Brevard County high school students kept their No. 1 status in the state as nine students received 18 awards during the annual International Science and Engineering Fair held in Shreveport, La., this week.
Brevard students won one-third of the awards that went to Florida students Thursday.
Prizes for 12 science, biological and physical science categories, along with special awards from private corporations, included cash and free trips.
Doug Beck, Rockledge High, second place, environmental science award, $175; second place, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation award, $100; Eastman Kodak award, $25.
Craig Jin, Satellite High, second place, physics award, $175.
Jerry McAlwee, Melbourne High, third place, physics award, $100; General Motors Corp. award, $250; U.S. Department of Energy award, trip to the Livermore Laboratory in California; second place, U.S. Air Force award, alternate for a trip to several laboratories in the U.S.
James Kelso, Melbourne High, fourth place, computer science award, $50; honorable mention, Computer Science Society, $100.
Tracy Thompson, Rockledge High, third place, zoology award, $100; honorable mention, American Psychological Association.
Jonathon Knight, Melbourne Central Catholic, third place, engineering award, $100; General Motors Corp. award, $250; first place, U.S. Department of Energy, trip to Livermore Laboratory in California.
Dana Weaver, Cocoa Beach High, third place, microbiology award, $100.
Robin Rowe, Rockledge High, third place, microbiology award, $100.
Abigail Stack, Melbourne, fourth place, microbiology, $50.