Students with a passion for science gathered in Brandon Tuesday for the Western Manitoba Science Fair.
The 53rd annual Science Fair at the Healthy Living Centre at Brandon University hosted 332 students with 225 projects. They came from 22 schools in and around Brandon.
Students competed for various awards with a select few being picked to move onto the national science fair in mid-May.
The Best of Fair went to Diego Gaudet of Ecole La Source a Grade 11 student
Runners up included:
Jessica Tichit of Ecole Harrion, Grade 8
Armaan Chaudhari of Vincent Massey, Grade 9
Spencer Pearce of Ecole La Source, Grade 10
Those four winners have received an all-expenses paid trip to represent Western Manitoba at the Canada Wide Science Fair in Edmonton from May14 to 19.
Photos courtesy Chelsi Malach