Indian River County - Thursday February 9, 2023: The School District of Indian River County has announced the winners of the 31st Annual Indian River Regional Secondary Science and Engineering Fair Awards.
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