Regional Science and Engineering Fair Awards

Regional Science and Engineering Fair Awards
Posted on 02/05/2024

Vero Beach, FL, February 5, 2024– The Indian River Regional Science and Engineering Fair awards ceremonies were held on Tuesday January 20, and Thursday, February 1, 2024, at Sebastian River High School. 

Congratulations to all the winners in the Elementary Division of the 32nd Annual Indian River Regional Science and Engineering Fair!

 

Kindergarten

1st Place: Mrs. Jacobs’ Class - Beachland Elementary

2nd Place: Mrs. Merritt’s Class – Rosewood Magnet

3rd Place: Ms. Barrow's Class – Vero Beach Elementary

First Grade

1st Place: Ms. Alker Lang’s Class – Vero Beach Magnet

2nd Place: Mrs. Demmy’s Class - Citrus Elementary

3rd Place: Mrs. Koehler’s Class - Beachland Elementary

Second Grade

1st Place: Mrs. Korzon and Walker’s Class - Beachland Elementary

2nd Place: Mrs. VanAuken’s Class – Osceola Magnet

3rd Place: Ms. Kus’ Class - Fellsmere Elementary

Third Grade – Division A

1st Place: Ms. Nesbitt’s Group – Vero Beach Elementary

2nd Place: Mrs. Muth’s Class – Pelican Island Elementary

3rd Place: Mrs. Johnson’s Group – Beachland Elementary

Third Grade – Division B

1st Place: Ms. Srigley’s Group – Rosewood Magnet

2nd Place: Mrs. Johnson’s Group – Beachland Elementary

3rd Place: Ms. Embry’s Group – Fellsmere Elementary

Third Grade – Division C

1st Place: Mrs. Glaser’s Group – Osceola Magnet

2nd Place: Mrs. Muth’s Class – Pelican Island Elementary

3rd Place: Ms. DiPietro’s Group – Glendale Elementary

Third Grade – Division D

1st Place: Jack Bolton – Liberty Magnet

2nd Place: Francis Engels – Glendale Elementary

3rd Place: William Brunner – Glendale Elementary

Fourth Grade – Division A

1st Place: Mrs. Morrow’s Group - Osceola Magnet

2nd Place: Mr. Wykes’ Group – Vero Beach Elementary

3rd Place: Mr. Trahan’s Class – Pelican Island Elementary

Fourth Grade – Division B

1st Place: Mrs. Morrow’s Group – Osceola Magnet

2nd Place: Ms. Clemenzi’s Group - Osceola Magnet

3rd Place: Mrs. McCarty’s Group – Fellsmere Elementary

Fourth Grade – Division C

1st Place: Ms. Watkins’ Group – Beachland Elementary

2nd Place: Mrs. Morrow’s Group – Osceola Magnet

3rd Place: Mr. Trumble’s Group – Vero Beach Elementary

Fourth Grade – Division D

1st Place: Levi McLean & Malachi Gray - Rosewood Magnet

2nd Place: Maria Fernanda Gamez – Liberty Magnet

3rd Place: Jack Battles – Treasure Coast Elementary

Fourth Grade – Division E

1st Place: Coren Van Os – Beachland Elementary

2nd Place: Maclaren Humberson – Beachland Elementary

3rd Place: Rori Duggan – Rosewood Magnet

Fifth Grade – Division A

1st Place: Ms. Berwick’s Group – Vero Beach Elementary

2nd Place: Ms. Celaya’s Group - Glendale Elementary

3rd Place: Mrs. Mejia’s Group - Citrus Elementary

Fifth Grade – Division B

1st Place: Mrs. Eatman’s Group – Osceola Magnet

2nd Place: Mrs. Cathcart’s Group – Osceola Magnet

3rd Place: Mrs. Almeyda’s Group – Fellsmere Elementary

Fifth Grade – Division C

1st Place: Ms. Celaya’s Group – Glendale Elementary

2nd Place: Mrs. O’Bee’s Group – Citrus Elementary

3rd Place: Mrs. Berwick’s Group – Vero Beach Elementary

Fifth Grade – Division D

1st Place: Skylar Jenkins – Liberty Magnet

2nd Place: Nicholas Cordova – Treasure Coast Elementary

3rd Place: Jaiden Dewey – Glendale Elementary

Fifth Grade – Division E

1st Place: Kieran Mosblech – Liberty Elementary

2nd Place: Rosa Salcedo Atwater – Beachland Elementary

3rd Place: Alex Kelly – Rosewood Magnet

Fifth Grade – Division F

1st Place: Reva Ullian & Laine Kazmerowski – Beachland Elementary

2nd Place: Jacob Bailey – Liberty Magnet

3rd Place: Devontae Hall – Sebastian Elementary

Best in Show Kindergarten - Second Grade

K-2 Division: Ms. Alker-Lang’s Class – Vero Beach Elementary

Best in Show Teacher Led – Third - Fifth Grade

3-5 Division: Mrs. Morrow’s Group – Osceola Magnet

Best in Show Student Led – Third - Fifth Grade

3-5 Division: Dayna Hand - Liberty Magnet

Special Award Winners:

