Middle and high school students from schools throughout St. Johns County participated in the 2020 Science Fair on February 5th. Winners were honored at an awards ceremony held the following day. This annual academic competition is designed to challenge students to meticulously apply science process skills and content knowledge in order to investigate scientific questions of their own choosing.
Science Fair Winners
American Psychological Association Award
Amrita Ketireddy – Freedom Crossing Academy
ASM Materials Education Foundation Award
Rohan Bongu – Creekside High School
Broadcom Masters Award
Lily Pierce – Fruit Cove Middle School
Kylie White – Fruit Cove Middle School
Pranavi Nagpal – Liberty Pines Academy
Carlisle Interconnect Industries Award
Alan Michael – Allen D. Nease High School
Hannah Dykeman, Jordan Klucharich & Emma Wettlaufer (Team) – Pacetti Bay Middle School
Florida Association of Science Teachers Award
Hannah Dykeman, Jordan Klucharich & Emma Wettlaufer (Team) – Pacetti Bay Middle School
Stephanie Hernandez – Ponte Vedra High School
Florida Power and Light Award
Alan Michael – Allen D. Nease High School
Aneesh Sattiraju – Freedom Crossing Academy
Honorable Mention – Junior Chemistry Award
Kyle Jackson – Cathedral Parish School
Caden Byas – Pacetti Bay Middle School
Honorable Mention – Junior Engineering/Intelligent Machines Award
Matthew Leitheiser – Palmer Catholic School
Honorable Mention – Senior Biomedical/Cellular/Microbiology Award
Kaitlyn Copland – Ponte Vedra High School
Natalie Byron – Ponte Vedra High School
Junior Animal/Plant/Biomedical Sciences Award
1st Place: Pranavi Nagpal – Liberty Pines Academy
2nd Place: Samay Patel – Alice B. Landrum Middle School
3rd Place: Eva Phelps – Palmer Catholic School
Junior Behavioral Award
1st Place: Amrita Ketireddy – Freedom Crossing Academy
2nd Place: Maya LeShane – Cathedral Parish School
3rd Place: Monica Brown – Cathedral Parish School
Junior Chemistry Award
1st Place: Kylie White – Fruit Cove Middle School
2nd Place: Jack Singletary – Fruit Cove Middle School
3rd Place: Derek Zangerle – Fruit Cove Middle School
Junior Earth & Enviornmental Sciences Award
1st Place: Carter Magnano – Alice B. Landrum Middle School
2nd Place: Taylor Willis – Valley Ridge Academy
3rd Place: Ethan Diachun – Fruit Cove Middle School
Junior Engineering/Intelligent Machines Award
1st Place: Aneesh Sattiraju – Freedom Crossing Academy
2nd Place: Hannah Dykeman, Jordan Klucharich & Emma Wettlaufer (Team) – Pacetti Bay Middle School
3rd Place: Wilson Wingate – Alice B. Landrum Middle School
Junior Physics Award
1st Place: Lily Pierce – Fruit Cove Middle School
2nd Place: Alexander Harris – Sebastian Middle School
3rd Place: Sawyer Tartt – Palmer Catholic School
Mu Alpha Theta Award
Skyler Demi – Ponte Vedra High School
Northrop Grumman Award
Lillian Fields & Windsyr Maughan – Ponte Vedra High School
Taylor Willis – Valley Ridge Academy
Office of Naval Research Award
Rishabh Singh – Allen D. Nease High School
Ricoh Sustainable Development Award Award
Yash Singh – Allen D. Nease High School
Senior Biomedical/Cellular/Microbiology Award
1st Place: Grace Littler – Ponte Vedra High School
2nd Place: Stephanie Hernandez – Ponte Vedra High School
3rd Place: Victoria Pham – Ponte Vedra High School
Senior Earth & Environmental Sciences Award
1st Place: Lillian Fields & Windsyr Maughan – Ponte Vedra High School
2nd Place: Kyra Brenneman, Kirstyn Palombo & Vanessa Esposito – Creekside High School
3rd Place: Nandini Bhikha & Makayla Parkes – Ponte Vedra High School
Senior Engineering & Physics Award
1st Place: Finnur Christianson – Ponte Vedra High School
2nd Place: Rohan Bongu – Creekside High School
3rd Place: Yash Singh – Allen D. Nease High School
Senior Intelligent Machines Award
1st Place: Alan Michael – Allen D. Nease High School
2nd Place: Rishabh Singh – Allen D. Nease High School
Senior Math Award
1st Place: Sarah Fraga – Ponte Vedra High School
2nd Place: Skyler Demi – Ponte Vedra High School
SJC Medical Alliance Award
Christian Bradley – Liberty Pines Academy
Grace Littler – Ponte Vedra High School
Stockholm Junior Water Prize Award
Alan Michael – Allen D. Nease High School
U. S. Air Force Award
Lily Pierce – Fruit Cove Middle School
U.S. Metric Association Award
Monica Brown – Cathedral Parish School
Yale Science & Engineering Assoc Award
Finnur Christianson – Ponte Vedra High School