(JACKSON, Miss.) – Jackson State University will host the annual Mississippi Region II Science and Engineering Fair Thursday and Friday, March 22-23.
The fair will assemble close to 1,500 students from 250 public and private schools in Claiborne, Copiah, Hinds, Jefferson, Madison, Rankin and Warren counties. Students from grades 1-12 will present projects in the areas of science, mathematics and technology.
The lower fair for grades 1-6 will be held on Thursday, March 22. The upper fair for grades 7-12 will be held on Friday, March 23. The two-day fair will take place in the Lee E. Williams Athletics and Assembly Center at Jackson State University, 1400 John R. Lynch St. in Jackson, Miss.
First, second and third place winners from grades 7-12 will advance to the Mississippi Science and Engineering Fair on March 27 at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum and Convention Center.
For more information, call 601-979-1603.
Posted by Jean Gordon Cook
601-979-1571
jean.g.cook@jsums.edu