Fifty of King and Snohomish counties’ brightest and most inventive high school students will compete March 10 in Bellevue College’s Central Sound Regional Science and Engineering Fair (CSRSEF).

Projects in 17 categories will be evaluated for creativity, depth of content, thoroughness, clarity and other criteria by local science and engineering professionals.

People can view the projects and submit their votes for the “People’s Choice Award” from 1-3 p.m. March 10 in Bellevue College’s gymnasium. There also will be several science and engineering demonstrations on topics such as static electricity, boat building, identifying rocks and minerals and more. Also, the college’s resident bug expert will entertain with presentations like “Beetle Tractor Pull.”

The grand prize winner, as well as winners in additional categories, will be announced at the awards ceremony at 3 p.m. This student whose project earns the highest overall score will win an all-expense-paid trip to represent the central Puget Sound region at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Pittsburgh, May 13-18. Bellevue College’s main campus is located at 3000 Landerholm Circle SE.