Linda Voss Excellence in Life Science - Certificate and a $50 award

Dayna Hand – Liberty Magnet

The Dong Family Young Scientist Award - Certificate and a $50 award

Abigail Eastwood - Citrus Elementary

Victoria Loureiro - Beachland Elementary

Kaelynn Pittman - Glendale Elementary

Dr. R. Keith Chapman Memorial Award – Certificate and a $50 award

Rosa Salcedo Atwater – Beachland Elementary

Ms. Kramer’s Class – Fellsmere Elementary

The Flying Forward Award – Certificate, ribbon & $100 award

Miss Mosher’s Group – Rosewood Magnet

Mrs. Morrow’s Group – Osceola Magnet

Kieran Mosblech – Liberty Magnet

The Healthy Earth Award - Certificate and a $50 award

Emma Canipe & Ella Whu - Beachland Elementary

The Hiser Award - Certificate and a $50 award

Rosa Salcedo Atwater – Beachland Elementary

The Spark Trailblazer Award - $50 Amazon gift card

Dayna Hand – Liberty Magnet

The Science Enthusiast Award – Certificate and $50 award

Emalia Frengel – Liberty Magnet

Dominik Landrua & Alexander Coleman – Treasure Coast Elementary

Ford Brittain - Treasure Coast Elementary

The Florida Association of Science Teachers Award – Certificate and $25 award

Taylor Janiak – Rosewood Magnet

Sunrise Rotary Awards – Certificate and $10 award

Mrs. Merritt’s Class – Rosewood Magnet

Mrs. Jacobs’ Class – Beachland Elementary

Mrs. Koehler’s Class - Beachland Elementary

Ms. Brooke’s Class – The Willow School

Ms. Kus’ Class – Fellsmere Elementary

Mrs. Van Auken’s Class – Osceola Magnet

Mrs. Clemenzi’s Group - Osceola Magnet

Justin Compana – Glendale Elementary

Quinn Krough – Beachland Elementary

RJ Reeder – Liberty Magnet

William Brunner – Glendale Elementary

Braelyn Haynes – Sebastian Elementary

Dayna Hand – Liberty Magnet

Francis Engels – Glendale Elementary

 

Congratulations to all the winners in the Secondary Division of the 32nd Annual Indian River Regional Science and Engineering Fair!

Best of Show - Senior Division - (9th-12th): Sienna Mallon - St. Edward's School - Upper

