FARMINGTON – More than 80 sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders participated in the Sandy Andy Regional Science Fair recently at the University of Maine at Farmington.

The students were from seven area schools: Peru, Livermore Falls, Jay, Telstar in Bethel, Mount Blue in Farmington, Mountain Valley in Rumford and Buckfield.

Here are the results from the fair, which included several ties:

Sixth Grade

Invention Category

First place – Kayla Belanger of Hartford-Sumner Elementary; second – LeAnn Abbott of Hartford-Sumner Elementary; third – Ben Howard of Hartford-Sumner Elementary; fourth – Ashley LaCroix of Hartford-Sumner Elementary; and fifth – Sean Kindyl of Hartford-Sumner Elementary.

Sixth Grade Physical Science Category

First – Devon Vaugn and Heidi Cox of Peru Elementary School; second – Myles Mercier of Mountain Valley; third – Kiley Clement of Mountain Valley; fourth – Katie Roberti of Telstar; and fifth – Erika Newman of Livermore Falls Middle School.

Sixth Grade

Biology Category

First (tie) – Kendra Lyman of Livermore Falls Middle School, and Brian Annis of Telstar; second – Jen Aldrich of Telstar; third – Taylor Smith of Mountain Valley; fourth – Kadie Yahn of Mountain Valley; and fifth – Elizabeth Forkus of Telstar.

Seventh Grade

Invention Category

First (tie) – Justin Larsen of Peru Elementary School, and Katie Richard of Livermore Falls Middle School; second – Martine Dione and Ryan Bernier of Mount Blue Middle School; third – Christine Dufaer of Livermore Falls Middle School; fourth – Esther Bizier of Livermore Falls Middle School; and fifth – Rose Presky and Heather Piawlock of Mount Blue Middle School.

Seventh Grade Physical Science Category

First – Stephen Penny of Mountain Valley; second – Nicholas Bourassa of Jay Middle School; third – Mark Emerson and Brian Bailey of Telstar; fourth – Brett Staples of Jay Middle School; and fifth – Zach Leavitt of Buckfield.

Seventh Grade

Biology Category

First (tie) – Sarah Busch of Buckfield, and Alyssa Fournier and Courtney Johnson of Mountain Valley; second – Shawn Andrews of Mount Blue Middle School; third – Jon Descoteaux of Mountain Valley; fourth (tie) – Bailey Davis of Telstar, and Marissa Osgood and Sarah Field of Telstar; and fifth – Shelly Mumau of Buckfield.

Eighth Grade

Invention Category

First – Aaron Cayer of Mountain Valley; second (tie) – Kristen Chenard of Mountain Valley, and Sarah Radmore of Mountain Valley; third – Brittany Frailey of Jay Middle School; fourth – Griffin Couture of Jay Middle School; and fifth – Devin Leeman of Mount Blue Middle School.

Eighth Grade Physical Science Category

First – Emily Hutchinson of Buckfield; second – Brianna Elliot and Jessica Mayo of Peru; third – Heather Stone and Caitlin Dolloff of Peru; fourth – Megan Smith and Morgan Carver of Telstar; and fifth – Erin Murphy and Kati Shim of Telstar.

Eighth Grade

Biology Category

First – Kelly Davis of Buckfield; second – Tamara Isham of Telstar; third – Carla Powers of Buckfield; fourth – Alexis Alexander of Mount Blue Middle School; and fifth – Tara Lunney and Kara Thurlow of Telstar.

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