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11th Annual Secondary Science Fair

January 14, 2025 University of North Florida Adam W. Herbert University Center 12000 Alumni Drive Jacksonville, FL 32224

Secondary Science Fair 2023-2024
Friday, Jan. 26, 2024

Winners!

  • GRAND PRIZE - Emmaline Spottswood - 11th grade - Paxon School for Advanced Studies/SPARK

  • 1st Runner up - Ananya Kunamnemi - 12th grade - Stanton College Preparatory/SPARK

  • 2nd Runner up - Ysabella Wijaya - 12th grade - Darnell Cookman/SPARK

12th Grade

  • 1st Place - Nicole Searl - Stanton College Preparatory

11th Grade

  • 1st Place - Eric Lan - Paxon School for Advanced Studies

  • 2nd Place - Sofia West - Samuel W. Wolfson School for Advanced Studies and Technologies

10th Grade

  • 1st Place - Natasha Searl - Duncan Fletcher High School

9th Grade

  • 1st Place - Brooke Bolton & Izabelle Augustine - Duncan Fletcher High School

8th Grade

  • 1st Place - Amanda Laughlin - Mandarin Middle

  • 2nd Place - Bridgette Beaver - Mandarin Middle

  • 3rd Place - Khloe Donner - Springfield Middle

7th Grade

  • 1st Place - Kylie Jaucian - Charger Academy

  • 2nd Place - Wynter Knowles - Kernan Middle

  • 3rd Place - Reese Datoli - Springfield

6th Grade

  • 1st Place - Rylan Velasco - Landmark Middle

  • 2nd Place - Cash Lee - Landmark Middle

  • 3rd Place - Lucas Salcedo - Landmark Middle

Honorable Mention

  • Campbell Blaha - Landmark Middle

  • Kennedy Booker & Angeline De Los Reyes - Dupont Middle

  • Anthony Odeh - Mandarin Middle

Lastly, thank you to our student ambassadors and their teachers: Arlington Middle - Ms. Dawkins, Charger Academy - Ms. O'Neal, DuPont - Ms. Getchel, Jean Ribault Middle - Ms. Humbert, Landmark - Ms. Kellam, and Samuel W. Wolfson School for Advanced Studies and Technologies - Ms. Parnes and Mr. Rollerson!  

If you have any questions about Science Fair, please email us at Email Secondary Science Fair.

Leslie White: Secondary Science Fair Facilitator 

Robbie Keuchler: Secondary Science Fair Co-Facilitator

Projects which require approval from DCPS and additional forms prior to beginning the experiment:

  1. Use of Humans (depending on the project, students need the approval of an MD, Nurse Practitioner or Registered Nurse, or a person with an MS in Sociology or Psychology)

  2. Use of Vertebrate Animals (need approval of a Veterinarian or Vet Assistant)

  3. Potentially Hazardous Biological Agents (must be done with a qualified scientist with limitations as to the type of agent allowed and the location of the experiments)

  4. Hazardous Chemicals, Activities, and Devices (depending on the project, students must work with a qualified scientist [chemicals above 1 M concentration or with specific risks based on the Safety Data Sheet information] or supervised by an adult [use of power tools or certain chemicals])

  5. Students can use the ISEF Wizard to determine whether their projects fall into one of these categories, or can contact the Secondary Science team at Email Secondary Science Fair.

Projects conducted at a research institution require form 1C, and projects continuing from a previous year require form 7.

Project Categories:

We are unable to alter the ISEF form which has 21 categories.

The following categories will not be used, and if students check these categories, we will reassign them:

  • Computational Biology & Bioinformatics

  • Embedded Systems

  • Systems software

  • Translational Medical Sciences

  • Engineering Mechanics

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