indian river science fair SECONDARY DIVISION 2020 WINNERS
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28th Annual Indian River Regional Science & Engineering Fair
SECONDARY DIVISION 2020 WINNERS
The Education Foundation of Indian River County, in partnership with the School District of Indian River County, hosted the Indian River Regional Science & Engineering Fair Secondary Award Ceremony on Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at the Sebastian River High School Performing Arts Center.
Approximately $1.3 million dollars in college scholarships and academic prizes were awarded during the ceremony.
A total of 172 secondary projects (6th – 12th grades) were presented during the regional fair by 10 public and independent Indian River County middle and high schools.
George E. Warren Corporation Best of Show – Senior Division – (9th-12th):
Griffin Wagner – Vero Beach High School
George E. Warren Corporation Best of Show – Junior Division – (6th-8th):
Andrew Bickel – Storm Grove Middle School
PLACE AWARD WINNERS BY CATEGORY (first place – $60, second – $40, third – $20):
Animal Sciences – Junior
1st Place: Darci Wagner – Storm Grove Middle School
2nd Place: Rygel Estillore – Oslo Middle School
3rd Place: Ava Odom & Jorgia Pierce – Gifford Middle School
Animal Sciences – Senior
1st Place: Lily Strauss – St. Edward’s School – Upper
2nd Place: Kiran Arain – St. Edward’s School – Upper
Behavioral & Social Sciences – Junior
1st Place: Andrew Bickel – Storm Grove Middle School
2nd Place: Tyler Simpson – Sebastian River Middle School
3rd Place: Addison Ames – Gifford Middle School
Biomedical & Health Sciences – Junior
1st Place: Payton O’Neill & Mikayla Bertrand – Gifford Middle School
2nd Place: Solaris Albury – Oslo Middle School
3rd Place: Olivia Diaz – Gifford Middle School
Biomedical & Health Sciences – Senior
1st Place: Wil Blackburn – St. Edward’s School – Upper
2nd Place: Zayna Shaikh & Cristina Pines – St. Edward’s School – Upper
Cellular/Molecular Biology & Biochemistry – Junior
1st Place: Kayla Osowski – Oslo Middle School
2nd Place: Sammie Brown & Caroline Zoltak – St. Edward’s School – Middle
3rd Place: Max Plotkin – St. Edward’s School – Middle
Cellular/Molecular Biology & Biochemistry – Senior
1st Place: Elizabeth Croom – St. Edward’s School – Upper
2nd Place: Thomas Baker – St. Edward’s School – Upper
Chemistry – Junior A
1st Place: Lorianne Feliciano Cruz – Sebastian Charter Junior High School
2nd Place: Colten Gadd – Sebastian Charter Junior High School
3rd Place: Ella Kilman – Oslo Middle School
Chemistry – Junior B
1st Place: Grace Haller – St. Edward’s School – Middle
2nd Place: Mya Wild – Storm Grove Middle School
3rd Place: Meagan Baker & Tyler Colgan – St. Edward’s School – Middle
Chemistry- Junior C
1st Place: Caitlin Swanson – Storm Grove Middle School
2nd Place: Asaela Ripley – Oslo Middle School
3rd Place: Carol Martinez – Oslo Middle School
Chemistry – Senior
1st Place: Mei Bao-He & Ivy Yang – St. Edward’s School – Upper
Earth & Environmental Sciences – Junior
1st Place: Mia Harrell – Sebastian River Middle School
2nd Place: Rachel Estillore – Oslo Middle School
3rd Place: Guinevere Hall – Storm Grove Middle School
Earth & Environmental Sciences – Senior
1st Place: Griffin Wagner – Vero Beach High School
2nd Place: Jade Butler & Jillian Sweetland – Vero Beach High School
Engineering – Junior A
1st Place: Sean Muraskin & Wells Muraskin – The Willow School
2nd Place: Sawyer Paschall – Sebastian Charter Junior High School
3rd Place: Noah Hernandez – St. Edward’s School – Middle
Engineering – Junior B
1st Place: Lincoln Dykes – Sebastian Charter Junior High School
2nd Place: Francesca Russo & Zahra Qizilbash – Sebastian Charter Junior High School
3rd Place: Colton Piakis – Gifford Middle School
Engineering – Senior
1st Place: Ella Provancher & Riley Kesterson – St. Edward’s School – Upper
2nd Place: Abigail Monfiston – Sebastian River High School
Environmental Engineering – Junior
1st Place: Alyssa Watson – Oslo Middle School
2nd Place: Ashley Lara – Sebastian River Middle School
3rd Place: Marlon Dato-Slattery – St. Edward’s School – Middle
Environmental Engineering – Senior
1st Place: James Elford – Sebastian River High School
2nd Place: Emma Fini – St. Edward’s School – Upper
Intelligent Machines, Robotics & Systems Software – Junior
1st Place: Diego Magallanes – Sebastian Charter Junior High School
2nd Place: Ryan Riker – Sebastian Charter Junior High School
3rd Place: Patrick Hamilton & Alexis Luna – Sebastian Charter Junior High School
