LOS ANGELES -- Kaitlyn Wright (left) and Lindsey Lewis (center), Desert High School seniors, explain their project to one of the judges during the California State Science Fair at the California Science Center in Los Angeles on May 22. Ms. Lewis and Ms. Wright received first place for their plant biology project. Kehly Kirk, another DHS student, placed third, also for plant biology. Robert Thurman and Keith Hines, both DHS seniors, also received a special award for doing a low-cost and hands-on project. (Photo by Dawn Waldman)