Secondary Science Fair Winners

SDIRC Announces Secondary Science Fair Winners
Posted on 02/07/2023

 

 

 THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY ANNOUNCES THE 31ST ANNUAL INDIAN RIVER REGIONAL SECONDARY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR AWARD WINNERS.

 

 

Vero Beach, FL, February 6, 2023– Congratulations to all our students who competed in the 31st Annual Indian River Regional Secondary Science and Engineering Fair.

 

Best of Show - Senior Division - (9th-12th): Jordan Shear - Sebastian River High School

Best of Show - Junior Division - (6th-8th): Uma Crisafulli - Gifford Middle School

PLACE AWARD WINNERS BY CATEGORY (first place - $60, second - $40, third - $20):

Animal Sciences - Junior

1st Place: Luke Wagner - Storm Grove Middle School

Animal Sciences - Senior

1st Place: Jordan Shear - Sebastian River High School

Behavioral & Social Sciences - Junior

1st Place: Avi Johnson - Storm Grove Middle School

2nd Place: Hank Miller - Sebastian Charter Junior High School

3rd Place: Salem Curtis - Sebastian Charter Junior High School

Behavioral & Social Sciences - Senior

1st Place: Kimberly Ung-Davy - Vero Beach High School

Biomedical & Health Sciences - Junior

1st Place: Amelia Pasqualone - Sebastian River Middle School

2nd Place: Victoria Rosenkrans - Storm Grove Middle School

3rd Place: Giovanni Russo - Sebastian Charter Junior High School

Biomedical & Health Sciences - Senior

1st Place: Jay Caroline Sullivan - St. Edward's School - Upper

Cellular/Molecular Biology & Biochemistry - Junior

1st Place: Cadence Blackwell - Storm Grove Middle School

2nd Place: Aaron Hernandez - Sebastian Charter Junior High School

Cellular/Molecular Biology & Biochemistry - Senior

1st Place: Elizabeth DeSchouwer - Vero Beach High School

2nd Place: Addison Logemann - St. Edward's School - Upper

Chemistry - Junior A

1st Place: Payton Kaplan - Sebastian Charter Junior High School

2nd Place: Amariah Mysiuk - Oslo Middle School

3rd Place: Jenna Massaroni Santella & Taelor Chapman - Sebastian Charter Junior High School

Chemistry - Junior B

1st Place: Devin Desai & Shayne Corley - Sebastian Charter Junior High School

2nd Place: Shelby Riker - Sebastian Charter Junior High School

3rd Place: Trista Mohl - Sebastian River Middle School

 

Chemistry- Junior C

1st Place: Haley Strickland - Storm Grove Middle School

2nd Place: Grace Devarney - Sebastian Charter Junior High School

3rd Place: Gavin Dipalma - Sebastian Charter Junior High School

Chemistry - Senior

1st Place: John Eidemueller - St. Edward's School - Upper

2nd Place: Sadie Howarth - St. Edward's School - Upper

Earth & Environmental Sciences – Junior A

1st Place: Ariana Bolton - Storm Grove Middle School

2nd Place: Grace Waters - Sebastian River Middle School

3rd Place: Jack King - Sebastian Charter Junior High School

 

Earth & Environmental Sciences – Junior B

1st Place: Aniela Kelly - Oslo Middle School

2nd Place: Ari Krough - Gifford Middle School

3rd Place: Vianney Zamarripa - Sebastian Charter Junior High School

Earth & Environmental Sciences – Senior

1st Place: Ella Kilman & Jaya Vernese - Vero Beach High School

2nd Place: Luna Rivera & Jessica Jiang - St. Edward's School - Upper

Engineering - Junior A

1st Place: Caleb McCrary - Sebastian Charter Junior High School

2nd Place: Duke Thompson - Gifford Middle School

3rd Place: Jonni Stepanek - Gifford Middle School

Engineering - Junior B

1st Place: Matthew Haake - Gifford Middle School

2nd Place: Dylan Erickson - Storm Grove Middle School

3rd Place: Valentino Romero - Sebastian River Middle School

Environmental Engineering - Junior

1st Place: Cesar Dato & Jack Curley & Nicholas Rummel - St. Edward's School - Middle

