Several area students working with the Bend Science Station won honors at the Northwest Science Exposition in Portland on April 1.

The fair was sponsored by Intel and featured more than 500 students from Oregon and Washington.

Irene Peaks, a home-schooled sophomore, earned second place in the Animal Sciences category.

Irene is eligible to present her project at the International Science Fair in Los Angeles in May.

Quincy Hayden, a Redmond Proficiency Academy junior, earned third place in the Energy and Transportation category.

Michael DeKock, a home-schooled seventh-grader, earned an honorable mention in the Animal Science and Microbiology category. He also earned $50 from the American Statistical Association and an award from the U.S. Metric Association.

Matthew Finney-Jordet, a seventh-grader at Rimrock Expeditionary Alternative Learning Middle School, earned an honorable mention in the Medicine and Health Sciences category.

— From wire reports