Effingham County Middle School students are preparing to compete in the District Science Fair at Armstrong University.

Bryce Blewett, eighth grade, Cassidy Blewett,  sixth grade, Derek Hendrix,  sixth grade, Hunter Payton, sixth grade, and Cameron Porter, seventh grade will continue. Cheyenne Hunt, seventh grade, is the alternate.

Students began working on their projects at the end of September.

Their projects included recycling water, alternative paper sources, house color and energy bills, which mulch maintains the most moisture, which turbine blade design creates the most energy and does the Debie Meyer Green Bag work.

The district competition will be in February.