The Big Springs Regional STEM Fair was held on February 7^th at On Top of the World in Ocala Florida.  Many great projects were judged and selected for awards which were presented on February 9^th.  Among them were two projects selected by our KOS judges, CDR Tom Dann USCG and COL Bob Schlegel USA, for our chapter awards of a $50 gift card each and an invitation to our chapter awards dinner in May for themselves and their parents. Our winners this year are:

Junior Division – Elifah Pyle from St. John Lutheran School for his Environmental Engineering project “What blade ends are most efficient for water design?”

Senior Division – Grace Froehle from the Villages Charter HS for her Environmental Engineering project, “Harnessing LADI technology for the practical collection of meso/microplastics in freshwater systems in Florida without the use of boat trawling for more effective long-term removal of microplastics.”