Each year Mountain Vista students participate in a district wide science fair. On Thursday, Dec. 7, parents, students, and community members came to view projects, have barbeque dinner, and attend the awards ceremony.
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Ms. Sloan’s Kindergarten Class
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Mrs. McDonald’s First Grade Class
The following students were given awards for their winning projects: Pre-K – Kindergarten class award went to Chantel Sloan’s kindergarten class, First – Third grade class award went to Amy McDonald’s First grade class.
Fourth grade (group projects):
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Gracie Brenton, Danica Powell, Kynzie Parkhurst, Chad Martinez
• 1st place–Gracie Brenton, Danica Powell, Kynzie Parkhurst, Chad Martinez;
• 2nd place–Crucito Lopez, Jon Thompson, Erick Velasquez, Landon Croci, Payton Gonzalez;
• 3rd place–Mylee Hendrix, Marilena Davila, Esteban Davila, Emily Collins;
• 4th place–Cooper Dale, Zander Heatherly, Gabriella Henneman, Aiden Lancaster, Samuel Freeman;
• 5th place- Otto Johnson, Zachary Bryant, Samico Salazar
Fifth grade:
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Emma Rios
• 1st place–Emma Rios;
• 2nd place–(tie) Brayden Cannon, Jerry Michael Miller;
• 3rd place–Shayna Parra;
• 4th place–Daisy Gastelum;
• 5th place–(partner project) Anthony Stanford, Israel Gonzalez
Sixth grade:
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Emma Westbrook
• 1st place–Emma Westbrook;
• 2nd place–Ayanna Ruiz;
• 3rd place–Veronica Gomez;
• 4th place–Taylor Bigham;
• 5th place–Raelynn Herbert
Seventh grade:
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Elena Hendrix
• 1st place–Elena Hendrix;
• 2nd place–Mia Dale;
• 3rd place–Denessa Apodaca;
• 4th place–Alondra Jaramillo;
• 5th place–Taylor Bowser
Eighth grade:
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Angelita Mendibles
• 1st place–Angelita Mendibles;
• 2nd place–Rianna Bowser;
• 3rd place–Amy Soule;
• 4th place–Haylee Powell;
• 5th place–Cristobal Smith
Congratulations to the students at Mountain Vista for their outstanding work.