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IU Northwest to host 55th Annual Calumet Regional Science Fair and Associated Art Exhibit on March 12

Lake County students vie for advancement to state level competition

Lake County elementary through high school students who earned honors at their individual school and district science fairs will display their projects at the 55^th Annual Calumet Regional Science Fair and Associated Art Exhibit, hosted by Indiana University Northwest on Saturday, March 12.

Open to the public, the event runs from 12 to 3 p.m. in IU Northwest’s Savannah Center Gymnasium.

After presenting the results of their individual research projects in 18 science, engineering and math categories to a panel of judges, an awards ceremony will take place at 3 p.m. Another awards ceremony is scheduled for 2 p.m., Sunday, March 13 where the more prestigious awards will be bestowed.

Top achievers in the Upper Elementary Division (grades 3 through 5), Junior Division (grades 6 through 8)  and Senior Division (grades 9 through 12) will go on to compete at the Hoosier Science and Engineering Fair on Saturday, April 2 in Indianapolis. Winners at the Indianapolis fair will advance to the International Science and Engineering Fair on May 8-13 in Los Angeles.

The panel of judges is comprised of faculty members from IU Northwest, Purdue University Calumet, Ivy Tech Community College as well as IU Northwest students and community businesspeople.

The Savannah Center Gymnasium is located on the southeast corner of the main campus parking lot at 33^rd Avenue and Broadway in Gary, one half-mile south of I-80/94.

For more information about the 55^th Annual Calumet Regional Science Fair and Associated Art Fair, contact Linda Wozniewski at (219) 980-6637 or lwoz@iun.edu.