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.
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.
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
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
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