicine Timberland 1st
CELL115 Sabrene Lutfiyya Health and Medicine Timberland Overall 1st
CELL115 Sabrene Lutfiyya Health and Medicine Timberland ISEF finalist
CELL115 Sabrene Lutfiyya Health and Medicine Timberland Navy Research award
CELL115 Sabrene Lutfiyya Health and Medicine Timberland Air Force Research award
CELL118 Arwa Janjua Health and Medicine Timberland 2nd
CELL116 Zachary Jose Health and Medicine Liberty 3rd
CELL116 Zachary Jose Health and Medicine Liberty Regeneron Biomedical award
PLNT128 Andrew ForemanPhysics/Engineering Holt 1st
PLNT128 Andrew ForemanPhysics/Engineering Holt Genius Olympiad nominee
ENMS125 Riddik Steibel Physics/Engineering Holt 2nd
ENMS127 Drake Britton/Parker Cross Physics/Engineering Holt 3rd
EAEV120 Madison Bynum Environmental Holt Stockholm Junior Water Award
Orchard Farm
ACS - 303 What Sorbent Absorbs the Most Oil? Channing Shukers 2nd
ACS - 301 Slime Time 3 Ava Devereaux 3rd
ACS - 403 Exploding Soda 4 Alex Devereaux 2nd
ACS - 605 What toothpaste will remove stains on an eggshell best? Leah Perkins 2nd
ACS - 606 How fast can different liquids dissolve a Crayola bath bomb? Patrick Wolfmeyer 3rd
PS - 605 How does the location affect the amount of evaporation? Weston Quest 1st
PS - 605 How does the location affect the amount of evaporation? Weston Quest Thermo Fisher JIC nominee
PS - 605 How does the location affect the amount of evaporation? Weston Quest Navy Research award
PS - 603 What chemical treatment would preserve a banana and prevent it from rotting? Morgan Mosher 3rd
First Baptist Christian Academy
BIO - 201 Best Conditions to Sprout Seeds Lian Woo 2nd
PS - 201 Battery Battering Ram Aaron Bawa 2nd
PS - 403 Road Salt Show Down Elsie Woo 3rd
BIO - 504 Brand Battles Joseph Nicoletti 1st
PS - 501 Bouncy Basketballs Mason Winkler 1st
PS - 503 Stretchy Sloppy Slippery Slime Naomi Winningear 2nd
EES - 602 Erosion in Motion Garrett Dobbins 1st
ACS - 601 Cool Colors Luke Lowery 1st
BIO - 601 And God said, "Let there be light!" Layla Maroon 1st
BIO - 603 Oil Infusion Ezekiel Cino 2nd
BIO - 602 Dirty Work Matthew Brown 3rd
PS - 602 Dissolving to the Limit Ariel Maciel 2nd
EES - 701 Condensation Catastrophy 7 Ben Woo 1st
CL - 002 Muy Bien Agua Mrs. Schnelle's Class
St. Charles
BIO - 001 Colorful Carnations Aurora Ward Coverdell Elementary 1st
Francis Howell
PS - 105 Launching! Elaina Oberlin Independence 2nd
BIO - 507 Let It Grow! Do Tomatoes Grow Better Using Soil or Hydroponics? Adora Shoff/Samantha Humphreys Independence 3rd
St. Theodore
ACS - 101 What's Poppin' Abel Thompson 1st
BIO - 404 Music and Memory Hazel Knickmeyer 2nd
PS - 506 Drying Drama Charlotte Knickmeyer 3rd
CL - 003 Candy Heart Experiment Mrs. Schubel's class 2nd
Lincoln County
HS - 007 The effect of time on cortisol levels during tests Tyler Wilson Troy Buchanan1st
HS - 003Therapy Dogs Effects on Test Scores Lily Kuechler Troy Buchanan 2nd
Teacher Awards
Most Projects 6-8 Melissa Poertner Orchard Farm
Top Project 6-8 Jeff Conderman Ft. Zumwalt West Middle
Most Projects 9-12 Lydia Spoor Holt High School
Top Project 9-12 Theresa Cordonier Timberland High School
Have you ever wondered what kinds of awards you could win at the fair?
Elementary
First, second, or third place in each category for grades K-5 - plaque and medals
Overall most creative project grades K-5 - plaque and $25
Top K-5 project - plaque and $25
Middle School
First, second, or third place in each category for grades 6-8 - plaque and medals
Top 6-8 project - plaque and $50
Top 10% of projects in grades 6-8 nominated for the Thermo Fisher Junior Innovator's Challenge (https://www.societyforscience.org/jic/)
Lemelson Early Inventor's Prize (https://www.lemelson.org/society-for-science-the-public/#:~:text=The%20Lemelson%20Early%20Inventor%20Award,solution%20to%20real%2Dworld%20problems.) - certificate and $100
Non Honors High School
Plaque and $50 for 1st place, medals for 2nd and 3rd
High School (honors division)
First, second, and third place for each category - $100 and plaque for first, medals for second and third
Overall first, second, and third place for the division - $500 and plaque for first, $250 and plaque for second, $100 and plaque for third
All-expense paid trip to compete at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (https://www.societyforscience.org/isef/) for overall first and second place winners
Air Force and Naval Research Awards - tech prizes, gift cards, and certificates for overall first and second place winners
Regeneron Biomedical Science Award - $375 and certificate
Ricoh Sustainability Award - 400 trees planted in winner's name
All-expense paid trip to compete at the Genius Olympiad (https://geniusolympiad.org/) for highest placing environmental science project
Teachers
Most middle school projects - book and $50
Most high school projects - book and $50
Highest placing middle school project - book and $50
Highest placing high school project - book and $50