The 2023 Manatee County Secondary STEM Fair Awards Ceremony was held on February 27th at Manatee High School.
Projects were previously on display at Manatee Technical College and judged by representatives from University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee and LECOM.
“Students and teachers in the School District of Manatee County have earned a well-deserved reputation for being superstars when it comes to STEM,” said Superintendent Cynthia Saunders. “Congratulations to all of the winners – and best of luck to those moving on to the state competition.”
10 projects will advance to the Florida State Science and Engineering Fair in Lakeland next month.
The following schools participated: Manatee High and Southeast High; Braden River Middle, Dr. Mona Jain Middle, King Middle and Nolan Middle.
Air Force Association Award
Colton M.
Angel A.
Air Force Science Educator of the Year
Jennifer Kreisel from King Middle School
Best Use of the Scientific Method Award
Anthony Y.
Erick E.V.
Best Data Collection/Processing
Tristan L.
Allison S.
Most Unique Design
Kaitlyn W.
Ella E.
Best Interview and Presentation
Matthew W.
Aaniya D.
Best Research Project
Emmerson L.
Amy L.
Outstanding Research in Animals and Plants
Kinley M.
Shalalai E.
Outstanding Research in Health and Behavior
Kyla L.
Melisha G.A.
Outstanding Research in Chemistry
Briahna R.
Chloe H.
Outstanding Research in Earth and Environmental Sciences
Drake T.
Caitlyn C.
Outstanding Research in Physics and Math
Matthew F.
Sebastian C.
Outstanding Research in Engineering
Amanda H.
Steven S.
Lemelson Early Inventor Prize Award
Amanda H.
Animal Sciences
Jr. Division – First Place – Kinley M., Dr. Mona Jain Middle School; Best of Show “How are fruit fly offspring impacted by climate change?”; Teacher: Brittany Devlin
Sr. Division – First Place – Shalalai E., Manatee High School
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Jr. Division – First Place – Sebastian L., Dr. Mona Jain Middle School
Sr. Division – First Place – John G., Manatee High School
Biomedical & Health Sciences
Jr. Division – First Place – Kyla L., Dr. Mona Jain Middle School
Sr. Division – First Place – Christine M., Manatee High School
Chemistry
Jr. Division – First Place – Preston S., Dr. Mona Jain Middle School
Sr. Division – First Place – Erick E.V., Southeast High School
Cellular/Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
Jr. Division – First Place – Miles D.R., Dr. Mona Jain Middle School
Sr. Division – First Place – Amy L., Manatee High School
Earth & Environmental Sciences
Jr. Division – First Place – Drake T., Braden River Middle School
Sr. Division – Caitlyn C., Southeast High School
Environmental Engineering
Jr. Division – First Place – Grayson B., Braden River Middle School
Sr. Division – First Place – Sebastian C., Southeast High School
Engineering
Jr. Division – First Place – Anthony Y., King Middle School
Intelligent Machines and Robotics
Jr. Division – First Place – Riley D., Braden River Middle School
Mathematics & Computational Sciences
Jr. Division – First Place – Jack B. and Manuel A., Braden River Middle School
Sr. Division – First Place – Luana E., Manatee High School
Microbiology
Jr. Division – First Place – Malachi S., King Middle School
Sr. Division – First Place – Aaniya D., Manatee High School
Best of Show - Amy L., Manatee High School; “Regenerate UV Memory”; Teacher: Christine Miller
Physics & Astronomy
Jr. Division – First Place – Matthew F., King Middle School
Sr. Division – First Place – Miranda H., Southeast High School
Plant Sciences
Jr. Division – First Place – Lainey I., Dr. Mona Jain Middle School
Sr. Division – First Place – Audrey Y., Manatee High School
Other Special Awards
Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Award
Malachi S., Riley D., Drake T., Miles R., Sebastian L., Kinley M., Preston S. and Matthew F.
Headwaters Science Institute Award
Caitlyn C.
Florida State Science and Engineering Fair Finalists
Kinley M., Dr. Mona Jain Middle School
Miles R., Dr. Mona Jain Middle School
Drake T., Braden River Middle School
Riley D., Braden River Middle School
Malachi S., King Middle School
Caitlyn C., Southeast High School
Erick E.V., Southeast High School
John G., Manatee High School
Shalalai E., Manatee High School
Amy L., Manatee High School
The 68th annual State Science and Engineering Fair is being held April 4-6, 2023, in Lakeland, Florida.