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Girls just want to have fun with science

Rachel Caputo, left, and Sydney Brumley, both Fredericktown students, try to make DNA visible to the naked eye.  (Pam Schehl)

Girls just want to have fun with science

These students wrote the top essays for Girls in Science Day. Pictured are, from left, Fredericktown’s Joelle Casetto, second place; Centerburg’s Morgan Bentz, third place; and St. Vincent’s Haley Burnside, first place.  (Pam Schehl)

Girls just want to have fun with science

Mount Vernon’s Courtney Harris participates in a soil profiling activity.  (Pam Schehl)

Girls just want to have fun with science

Taylor Pfeiffer, St. Vincent, tests the propulsive power of a substance.  (Pam Schehl)

Girls just want to have fun with science

Centerburg’s Hannah Sutton, left, and Danville’s Amber Pitsenberger launch parachutes during Girls in Science Day.  (Pam Schehl)