Local Students Win At State Science Fair

SOCORRO - Several Socorro students came home from the New Mexico Science and Engineering Saturday with trophies and awards.
From Socorro High School, sophomore Angelina Stanzione earned a second place award for her experiment in the Energy and Transportation category; sophomore Nicole Mortensen won the Junior Stockholm Water Award for her experiment in the Earth Science category; and senior Peter Vogel received $700 in scholarship money towards his New Mexico Tech tuition for his experiment in Computer Science.
From Sarracino Middle School, 6th grader Gabriela Perez won Honorable Mention in Health Science; 6th grader Jennifer Carmona won Honorable Mention in Computer Science; and 7th grader Camilla Aitbayev won a cash award from the New Mexico Optometric Assoc, and a cash award from the New Mexico Optics Industry Assoc. in the Earth Science category.
From Cottonwood Valley Charter School, 6th grader Anjik Ghosh won second place for his experiment, Vertical Axis Wind Turbines.

Pictured: Socorro High’s Nicole Mortensen placed second in the energy and transportation category at the state science fair at New Mexico Tech.

Photo by Gary Jaramillo

Local Students Win At State Science Fair