2021 Science Fair Winners
Congratulations to the 2021 North Museum Science & Engineering Fair Winners!
2021 Grand Champion
Lilly Heilshorn
Hempfield High School
Grade 12
Project: The Effect of Ground Composition on the Efficiency of Solar Pavers
Senior Champion
Joshua Rennekamp, Conestoga Valley High School, Grade 12
Project: Using Bivalve Mollusks to detect Contaminants in Water
Senior Reserve Champion
Xavier Flaiz, Warwick High School, Grade 10
Project: The Effect of Manure from Cows, Horses, and Chickens on the Activity of Methanogens
Junior Champion
Amelie Breuninger, Lancaster Country Day School, Grade 8
Project: Analyzing the Impact of the Global COVID-19 Lockdown on Microplastics
Junior Reserve Champion
Lyla Brenner, Warwick Middle School, Grade 7
Project: Increasing Degradation of Plastics Using Natural Enzymes
Senior Division Category Winners
Animal Science
1st place: Kamryn Andes, Ephrata High School, 11th grade
2nd place: Chloe Thompson, Conestoga Valley High School, 12th grade
3rd place: Harrison Booth, Conestoga Valley High School, 12th grade
Behavioral and Social Sciences
1st place: Delainey Varela-Keen, Conestoga Valley High School, 11th grade
2nd place: Jayden Rice, Conestoga Valley High School, 11th grade
3rd place: Olivia Deebel, Conestoga Valley High School, 10th grade
Honorable Mention: Dante Velasio, Conestoga Valley High School, 11th grade
Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology
1st place: Asher Sabbagh, Warwick High School, 11th grade
2nd place: Grace Hershey, Conestoga Valley High School, 12th grade
3rd place: Matthew Mercer, Lancaster Catholic High School, 10th grade
Biomedical, Health, and Translational Medical Science
1st place: Delanie Edwards, Lancaster Country Day High School, 9th grade
2nd place: Joy Singer, Warwick High School, 10th grade
3rd place: Iyana Nissley, Ephrata High School, 10th grade
Honorable Mention: Mary Ribbick, Ephrata High School, 11th grade
Honorable Mention: Joys William, Conestoga Valley High School, 10th grade
Honorable Mention: Taylor Cassidy, Ephrata High School, 11th grade
Chemistry
1st place: Christa Lowthert, Warwick High School, 10th grade
2nd place: Mei Mei McGrath, Warwick High School, 10th grade
3rd place: Arianna VanderWal, Ephrata High School, 12th grade
Honorable Mention 1: Haily Seifert, Ephrata High School, 11th grade
Honorable Mention 2: Emilie Arsenault, Anchor Christian Academy, 11th grade
Honorable Mention 3: Leah Kreider, Ephrata High School, 11th grade
Honorable Mention 4: Alexa Ovalle, Warwick High School, 10th grade
Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Engineering
1st place: Daniel Wang, Independent, 10th grade
2nd place: Hannah Kline, Elizabethtown Area High School, 12th grade
3rd place: Alex Bischoff, Ephrata High School, 11th grade
Earth and Environmental Sciences
1st place: Jared Charles-Cirilo, Conestoga Valley High School, 11th grade
2nd place: Ning Liu, Lancaster Country Day School, 11th grade
3rd place: Paul Sensenig, Ephrata High School, 11th grade
Honorable Mention 1: Samantha Ehrhart, Ephrata High School, 11th grade
Honorable Mention 2: Larissa Harnish, Conestoga Valley High School, 10th grade
Energy: Physical
1st place: Elysa Abdelmassih, Ephrata High School, 11th grade
2nd place: Carter Hain, Warwick High School, 10th grade
3rd place: Isaac Sedimyer, Warwick High School, 10th grade
Environmental and Mechanical Engineering
1st place: Ava Howard, Ephrata High School, 10th grade
2nd place: Braelyn Huff, Ephrata High School, 10th grade
3rd place: Molly Heilshorn, Lancaster Country Day High School, 10th grade
Material Sciences
1st place: Allison Plowright, Conestoga Valley High School, 12th grade
2nd place: Hannah Logue, Ephrata High School, 10th grade
3rd place: Savannah Stauffer, Ephrata High School, 10th grade
Honorable Mention: Ethan Zipco, Warwick High School, 10th grade
Mathematics
1st place: Marcial Limas, Elizabethtown Area High School, 12th grade
Microbiology
1st place: Mallory Kline, Ephrata High School, 11th grade
2nd place: Sarina Brelvi, Ephrata High School, 11th grade
3rd place: Emma Huber, Ephrata High School, 11th grade
Honorable Mention 1: Christiana Uzoije, Conestoga Valley High School, 11th grade
Honorable Mention 2: Logan Bitner, Ephrata High School, 11th grade
Physics and Astronomy
1st place: Jake Forgione, Warwick High School, 10th grade
2nd place: Connor Henry, Warwick High School, 10th grade
3rd place: Liam Zee, Warwick High School, 10th grade
Honorable Mention 1: Renee Watts, Warwick High School, 10th grade
Honorable Mention 2: Stirling McFarlane, Warwick High School, 10th grade
Plant Sciences
1st place: Yesenia Vasquez, Conestoga Valley High School, 9th grade
2nd place: Brooklyn Hambrick, Ephrata High School, 11th grade
3rd place: Annika Galen, Ephrata High School, 11th grade
Honorable Mention: Alyssa Weaver, Ephrata High School, 11th grade
Junior Division Category Winners
Consumer Science
1st place: Leah Brighter, St. Leo the Great Middle School, 8th grade
2nd place: Evelyn Sahd, St. Leo the Great Middle School, 8th grade
3rd place: Benjamin Reasner, St. Leo the Great Middle School, 8th grade
Honorable Mention: Emma Trout, Lancaster Country Day Middle School, 8th grade
Earth Science
1st place: Stephen Scott, Sacred Heart Middle School, 7th grade
2nd place: Elise Maurer, St. Leo the Great Middle School, 8th grade
3rd place: Anna Grove, Lancaster Country Day Middle School, 8th grade
Engineering
1st place: Dominick Baksh, St. Leo the Great Middle School, 8th grade
2nd place: Raphael Andreae, Lancaster Country Day Middle School, 8th grade
3rd place: Catherine Weaver, Sacred Heart Middle School, 7th grade
Honorable Mention: Lydia Card, St. Leo the Great Middle School, 8th grade
Life Science
1st place: Kenny Box, St John Neumanns Middle School, 7th grade
2nd place: Joe Hobson, St. Leo the Great Middle School, 8th grade
3rd place: Colby Starr, St. Leo the Great Middle School, 8th grade
Honorable Mention: Kathleen Lucks, St. Leo the Great Middle School, 8th grade
Physical Science
1st place: Andrew Laudeman, St. Leo the Great Middle School, 8th grade
2nd place: Julia Odell, St. Leo the Great Middle School, 8th grade
3rd place: Michael Scheaffer, Our Mother of Perpetual Help Middle School, 7th grade
Honorable Mention: Ava Thurmond, St John Neumann, 7th grade
Plant Science
1st place: Ellis Ramos, St. Leo the Great Middle School, 8th grade
2nd place: Amelia Argyropoulos, Sacred Heart Middle School, 7th grade
3rd place: Sydney Kozak, St. Leo the Great Middle School, 8th grade
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