Science On Display

Judge Rod Lane, right, questions J.D. Floyd 7th-grader Samantha Marsh, 12, on her science project dealing with the use of verbal fillers, words such as "like, you know, and um" by middle school students at the Annual Science and Engineering Fair Thursday at the Hernando County Fairgrounds in Brooksville. Marsh determined that 7th-graders on average use 18.5 verbal fillers in a 2-minute conversation.

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Challenger 8th-grader Alex Meyer, 13, on front panel, explains his science project on which is the most efficient disinfectant to judges Kalli Hillyard, left, and Pam Lahey at the Annual Science and Engineering Fair Thursday at the Hernando County Fairgrounds . More than 130 Hernando County middle and high school students set up projects for judging. Winners will be announced Feb. 17 at 6 p.m. at Challenger K-8 School of Science & Mathematics in Spring Hill.