Congratulations to our hardworking students from Hermosa, Mesa View, and San Juan College High for qualifying for the state competition! We are so proud of their achievements at the San Juan Regional Science and Engineering Fair, held on March 7-8, 2025.
See the full results below.
Recipient | Project Title |
|---|---|
Junior - 1st Place: Rosa Schwenk | Which pill bottle is the safest? |
Senior - 1st Place: June Loukinas | The Influence of Altered Gravity on Drosophila Larval Development |
Senior - 2nd Place: Amber Bizardie | Technological Advances to Make Spacecraft Out of Hydrophobic or Hydrophilic Material |
Special Awards | |
Air Force – Junior: Rosa Schwenk | The Influence of Altered Gravity on Drosophila Larval Development |
Air Force – Junior: Moira McManus | Spectroscopic Analysis of the Vitamin-C Content in Different Fruit Juices |
Air Force – Senior: Amber Bizardie | Technological Advances to Make Spacecraft Out of Hydrophobic or Hydrophilic Material |
Air Force – Senior: Cadince Woody | Effective Approaches to Detect then Remediate Crude-Oil Contaminated Soil from Areas of the Navajo Nation |
American Psychological Association: Jayden Narciso | Music Boosts Focus and Productivity |
Stockholm Junior Water Prize: Kaleb Jones | Using Charcoal for Water Filtration |
Assoc. for Women Geoscientists: Cadince Woody | Effective Approaches to Detect then Remediate Crude-Oil Contaminated Soil from Areas of the Navajo Nation |
Lemelson Foundation Early Inventor: Laci Bizardie | Electromagnetic Trains are the New Transportation |
US Metric: Amber Bizardie | Technological Advances to Make Spacecraft Out of Hydrophobic or Hydrophilic Material |
NASA Earth System Science: Octavia Redhouse | Global Warming Effects on Coral Reefs |
NOAA: Octavia Redhouse | Global Warming Effects on Coral Reefs |
RICOH Sustainable Development: Tayshaun Nakai | Up and down elevator |
Yale Science and Engineering: June Loukinas | The Influence of Altered Gravity on Drosophila Larval Development |
Climate Change – Elementary: Kaleb Jones | Using Charcoal for Water Filtration |
Climate Change – Junior: Ireland Raines | Will Water Quality Affect the Growth Rate of Lemma Minor? |
Climate Change – Senior: Octavia Redhouse | Global Warming Effects on Coral Reefs |
Regeneron Biomedical Science: Natyus Curley and Melaina Yazzie | Compounds in Thelesperma (Navajo Tea) |
ACS Chemistry – Senior: Carla Claunch | Spectroscopic Analysis of the Vitamin-C Content in Different Fruit Juices |
ACS Chemistry - Junior/Senior: Althea Marymae Racoma | Determining the Antimicrobial Properties of Bitter Gourd Extract using the Kirby Bauer Method |
Community Award: Beckett Wethington | Does the price of a golf ball affect how far it will travel? |
Community Award: Joseph Harris | Background Music and Distractions on Math |
Community Award: Kristen Narciso | Music Boosts Focus and Productivity |
Community Award: Angelina Martinez | Softball pickle |
Community Award: Sophia Chavez | Determining the Antimicrobial Properties of Bitter Gourd Extract using the Kirby Bauer Method |
Community Award: Moira McManus | Spectroscopic Analysis of the Vitamin-C Content in Different Fruit Juices |
Category Awards – Elementary | Project Title |
|---|---|
Biology - 1st Place: Liam Venturina | What's more healthy: A Sweet Potato or a Russet Potato |
Biology - 2nd Place: Luis Andrade | Can our eyes fool our taste buds? |
