Welcome High Desert Science Expo
We welcome a new fair to the Northwest Science Expo System this year: the High Desert Science Expo to be held in Bend, Oregon on Saturday, March 5, 2011. The new fair will serve high school students from the entire eastern half of the state, concentrating in Deschutes and surrounding counties. The new fair director for HDSE is Tom Stueve.

Tom holds a MS in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry from OHSU. Currently teaching at Trinity Lutheran High School, he has been teaching science for 15 years, 11 of those years spent in Portland area high schools. Tom created the Senior Level Course Research in Medicine for the biotechnology magnet program at Jefferson High School. He also teaches laboratory methods using PCR, DNA electrophorisis, and protein purification.

The CREST Jane Goodall Science Symposium for the West Linn and Wilsonville school districts will be held this Thursday and Friday, March 11 and 12 at West Linn High School. Links to schedules and directions can be found on the CREST page.

The Southwestern Oregon Regional Science Expo will be held in North Bend, Oregon, at The Lighthouse School, on Saturday, March 13. Schedules and fair director contact information can be found on the SORSE page.

The At-large Regional Fair this year is the Gresham Science Expo, held this Saturday, March 13 at Gresham High School. Schedules and links to maps and directions can be found at the GSE page.