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

2nd Place: Ella Massagee - Gifford Middle School

3rd Place: Daylen David & Leilani Mullins – The Willow School

Animal Sciences - Senior

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


Behavioral & Social Sciences - Junior

1st Place: Stella Schasane - Storm Grove Middle School

2nd Place: Rhodes Herrada – The Willow School

3rd Place: Hank Miller - Sebastian Charter Junior High School

Behavioral & Social Sciences - Senior

1st Place: Nora Bumgarner - Vero Beach High School

Biomedical & Health Sciences - Junior

1st Place: Belle Wengler - St. Edward's School - Middle

2nd Place: Kate Webster - Gifford Middle School

3rd Place: Alexander Cordova - Sebastian River Middle School

Biomedical & Health Sciences - Senior

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

Cellular/Molecular Biology & Biochemistry - Junior

1st Place: Uma Crisafulli - Gifford Middle School

2nd Place: Isabelle Glaser-Terrell - Storm Grove Middle School

3rd Place: Olivia Forbes - Storm Grove Middle School

Cellular/Molecular Biology & Biochemistry - Senior

1st Place: Mia Harrell - Sebastian River High School

2nd Place: Olivia Stovall - St. Edward's School - Upper

3rd Place: Caroline Mills – Sebastian River High School


Chemistry - Junior A

1st Place: Lucas Whu - Gifford Middle School

2nd Place: Madelyn Holbrook - Sebastian River Middle School

3rd Place: Saige Lupo - Storm Grove Middle School

Chemistry - Junior B

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

2nd Place: Mason Mayerat - Sebastian River Middle School

3rd Place: Titto Harvey - Oslo Middle School

Chemistry- Junior C

1st Place: Mckenzie Warren - Sebastian River Middle School

2nd Place: Liz Cady & Layla English - Sebastian Charter Junior High School

3rd Place: Isabel Hurtado & Fernanda Raya - Sebastian Charter Junior High School

Chemistry - Senior

1st Place: Sadie Howarth - St. Edward's School - Upper

2nd Place: Isabella Peter & Jenessa Kendall - St. Edward's School - Upper

Earth & Environmental Sciences – Junior

1st Place: Ariana Bolton - Storm Grove Middle School

2nd Place: Tanner Trujillo - Storm Grove Middle School

3rd Place: Alexis Grasman - Oslo Middle School

Earth & Environmental Sciences – Senior

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

Engineering - Junior A

1st Place: Jonni Stepanek - Gifford Middle School

2nd Place: Joel Ramirez - Sebastian River Middle School

3rd Place: Averie-May Pierre - Sebastian Charter Junior High School

Engineering - Senior

1st Place: Quinn Roberts - St. Edward's School - Upper


Environmental Engineering - Junior

1st Place: Connor Fulton - Gifford Middle School

2nd Place: Quinn Coya - Gifford Middle School

3rd Place: Hayden Swenson - Gifford Middle School

Intelligent Machines, Robotics & Systems Software - Junior

1st Place: Gavin Cascio - Sebastian River Middle School

Mathematics & Computational Sciences – Junior

1st Place: Ryker Cowette - Storm Grove Middle School


Microbiology - Junior

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

2nd Place: Harper Hall - Sebastian River Middle School

3rd Place: Serenity Marsh - Oslo Middle School

Microbiology - Senior

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

Physics & Astronomy – Junior A

1st Place: Jacob Brunner - Storm Grove Middle School

2nd Place: Jaxson Weese - Storm Grove Middle School

3rd Place: Ali Crawford - Storm Grove Middle School

Physics & Astronomy – Junior B

1st Place: Emily Ogilvie - Sebastian River Middle School

2nd Place: Scott Dior - Storm Grove Middle School

3rd Place: Mason Melagrano - Sebastian Charter Junior High School

Physics & Astronomy – Senior

1st Place: Anna Luo - St. Edward's School - Upper

Plant Sciences - Junior A

1st Place: Zoey Hessler - Storm Grove Middle School

2nd Place: Breeanna Swindell & Gracyn Smith - Sebastian Charter Junior High School

3rd Place: Isabelle Acosta - Sebastian Charter Junior High School

Plant Sciences - Junior B

1st Place: Jonathan Shanad - Storm Grove Middle School

2nd Place: Christian Harris - Storm Grove Middle School

3rd Place: Ingrid Freestone - Sebastian Charter Junior High School

Plant Sciences - Senior

1st Place: Addison Logemann - St. Edward's School - Upper

2nd Place: Aniela Kelly - Vero Beach High School

3rd Place: Zahra Qizilbash - Sebastian River High School


Florida Institute of Technology: Scholarship Amounts over 4 years

Nora Bumgarner - Vero Beach High School - $88,000

Sadie Howarth - St. Edward's School - Upper - $88,000

Sienna Mallon - St. Edward's School - Upper - $88,000

Kimberly Ung-Davy - Vero Beach High School - $88,000

Quinn Roberts - St. Edward's School - Upper - $88,000



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

Addison Logemann - St. Edward's School - Upper

Valentino Romero - Sebastian River Middle School

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

Ella Kilman & Jaya Vernese - Vero Beach High School - $400

Alexis Grasman - Oslo Middle School - $200

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

Liam McPeak - Sebastian River Middle School - $100

Emma Camilo - Sebastian River Middle School - $100

TJ Evens Environmental Science Award ($50 Cash Award and Certificate)

Harper Hall – Sebastian River Middle School

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

Gianna D'Elia - Storm Grove Middle School

Addison Logemann - St. Edward's School - Upper

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

Lydia Lewis – Storm Grove Middle School

Jocelyn Rosales-Trejo – Oslo Middle School

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

Ella Massagee - Gifford Middle School

Christian Harris - Storm Grove Middle School

Harbor Branch Award ($50 Cash Award and Certificate)

Aniela Kelly - Vero Beach High School

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

Dominic Disisto - Sebastian Charter Junior High School

Mary Bissonnette - Sebastian Charter Junior High School

The Lucky Couple Fund Award ($50 Cash Award and Certificate)

Johnathan Phan - Sebastian River Middle School


Sunrise Rotary ($20 Cash Award and Certificate)

