2021 Science Fair Winners

2021 Science Fair Winners
Posted on 02/19/2021
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Despite the pandemic, this year’s Citrus Regional Science and Engineering Fair (CRSEF) normally held in person at the Citrus County Auditorium in Inverness, was a success!  However, because of safety protocols, students at both at the school and regional level participated virtually.    

“I am so proud of these students for participating in the Science Fair, going above and beyond their normal academic curriculum,” says Dr. Mary “Beth” Branch, teacher on special assignment for Science. “Both teachers are students worked very hard to navigating the challenges of a virtual platform.” Grades 6 – 12 completed science projects earlier this school year for fairs held at each of the county’s middle and high schools -- both public and private, Branch said.

This year, Lecanto High School and Crystal River Middle School were the overall school winners for Citrus County.  Each school will display a plaque in their main entrance for this honor.  

The prestigious Ronald J. Worthington Award for Scientific Excellence was presented to Lecanto High School student Lorelei Mohammadbhoy for her project, Microplastics Still Do Not Promote Gender Equality.  The Ronald J. Worthington Award gives $500 for a project deemed to be an excellent representation of the Scientific Research. The award was sponsored by Dr. Robert Brocket and Dr. Rushi Patel from the Citrus Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Center.

The Tim Herndon Plumbing, Innovating the Future Award was presented to Lecanto High School student, Nicole Moran for her project, Prosthetics for Poverty Affected, 2.0 Model.  This new $1,000 award was given to a project that demonstrated excellence in engineering and hard work.

This entire event is made possible each year by Dr. Robert Brocket and Dr. Rushi Patel of Citrus Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Center.  For more than four years, the Science and Engineering Fair has been sponsored by these generous community donors, along with the Citrus County Education Foundation, Duke Energy and the Rotaries of Citrus County.

We look forward to following and cheering on the 20 students who will represent Citrus County at the Virtual State Science and Engineering Fair at the end of March.

To view pictures, visit https://citrus-schools.smugmug.com/Science-Fair-Winners-virtual-2021/

Junior Division Category Awards

Animal Sciences

1st  - Narrin Brush- CRMS

 

Behavioral & Social Sciences

1st- Hunter Gonzalez- CRMS

 

Biomedical & Health Sciences

3rd – Taylor Swedlige- CRMS

2nd – Abrianna Hart- CRMS

1st – Ava Newton- CRMS

 

Cellular/Molecular Biology & Biochemistry

1st – Jayden Brown- CSMS

 

Chemistry

3rd – Savanna McMullen- CSMS

2nd – Frank Cruz- SJP

1st – Cian Wood- CSMS

 

Earth and Environmental Sciences

3rd – Lilli Munn- SJP

2nd –  Austin Edmister- CSMS

1st – Isabella Bollin- CSMS

Engineering

2nd –  Aydan Wilcox- CRMS

1st – Annastacia Cassidy- CSMS

 

Environmental Engineering

2nd – Ava Dumelle- CRMS

1st  - Cade Wentworth- CRMS

        

Intelligent Machines, Robotics, & Systems Software

1st –  Hunter Barker – CRMS

 

Mathematics & Computational Sciences  

1st -  Chloe Thomas- CRMS

 

Microbiology

1st –  Destini Lewis- CRMS

 

Physics and Astronomy

3rd –  Daniel Vivolo- SJP

2nd – Caiden Chouinard- CSMS

1st – Joshua Sevilla- CSMS

 

Plant Sciences

3rd – Brayden Applegate-  CSMS

2nd – Sienna Callaway- CSMS

1st – Kaileigh Moran- CSMS

Senior Division Category Awards

 

Behavioral & Social Sciences

1st – Emily Watts- CHS

 

Biomedical & Health Sciences

3rd – Nicole Moran - LHS

2nd – Olivia Szylkowski- CRHS

1st – Victoria Lantzy - LHS

 