Intelligent Machines, Robotics & Systems Software – Senior
1st Place: Isaac Hunter – Vero Beach High School
2nd Place: Ashby Taylor – St. Edward’s School – Upper
Mathematics & Computational Sciences – Junior
1st Place: Zadie Diniz – Gifford Middle School
2nd Place: Nicholas Gaughran – Storm Grove Middle School
3rd Place: Ben Searcy – Storm Grove Middle School
Microbiology – Junior
1st Place: Dounia Bezzari – Storm Grove Middle School
2nd Place: Journey Setzer – Gifford Middle School
3rd Place: Justin Tun – Gifford Middle School
Physics & Astronomy – Junior A
1st Place: Brandon Cone – Gifford Middle School
2nd Place: Isabel D’Albora – Storm Grove Middle School
3rd Place: William DaSilva – Sebastian Charter Junior High School
Physics & Astronomy – Junior B
1st Place: Elloitte Kahler & Millicent Critchfield – St. Edward’s School – Middle
2nd Place: Oliver Justice – Gifford Middle School
3rd Place: Alexandra Stern – St. Edward’s School – Middle
Plant Sciences – Junior A
1st Place: Kailee Webster – Storm Grove Middle School
2nd Place: Nicky Colontrelle – St. Edward’s School – Middle
3rd Place: Nora Bumgarner – Oslo Middle School
Plant Sciences – Junior B
1st Place: Ethan Ball – St. Edward’s School – Middle
2nd Place: Hunter Cook – Sebastian Charter Junior High School
3rd Place: Jake Cavill – Sebastian River Middle School
LOCAL – SPECIAL AWARD WINNERS:
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Scholarships ($5,000 Merit Scholarship, each)
Griffin Wagner – Vero Beach High School
Abigail Monfiston – Sebastian River High School
Florida Institute of Technology Scholarships ($1,248,000 in scholarships in total)
Note: Scholarship Amounts over 4 years
Kiran Arain – St. Edward’s School – Upper – $80,000
Lily Strauss – St. Edward’s School – Upper – $72,000
Zayna Shaikh & Cristina Pines – St. Edward’s School – Upper – $80,000 each
Wil Blackburn – St. Edward’s School – Upper – $72,000
Thomas Baker – St. Edward’s School – Upper – $80,000
Mei Bao-He & Ivy Yang – St. Edward’s School – Upper – $80,000 each
Jade Butler & Jillian Sweetland – Vero Beach High School – $80,000 each
Ella Provancher & Riley Kesterson – St. Edward’s School – Upper – $80,000 each
Emma Fini – St. Edward’s School – Upper – $80,000
James Elford – Sebastian River High School – $72,000
Isaac Hunter – Vero Beach High School – $80,000
Ashby Taylor – St. Edward’s School – Upper – $72,000
Indian River State College Scholarships
Abigail Monfiston – Sebastian River High School – (certificate and 2-year scholarship – $6,200)
Ella Provancher – St. Edward’s School – Upper – (certificate and 2-year scholarship – $6,200)
Riley Kesterson – St. Edward’s School – Upper – (certificate and 2-year scholarship – $6,200)
Elizabeth Croom – St. Edward’s School – Upper – (certificate and 4-year scholarship – $13,500)
The Link Foundation Scholarship ($1,000 Award and Certificate)
Jade Butler – Vero Beach High School
Linda Voss Excellence in Life Science Award ($50 Cash Award and Ribbon each)
Ava Odom & Jorgia Pierce – Gifford Middle School
Aleria Lester – Gifford Middle School
Florida Water & Pollution Control Operators Association (Cash Award and Certificate)
James Elford – Sebastian River High School – $300
Thomas Baker – St. Edward’s School – Upper – $200
Lorianne Feliciano Cruz – Sebastian Charter Junior High School – $200
Adriana Massaroni Santella – Sebastian Charter Junior High School – $100
Thinking Outside the Box ($100 Cash Award and Certificate)
Sean Muraskin & Wells Muraskin – The Willow School
TJ Evens Environmental Science Award ($100 Cash Award and Certificate)
Griffin Wagner – Vero Beach High School
R. Keith Chapman Memorial Award ($50 Cash Award and Certificate)
Andrew Piemontese – Oslo Middle School
Kiran Arain – St. Edward’s School – Upper
Oral Health Advancement Award ($100 Cash Award and Certificate)
Max Plotkin – St. Edward’s School – Middle
American Association of University Women STEM Award ($50 Cash Award and Certificate)
Jayla Harris – Sebastian Charter Junior High School
Nora Bumgarner – Oslo Middle School
Reach for the Stars Award ($50 Cash Award and Certificate)
Joniah Holson – Sebastian River Middle School
Sydney Thompson – Oslo Middle School
Indian River Alumni Recognition of Scientific Achievement Award ($50 Cash Award and Certificate)
Abigayle Parrott – Gifford Middle School
Kirk Canas – Sebastian River Middle School
The Award of Continued Excellence in Science ($100 Cash Award and Certificate)
Griffin Wagner – Vero Beach High School
Harbor Branch Award ($50 Cash Award and Certificate)
