Milan Jostes has moved on to the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF)!
Milan entered his project, FourS 2.0 (School Safety and Security System) in the Science Fair at this year's Da Vinci Fest where he won first place in the Math, Computer Science and Technology category. His project uses cell phones and internet access to regulate who can enter the school. By using the United States Secret Service Threat Assessment Model, he was is able to implement a bag check system that is unbiased and will reduce the amount of prohibited items in schools, thereby making schools safer.
After his win at Da Vinci Fest, The Partnership Plan paid his entry fees to the Twin Cities Regional Science Fair where he competed against peers from Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington and Dakota counties. While there he again won first place, and this time, won the ability to participate in the ISEF! To put this into perspective, every year tens of millions of students participate in science fairs around the globe but only about 1,800 earn the right to compete at the ISEF! Unfortunately, the ISEF has been canceled this year in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
While Milan will not be able to participate in the ISEF this year, he will always be considered part of the elite group of alumnus of Society for Science programs! Milan is not done yet, either. Next up, he is bringing his project to the Regeneron Science Talent Search, the Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, and the Google Science Fair.
Congratulations to Milan on this amazing honor and good luck on the upcoming competitions. A big thank you goes out to all the teachers and staff at Stillwater Area Public Schools who helped him along the way, especially Computer Science teacher Nicholas Springer.