Leyah Jackson, right, a sixth-grader at Hunt Intermediate School, speaks Wednesday to judge Emilee Dodson about her “Berry Cool” science fair project, which explores how temperature affects strawberries. Science teacher Shanika Ware told The Dispatch 118 students competed in the science fair Wednesday, with those who won advancing to the Region 5 Mississippi Science and Engineering Fair, set for spring 2027. Emma McRae/Dispatch Staff	   McRae is a general assignment and education reporter for The Dispatch.