Cellular/Molecular Biology & Biochemistry

1st – Madison Winningham- LHS  

 

Earth & Environmental Science

3rd – Shelby-Lynn Pitre- LHS

2nd – Paige Woodhouse- AES

1st – Lorelei Mohammadbhoy- LHS

 

Engineering

1st – Riley Solomon- CRHS

 

Environmental Engineering

1st   -  Alexis Sant- LHS

 

Microbiology

3rd – Kashin Mathur- LHS

2nd – Reagan Blackwell- CRHS

1st –  Anjli Deven- LHS

 

Plant Sciences

3rd – Megan Blair- AES

2nd – Kayla Clark- LHS

1st – Amberly Grace- LHS

 

 

Duke Energy E-STEM Award

 

JUNIOR WINNER

PROJECT NAME

Rust Prevention

STUDENT NAME

Cade Wentworth

SCHOOL NAME

Crystal River Middle

SENIOR WINNER

PROJECT NAME

Biodiversity in the Rainbow River

 

STUDENT NAME

Shelby-Lynn Pitre

SCHOOL NAME

Lecanto High

Duke Energy STEM Award

 

JUNIOR WINNER

PROJECT NAME

Power Gels

STUDENT NAME

Joshua Sevilla

SCHOOL NAME

Citrus Springs Middle

SENIOR WINNER

PROJECT NAME

Forces of a Twister

STUDENT NAME

Haley Johnson

SCHOOL NAME

Citrus High

 

From the Rotary Club of Central Citrus County

These awards are presented to two middle school students project that demonstrated excellence in science.     Each award is $50.

 

Name

Project

School

Kaileigh Moran

 

Citrus Springs Middle

Madison Winningham

 

Lecanto High

 

Florida Association of Science Teachers - $25 each

Student

Project

School

Lorelei Mohammadbhoy

 

Lecanto High

Daniel Vivolo

 

Saint John Paul

 

Citrus County Education Foundation Awards: $50 each

 

Caiden Chouinard

Citrus Springs Middle

 

Ava Newton

Crystal River Middle

 

Olivia Szylkowski

Crystal River High

 

Paige Woodhouse

Academy of Environmental Science

 

Emily Watts

Citrus High

 

Victoria Lantzy

Lecanto High

 

 

 

Tim Herndon Plumbing Innovating the Future Award:  $1000

 

Nicole Moran

Lecanto High

 

 

Our sponsor for the Ronald J. Worthington Award for Scientific Excellence a $500 award for project that is an excellent representation of the Scientific Method – Dr. Robert Brocket and Dr. Rushi Patel from the Citrus Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Center. 

This years Ronald J. Worthington Award Winner is:

 

Lorelei Mohammadbhoy

LHS

 

 

NOW FOR THE SCHOOL WINNERS.

Middle School Winner – Crystal River Middle School

High School Winner – Lecanto High School

Junior State Participants

(in no specific order)

 

Hunter Barker

CRMS

Isabella Bollin

CSMS

Caiden Chouinard

CSMS

Kaileigh Moran

CSMS

Ava Newton

CRMS

Daelyn Robbins

CSMS

Joshua Sevilla

CSMS

Daniel Vivolo

SJP

Cade Wentworth

CRMS

Cian Wood

CSMS

 

Alternates

Sienna Callaway

CSMS

Annastacia Cassidy

CSMS

Frank Cruz

SJP

 

Senior State Participants

(in no specific order)

Anjli Deven

LHS

Lucia Dillersberger

AES

Amberly Grace

LHS

Haley Johnson

CHS

Victoria Lantzy

LHS

Lorelei Mohammadbhoy

LHS

Shelby-Lynn Pitre

LHS

Olivia Szylkowski

CRHS

Madison Winningham

LHS

Paige Woodhouse

AES

 

 

Alternates

 

Saanvi Kamaat

LHS

Alexis Sant

LHS

Emily Watts

CHS