Junior High Students Impress Judges at Region 8 Science Fair

  • Winners at the 2024 Region 8 Science Fair Front row, from left: Finley Pounders, Northlake Christian School; Enis Barnes and Isabella Albritton, Southeastern Lab School; and Henry Daigle, St. Peter Catholic School Back row, from left: James Lockwood, Northlake Christian School; Adam Lorenzen, homeschool; Annabelle Traylor and Vivianna Pugh, Southeastern Lab School; Judah Fastring, Boyet Junior High School; and Jackson Watkins, Northlake Christian School.
    Winners at the 2024 Region 8 Science Fair Front row, from left: Finley Pounders, Northlake Christian School; Enis Barnes and Isabella Albritton, Southeastern Lab School; and Henry Daigle, St. Peter Catholic School Back row, from left: James Lockwood, Northlake Christian School; Adam Lorenzen, homeschool; Annabelle Traylor and Vivianna Pugh, Southeastern Lab School; Judah Fastring, Boyet Junior High School; and Jackson Watkins, Northlake Christian School.

    HAMMOND – Judah Fastring of Boyet Junior High School in Slidell was the overall winner of the 2024 Region 8 Science Fair at Southeastern Louisiana University on February 2. His winning project, “On a Roll,” received first-place honors in the physics and astronomy category.

    All first and second-place regional winners will advance to the state science fair later this spring at Louisiana State Univers…