2019 Science Fair Winners
Congratulations to the 2019 North Museum Science & Engineering Fair Winners!
2019 Grand Champion
Logan Vogelsong
Elizabethtown Area High School
12th Grade
Junior Champion
Pritesh Tanna, Manheim Township Middle School, 8th Grade
Junior Reserve Champion
Xyla Carlson, The New School of Lancaster, 8th Grade
Senior Champion
Gaurav Mittal, Manheim Township High School, 11th Grade
Senior Reserve Champion
Arielle Breuninger, Lancaster Country Day High School, 10th Grade
Junior 1st Place Winners
Senior 1st Place Winners
Junior 2nd Place Winners
Senior 2nd Place Winners
Junior 3rd Place Winners
Senior 3rd Place Winners
Junior Division
Consumer Science
1st Place: Maddalena Masciale-Walmer, The New School of Lancaster, 8th Grade
2nd Place: Suraj Dumasia, Manheim Township Middle School, 7th Grade
3rd Place: Phoebe Nichols, St. Leo the Great Middle School, 8th Grade
Honorable Mention: Luke Paglia, Centerville Middle School, 7th Grade
Earth Science
1st Place: Daniel Hufnagle, Centerville Middle School, 8th Grade
2nd Place: Rose Carlson, The New School of Lancaster, 8th Grade
3rd Place: Hannah Tverberg, Landisville Middle School, 8th Grade
Honorable Mention 1: Rebekah Citsay, St. Anne School Middle School, 8th Grade
Honorable Mention 2: Milana Breuninger, Lancaster Country Day Middle School, 8th Grade
Engineering
1st Place: Molly Heilshorn, Centerville Middle School, 8th Grade
2nd Place: Eric Jordan, Landisville Middle School, 8th Grade
3rd Place: Matthew MacKinnon, Lancaster Country Day Middle School, 8th Grade
Honorable Mention 1: Sean Funk, Centerville Middle School, 8th Grade
Honorable Mention 2: Silas Dodd, Lancaster County Christian Middle School, 7th Grade
Life Science
1st Place: Zeke Stephens , Centerville Middle School, 8th Grade
2nd Place: Maggie Auman, Lancaster Country Day Middle School, 8th Grade
3rd Place: Grace Rutter, Lancaster Country Day Middle School, 8th Grade
Honorable Mention 1: Catherine Rebek, St. Anne School Middle School, 8th Grade
Honorable Mention 2: Geoffrey Martin, Landisville Middle School, 8th Grade
Honorable Mention 3: Hendrik Beelen, Lancaster County Christian Middle School, 7th Grade
Physical Science
1st Place: Amelia Karamanos, Centerville Middle School, 7th Grade
2nd Place: Gabrielle Thiry, Lancaster Country Day Middle School, 7th Grade
3rd Place: Tessa Locke, The New School of Lancaster, 8th Grade
Honorable Mention 1: Elena Shih, Lancaster Country Day Middle School, 8th Grade
Honorable Mention 2: Kimberly Cerda, Resurrection Catholic Middle School, 8th Grade
Honorable Mention 3: Christian Gaul, Lancaster County Christian Middle School, 8th Grade
Honorable Mention 4: Wesley Kopcho, Resurrection Catholic Middle School, 8th Grade
Honorable Mention 5: Larsen Wohlbier, Lancaster Country Day Middle School, 7th Grade
Honorable Mention 6: Claire Miller, Lancaster Country Day Middle School, 8th Grade
Honorable Mention 7: Ari Warren, Centerville Middle School, 7th Grade
Plant Science
1st Place: Nathaniel Claus, Seton Home Study School, 7th Grade
2nd Place: Miazha Smith, The New School of Lancaster, 7th Grade
3rd Place: Emerson Long, Landisville Middle School, 7th Grade
Honorable Mention: Sara Holler, The New School of Lancaster, 7th Grade
Senior Division
Animal Science
Sponsored by Wenger Feeds
1st Place: Maxine Bodnari, Ephrata High School, 11th Grade
2nd Place: Tristan Mabee, Elizabethtown Area High School, 11th Grade
3rd Place: Harrison Booth, Conestoga Valley High School, 11th Grade
Honorable Mention: Sarah Stygler, Warwick High School, 10th Grade
Behavioral and Social Sciences
1st Place: Jolie Haertter, Penn Manor High School, 11th Grade
2nd Place: Lyndsey Nedrow, Conestoga Valley High School, 12th Grade
3rd Place: Kyle Funck, Conestoga Valley High School, 12th Grade
Honorable Mention 1: Anna Ruhl, Conestoga Valley High School, 11th Grade
Honorable Mention 2: Emilie Thibeault, Pequea Valley High School, 10th Grade
Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology
1st Place: Hannah Giagnocavo, Homeschool, 12th Grade
2nd Place: Christina McBride, Conestoga Valley High School, 12th Grade
3rd Place: Elle Herritt, Warwick High School, 10th Grade
Honorable Mention: Janani Iyer, Lancaster Country Day High School, 11th Grade
Biomedical, Health, and Translational Medical Science
1st Place: Ben DuBosq, Warwick High School, 10th Grade
2nd Place: Hope Davis, Warwick High School, 10th Grade
3rd Place: Ellen Schlosser, Elizabethtown Area High School, 11th Grade
Honorable Mention: Jared Alvarez, Elizabethtown Area High School, 11th Grade
Chemistry
Sponsored by Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories
1st Place: Crystal Fan, Lancaster Country Day High School, 11th Grade
2nd Place: Cheria Esbenshade, Warwick High School, 10th Grade
3rd Place: Sam Lynch, Warwick High School, 10th Grade
Honorable Mention 1: Shaddy Makhlouf, Warwick High School, 10th Grade
Honorable Mention 2: Andrew McCracken, Warwick High School, 10th Grade
Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Engineering
1st Place: Anjali Iyer, Lancaster Country Day High School, 9th Grade
2nd Place: Owen Horst, Conestoga Valley High School, 10th Grade
3rd Place: Abigail Dehmey, Elizabethtown Area High School, 11th Grade
Earth and Environmental Sciences
1st Place: Elise Balmer, Warwick High School, 10th Grade
2nd Place: Jacquelyn McBride, Conestoga Valley High School, 11th Grade
3rd Place: Mary Kate, Bomberger Warwick High School, 10th Grade
Honorable Mention 1: Bridget Reheard, Hempfield High School, 10th Grade
Honorable Mention 2: Abigail Zorrilla, Ephrata High School, 11th Grade
Energy: Chemical
1st Place: Rebecca Hoyer, Warwick High School, 10th Grade
2nd Place: Mark McCoy, Conestoga Valley High School, 10th Grade
3rd Place: Lucas Horst, Anchor Christian Academy, 9th Grade
Energy: Physical
Sponsored by Electron Energy Corporation
Honorable Mention 1: Marcial Limas, Elizabethtown Area High School, 10th Grade
Honorable Mention 2: Dale Winand, Hempfield High School, 9th Grade
Environmental and Mechanical Engineering
Sponsored by Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority
1st Place: Lilly Heilshorn, Hempfield High School, 10th Grade
2nd Place: Micah Weaver, Ephrata High School, 11th Grade
3rd Place: Amber Houser, Warwick High School, 10th Grade
Honorable Mention: Trey Watts, Warwick High School, 10th Grade
Material Sciences
1st Place: Ciara Deemer, Ephrata High School, 11th Grade
2nd Place: Jesse Myers, Elizabethtown Area High School, 11th Grade
Mathematics
1st Place: Reagan McCarty, Ephrata High School, 11th Grade
Microbiology
Senior Reserve Champ: Arielle Breuninger, Lancaster Country Day High School, 10th Grade
1st Place: Abigail Weaver, Warwick High School, 10th Grade
2nd Place: Benjamin Sedlmyer, Warwick High School, 10th Grade
3rd Place: Janvi Patel, Conestoga Valley High School, 12th Grade
Honorable Mention 1: Sarah Pereverzoff, Ephrata High School, 11th Grade
Honorable Mention 2: Abigail Alspaugh, Elizabethtown Area High School, 12th Grade
Physics and Astronomy
1st Place: Joshua Hershey, Pequea Valley High School, 9th Grade
2nd Place: Gavin Troop, Warwick High School, 10th Grade
Plant Sciences
1st Place: Sadie Seaman, Elizabethtown Area High School, 12th Grade
2nd Place: Aubree High, Ephrata High School, 11th Grade
3rd Place: Katelyn Sauder, Ephrata High School, 11th Grade
Honorable Mention 1: Kali Holloway, Ephrata High School, 11th Grade
Honorable Mention 2: Ayush Iyer Manheim, Township High School, 9th Grade
Robotics, Systems Software, and Embedded Systems
Sponsored by Sechan Electronics
1st Place: Anika Ramachandra, Manheim Township High School, 9th Grade
2nd Place: Samuel Jones, Conestoga Valley High School, 11th Grade
Honorable Mention 1: Chandler Eby, Ephrata High School, 11th Grade
Honorable Mention 2: Loi Nguyen, Ephrata High School, 11th Grade
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