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Mesnier Students Advance to St. Louis Science Fair
Fifteen kindergarten, first and second-graders took first place at the school's science fair.

Fifteen Mesnier Primary School students took first place at the school’s annual science fair, the Affton School District announced in a news release. The kindergarten, first and second-graders move on to compete at the Academy of Science – St. Louis Science Fair at Queeny Park.
First place winners include:
- Liseli Akafekwa, 1st grade, Stop or Else!
- Mitchell Been, 1st grade, Flip a Coin
- Claire Boyer, 2nd grade, Growing Green Beans
- Katelyn Busse, 2nd grade, Magnificent Breakfast Cereal
- Milo Chandler, 1st grade, Will a Marshmallow Stay Puft?
- Miles DeWille, Kindergarten, Mentos Soda Geyser
- Mason Earll, Kindergarten, Carbonation and Reaction to Mentos
- Hayden Hass, Kindergarten, What Plants Need to Drink
- Aliyah Hernandez, 2nd grade, How Much Do You Know About the Solar System
- Max Jenkins, 1st grade, Mr. Clean Cents
- Julie Kaye, 2nd grade, Moon Phases
- Antonio Muyco, Kindergarten, I’m Density and I Know It
- Julia Niedzwiedzka, 1st grade, Minerals and Fossils Around St. Louis
- Amelia Weiss, 2nd grade, Melt It!
- Gabby Yoder-Altadonna, 1st grade, The Mold Project
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