St. Mary’s Category and Special Award Winners

The 64th Annual St. Mary County Schools Category and Special Awards Winners 2024

SENIOR DIVISION: GRAND AWARD WINNERS
Grand Award Place Winner Student’s Name School Category Project Title
1st Aarav Sharma Great Mills High School Earth & Environmental Sciences Sticky Styrofoam
1st Alexandra Clark Great Mills High School Computational Biology & Bioinformatics Forecasting Dengue Fever in the U.S.

SENIOR DIVISION: CATEGORY AWARDS

Biochemistry
Place Name Project Title School
1st Rishi Sheth Beyond Lactose Great Mills High School
2nd None
Biomedical Engineering
1st Owen Sutor Sleep Safe Dr. James A. Forrest Career and Technology Center
2nd Brianna Rourke The Freedom Project Dr. James A. Forrest Career and Technology Center
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
1st Alexandra Clark Forecasting Dengue Fever in the U.S. Great Mills High School
2nd Reyna Anderson Predicting Algal Blooms Great Mills High School
Earth and Environmental Sciences
1st Aarav Sharma Sticky Styrofoam Great Mills High School
2nd Siulina Shick Tackling Climate Change with Tea Decay Great Mills High School
Embedded Systems
1st Samuel King Audio Transcription AR Glasses Great Mills High School
2nd Kimberly Valdivia Navicane Dr. James A. Forrest Career and Technology Center
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
1st Jacob Douglas Layered Faraday Cage Great Mills High School
2nd Laura Boynton Run on Sun Great Mills High School
Engineering Technology: Statics and Dynamics
1st Dileinka Jimenez Huaman Black Surviv-A-Thing Dr. James A. Forrest Career and Technology Center
2nd Jeremy Graves Rollover Winch Dr. James A. Forrest Career and Technology Center
Environmental Engineering
1st David Standish Monitoring Floating Ecosystem Dr. James A. Forrest Career and Technology Center
2nd None
Material Science
1st Ava Cotroneo ArmadilloSkin- The Bulletproof Backpack Insert Dr. James A. Forrest Career and Technology Center
2st Zane Kenny The Effect of Pipe Diameter on Flow Rate and Pressure Great Mills High School
Microbiology
1st Brandon Duong Effect of NaClO on Bleach Efficacy Great Mills High School
2nd Emily Heng WARNING: Bacterial Zone! Great Mills High School
Plant Sciences
1st Ruby Chaillou Attacking Algae Great Mills High School
2nd None
Robotics and Intelligent machines
1st Angela Hou AI Recognition for Handwritten Symbols Great Mills High School
2nd Danielle Quesnell Timed-Automatic Dog Feeder Great Mills High School

JUNIOR DIVISION

 JUNIOR DIVISION: GRAND AWARD WINNERS
Grand Award Place Winner Student’s Name School Category Project Title
1st Vivian Carey Spring Ridge Middle School Materials Science Vitamin D for Dancers
1st Catherine Fucito Spring Ridge Middle School Physics & Astronomy Ferromagnetic Effects On Electromagnets

JUNIOR DIVISION: CATEGORY AWARD WINNERS

Animal Sciences
PlaceNameProject TitleSchool
1stJames Jahn, IIIFishy MusicSpring Ridge Middle School
2ndAnna CarilloDo Dogs Have a Favorite Color?Father Andrew White
Behavioral and Social Sciences
1stTaylor (Ty) MooreThe Attraction of the Human MindSpring Ridge Middle School
2ndYuri DavisColor & TasteSpring Ridge Middle School
Biomedical and Health Sciences
1stMadison ZackmanThe Color of LifeFather Andrew White
2ndNone  
Chemistry
1stIsa de LeonUV Color ChemistrySpring Ridge Middle School
2ndMichael LisaRadioactivity in FruitsSpring Ridge Middle School
Earth and Environmental Sciences
1stAlinah RowlettMushroom MusicSpring Ridge Middle School
2ndAustin FrazierPlant PropagationSpring Ridge Middle School
Embedded Systems
1stEli GrossmanA Tool to Measure the Sucrose Content of FluidsSpring Ridge Middle School
2ndRyan CoryA Tool to Measure the Sucrose Content of FluidsSpring Ridge Middle School
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
1stEvan McCormickWind TurbinesSpring Ridge Middle School
2ndNicholas PriceWhat’s the Coolest Paint ColorSpring Ridge Middle School
Engineering Technology: Statics and Dynamics
1stAllison HarmonThe Pull in ChairSpring Ridge Middle School
2ndJoseph GesserAutomatic Pet FeederSpring Ridge Middle School
Environmental Engineering
1stRyan GlaunerVacuum Powered Washing Machine Wastewater FiltrationSpring Ridge Middle School
2ndEthan BeckerAlgae Blooms in the BaySpring Ridge Middle School
Material Sciences
1stVivian CareyVitamin D for DancersSpring Ridge Middle School
2ndNone  
Mathematics
1stAnna TritschlerVitamin D for DancersFather Andrew White
2stNone  
Microbiology
1stNatalie StevensA Brush with Bacteria!Father Andrew White
2ndNone  
Physics and Astronomy
1stCatherine FucitoFerromagnetic Effects on ElectromagnetsSpring Ridge Middle School
2ndKyler CotugnoFlight Formed Models- Examining AerodynamicsSpring Ridge Middle School
Plant Sciences
1stJane VenendaalFarming for Climate ChangeSpring Ridge Middle School
2ndAnaliese WiesenReusing Grey WaterSpring Ridge Middle School
Translational Medical Science
1stJesse CzerwiecWalking AssistanceSpring Ridge Middle School
2ndNone