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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