Biology - 3rd Place: Katelyn Smith | What causes apples to brown faster? |
Biology – HM: Holly Thomas | What colors can you see best in at night? |
Chemistry - 1st Place: Khloe Nunez | Carbonated Chaos |
Chemistry - 2nd Place: Aspen Bowman | Let's Get Cheesy: Which Cheese is Best for Cheesecake |
Chemistry - 3rd Place: Bryce Grey | Laundry Labs |
Material Science - 1st Place: Ireland Raines | Roots Vs. Erosion |
Material Science - 2nd Place: Connor Murphy | What material affects Wi-Fi signal most? |
Material Science - 3rd Place: Selena Selph | Which type of paper towel absorbs more water? |
Engineering - 1st Place: Hailey Antone | Liquid Layers |
Engineering - 2nd Place: Payton Wesley and Ivy Begay | Potato Battery |
Engineering - 3rd Place: Aubrey Theodore and Reagan Morales | Earthquake Alarm |
Physics - 1st Place: Beckett Wethington | Does the price of a golf ball affect how far it will travel? |
Physics - 2nd Place: Lanae Etcitty | Crystallography |
Physics - 3rd Place: Wyatt Curley | Space X Slime |
Physics – HM: Hailey Coleman | Constellations in Motion |
Category Awards - Junior | Project Title |
|---|---|
Biology - 1st Place: Moira McManus | Automatic vs. Regular Watering System |
Biology - 2nd Place: Rosa Schwenk | Which pill bottle is the safest? |
Biology - 3rd Place: Brady Beckner and Ashley Torraco | Will Water Quality Affect the Growth Rate of Lemma Minor? |
Biology – HM: Sophia Chavez | Colorful Foods |
Behavioral Science - 1st Place: Sophia Chavez | Perception of time by Age |
Behavioral Science - 2nd Place: Bennett Weber | Tri-Aqua Typing |
Behavioral Science - 3rd Place: Avalon Chandler | What makes a song sad? |
Behavioral Science – HM: Kristen Narciso | Nightmares and What Causes Them |
Engineering - 1st Place: Laci Bizardie | Electromagnetic Trains are the New Transportation |
Engineering - 2nd Place: Mia Altamirano | Automatic Escalator |
Engineering - 3rd Place: Tayshaun Nakai | Up and down elevator |
Engineering – HM: Naabaahe AfterBuffalo | Robotic Hand |
Physics - 1st Place: Angelina Martinez | Softball pickle |
Physics - 2nd Place: Scarlett Henderson | Converting Organic Matter to Electricity |
Physics - 3rd Place: Lily Schwenk | How Does Sound Affect Rocks? |
Physics – HM: Luke and Jack Stewart | Blast Pattern |
Category Awards - Senior | Project Title |
|---|---|
Biology - 1st Place: June Loukinas | The Influence of Altered Gravity on Drosophila Larval Development |
Biology - 2nd Place: Carla Claunch | Spectroscopic Analysis of the Vitamin-C Content in Different Fruit Juices |
Biology - 3rd Place: Althea Marymae Racoma | Determining the Antimicrobial Properties of Bitter Gourd Extract using the Kirby Bauer Method |
Biology – HM: Isabella Yazzie | Artificial vs. Natural Sugar: Which Maeks Yeast Dough Rise the Best? |
Behavioral and Social Science - 1st Place: Jayden Narciso | Music Boosts Focus and Productivity |
Behavioral and Social Science - 2nd Place: Allyanna Yazzie | Background Music and Distractions on Math |
Behavioral and Social Science - 3rd Place: Sierra Nakai | Gamers: Reality vs. Fantasy |
Engineering - 1st Place: Shundiin Antonio | Blade Design and Wind Speed |
Engineering - 2nd Place: Kenai Begay | Pneumatic Arm Resistance |
Biochemistry - 1st Place: Tehya Begay | Uncovering Hidden Sugars in Your Food |
Biochemistry - 2nd Place: Natyus Curley and Melaina Yazzie | Compounds in Thelesperma (Navajo Tea) |
