News Release
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March 1, 2006
Boise State Crowns Annual Science Competition Day Winners
Tynan Smith, a senior at Boise High School, and Eric Johnson, a senior at Timberline High School, were the top winners at the 39th annual Science Competition Day, held Saturday, Feb. 25, at Boise State University. As the grand prize winners, Smith and Johnson will each be offered a four-year renewable scholarship to Boise State.
The event, sponsored by Boise State and the Micron Technology Foundation, involved nearly 300 high school students from southwest Idaho who participated in a variety of academic competitions on the Boise State campus.
The Science Competition Day exam is a written test that covers biology, chemistry, engineering, geosciences, mathematics and physics. Afternoon activities for Science Competition Day include hands-on design and problem-solving competitions using toothpicks to build load-bearing bridges and earthquake-resistant towers; a computer programming contest; and a team ProbleMATHon where students develop original solutions to challenging math problems.
Other results included:
Team trophies:
Small School: Nampa Christian High School (Kevin J.
Tewell and Amos Hendershott)
Medium School: Snake River High School (Clint Mecham, Ruben Torres and
Anastasia Petersen)
Large School: Boise High School (Tynan Smith, Kyle Antonini, Nicholas Huang
and Shane Taylor)
Team plaques:
Mathematics: Boise High School (Tynan Smith, David Folkner, Nicholas Huang
and Kyle Antonini)
Biology: Timberline High School (Eric Johnson, Paul Munson, Daniel Meloy,
Josh Archibald-Seiffer)
Chemistry: Timberline High School (Josh Archibald-Seiffer, Greg Rancourt,
Geoffrey Chambers and Erin Carver)
Engineering: Boise High School (Tynan Smith, Kyle Antonini, Steven Buchsbaum
and David Folkner)
Geology: Timberline High School (Leslie Gainsgermain, Eric Johnson, Sean
Hurley and Kyle Stegerwald)
Physics: Boise High School (Tynan Smith, Kyle Antonini, Rohner Dennis and
David Folkner)
Overall medals:
Small School: 1) Kevin J. Tewell, 2) Amos Hendershott and 3) Rosemarie
Kringel, all from Nampa Christian High School
Medium School: 1) Clint Mecham, 2) Ruben Torres and 3) Anastasia Petersen,
all of Snake River High School
Large School: 1) Tynan Smith, Boise High, 2) Eric Johnson, Timberline and 3)
Kyle Antonini, Boise High School
Biology medals
Small School: 1) Amos Hendershott, 2) Zachary Miller and 3) Kevin J. Tewell,
all from Nampa Christian High School
Medium School: 1) Matt Brett Williams, 2) Ruben Torres and 3) Anastasia
Petersen all from Snake River High School
Large School: 1) Eric Johnson, 2) Paul Munson and 3) Daniel Meloy, all from
Timberline High School
Chemistry medals
Small School: 1) Amos Hendershott, 2) Kevin J. Tewell and 3) Rosemarie
Kringel, all of Nampa Christian High School
Medium School: 1) Anastasia Petersen, 2) Ruben Torres and 3) Morgan Jolley,
all of Snake River High School
Large School: 1) Josh Archibald-Seiffer, 2) Greg Rancourt and 3) Geoffrey
Chambers, all of Timberline High School
Engineering medals
Small School: 1) Amos Hendershott, Nampa Christian, 2) Kevin J. Tewell,
Nampa Christian and 3) Ashley Fulleton, Vale Union High School
Medium School: 1) Clint Mecham, 2) Chanse Carter and 3) Veronica Henicksman,
all of Snake River High School
Large School: 1) Tynan Smith, Boise High, 2) Kyle Antonini, Boise High and
3) Eric Johnson, Timberline High School
Geology medals
Small School: 1) Kevin J. Tewell, Nampa Christian, 2) Amos Hendershott,
Nampa Christian and 3) Frances Bancon, Vale Union High School
Medium School: 1) Anastasia Petersen, 2) Kwani Hale and 3) Erica Esta, all
of Snake River High School
Large School: 1) Leslie Gainsgermain, Timberline High School, 2) Tynan
Smith, Boise Hig School, 3) Eric Johnson, Timberline High School and 4) Sean
Hurley, Timberline High School
Mathematics medals
Small School: 1) Kevin J. Tewell, 2) Amos Hendershott and 3) Rosemarie
Kringel, all of Nampa Christian High School
Medium School: 1) Zac Hansen, 2) Jason Fisher and 3) Clint Mecham, all of
Snake River High School
Large School: 1) Tynan Smith, Boise High School, 2) Josh Archibald-Seiffer,
Timberline High School and 3) David Folkner, Boise High School
Physics medals
Small School: 1) Amos Hendershott, Nampa Christian, 2) Kevin J. Tewell,
Nampa Christian and 3) Brendan Wolfe, Vale Union High School
Medium School: 1) Matt Brett Williams, 2) Chanse Carter and 3) Whitney
Balls, all of Snake River High School
Large School: 1) Tynan Smith, Boise High, 2) Eric Johnson, Timberline High
School and 3) Andy Jones, Bishop Kelly High School
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Contact: James Long, Department of Biology, (208)
426-1256, or jlong@boisestate.edu
Media contact: Janelle Brown, University Communications, (208)
426-1790, jbrown2@boisestate.edu
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undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and technical degrees are offered within
eight colleges. A metropolitan university located in the capital city, Boise
State is committed to life-enhancing research, teaching excellence and
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