Other best-in-category winners were Vladislav Igorevich Lavrovsky, 17, of Queen Elizabeth Senior High School in Calgary, Alberta, in biochemistry; Lauren Marie Smith, 17, of Rampart High School in Colorado Springs, Colo., in botany; Arun Poothatta Thottumkara, 18, of Macomb High School in Illinois, in chemistry; Joline Marie Fan, 16, of Upper Arlington High School in Ohio, in engineering; Kiana Laieikawai Frank, 17, of Kamehameha Secondary School in Honolulu, in environmental sciences; Allison Bailey Hewlett, 17, of Christian Academy of Louisville in Kentucky, in gerontology; Brian Todd Rice, 17, of Marion Senior High School in Virginia, in mathematics; YunXiang Chu, 18, of
Ladue Horton Watkins High School in St.
"It's ironic that the state wants high school advisers who will teach quality journalism and make wise, informed decisions, but then reneges on its responsibility to provide the education and training," said Brady, who is the newspaper and yearbook adviser at
Ladue Horton Watkins High School.