2nd Place: Hunter Swenson - Gifford Middle School

3rd Place: Uma Crisafulli - Gifford Middle School

Environmental Engineering - Senior

1st Place: Sienna Mallon - St. Edward's School - Upper

Microbiology - Junior

1st Place: Gianna D'Elia - Storm Grove Middle School

2nd Place: Harper Hall - Sebastian River Middle School

3rd Place: Anabelle Robins - Gifford Middle School

Physics & Astronomy – Junior A

1st Place: Maya Corley - Sebastian Charter Junior High School

2nd Place: William Weise - Storm Grove Middle School

3rd Place: Madelyn McGough - Storm Grove Middle School

Physics & Astronomy – Junior B

1st Place: Everett McAuliffe - Storm Grove Middle School

2nd Place: Janessa Kendall & Caitlin Roberts - St. Edward's School - Middle

3rd Place: Kelly Speak - Sebastian Charter Junior High School

Physics & Astronomy – Senior

1st Place: Conor Powell - St. Edward's School - Upper

Plant Sciences - Junior A

1st Place: Evan Schneider - Storm Grove Middle School

2nd Place: Virginia Barradas & Katie Bender - Storm Grove Middle School

3rd Place: Olivia Gaughran - Storm Grove Middle School

Plant Sciences - Junior B

1st Place: Madelyn Padgett - Gifford Middle School

2nd Place: Christopher (Kole) Selik - Storm Grove Middle School

3rd Place: Vasilisa Sakhno - Sebastian River Middle School

Plant Sciences - Senior

1st Place: Kailee Webster - Vero Beach High School

 

Florida Institute of Technology Scholarships ($240,000 in scholarships in total)

$80,000 Scholarship Amounts over 4 years

Kailee Webster – Vero Beach High School

Addison Logemann – St. Edward’s School - Upper

Jay Caroline Sullivan – St. Edward’s School - Upper

The Link Foundation Scholarship ($1,000 Award and Certificate)

Jordan Shear - Sebastian River High School

Linda Voss Excellence in Life Science Award ($50 Cash Award and Ribbon)

Camila Rosero - Storm Grove Middle School

Amariah Mysiuk - Oslo Middle School

Florida Water & Pollution Control Operators Association (Cash Award and Certificate)

Theodore Reicher - St. Edward's School - Middle - $600

Devin Desai & Shayne Corley - Sebastian Charter Junior High School - $200

George E. Warren Engineering Award ($50 Cash Award and Certificate)

Jonni Stepanek - Gifford Middle School

TJ Evens Environmental Science Award ($100 Cash Award and Certificate)

Kailee Webster - Vero Beach High School

R. Keith Chapman Memorial Award ($50 Cash Award and Certificate)

Cadence Blackwell - Storm Grove Middle School

Amariah Mysiuk - Oslo Middle School

The EntoGenomics Award ($100 Cash Award and Certificate)

Jordan Shear - Sebastian River High School

American Association of University Women STEM Award ($50 Cash Award and Certificate)

Ella Massagee - Gifford Middle School

Kaley Neal - Storm Grove Middle School

The Science Enthusiast Award ($50 Cash Award and Certificate)

Audrey Gold - Oslo Middle School

Jordan Shear - Sebastian River High School

Indian River Alumni Recognition of Scientific Achievement Award ($50 Cash Award and Certificate)

Aidan King - Sebastian Charter Junior High School

Annabella Irwin - Sebastian Charter Junior High School

Harbor Branch Award ($50 Cash Award and Certificate)

Kailee Webster - Vero Beach High School

Don Lambert Memorial Award (Dare to be Different) ($50 Cash Award and Certificate)

Hank Miller - Sebastian Charter Junior High School

Annabella Irwin - Sebastian Charter Junior High School

Vianney Zamarripa - Sebastian Charter Junior High School

Investing in Our Future Award ($25 Cash Award and Certificate)

Christopher (Kole) Selik - Storm Grove Middle School

The Hiser Award ($50 Cash Award and Certificate)

Uma Crisafulli - Gifford Middle School

Jordan Shear - Sebastian River High School

INTEL - SPECIAL AWARD WINNERS:

American Psychological Association (Certificate of Achievement & Complimentary Student Membership)

Avi Johnson - Storm Grove Middle School

US Agency for International Development (USAID) (Certificate, Social Media Toolkit & Webinar Invitation)

Thomas Guerra - Sebastian Charter Junior High School

Association for Women Geoscientists (Certificate of Achievement)

Uma Crisafulli - Gifford Middle School

National Geographic "That's Geography!" Award ($100 Cash Award & Certificate of Achievement)

