Catholic school students win at state science fair

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Utah Catholic School claimed numerous awards at the 2018 University of Utah Science and Engineering Fair.

SALT LAKE CITY  — Numerous students from several Utah Catholic Schools took home awards from the 2018 University of Utah Science and Engineering Fair, held March 20-22 at Rice Eccles Stadium. They competed against students in grades 5-12 from the Salt Lake, Granite, Park City, Murray, Canyon and Tooele public school districts as well as charter and private schools.

Special Awards

Teo Kjolseth, St. Vincent de Paul — American Society of Civil Engineers, Junior Division, first place

Aidan Wigton, St. John the Baptist Middle — Bills Orthodontics, elementary division

Stella Sharp, Our Lady of Lourdes — Bills Orthodontics, secondary division

Julien Grijalva, St. Joseph Elementary – Mission Math, junior division

Jack Saber, J.E. Cosgriff Memorial – Salt Lake Public Utilities; Student Advisory Board Special Award, junior division; US Navy, junior division; Director’s Award, junior division and Broadcom Masters

Maggie Simms, J.E. Cosgriff Memorial – US Air Force, junior division and Broadcom Masters

Lanee Farr, J.E. Cosgriff Memorial – US Air Force, junior division and Broadcom Masters

Leya Joseph, J.E. Cosgriff Memorial – US Navy, junior division and Broadcom Masters

Colleen MacWilliams, J.E. Cosgriff Memorial – US Navy, junior division and Broadcom Masters

Kyllie Furukawa, Juan Diego CHS — US Navy, senior division

Olivia Cowan, J.E. Cosgriff Memorial — Utah Department of Transportation, junior division

Therese Grijalva, St. Joseph Elementary — Broadcom Masters

Katie Horne, J.E. Cosgriff Memorial — Broadcom Masters

Senior Division

Jose Galang, Juan Diego CHS – Chemistry, second place

Ayden Carbaugh, Juan Diego CHS – Chemistry, fourth place

Kyllie Furukawa, Juan Diego CHS – Engineering: Materials & Biomedical, third place

Cade Novara, Juan Diego CHS – Medicine & Health Sciences, fourth place

Junior Division

Maggie Simms, J.E. Cosgriff Memorial – Behavioral & Social Sciences, first place

Leya Joseph, J.E. Cosgriff Memorial – Behavioral & Social Sciences, second place

Sofia Patnode, J.E. Cosgriff Memorial – Behavioral & Social Sciences, third place

Charles Topoleski, Blessed Sacrament –Biology & Biochemistry, fourth place

Ian Conner, J.E. Cosgriff Memorial – Chemistry, fourth place

Katie Horne, J.E. Cosgriff Memorial – Earth & Environmental Sciences, second place

Kate Borgmeier, St. Vincent de Paul –Energy: Chemical & Physical, first place

Matthew Gough, St. Joseph Elementary – Energy: Chemical & Physical, third place

Jack Saber, J.E. Cosgriff Memorial – Engineering: Civil & Environmental, first place

Abigail Ross, St. John the Baptist Middle — Engineering: Civil & Environmental, third place

Julien Grijalva, St. Joseph Elementary — Engineering: Electrical & Computer Science, second place

Dorothy Czyryca, St. John the Baptist Middle — Engineering: Electrical & Computer Science, fourth place

Lanee Farr, J.E. Cosgriff Memorial – Engineering: Materials & Biomedical, first place

Mercedes Randhahn, St. Joseph Elementary — Medicine & Health Sciences, third place

Colleen MacWilliams, J.E. Cosgriff Memorial – Plant Sciences, first place

Emma Mejia, Blessed Sacrament — Plant Sciences, second place

Elementary Division

Aidan Wigton, St. John the Baptist Middle — Chemistry, fourth place

Jack Bulf, St. John the Baptist Middle — Chemistry, honorable mention

Jasmina Drake, St. John the Baptist Middle — Energy: Chemical & Physical, honorable mention

Phillip Jordan, St. Marguerite — Plant Sciences, honorable mention