Meghal Sheth and Sophie Shoemaker are making school history

There were 16 projects from 17 students in the Camas School District at the state SEF in Bremerton, Wash. All of the students received awards: Eva Solevad, first-place trophy and second-place Association for Women Geoscientists Award of Excellence; Madeline Sheppard, second-place trophy; Emily Sheppard, first-place trophy and “Outstanding Project” from Central Valley Garden Club ($50); Brooke Hyland, second in category; Claire Kerofsky, second in category; Sophie Shoemaker, first in category, Pacific Science Center Award, Evergreen State College trimester scholarship, WSU renewable scholarship, Mathematica finalist; Meghal Sheth, first in category, Ohio Wesleyan renewable scholarship, WSU renewable scholarship, Mathematica finalist, U.S. Army Research Award, U.S. Army McClellan Award, overall bronze medalist, all-expenses paid trip to ISEF; Jon Bartlett, first in category, Ohio Wesleyan renewable scholarship, Mathematica finalist; Charles Teames, second in category; Eden Pollock, second in category; Yun Teng, third in category, BPA award; Levi Holscher, second in category; Lizzy Nickerson, first in category, BPA award; Jenny Wourms and Cierra LeBlanc, second in category; Caroline Keahola, first in category; and Reesab Pathak, first in category, Olympic College best technology in 10th grade award.

Meghal Sheth and Sophie Shoemaker are making Papermaker history. They are the first Camas High School students to qualify for the International Science and Engineering Fair in Phoenix, Ariz.