Griffin Wagner – Vero Beach High School
Don Lambert Memorial Award (Dare to be Different) ($25 Cash Award and Certificate)
Emily Barry – Sebastian River Middle School
Mia Van Antwerp – Sebastian River Middle School
Lilyana Wilsnack – Sebastian River Middle School
Ace Mclain – Sebastian River Middle School
The Ron Chesley Award ($50 Cash Award and Certificate)
Zadie Diniz – Gifford Middle School
RHB Honor Innovation Award ($100 Cash Award and Certificate)
Mason Medina – Sebastian River Middle School
The Hiser Award ($50 Cash Award and Certificate)
Lily Gunter – Gifford Middle School
INTEL – SPECIAL AWARD WINNERS:
American Meteorological Society (Certificate of Achievement)
Thomas Baker – St. Edward’s School – Upper
American Psychological Association (Certificate of Achievement)
Andrew Bickel – Storm Grove Middle School
ASM Materials Education Foundation (Certificate of Achievement)
Veronica Kostan – Sebastian River Middle School
Association for Women Geoscientists (Certificate of Achievement)
Guinevere Hall – Storm Grove Middle School
Mu Alpha Theta (Certificate of Achievement)
Wil Blackburn – St. Edward’s School – Upper
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration “Taking the Pulse of the Planet” (Certificate of Achievement)
Jade Butler & Jillian Sweetland – Vero Beach High School
Ricoh USA, Inc. (Certificate of Achievement)
James Elford – Sebastian River High School
U.S. Metric Association (Certificate of Achievement)
Rylan Notargiacomo – Gifford Middle School
NASA Earth System Science Award (Certificate of Achievement)
Nicholas Gaughran – Storm Grove Middle School
U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize (Certificate of Achievement)
Emma Fini – St. Edward’s School – Upper
James Elford – Sebastian River High School
Yale Science and Engineering Association (Certificate of Achievement)
Mei Bao-He & Ivy Yang – St. Edward’s School – Upper
Office of Naval Research – U.S. Navy / U.S. Marine Corps – JR (Certificate of Achievement and Medal)
Isabella Eastwood – Oslo Middle School
Lili Gaskins – Storm Grove Middle School
Colton Piakis – Gifford Middle School
Aaron Hines – Gifford Middle School
Office of Naval Research – U.S. Navy / U.S. Marine Corps – SR (Certificate of Achievement and Medal)
Griffin Wagner – Vero Beach High School
Elizabeth Croom – St. Edward’s School – Upper
U.S. Air Force (Certificate of Achievement and Gift)
Abigail Monfiston – Sebastian River High School
Rachel Estillore – Oslo Middle School
Hunter Cook – Sebastian Charter Junior High School
Zadie Diniz – Gifford Middle School
Broadcom Master’s Award (Certificate of Achievement and Invitation for National Competition)
Darci Wagner – Storm Grove Middle School
Andrew Bickel – Storm Grove Middle School
Payton O’Neill & Mikayla Bertrand – Gifford Middle School
Kayla Osowski – Oslo Middle School
Lorianne Feliciano Cruz – Sebastian Charter Junior High School
Grace Haller – St. Edward’s School – Middle
Caitlin Swanson – Storm Grove Middle School
Mia Harrell – Sebastian River Middle School
Sean Muraskin & Wells Muraskin – The Willow School
Lincoln Dykes – Sebastian Charter Junior High School
Alyssa Watson – Oslo Middle School
Diego Magallanes – Sebastian Charter Junior High School
Zadie Diniz – Gifford Middle School
Dounia Bezzari – Storm Grove Middle School
Brandon Cone – Gifford Middle School
Elloitte Kahler & Millicent Critchfield – St. Edward’s School – Middle
Kailee Webster – Storm Grove Middle School
Ethan Ball – St. Edward’s School – Middle
International Bid to compete at the 2020 INTEL International Science & Engineering Fair in Anaheim CA, May 10th – 15th 2020
Griffin Wagner – Vero Beach High School
STATE BIDS to compete at the Annual State of Florida Science and Engineering Fair in Lakeland, Florida, March 24th – 26th 2020
Griffin Wagner – Vero Beach High School
Elizabeth Croom – St. Edward’s School – Upper
James Elford – Sebastian River High School
Lily Strauss – St. Edward’s School – Upper
Kiran Arain – St. Edward’s School – Upper
Emma Fini – St. Edward’s School – Upper
Jade Butler & Jillian Sweetland – Vero Beach High School
Isaac Hunter – Vero Beach High School
Sienna Mallon – St. Edward’s School – Middle
Andrew Bickel – Storm Grove Middle School
Addison Ames – Gifford Middle School
Zadie Diniz – Gifford Middle School
Kayla Osowski – Oslo Middle School
Payton O’Neill & Mikayla Bertrand – Gifford Middle School
Solaris Albury – Oslo Middle School
Kailee Webster – Storm Grove Middle School
Marlon Dato-Slattery – St. Edward’s School – Middle