About 600 kids that are a whole lot smarter than me (doesn't take much, I know) will be coming to Missoula. You folks are all invited to stop by and see the fruits of their labors.

High school and middle school students from across the state will present their research findings during the 61st annual Montana Science Fair on Monday and Tuesday, March 21-22, at the University of Montana Adams Center.

On Monday, student projects will be judged from 1 and 4:30 p.m. Exhibits will be open for public viewing from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday and from 8 to 9 a.m. Tuesday. The awards ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. Tuesday in UM’s Dennison Theatre.

More than $15,000 in prizes will be awarded to student participants, including cash awards, scholarships and all-expenses-paid trips. The grand award winners from the Montana Science Fair and Montana’s regional fairs will go on to compete at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair May 8-13 in Phoenix.

For more information you can visit UM's special website set up for the fair or contact Science Fair Director Earle Adams (406-243-4196, earle.adams@mso.umt.edu) or Assistant Director Desirae Ware (406-243-4725, desirae.ware@mso.umt.edu).

If you like to see some of the great things young people are doing in classrooms these days, this should be a terrific event well worth attending!   DB

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