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We're always up to something down here! Here's some cool projects we've been working on lately, students and staff!

Our STEM 12 Seniors were amazing in the State-wide science fair! Here is how our students placed across the whole state.

1st Place Award Winners:

Student	Project Name
Jayden Costa	Comparison between the Flapping Foil Turbine and the Horizontal Axis Turbine
Cole Harris	The Effects of Using Natural and Synthetic Membranes
Bennett Harvey	The Effects of Structural Aging on the Performance of Housing Subject to Hurricane Winds
Finton Hord	Synthesis of a Highly Efficient Lead-Free, Bismuth-Based Photovoltaic Cell Using Methylammonium Bismuth Iodide and Bulk Heterojunction Architecture
Nick Iwuoha	A Focus On Pedestrian Safety Through Improved Road Markings
Will Konings	A Structural Joint Analysis of a Conceptual Folding Wing Design to improve the Boeing TTBW Concept
Casey Kramer	Using F500EA as an Internal Suppressant for Li-Ion Batteries
Charlie Li	Using C. elegans to Assess the Specificity of Senolytic Agent R406
Cyrus McMillion	Motivation of Bait Consumption by the Mimicry of Camponotus novaeboracensis’ Stridulations and Drumming
Kaylee Miyamoto	The Effects of an Aluminium Resistance Gene, PHR1, on the Growth of Arabidopsis Thaliana in Lunar Soil.
Jenna Oh and Katarina Moye	Using AR to Promote the Use of Green Walls in Biophilic Architecture
Brody Rees	Preventing Firefighter Casualties With Vital Sign Monitoring

 

2nd Place Award Winners

Student	Project Name
Ahna Elsberry and Sumaya Ali	Harnessing Nannochlopsis for Sustainable Wastewater Treatment
Matthew Alonso	The Impact of Active and Passive Use of Social Media on a Teenager’s Attention Span
Zach Amador	The Effect of Short Exercise on Anxiety in High School Students
Ishika Goundar and Selin Belikci	Formulation and Evaluation of Gentle Shield: Infant-Safe Gel Sunscreen for Enhanced UV Protection
Aishwarya Duraisamy and Amitha Thomas	Separating Overlapped Fingerprints Using Image Processing
Emmanuel Endrias	Dredged Sediment as a Construction Material
Max Everitt	Using AR Glass to Enhance Communication Between Individuals
Quinn Harmon	The Effect of Microbes on Invasive Plant Competition in Small Ecosystems
Hai Ho	Low-Frequency Sound Waves vs. Pulsed Ultrasound: Investigating Regenerative Responses in Planaria Skin Cells Under Simulated Third-Degree Burn Conditions
Wyatt Kee	Using Methylbenzene To Extract Polyethylene Terephthalate From A Wind Turbine Blade Core
Brody Myers-Little	The Effect of Using Peppermint and Lavender Essential Oils in an Aromatherapy Method to Improve Sleep and Alertness in High school Students
Mylin Nguyen	Improving Apheresis for Blood Transfusion Patients by Testing for an Alternative Anticoagulant
Kyra Otebele	Simulating the efficiency of UAV Swarms in Wildfire Data collection
Minh Pham	The Impact of High School Student Leadership Experiences on Decision-Making and Social Interaction under Stress and Time Constraints.
Nolan Rockwood	Optimizing Airfoil Designs for Noise Reduction: A Study of Modification Combinations
Josie Vander Ploeg	Biologically Modified Biochar for Enhanced Removal of Microcystins from water
Sam Arguelles and Allen Vernon	Optimizing Bio-Fuel to Reduce Environmental Damages

 

3rd Place Award Winners

Student	Project Name
Davian Asis	Creative Writing and AI: Can AI Grade as Well as a Teacher?
Jordan Bandazy	Affordably Enhancing Pin Tumbler Lock Security for a Home Setting
Ronan Gurgel	Treating Rice to Increase Calcium Content to Supplement Calcium Deficient Diets
Ethan Holt	Changes in Arc's Of Narrative in Music Genres
Charlie McGinnis	The Design and Implementation of an Innovative Gripper, a Telescoping Module, a Pitch Module, and a Yaw Module to Improve the Capabilities, Compactness, and Strength of a Marketable Reach Extender
Efrata Soloman	Evaluation of E. coli as an expression host for large-scale manufacturing of B. mori silk fibroin
Sean Stapleton	General Ecosystem Population Prediction Program

 

Special Awards