Lucas Whu – Gifford Middle School

Connor Fulton – Gifford Middle School

Hank Miller – Sebastian Charter Junior High

Uma Crisafulli – Gifford Middle School

John Della Porta – Gifford Middle School

Ella Massagee – Gifford Middle School

Alexander Cordova – Sebastian River Middle School

Quinn Coya – Gifford Middle School

Addison Logemann – St. Edward’s Upper School – Upper

Aniela Kelly – Vero Beach High School

Jonathan Shanad – Storm Grove Middle School

Olivia Forbes – Storm Grove Middle School

Tanner Trujillo – Storm Grove Middle School



INTEL - SPECIAL AWARD WINNERS:

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

Uma Crisafulli - Gifford Middle School

American Psychological Association (Certificate of Achievement)

Belle Wengler - St. Edward's School - Middle

Society for InVitro Biology (Certificate of Achievement & Membership in SIVB)

Kimberly Ung-Davy - Vero Beach High School

Association for Women Geoscientists (Certificate of Achievement)

Ariana Bolton - Storm Grove Middle School

Regeneron Biomedical Science Award ($375 Cash award & Certificate of Achievement)

Olivia Stovall - St. Edward's School - Upper

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

Ella Kilman & Jaya Vernese - Vero Beach High School

Ricoh USA, Inc. (Certificate of Achievement)

Lucas Whu - Gifford Middle School

U.S. Metric Association (Certificate of Achievement)

Jaxson Weese - Storm Grove Middle School

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

Caleb McCrary - Sebastian Charter Junior High School



Florida Association of Science Teachers Award (Certificate of Achievement)

Quinn Coya - Gifford Middle School

Addison Logemann - St. Edward's School - Upper

Yale Science and Engineering Association (Certificate of Achievement)

Sadie Howarth - St. Edward's School - Upper

Office of Naval Research - U.S. Navy / U.S. Marine Corps - JR (Certificate & Medal)

Harper Hall - Sebastian River Middle School

Isabelle Glaser-Terrell - Storm Grove Middle School

Jonni Stepanek - Gifford Middle School


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

Mia Harrell - Sebastian River High School

Anna Luo - Saint Edward’s School - Upper

U.S. Air Force (Certificate of Achievement & Gift Package)

Sienna Mallon - St. Edward's School - Upper

Aniela Kelly - Vero Beach High School

John Della Porta - Gifford Middle School

Serenity Marsh - Oslo Middle School

Lemelson Early Inventor Award (Certificate of Achievement and Invitation for National Competition)

Ella Massagee - Gifford Middle School


Thermo Fischer Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge (Invitation for National Competition)

Luke Wagner - Storm Grove Middle School

Stella Schasane - Storm Grove Middle School

Belle Wengler - St. Edward's School - Middle

Uma Crisafulli - Gifford Middle School

Lucas Whu - Gifford Middle School

Payton Kaplan & Emily Carlson - Sebastian Charter Junior High School

Mckenzie Warren - Sebastian River Middle School

Ariana Bolton - Storm Grove Middle School

Jonni Stepanek - Gifford Middle School

Connor Fulton - Gifford Middle School

Gavin Cascio - Sebastian River Middle School

Ryker Cowette - Storm Grove Middle School

Gianna D'Elia - Storm Grove Middle School

Jacob Brunner - Storm Grove Middle School

Emily Ogilvie - Sebastian River Middle School

Zoey Hessler - Storm Grove Middle School

Jonathan Shanad - Storm Grove Middle School


International Bid to compete at the 2024 Regeneron International Science & Engineering Fair in Las Angeles CA, May 11 – 17, 2024

Sienna Mallon - St. Edward's School - Upper

STATE BIDS to compete at the Annual State of Florida Science and Engineering Fair in Lakeland, Florida, April 2 – 4, 2024

Sienna Mallon - St. Edward's School - Upper

Jay Sullivan - St. Edward's School - Upper

Mia Harrell - Sebastian River High School

Olivia Stovall - St. Edward's School - Upper

Ella Kilman & Jaya Vernese - Vero Beach High School

Kimberly Ung-Davy - Vero Beach High School

Addison Logemann - St. Edward's School - Upper

Aniela Kelly - Vero Beach High School

Luke Wagner - Storm Grove Middle School

Belle Wengler - St. Edward's School - Middle

Lucas Whu - Gifford Middle School

Payton Kaplan & Emily Carlson - Sebastian Charter Junior High School

Madelyn Holbrook - Sebastian River Middle School

Uma Crisafulli - Gifford Middle School

Ariana Bolton - Storm Grove Middle School

Joel Ramirez - Sebastian River Middle School