Nearly half of the students representing Palm Beach County earned top awards at the 2015 State Science & Engineering Fair, and five students from district-operated schools are among the eight top winners who will head to international competition next month.
A total of 38 students represented the Palm Beach Region at the State Science & Engineering Fair, held March 31 through April 2 in Lakeland. The students qualified for the state competition at the Palm Beach Regional Science & Engineering Fair in December.
“Their projects covered many areas of scientific investigation in the physical and biological sciences,” School District Science Program Planner Greg Goebel said.
Robert Halfon, Maria Elena Grimmett, Amy Polen, Anthony Olive, Alexander Naum, Michelle Moore, Sean Elia and Lila Mish have been invited to represent Palm Beach County at the 2015 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF). This year’s ISEF will be held from May 10 to May 15 in Pittsburgh.
The 31 winners from Palm Beach County are divided into junior and a senior divisions.
The junior division winners, students in grades six through eight, are: first place and grand award, Hannah Herbst, A.D. Henderson University School; first place, Jacques Coury, Bak Middle School of the Arts; second place, Anam Ahmed, Loggers’ Run Middle School; second place, Alyssa Alvarez, A.D. Henderson University School; second place, Alexis Base, A.D. Henderson University School; third place, Karen Copeland, Bak Middle School of the Arts; third place, Cassandra Messinger, St. Mark’s Episcopal School; fourth place, Daniell Perez, A.D. Henderson University School; fourth place, Glenn Grimmett, the Weiss School; honorable mention, Tesla Radulovic, Loggers’ Run Middle School; honorable mention, Charlotte Justak, the Weiss School; recognition award, Mason Pallatto, Jupiter Middle School of Technology.
Senior division winners, from grades nine through 12, are: first place and grand award, Robert Halfon, American Heritage School of Boca/Delray; first place, Maria Elena Grimmett, Oxbridge Academy of the Palm Beaches; second place, Amy Polen, Palm Beach Central High School; third place, Anthony Olive, Palm Beach Central High School; third place, Alexander Naum, Palm Beach Central High School; third place, Michelle Moore, Suncoast High School; third place, Sean Elia, Spanish River High School; third place, Lila Mish, American Heritage School of Boca/Delray; fourth place, Paulina Scarlata, Alexander W. Dreyfoos Jr. School of the Arts; fourth place, Jacqueline Chen, Suncoast High School; honorable mention: Christian Coury, Suncoast High School; honorable mention, Will Bertrand, Suncoast High School; honorable mention, Neeraj Patel, Park Vista High School; honorable mention, Carle Dugan, Palm Beach Central High School; honorable mention, Jada Campbell, American Heritage School of Boca/Delray; recognition award, Ashlyn Merchant, Palm Beach Central High School; recognition award, Sarah Rotenberger, Palm Beach Central High School; recognition award, Tristen Wise, Palm Beach Central High School; and special award, Goda Graudinis, Palm Beach Central High School.
ABOVE: Palm Beach County students did well at the State Science Fair.
