Three Leyton students compete at state science fair

Three Leyton Junior High School students represented the Panhandle at the recent Nebraska Junior Academy of Sciences Annual State competition at Nebraska Wesleyan University.

Representing Leyton were Danielle Higgins, Meg Huson and Josh Kruse, all of whom are students in Jane Ahlschwede's eighth-grade science class. They were among 30 students who represented Nebraska from six geographical regions.

The annual NJAS Science Fair brings together the Top 5 student projects from each region of the state in two classes – senior and junior.

Higgins' research project title was titled, "How Does Soil Affect the pH of Water?", Huson's project was, "Thermal Expansion of Water," and Kruse's project was about "The Mpemba Effect."

Each student presented their project to a panel of judges. Higgins received the "Center For Great Plains Award" runner-up award for outstanding environmental project and the outstanding project award from the Association For Women Geoscientists.

As an affiliate of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences, the Nebraska Junior Academy of Sciences aims to stimulate science education and to encourage young people to become involved in science.