Biochemistry - 3rd Place: Lyala Sandoval | The Effect of Temperature on Chemiluminescence |
Materials Science - 1st: Amber Bizardie | Technological Advances to Make Spacecraft Out of Hydrophobic or Hydrophilic Material |
Materials Science - 2nd: Cadince Woody | Effective Approaches to Detect then Remediate Crude-Oil Contaminated Soil from Areas of the Navajo Nation |
Materials Science - 3rd: Kaleb Jones | Using Charcoal for Water Filtration |
Physics - 1st: Aspyn Kaskalla | Empirical Verification of the Electrochemical Nernst Equation for Two Metal Pairs |
Physics - 2nd: Suzette Johnson | The Effect of String Tension On Guitar Pitch |
Physics - 3rd: Acadia Riley | Pop goes the Kernal |
Physics – HM: Kaleil Benally | How Sunlight Affects Solar Panel Power Output |
Thermo Fisher Junior Innovator Challenger Qualifiers | Project Title |
|---|---|
TFJIC-1: Rosa Schwenk | Which pill bottle is the safest? |
TFJIC-2: Sophia Chavez | Perception of time by Age |
TFJIC-3: Laci Bizardie | Electromagnetic Trains are the New Transportation |
New Mexico State Qualifiers | Project Title |
|---|---|
NMSSEF – 1: Rosa Schwenk | Which pill bottle is the safest? |
NMSSEF – 2: Moira McManus | Automatic vs. Regular Watering System |
NMSSEF – 3: Bennett Weber | Tri-Aqua Typing |
NMSSEF – 4: Sophia Chavez | Perception of time by Age |
NMSSEF – 5: Mia Altamirano | Automatic Escalator |
NMSSEF – 6: Laci Bizardie | Electromagnetic Trains are the New Transportation |
NMSSEF – 7: Scarlett Henderson | Converting Organic Matter to Electricity |
NMSSEF – 8: Angelina Martinez | Softball Pickle |
NMSSEF – 9: Carla Claunch | Spectroscopic Analysis of the Vitamin-C Content in Different Fruit Juices |
NMSSEF – 10: June Loukinas | The Influence of Altered Gravity on Drosophila Larval Development |
NMSSEF – 11: Allyanna Yazzie | Background Music and Distractions on Math |
NMSSEF – 12: Jayden Narciso | Music Boosts Focus and Productivity |
NMSSEF – 13: Kenai Begay | Pneumatic Arm Resistance |
NMSSEF – 14: Shundiin Antonio | Blade Design and Wind Speed |
NMSSEF – 15: Melaina Yazzie | Compounds in Thelesperma (Navajo Tea) |
NMSSEF – 16: Natyus Curley | Compounds in Thelesperma (Navajo Tea) |
NMSSEF – 17: Tehya Begay | Uncovering Hidden Sugars in Your Food |
NMSSEF – 18: Cadince Woody | Effective Approaches to Detect then Remediate Crude-Oil Contaminated Soil from Areas of the Navajo Nation |
NMSSEF – 19: Amber Bizardie | Technological Advances to Make Spacecraft Out of Hydrophobic or Hydrophilic Material |
NMSSEF – 20: Suzette Johnson | The Effect of String Tension On Guitar Pitch |
NMSSEF – 21: Aspyn Kaskalla | Empirical Verification of the Electrochemical Nernst Equation for Two Metal Pairs |
Overall Winner/Runner Up | Project Title |
|---|---|
Overall Winner – Elementary: Beckett Wethington | Does the price of a golf ball affect how far it will travel? |
Overall Winner – Junior: Rosa Schwenk | Which pill bottle is the safest? |
Overall Winner – Senior: June Loukinas | The Influence of Altered Gravity on Drosophila Larval Development |
Overall Runner Up – Senior: Jayden Narciso | Music Boosts Focus and Productivity |
Looking ahead, the New Mexico State Science and Engineering Fair 2025 will take place on April 11-12, 2025, at New Mexico Tech in Socorro. Mark your calendars and cheer on our students as they compete at the state level.