2024 Science Fair Winners
Congratulations to the 2024 North Museum Science & Engineering Fair Winners!
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2024 Grand Champion
Ella Stricker
Elizabethtown Area High School
Grade 11
Category: Earth & Environmental Sciences
Senior Division Champion
Austin Van Grouw, Warwick High School, Grade 10
Chemistry & Materials Science
Senior Division Reserve Champion
Dominick Baksh, Lancaster Catholic High School, Grade 11th
Biochemistry & Biomedical Science
Junior Division Champion
Alden Hendricks, Lancaster Country Day School, Grade 7
Life Science
Junior Division Reserve Champion
John Ryan, Marticville Middle School, Grade 8
Physical Science
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Senior Division Category Winners
Animal & Behavioral Science
1st Place: Lillia Alvarez, Elizabethtown Area High School, 12th Grade
2nd Place: Corinne Smith, Penn Manor High School, 12th Grade
3rd Place: Samantha Silvaggio, Conestoga Valley HS, 11th Grade
Honorable Mention: Caleb Nolt, Conestoga Valley HS, 11th Grade
Biochemistry & Biomedical Science
1st Place: Keegan Miller, Elizabethtown Area High School, 12th Grade
2nd Place: Natalie Mull, Ephrata High School, 11th Grade
3rd Place: Kaitlynn Himelright, Warwick High School, 12th Grade
Honorable Mention: Ethan Haupt, Ephrata High School, 11th Grade
Chemistry & Materials Science
1st Place: Jenna Jones, Warwick High School, 10th Grade
2nd Place: Brooklyn, Stauffer Ephrata High School, 11th Grade
3rd Place: Lizzy Matthews, Warwick High School, 10th Grade
Honorable Mention: Breana-Belle Wigren, Ephrata High School, 11th Grade
Earth & Environmental Sciences
1st Place: Sarah Taylor, Ephrata High School, 11th Grade
2nd Place: Amelie Breuninger, Lancaster Country Day School, 11th Grade
3rd Place: Josie Lynch, Warwick High School, 10th Grade
Honorable Mention: Sarah Trovinger, Warwick High School, 11th Grade
Honorable Mention: Marlee Lauris, Hempfield High School, 12th Grade
Energy
1st Place: Kai Unwin-Wisnosky, McCaskey High School, 10th Grade
2nd Place: Nicholas Rossi, Warwick High School, 10th Grade
3rd Place: Mikaela Condran, Elizabethtown Area High School, 12th Grade
Honorable Mention: Aidan Lamson, Warwick High School, 10th Grade
Environmental & Engineering Technology
1st Place: Rya McKain, Warwick High School, 10th Grade
2nd Place: Emily Stauffer, Warwick High School, 10th Grade
3rd Place: Todd Weist, Ephrata High School, 10th Grade
Honorable Mention: Jessica Wenrich, Ephrata High School, 11th Grade
Microbiology
1st Place: Hayden Eby, Warwick High School, 10th Grade
2nd Place: Emily Phillips, Elizabethtown Area High School, 12th Grade
3rd Place: Hannah Rigg, Warwick High School, 10th Grade
Honorable Mention: Rachel Behringer, Warwick High School, 11th Grade
Honorable Mention: Elise Johnson, Ephrata High School, 11th Grade
Physics & Robotics
1st Place: Sabrina Phinitpapha, Ephrata High School, 10th Grade
2nd Place: Ava Knopsnyder, Ephrata High School, 11th Grade
3rd Place: Eddy Cordero, Warwick High School, 10th Grade
Honorable Mention: Jonathan (Jack) Myers, Elizabethtown Area High School, 10th Grade
Plant Sciences
1st Place: Nadia Drobot, Ephrata High School, 10th Grade
2nd Place: Jonathan Huntington, Ephrata high school, 11th Grade
3rd Place: Patrick van Dun, Ephrata High School, 11th Grade
Honorable Mention: Averiana Bender, Ephrata High School, 11th Grade
Junior Division Category Winners
Consumer Science
1st Place: Ava Richter, Saint John Neumann Catholic School, 8th Grade
2nd Place: Ayah Ismat, Lancaster Friends School, 8th Grade
3rd Place: Roisin Mulligan, Landisville Middle School, 7th Grade
Honorable Mention 1: Kathleen Dougherty, St. Leo the Great, 8th Grade
Honorable Mention 2: Zoe Thurmond, Saint John Neumann Catholic School, 8th Grade
Honorable Mention 3: Addison Malek, St. Leo the Great, 8th Grade
Earth Science
1st Place: Kate Meyer, Centerville Middle School, 8th Grade
2nd Place: Dean Schlosser, Landisville Middle School, 8th Grade
3rd Place: Ashley Sudderth, Saint John Neumann Catholic School, 7th Grade
Honorable Mention 1: Cooper Martin, Landisville Middle School, 8th Grade
Honorable Mention 2: Milana Palomino, Landisville Middle School, 8th Grade
Engineering
1st Place: Nathaniel Kulfan-Cole, Ephrata Middle School, 8th Grade
2nd Place: Matthew Savage, Ephrata Middle School, 8th Grade
3rd Place: Ozodbek Niyozov, Anchor Christan Academy, 7th Grade
Honorable Mention 1: Paul Stefanow, Saint John Neumann Catholic School, 6th Grade
Honorable Mention 2: Patrick Landry, Our Mother of Perpetual Help School, 7th Grade
Honorable Mention 3: Jodi Bright-Walck, Lancaster Friends School, 8th Grade
Life Science
