State Science & Engineering Fair
2023 Winners from Pasco
From April 4th thru April 6th, Twenty Six (26) of Pasco's best science students competed at the state level and showed why they are the Artemis Generation!
Congratulations to all of our delegates!
PLACE AWARDS
Josiah Mirville - 3rd Place
Title: Polystyrene Power Up
Category - Chemistry
Junior Division
Charles S. Rushe Middle School - Gr 8
Nihdi Kashyap - 4th Place
Title: Beacon of the Sea
Category - Cellular/Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
Junior Division
John Long Middle School - Gr 8
Aiden Kirkley - 4th Place
Title: Fire Detection Towers
Category - Environmental Engineering
Junior Division
Cypress Creek Middle School - Gr 6
Caroline McHale - 4th Place
Title: An Innovative Approach to Promoting Lignin Biosynthesis in S. lycopersicum Using Sound Waves
Category - Plant Sciences
Senior Division
From Wiregrass Ranch High School - Gr 12
Dikembai Woodfill - 4th Place
Title: A Novel Approach to Mitigate Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Yeast by Inducing INO1 and INO2 Expression Pathways Using Lithium
Category - Cellular/Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
Senior Division
Wiregrass Ranch High School - Gr 12
Ariana Alicea - Honorable Mention/Merit
Title: 3D Distortion
Category - Mathematics and Computational Sciences
Junior Division
Bishop Larkin Catholic School - Gr 7
Andrew Lambert - Honorable Mention/Merit
Title: Developing a Novel Vehicle Sensor to Improve Driver Performance During Adverse Winter Weather Conditions
Category - Engineering
Senior Division
Wiregrass Ranch High School - Gr 11
Karolina Porcelli - Honorable Mention/Merit
Title - Probiotics: An Innovative Solution to Lactose Intolerance
Category - Biomedical & Health Sciences
Senior Division
JW Mitchell High School - Gr 10
Harold Boyce - Recognition
Title- Watch Your Language
Category - Mathematics and Computational Science
Junior Division
Paul R. Smith Middle School - Gr 8
Gabriel Foote - Recognition
Title - Smart Sprinkling
Category - Intelligent Machines, Robotics & Systems Software
Junior Division
Dayspring Academy - Gr 6
Kate Niehoff - Recognition
Title: Developing a Novel Treatment Utilizing Nutraceuticals to Enhance Neuroprotective Benefits Against Stress in Neurodegenerative Diseases
Category - Biomedical & Health Sciences
Senior Division
Wiregrass Ranch High School - Gr 12
Amelia Peeples - Recognition
Title - The Effect of Different Sound Frequencies on Plant Growth
Category - Plant Sciences
Junior Division
R B Stewart Middle School - Gr 8
Vandana Rajasekar - Recognition
Title - Operation Cellphone Radiation
Category - Engineering
Junior Division
Starkey Ranch K8 - Gr 8
SCHOLARSHIPS
Meghna Manjith - Floirda Institute of Technology Scholarship Award - $86,000 Scholarship
Category - Microbiology
Senior Division
Wiregrass Ranch High School -Gr 11
SPECIAL AWARDS
Amelia Peeples - Association of Women Geoscientists Foundation Award
Category - Plant Sciences
Junior Division
R B Stewart Middle School - Gr 8
Sydney Norris - Stockholm Junior Water Prize
Category - Environmental Engineering
Senior Division
Wiregrass Ranch High School - Gr 12
Aiden Kirkley - Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services - Innovation Award
Category - Environmental Engineering
Junior Division
Cypress Creek Middle School - Gr 6
Gavin Sawall - Monroe Regional Science & Engineering Fair Award
Category - Intelligent Machines, Robotics & Systems Software
Senior Division
Wiregrass Ranch High School - Gr 9
Alysa Grunden - Palm Beach Regional Science & Engineering Fair Award
Category - Physics and Astronomy
Junior Division
Dayspring Academy - Gr 8
Andrew Lambert - Yale Science & Engineering Association Award
Category - Engineering
Senior Division
Wiregrass Ranch High School - Gr 11
Sydney Norris - NASA Earth System Science Award
Category - Environmental Engineering
Senior Division
Wiregrass Ranch High School - Gr 12
Aiden Kirkley - Sierra Club Florida - Cantwell Award
Category - Environmental Engineering
Junior Division
Cypress Creek Middle School - Gr 6
The Pasco Delegates
Your 2023 Florida State Science & Engineering Fair Student Delegates Representing Pasco!
Ariana Alicea - Bishop Larkin - Thermo Fisher Nominee
Arielle Articulo - Pasco MS - Thermo Fisher Nominee
Shannon Blake - Thomas Weightman MS - Thermo Fisher Nominee
Harold Boyce - Paul R. Smith MS - Thermo Fisher Nominee
Carly Bronson - Wiregrass Ranch HS
Sreeja Chiruvolu - John Long MS - Thermo Fisher Nominee
Gabriel Foote - Dayspring Academy Secondary - Thermo Fisher Nominee
Gianna Ginesin - Wiregrass Ranch HS
Alysa Grunden - Dayspring Academy Secondary - Thermo Fisher Nominee
Ryan Harris - Wiregrass Ranch HS
Nidhi Kashyap - John Long MS - Thermo Fisher Nominee
Aiden Kirkley - Cypress Creek MS - Thermo Fisher Nominee
Avantika Krishna - Seven Springs MS - Thermo Fisher Nominee
Andrew Lambert - Wiregrass Ranch HS
Meghna Manjith - Wiregrass Ranch HS - 2023 ISEF Delegate
Caroline McHale - Wiregrass Ranch HS - 2023 ISEF Delegate
Josiah Mirville - Charles S. Rushe MS - Thermo Fisher Nominee
Kate Niehoff - Wiregrass Ranch HS
Sydney Norris - Wiregrass Ranch HS
Amelia Peeples - R B Stewart MS - Thermo Fisher Nominee
Karolina Porcelli - JW Mitchell HS
Vandana Rajasekar - Starkey Ranch K8 - Thermo Fisher Nominee
Christian Rios - Wiregrass Ranch HS
Gavin Sawall - Wiregrass Ranch HS
Lily Wood - JW Mitchell HS
Dikembai Woodfill - Wiregrass Ranch HS
THANK YOU!
They say it takes a village! We could not take 26 brilliant minds on a 3 day adventure without an amazing team. A huge thank you goes out to Karen Getty Stewart (Pasco PEPS), Branden Anglin (WRHS), Daniel Ambritz (Pasco PEPs), and Lesley Kirkley (OLL) for supporting the State Delegates during the fair and all the work that goes into getting them ready to compete. Another thank you to Stacy Burke (OLL) for all the behind the scenes work in getting everything organized and paid for. To the Pasco Education Foundation for continuing to support the science fair and our Pasco County students. Thank you to the science team for embracing and modeling experiential science learning in everything we do. Thank you to Superintendent Browning, Vanessa Hilton and the amazing Assistant Superintendents that support what we do. Thank you to our distinguished School Board Members. To the parents of these AMAZING students, thank you for all you do to support their endeavors. I shared with you at awards night that this group of students received countless compliments every where they went. They were courteous, considerate, supportive and represented you and Pasco County with dignity and pride. I am confident they will make our world brighter and better. Finally, to our director of OLL, Lea Mitchell, who is a champion for excellence in the education of our students and unwaveringly supports the science team. Thank you!