indian river science fair SECONDARY DIVISION 2021 WINNERS
29th Annual Indian River Regional Science & Engineering VIRTUAL Fair
SECONDARY DIVISION 2021 WINNERS
The Education Foundation, in partnership with the School District of Indian River County, hosted the Indian River Regional Science & Engineering Fair Secondary Awards Ceremony on Monday, February 8, 2021 @ 6:00pm via Facebook Live and SDIRC YouTube Channel. Approximately $500,000 in college scholarships and academic prizes were awarded during the ceremony. A total of 87 secondary projects (6th – 12th grades) were presented during the regional fair by 7 public and independent Indian River County middle and high schools.Piper Aircaft Corporation Best of Show – Senior Division – (9th-12th):
Oscar Lindenthal – St. Edward’s – Upper
Piper Aircraft Corporation Best of Show – Junior Division – (6th-8th):
Noah Hernandez – St. Edward’s – Middle
Watch the Awards Ceremony!
PLACE AWARD WINNERS BY CATEGORY (first place – $60, second – $40, third – $20):
Animal Sciences – Junior
1st Place: Ari Krough – Gifford Middle School
2nd Place: Addison Breen – Storm Grove Middle School
Animal Sciences – Senior
1st Place: Lily Strauss – St. Edward’s School – Upper
Behavioral & Social Sciences – Junior
1st Place: Lilyana Wilsnak – Sebastian River Middle School
Biomedical & Health Sciences – Junior
1st Place: Daliana Moran Gomez – Sebastian River Middle School
2nd Place: Addison Parris – Gifford Middle School
Cellular/Molecular Biology & Biochemistry – Junior
1st Place: Maggie Zhao – Storm Grove Middle School
2nd Place: Kailee Webster – Storm Grove Middle School
Cellular/Molecular Biology & Biochemistry – Senior
1st Place: Brooke Yates – Sebastian River High School
Chemistry – Junior A
1st Place: Adriana Massaroni Santella – Sebastian Charter Junior High School
2nd Place: Olivia Diaz – Gifford Middle School
3rd Place: Elizabeth Hall – Storm Grove Middle School
Chemistry – Junior B
1st Place: Sasha Hepler – Sebastian River Middle School
2nd Place: Colton Judson – Sebastian Middle School
3rd Place: Za’Niyah Lindsey – Sebastian River Middle School
Chemistry – Senior
1st Place: Mei Bao-He & Ivy Yang – St. Edward’s School – Upper
Earth & Environmental Sciences – Junior
1st Place: Evan Schnieder – Storm Grove Middle School
2nd Place: Annabelle Robins – Gifford Middle School
3rd Place: Amelia Lewis – Storm Grove Middle School
3rd Place: Isabel D’Albora – Storm Grove Middle School
Earth & Environmental Sciences – Senior
1st Place: Oscar Lindenthal – St. Edward’s School – Upper
Engineering – Junior
1st Place: Avi Johnson – Storm Grove Middle School
2nd Place: Landon Ragley – Storm Grove Middle School
3rd Place: Lincoln Dykes – Sebastian Charter Junior High
Environmental Engineering – Junior
1st Place: Samantha Baudo – Gifford Middle School
Environmental Engineering – Senior
1st Place: Emma Fini – St. Edward’s School’s Upper
Intelligent Machines, Robotics & Systems Software – Junior
1st Place: Colten Gadd – Sebastian Charter Junior High School
Mathematics & Computational Sciences – Junior
1st Place: Hunter Cook – Sebastian Charter Junior High
2nd Place: Nicholas Gaughran – Storm Grove Middle School
3rd Place: Louis St. Petery – Sebastian River Middle School
Microbiology – Junior
1st Place: Max Plotkin – St. Edward’s School – Middle
Microbiology – Senior
1st Place: Kameron Riggins – Sebastian River High School
Physics & Astronomy – Junior A
1st Place: Skye Clayton – Sebastian River Middle School
2nd Place: Logan Young – Storm Grove Middle School
3rd Place: Elijah Blackwell- Storm Grove Middle School
Physics & Astronomy – Junior B
1st Place: Noah Hernandez – St. Edward’s School – Middle
2nd Place: Conor Powell – St. Edward’s School – Middle
3rd Place: Sienna Mallon – St. Edward’s School – Middle
3rd Place: Sadie Howarth – St. Edward’s School – Middle
Physics & Astronomy – Senior
1st Place: Rose Papadopoulous – St. Edward’s School – Upper
Plant Sciences – Junior A
1st Place: Enzo Chrisafulli – Gifford Middle School
2nd Place: Sophia King – Sebastian Charter Junior High
3rd Place: Torrilyn Roux- Sebastian Charter Junior High
Plant Sciences – Junior B
1st Place: Jackson Gravlee – Storm Grove Middle School
2nd Place: Darci Wagner – Storm Grove Middle School
3rd Place: Austen Hester – Sebastian Charter Junior High
Plant Sciences – Senior
1st Place: Kaylee Miller – Sebastian River High School
LOCAL – SPECIAL AWARD WINNERS:
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Scholarships ($5,000 Merit Scholarship, each)
Mei Bao He – St. Edward’s School – Upper
Ivy Yang – St. Edward’s School – Upper
Oscar Lindenthal – St. Edward’s School – Upper
Florida Institute of Technology Scholarships ($480,000 in total scholarships)
Note: Scholarship Amounts over 4 years
Lily Strauss – St. Edward’s School – Upper – $80,000
Brooke Yates – Sebastian River High School – $80,000
Oscar Lindenthal – St. Edward’s School – Upper – $80,000