1st Place: Charles Lorenz, Saint John Neumann Catholic School, 8th Grade
2nd Place: Elijah Hoover, Landisville Middle School, 8th Grade
3rd Place: Harshleen Kullar, Ephrata Middle School, 7th Grade
Honorable Mention 1: Ryan Kong, Lancaster Country Day School, 8th Grade
Honorable Mention 2: Monica Algeo, St. Leo the Great, 8th Grade
Physical Science
1st Place: Celia Ives, St. Leo the Great, 8th Grade
2nd Place: Noelle Hooper, Landisville Middle School, 8th Grade
3rd Place: Aldin Binoy, St. Leo the Great, 8th Grade
Honorable Mention 1: Melissa Kurian Lancaster Country Day School, 8th Grade
Honorable Mention 2: Jermaine Edwards II, Lancaster Country Day School, 7th Grade
Honorable Mention 3: Christopher Farrell, St. Leo the Great, 8th Grade
Honorable Mention 4: Gus Kleinberg, Lancaster Friends School, 8th Grade
Plant Science
1st Place: Ryan Garman, Ephrata Middle School, 8th Grade
2nd Place: Clara Mohler, Anchor Christan Academy, 8th Grade
3rd Place: Stephen Atteberry, Lancaster County Christian School, 8th Grade
Honorable Mention 1: Eleanor Veldheer, St. Leo the Great, 8th Grade
Honorable Mention 2: Emily Sedlak, Our Mother of Perpetual Help, 6th Grade
Auxiliary Awards Winners
Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories: Achievement in Analytical Chemistry
Senior Division: Josie Lynch, Warwick High School, 10th Grade
Junior Division: Celia Ives, St. Leo the Great, 8th Grade
North Museum of Nature and Science Physical Science Award
Senior Division: Jenna Jones, Warwick High School, 10th Grade
Junior Division: Aldin Binoy, St. Leo the Great, 8th Grade
North Museum of Nature and Science Earth and Environmental Science Award
Senior Division: Sarah Taylor, Ephrata High School, 11th Grade
Junior Division: Kate Meyer, Centerville Middle School, 8th Grade
Donald Velkley, Ph.D & Madeline Pearl Peterson Discovery Award
Senior Division: Sabrina Phinitpapha, Ephrata High School, 10th Grade
Junior Division: Patrick Landry, Our Mother of Perpetual Help School, 7th Grade
PSPE – Lincoln Chapter Engineering Excellence Award
1st Place: Austin Van Grouw, Warwick High School, 10th Grade
2nd Place: Todd Weist, Ephrata High School, 10th Grade
3rd Place: Kai Unwin-Wisnosky, McCaskey High School, 10th Grade
Creative Solutions to Lancaster County Problems
1st Place: John Ryan, Marticville Middle School, 8th Grade
2nd Place: Sophie Preiss, St. Leo the Great, 8th Grade
3rd Place: Maria Trego, Saint John Neumann Catholic School, 8th Grade
Longwood Gardens Award for Excellence in Horticulture & Plant Science
Junior Division: Maria Trego, Saint John Neumann Catholic School, 8th Grade
Farm & Home Foundation Award for Agriculture and Family Living Studies
Senior 1st Place: Lyla Brenner, Warwick High School, 10th Grade
Senior 2nd Place: Nadia Drobot, Ephrata High School, 10th Grade
Senior 3rd Place: Lizzy Matthews, Warwick High School, 10th Grade
Junior 1st Place: Alden Hendricks, Lancaster Country Day School, 7th Grade
Junior 2nd Place: Kate Meyer, Centerville Middle School, 8th Grade
Junior 3rd Place: Sahara Szpara-DeNisco, Lancaster Friends School, 7th Grade
John S. Downs Memorial Prize for Agriculture / Farm Science
Liam Cooper, Lancaster Friends School, 7th Grade
Society of American Military Engineers
Senior Division: Morgan Rudy, Elizabethtown Area High School, 12th Grade
Junio Division: Patrick Landry, Our Mother of Perpetual Help School, 7th Grade
Southeastern Pennsylvania Section of the American Chemical Society
Senior 1st Place: Brooklyn Stauffer, Ephrata High School, 11th Grade
Senior 2nd Place: Aidan Lamson, Warwick High School, 10th Grade
Senior 3rd Place: Lizzy Matthews, Warwick High School, 10th Grade
Honorable Mention 1: Taisiya McCarthy, Ephrata Area School District, 11th Grade
Honorable Mention 2: Daniel Dougherty, St. Leo the Great, 8th Grade
Honorable Mention 3: Emma Antonacci, St. Leo the Great, 8th Grade
Association of Women Geoscientists Foundation
Senior Division: Morgan Rudy, Elizabethtown Area High School, 12th Grade
Junior Division: Ashley Sudderth, Saint John Neumann Catholic School, 7th Grade
Izaak Walton League of America, The Lancaster Red Rose Chapter
Senior Division: Amelie Breuninger, Lancaster Country Day School, 11th Grade
Junior Division: Kate Meyer, Centerville Middle School, 8th Grade
Einstein’s Grandmother Award for Excellence in Science Communication
1st Place: James Clawson, Lancaster Country Day School, 7th Grade
North Museum Science and Engineering Fair Student Choice Award
Senior Division: Emily Stauffer, Warwick High School, 10th Grade
Junior Division: Celia Ives, St. Leo the Great, 8th Grade
North Museum Archaelogy Award
William Kimo Washington, Ephrata High School, 11th Grade
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