fryeburg science fair

Fryeburg Academy's Antonina Zakorchemna and Artem Laptiev are seen on the jumbotron as they join the other finalists on stage after taking third place in the mechanical engineering category at the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Phoenix. (COURTESY PHOTO)

FRYEBURG, Maine — Fryeburg Academy has announced that junior Artem Laptiev and senior Antonina Zakorchemna placed third at the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair on May 12-17 in Pheonix.

The students along with their teacher and mentor, James Wauer, exhibited the same Braille e-reader that won the team second place at the 73rd Maine Science Fair held at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, back in March.

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