Kameron Riggins – Sebastian River High School – $80,000
Rose Papadopoulos – St. Edward’s School – Upper – $80,000
Kaylee Miller – Sebastian River High School – $80,000
American Association of University Women STEM Award ($50 Cash Award and Certificate)
Adriana Santella – Sebastian Charter Junior High School
Annabelle Robins – Gifford Middle School
R. Keith Chapman Memorial Award ($50 Cash Award and Certificate)
Oscar Lindenthal – St. Edward’s School – Upper
Florida Water & Pollution Control Operators Award
($300 Cash Award and Certificate)
Max Plotkin– St. Edward’s School – Middle
Florida Water & Pollution Control Operators Award
($500 Cash Award and Certificate)
Emma Fini – St. Edward’s School – Upper
TJ Evens Environmental Science Award ($100 Cash Award and Certificate)
Enzo Chrisafulli – Gifford Middle School
The Linda Voss Excellence in Life Science Award ($50 Cash Award and a Ribbon)
Addison Breen – Storm Grove Middle School
Evan Schneider – Storm Grove Middle School
Indian River Alumni Recognition of Scientific Achievement Award ($50 Cash Award and Certificate)
Ari Krough – Gifford Middle School
Annabelle Robins – Gifford Middle School
The Hiser Award ($50 Cash Award and Certificate)
Austen Hester – Sebastian Charter Junior High
Harbor Branch Award ($50 Cash Award and Certificate)
Enzo Chrisafulli – Gifford Middle School
The Healthy Smiles Award ($100 Cash Award and Certificate)
Kailee Webster – Storm Grove Middle School
INTEL – SPECIAL AWARD WINNERS:
Stockholm Junior Water Prize (Certificate of Achievement)
Emma Fini – St. Edward’s School – Upper
Broadcom Master’s Award (Certificate of Achievement and Invitation for National Competition)
Ari Krough – Gifford Middle School
Lilyana Wilsnak – Sebastian River Middle School
Daliana Moran Gomez – Sebastian River Middle School
Maggie Zhao – Storm Grove Middle School
Adriana Massaroni Santella – Sebastian Charter Junior High
Sasha Hepler – Sebastian River Middle School
Evan Schneider – Storm Grove Middle School
Avi Johnson – Storm Grove Middle School
Samantha Baudo – Gifford Middle School
Colten Gadd – Sebastian Charter Junior High
Hunter Cook – Sebastian Charter Junior High
Max Plotkin – St. Edward’s School – Middle
Skye Clayton – Sebastian River Middle School
Noah Hernandez – St. Edward’s School – Middle
Enzo Chrisafulli – Gifford Middle School
Jackson Gravlee – Storm Grove Middle School
Kailee Webster – Storm Grove Middle School
International Bid to compete at the 2021 INTEL International Science & Engineering Virtual Fair May 2021
Oscar Lindenthal – St. Edward’s School – Upper
STATE BIDS to compete at the Virtual State of Florida Science and Engineering Fair in March
Lily Strauss – St. Edward’s School – Upper
Mei Bao-He & Ivy Yang – St. Edward’s School – Upper
Oscar Lindenthal – St. Edward’s School -Upper
Emma Fini – St. Edward’s School – Upper
Adriana Massaroni Santella – Sebastian Charter Junior High
Sasha Hepler – Storm Grove Middle School
Kailee Webster – Storm Grove Middle School
Lincoln Dykes – Sebastian Charter Junior High
Avi Johnson – Storm Grove Middle School
Hunter Cook – Sebastian Charter Junior High
Louis St. Petery – Sebastian River Middle School
Max Plotkin – – St. Edward’s School – Middle
Sawyer Paschall – Sebastian Charter Junior High
Elijah Blackwell – Storm Grove Middle School
Skye Clayton – Sebastian River Middle School
Conor Powell – St. Edward’s School – Middle
Sienna Mallon – St. Edward’s School – Middle
Noah Hernandez – St. Edward’s School – Middle
Enzo Chrisafulli – Gifford Middle School
Congratulations to all of the Indian River County state bid students that represented our district at the Florida State Science and Engineering Fair! We are so proud of all of you for persevering through an unprecedented year, completing scientific research and being able to present your projects at the state fair. Of the 20 amazing students that represented IRC, 14 received awards. The awards were as follows:
Animal Sciences – Senior
- Lily A Strauss, STEDS-U – Florida Association of Science Supervisors Award
Earth & Environmental Sciences – Senior
- Stephen O Lindenthal, STEDS – U – 4th Place
Chemistry – Senior
- Mei Bao-He & Ivy Yang, STEDS – U – Honorable Mention
Biomedical & Health Sciences -Junior
- Sawyer R Paschall, SCJH – Recognition Award Cellular/Molecular
Biology & Biochemistry-Junior
- Kailee A Webster, SGMS – 3rd Place, Broadcom Masters Nomination
Chemistry-Junior
- Adriahna R. Massaroni Santella, SCJH – Recognition
Mathematics & Computational Sciences-Junior
- Hunter G Cook, SCJH – 1st Place, Mu Alpha Theta Award and Broadcom Masters Nomination,
- Louis B St. Petery, IV, SRMS – Honorable Mention
Physics & Astronomy, Junior
- Skye A Clayton, SRMS – 4th Place
- Sienna L Mallon, STEDS-M – 4th Place
- Noah F Hernandez, STEDS-M – Honorable Mention
- Conor S Powell, STEDS-M – Honorable Mention
- Elijah W Blackwell, SGMS – Lake Country Regional Science and Engineering Fair Award
