2023 Diocesan Science and Engineering Fair Winners

Intermountain Catholic

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Young Scientist of the Year Award

Elliott Bucher, Our Lady of Lourdes

Specialty Awards

Best Use of Mathematics

Olivia Newton, St. John the Baptist

Best Oral Presentation

Hailey Lenhart, St. Marguerite

Most Unique Visual Display

Alex Freeman, J.E. Cosgriff

Best Working Model

Ria Kale, St. John the Baptist

Culture of Life Award

Erin Chan, Juan Diego CHS

Astronomy Recognition Award

Santana Nomar, Blessed Sacrament

Special Recognition Awards

Sixth Grade Honorable Mention

Andrew Farrell, St. Andrew

Overall Sixth Grade Award

Nomar Santana, Blessed Sacrament

Seventh Grade Honorable Mention

Vincent Hildebrand, J.E. Cosgriff

Overall Seventh Grade Award

Teagan Harris, St. John the Baptist

Eighth Grade Honorable Mention

Solomon Guilkey, J.E. Cosgriff

Overall Eighth Grade Award

Elliott Bucher, Our Lady of Lourdes

Category Honors

Overall Biology and Microbiology Award

Christopher Joklik, St. John the Baptist

Overall Plant Science Award

Elliott Bucher, Our Lady of Lourdes

Overall Engineering Award

Teagan Harris, St. John the Baptist

Overall Earth and Environmental Science Award

Ryan Belgique, J.E. Cosgriff

Overall Behavioral and Social Science Award

Vincent Hildebrand, J.E. Cosgriff

Overall Energy: Chemical and Physical Science Award

Becket Evans, St. John the Baptist

Overall Physics, Astronomy and Math Award

Olivia Newton, St. John the Baptist

Overall Chemistry and Biochemistry Award

Violette–Reine Evans, St. John the Baptist

Overall Medicine, Health Sciences Biomedical Engineering Award

Solomon Guilkey, J.E. Cosgriff

Third–First Place Winners

Behavioral and Social Science: 6th grade – 3rd Place: Breille Mese, St. John the Baptist; 2nd Place: Avery Coan, St. Andrew; 1st Place: Elaine Bogus, St. John the Baptist; 7th grade – 3rd Place: Katelyn Scehet, St. Joseph; 2nd Place: Caroline Stringham, J.E. Cosgriff; 1st Place: Vincent Hildebrand, J. E. Cosgriff; 8th Grade – 3rd Place: Caroline Woodbury, St. Vincent de Paul: 2nd Place: Gianna Gustafson, St. Vincent de Paul; 1st Place, Mary Ault, St. Vincent de Paul

Biology and Microbiology: 6th Grade – 2nd Place: Abby Hankins, St. John the Baptist; 1st Place: Andrew Farrell, Blessed Sacrament; 7th Grade – 1st Place: Christopher Joklik, St. John the Baptist; 8th Grade – 2nd Place: Colin Farr, St. John the Baptist; 1st Place: Britain Bennett, St. John the Baptist        

Chemistry Biochemistry: 6th Grade – 3rd Place: Vega Atkins, Kearns-St. Ann; 2nd Place: Danna Avilla, St. Marguerite; 1st Place: Jack Tracy, St. John the Baptist; 7th Grade: 3rd Place: Vicky Ramirez Ortega, St. Francis Xavier; 2nd Place: Emme Breen, St. John the Baptist; 1st Place: Riley Brown,  St. John the Baptist; 8th Grade – 3rd Place: Niyol Thorpe, St. John the Baptist; 2nd Place: Connor Hoisington, St. John the Baptist; 1st Place: Violette-Reine Evans, St. John the Baptist    

Earth and Environmental Science: 6th Grade – 1st Place: Samantha Mondragon, St. Andrew; 7th Grade – 3rd Place: Chloe Stechschultz, St. John the Baptist; 2nd Place: Katie Ross, J.E. Cosgriff; 1st Place: Rylan Belgique, J.E. Cosgriff; 8th Grade – 1st Place: Boston Parker, St. Andrew

Energy: Chemical and Physical: 7th Grade – 3rd Place: Rebecca Siwale, St. John the Baptist; 2nd Place: Sophie Monson,  St. John the Baptist; 1st Place: Serese Wood,  St. John the Baptist; 8th Grade – 2nd Place: Dalton Schuyler, St. John the Baptist; 1st Place: Becket Evans, St. John the Baptist

Engineering: 6th Grade – 3rd Place: Eliza Young, St. John the Baptist; 2nd Place: Cyrano Martin, Blessed Sacrament; 1st Place: Aeden Peters, St. Andrew; 7th Grade – 3rd Place: Ria Dogra, St. John the Baptist; 2nd Place: Jaiden Rodriguez,  St. John the Baptist; 1st Place: Teagan Harris,  St. John the Baptist; 8th Grade – 3rd Place: Maxwell Myers, St. John the Baptist; 2nd Place: Quinn Cousineau-Vasquez, St. Joseph Elementary; 1st Place: Ria Kale, St. John the Baptist

Medicine, Health Science, Biomedical Engineering: 6th grade – 1st Place: Sierra Stapley, St. Marguerite; 7th Grade – 3rd Place: Isla Blair, St. John the Baptist; 2nd Place: Mercellas Chandler, St. Marguerite; 1st Place: Catherine Eagar, Our Lady of Lourdes; 8th Grade - 3rd Place: Lola Busch, St. Vincent De Paul; 2nd Place: Sophie Matthews, St. Olaf; 1st Place: Solomon Guilkey, J.E. Cosgriff

Physics, Astronomy, Math: 6th grade – 3rd Place: Nicolas Svitak,  St. John the Baptist; 2nd Place: Olivia Ellis,  St. John the Baptist; 1st Place: Nomar Santana, Blessed Sacrament; 7th grade – 3rd Place: Gavin Wagner,  St. John the Baptist; 2nd Place: Addison England, St. Joseph Elementary; 1st Place: Aidan Hyland, St. Andrew; 8th Grade – 3rd Place: William Yavelak, St. John the Baptist; 2nd Place: Khoi Tran, St. John the Baptist; 1st Place: Olivia Newton, St. John the Baptist

Plant Science: 6th grade – 1st Place: Malcolm Brown, St. John the Baptist; 7th grade – 1st Place Samuel Smith, J.E. Cosgriff; 8th grade – 3rd Place: Ainsley Heady, St. Vincent de Paul; 2nd Place: Lexie Fisher, St. Vincent de Paul; 1st Place: Elliott Bucher, Our Lady of Lourdes

High School Winners

1st Place: Madilyne Beaudry, St. Joseph CHS

2nd Place: Mercedes Randhahn, St. Joseph CHS

3rd Place: Aidan Mulligan, Juan Diego CHS