Students
Announcement to BHSE 2023/24 Students: This year's fair will be hybrid (slide deck due to judges one week prior to fair)/ in person at Century High School in Hillsboro on Saturday, March 2, 2024. You will need an adult advisor to register you for the fair. Below you will find information to help you get started. If you have questions, check with your adult advisor or email
Melissa Shell for Beaverton (melissa_shell@beaverton.k12.or.us)
Natasha Echeverria for Hillsboro (echevern@hsd.k12.or.us)
Who is my teacher advisor (AKA adult sponsor)?
Beaverton School District:
Mountainside High School - Lesley Stevens (lesley_stevens@beaverton.k12.or.us)
International School of Beaverton - Jaimie Yee (jaimie_yee@beaverton.k12.or.us)
Westview High School - Jose Medina Hernandez (jose_medina_hernand(@beaverton.k12.or.us)
Southridge High School - Dave (Karl) Holz (karl_holz@beaverton.k12.or.us)
Sunset High School - Korin Riske (korin_riske@beaverton.k12.or.us)
Terra Nova - Arianne (Annie) Reichelt (Arianne_Reichelt@beaverton.k12.or.us)
Students from all other Beaverton high schools (Aloha, BASE, Beaverton, ACMA, Community School, Flex Online, Early College HS): please use this form to sign up and you will be assigned an advisor based on which school you go to and how many students we have sign up.
Hillsboro School District
Natasha Echeverria (echevern@hsd.k12.or.us)
Oak Street Campus - Connie Saul (saulc@hsd.k12.or.us)
Liberty High School - Steffan Ledgerwood (ledgerws@hsd.k12.or.us)
What you need to know to get started:
Use the ISEF Rules Wizard to help define what rules, regulations and forms you need to be certain you know and follow.
Once your teacher has registered your project, complete the registration of your project at the Northwest Science Expo under the BHSE listing.
See the Timeline page for a list of all the deadlines you need to meet before your interview with the judging panel on the day of the fair (March 2, 2024)
How do I plan a science fair project?
Brainstorm what aspect of science or engineering you're interested in, and then begin researching topics. A good place for ideas is the Advanced Project Guide at sciencebuddies.org
Next, you'll want to figure out what category to compete in. See the ISEF Categories and Subcategories listings at ISEF. You will need to decide on your category to register your project at the NWSE.org website
Use the best resources you have available to you to plan your project and find mentor support, your school advisor is the best place to start for support.
SRC Review - If you need SRC review of your project, sign up on the SRC Review Form.
What do I need to prepare in my Google Folder for my BHSE Hybrid Fair submission?
BHSE is following the same guidelines for what you need in your folder for hybrid fair project submission as NWSE is. You can find the checklist for HS Fair Project Requirements here. Remember, as a hybrid fair, you will NOT be doing a 3 minute video! (That is for virtual fairs!)
How will I be evaluated?
Below are the criteria judges will use to evaluate and provide feedback on your project. These criteria are what that the judges will be looking for when reviewing your projects and during your interview. Use these criteria to refine your project and presentation.
What will my Judge Panel interview on the day of the fair look like?
You will have approximately 7 minutes with each judge in your category. You should open with a brief 2 minute project summary (remember that the judges will have already reviewed all of your Google folder files, including your abstract and slide deck).
After your initial 2 minute project summary, the judges will spend approximately 5 minutes asking you questions about your project.
How should I dress for the in-person judge interviews at the fair?
Dress professionally within your means, this could be a shirt and tie, a nice shirt, dress, or other professional clothing. If you need support with finding professional attire please reach out to fair directors Melissa Shell for Beaverton (melissa_shell@beaverton.k12.or.us) or Natasha Echeverria for Hillsboro (echevern@hsd.k12.or.us)
Participating Schools and Teacher Advisors
Beaverton School District:
Mountainside High School - Lesly Stevens
Beaverton Academy of Science & Engineering - Melissa Shell
International School of Beaverton - Jaimie Yee
Westview High School - Taylor Lee-Rouille
Southridge High School - Dave (Karl) Holz
Sunset High School - Korin Riske
Hillsboro School District
Oak Street Campus - Connie Saul
Liberty High School - Steffan Ledgerwood
Hillsboro High School - TBD
Century High School - TBD
Glencoe High School - TBD