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Wood Oaks Students Celebrate Top State Science Fair Honors

The competition was held between April 24 and April 25 at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale.

The Wood Oaks Junior High School students received 15 gold awards and one silver award.
The Wood Oaks Junior High School students received 15 gold awards and one silver award. (Northbrook School District 27)

NORTHBROOK, IL — Sixteen students from Northbrook School District 27 recently competed at the Illinois Junior Academy of Science State Fair. The competition was held between April 24 and April 25 at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale.

According to the district, the Wood Oaks Junior High School students received 15 gold awards and one silver award. Three students received first-place EPIC Awards (Exceptional Project in Category), and three students received second-place EPIC Awards.

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