2024 STHS Science Fair Category Winners

Feb 1st — on January 24th, 2024, Sci-Tech High School hosted its inaugural science fair, showcasing the critical thinking and scientific talents of scholar scientists across all grades. After months of passionate work by administrators, teachers, parents and students to overcome resource limitations and tight timelines, the collaborative event featured 16 categories and standout projects ranging from renewable energy solutions to forensic science.

Awards handed out at the Science Fair Award Ceremony

Impressing attendees of all ages, scholars tapped into their creativity and analytical abilities to produce compelling experiments and striking trifold poster board displays. The fair seems likely to become an inspiring new school tradition that encourages budding scientists for years to come.

An award ceremony was held on February 30th, 2024 to recognize the achievements. Category winners and special awardees from this pioneering event are listed below, marking an uplifting celebration of academic excellence and communal spirit at Sci-Tech High School.

Haannia Salazar (left) and Bryan Mejia-Sixto (Right), winners of the Environmental Engineering category

Maya Hussein, winner of the Engineering Technology category

Kenny Vazquez (left), Avdel Escalante (Middle) and Daisy Pacheco, winners of the Earth And Environmental Sciences category

Chase Yassine (Left) and Lariana Villadares (Right), winners of the Behavior And Social Sciences award

Below is the full list of category winners and special awardees from this pioneering first Sci-Tech High School Science Fair.

Category Winners

Animal Sciences

Worms vs Pesticides — Mariana Gonzalez Palomino

Behavior And Social Sciences

The Effect of Colors — Chase Yassine Lariana Valladares

Biochemistry

How to Clean a Crime Scene — Jeffrey Rodriguez Valdez

Biomedical and Health Sciences/Biomedical Engineering

Healthy vs Unhealthy — Kimberly Zamora, Yarixza Angeles Garcia, Melanie Guzman

Cellular And Molecular Biology

El Huevo Que Rebota — Reynaldo Galo, Genesis Cruz Guman

Chemistry

Bath Bomb Dissolve — Nyah Lewis, Marlyn Zamora

Earth And Environmental Sciences

Deadly Lake — Avdel Escalante, Kenny Vazquez, Daisy Pacheco

Embedded Systems

Circuits — America Lopez, Yaquellin Valadez, Luis Angel Cervantes

Energy: Sustainable Materials And Design

CPU Testing — Damian Harris, Yiovani Ramirez

Engineering Technology: Statistics And Dynamics

How to Build a Robotic Hand — Maya Hussein

Environmental Engineering

Wind Turbine — Haannia Salazar, Bryan Mejia Sixto

Materials Sciences

Failed Boba — Jordan Pedraza, Tristan Thomas

Microbiology

The Effectiveness of Brushing your Teeth After Lunch — Jordy Pantoja

Physics And Astronomy

The Egg Drop — Fletcher Slythoff

Plant Sciences

Coffee Fertilizer — Jenan Al-Sheikh

Systems Software

Player — Aiden Trejo, Ruben Garza

Mariana Gonzalez Palomino, winner of the Animal Sciences category

Special Awards

Teacher’s Choice

How to Clean A Crime Scene — Jeffrey Rodriguez Valdez

Scholar’s Choice

How to Clean A Crime Scene — Jeffrey Rodriguez Valdez

Runner Up

How to Build a Robotic Hand — Maya Hussein

Overall Winner, Fletcher Slythoff

Overall Winner

The Egg Drop — Fletcher Slythoff

The success of Sci-Tech High School’s inaugural science fair marks an inspiring achievement that taps into scholars’ talents and celebrates academic excellence.

Despite limitations, Wayside administrators, teachers, parents and scholars collaborated to produce an event that left attendees impressed with the critical thinking and creativity on display. As an uplifting new school tradition, the fair cultivated communal spirit and encouraged young scientists to pursue their academic passions.

With standout experiments and engaged scholars enriching the academic community, the Sci-Tech High School Science Fair seems destined to make the grade for years to come.

Written by: M. Jasso