Three Kirkland students won first place during the 54th annual Washington State Science and Engineering Fair (WSSEF), which was held April 1-2, at Bremerton High School. The event, which brought together 463 students, included 168 students from King County.

Joshua Elmore, a third-grader who is home-schooled in Kirkland, won first place in the junior division for his project “3, 2, 1 … Blast Off: Sights of Flight.”

Diego Santos, a first-grader at Kirkland Seventh-day Adventist School, won first place in the junior division for his project, “Bleach Make Dye Disappear Except for Yellow.”

Kirkland resident Abigail Kostolansky, a seventh-grade student at Sacred Heart School, also won first place in the junior division for her project “Fruit Power.”

King County students won 46 of the 144 first place awards given, the senior division grand prize silver medal, and 31 special awards.