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Announcement to BHSE 2025/26 Students: This year's fair will be hybrid (slide deck due to judges one week prior to fair)/ in person at the Beaverton School District Support Center in Beaverton on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. 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)?
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_hernandez@beaverton.k12.or.us)
Southridge High School - Laurel Vasquez (laurel_vasquez@beaverton.k12.or.us)
Sunset High School - Korin Riske (korin_riske@beaverton.k12.or.us)
BASE - Christine Muggli (Christine_Muggli@beaverton.k12.or.us)
Students from all other Beaverton high schools (Aloha, Beaverton, ACMA, Community School, Flex Online, Terra Nova, Early College HS): please contact Melissa Shell to help you register. 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:
What you need to know to get started:
See 10 step process for doing either an inquiry or an engineering/invention project in English or Spanish.
SRC Review - If you need SRC /IRB review of your project, sign up on the SRC Review Form on the Timeline Page.
What do I need to prepare in my Google Folder for my BHSE Hybrid Fair submission?
What do I need to prepare in my Google Folder for my BHSE Hybrid Fair submission?
BHSE is following the same guidelines as NWSE for what you need in your hybrid fair project submission folder. You can find the checklist for HS Fair Project Requirements here. Basically, it will be signed copies of your approval forms, a copy of your abstract, a copy of your research plan, and your slide deck. (As a hybrid fair, you will NOT be doing a 3 minute video - that is for virtual fairs!)
How will I be evaluated?
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?
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?
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)
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