Storm chaser and research meteorologist Jon Davies brought new excitement to talking about the weather during his presentation as the keynote speaker for Jack Kilby Science Day on Tuesday morning at Barton Community College.

About 400 high school juniors and seniors from all across the state made the trek to BCC to participate in a plethora of activities focused on science and its application to the real world.

Some students had the chance to opt out of the activities to compete in math and science bowls. The victors were awarded Texas Instruments graphing calculators. Scientific calculators were awarded to the runners-up.

The winners of this year’s science bowl are:

First place – Ellinwood:  Colin Miller, Ian Goering, Shawn Troyer.

Second place – TMP: Rhian Graver, Rebecca Pray, Samantha Wilson.

Third place – Great Bend: Mickie McNett, Chris Burley, Anthony Valenzuela, Bryce Divis.

Winners of this year’s math bowl are:

First place – TMP:  Ross Werth, Jin Lim, Brett Chrisler.

Second place – Ellinwood:  Sam Kline-Martin, Colin Miller, Derek Ward.

Third place – Pawnee Heights:  Aaron Clapham, Jake Hardiman, Casey Spence.