Odessa science students excel at competition

Five Odessa students were among the 463 competitors at the 54th annual Washington State Science and Engineering Fair (WSSEF) held April 1 and 2 at Bremerton High School. Odessa students won three first-place awards, one best-of-category award and eleven special awards, including the C.J. Croswaite Science Student of the Year Award.

Of the hundreds of students vying for the top awards, only 10 of their projects were selected to go into the final round, including those of Kira Powell and Mackenze Braun. After an hour and a half of grueling questioning, both OHS students earned the top awards giv...