Luna Rivera & Jessica Jiang - St. Edward's School - Upper

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration “Taking the Pulse of the Planet” (Certificate of Achievement)

Kailee Webster - Vero Beach High School

Ricoh USA, Inc. (Certificate of Achievement)

Jordan Shear - Sebastian River High School

U.S. Metric Association (Certificate of Achievement & 1 Year Membership)

Jocelyn Trejo-Rosales - Oslo Middle School

NASA Earth System Science Award (Certificate of Achievement & Webinar Invitation)

Ariana Bolton - Storm Grove Middle School

U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize (Certificate of Achievement & Invitation for National Competition)

Thomas Guerra - Sebastian Charter Junior High School

Ella Kilman & Jaya Vernese - Vero Beach High School

Addison Logemann - St. Edward's School - Upper

Yale Science and Engineering Association (Certificate of Achievement & Medallion)

Uma Crisafulli - Gifford Middle School

Office of Naval Research - U.S. Navy JR (Certificate of Achievement & Medallion)

Gianna D'Elia - Storm Grove Middle School

Leeora Bonnet – Gifford Middle School

Evan Schneider - Storm Grove Middle School

 

Office of Naval Research - U.S. Navy SR ($50 Gift Card, Certificate of Achievement & Medallion)

Jay Caroline Sullivan - St. Edward's School - Upper

Elizabeth DeSchouwer - Vero Beach High School

Regeneron Biomedical Science Award ($375 Cash Award & Certificate)

Jay Caroline Sullivan - St. Edward's School - Upper

U.S. Air Force (Award Package)

Ari Krough - Gifford Middle School

Anabelle Robins - Gifford Middle School

Harper Hall - Sebastian River Middle School

Hank Miller - Sebastian Charter Junior High School

Lemelson Early Inventor Award ($100 Cash Award)

Uma Crisafulli – Gifford Middle School

 

Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge (Certificate of Achievement and Invitation for National Competition)

Luke Wagner - Storm Grove Middle School

Avi Johnson - Storm Grove Middle School

Amelia Pasqualone - Sebastian River Middle School

Cadence Blackwell - Storm Grove Middle School

Payton Kaplan - Sebastian Charter Junior High School

Devin Desai & Shayne Corley - Sebastian Charter Junior High School

Haley Strickland - Storm Grove Middle School

Ariana Bolton - Storm Grove Middle School

Aniela Kelly - Oslo Middle School

Caleb McCrary - Sebastian Charter Junior High School

Matthew Haake - Gifford Middle School

Cesar Dato & Jack Curley & Nicholas Rummel - St. Edward's School - Middle

Gianna D'Elia - Storm Grove Middle School

Maya Corley - Sebastian Charter Junior High School

Everett McAuliffe - Storm Grove Middle School

Evan Schneider - Storm Grove Middle School

Madelyn Padgett - Gifford Middle School

International Bid to compete at the 2023 Regeneron International Science & Engineering Fair in Dallas, TX, May 13-19, 2023

Elizabeth DeSchouwer - Vero Beach High School

STATE BIDS to compete at the Annual State of Florida Science and Engineering Fair in Lakeland, Florida, April 4-6, 2023

Jordan Shear - Sebastian River High School

Avi Johnson - Storm Grove Middle School

Jay Caroline Sullivan - St. Edward's School - Upper

Elizabeth DeSchouwer - Vero Beach High School

Addison Logemann - St. Edward's School - Upper

Devin Desai & Shayne Corley - Sebastian Charter Junior High School

Shelby Riker - Sebastian Charter Junior High School

Ariana Bolton - Storm Grove Middle School

Sienna Mallon - St. Edward's School - Upper

Uma Crisafulli - Gifford Middle School

Cesar Dato & Jack Curley & Nicholas Rummel - St. Edward's School - Middle

Gianna D'Elia - Storm Grove Middle School

Conor Powell - St. Edward's School - Upper

Samantha McClearn - Sebastian Charter Junior High School

Jaxson Weese - Storm Grove Middle School

Kailee Webster - Vero Beach High School

Gianna Dykes - Sebastian Charter Junior High School

 

Alternates for State Bids to compete at the Annual State of Florida Science and Engineering Fair in Lakeland, Florida, April 4-6, 2023

Kimberly Ung-Davy - Vero Beach High School

Payton Kaplan - Sebastian Charter Junior High

Harper Hall - Sebastian River Middle School

Aniela Kelly - Oslo Middle School