2022 Diocesan Science Fair Winners

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Young Scientist of the Year Award

Chase Kramer, Our Lady of Lourdes

Specialty Awards

Best Use of Math

Rowan Hankins, J.E. Cosgriff

Best Oral Presentation

Scarlett Nunez, Our Lady of Lourdes

Most Unique Visual Display

Liberty Schafer, St. Francis Xavier

Best Working Model

Michael Rickerd, St. Joseph Elementary

Culture of Life Award

Stephen Burr, St. John the Baptist

Astronomy Recognition Award

Finnegan Horne, J.E. Cosgriff

Special Recognition Awards

Sixth Grade Honorable Mention

Jackson Kruse, St. John the Baptist

Overall Sixth Grade Award

Chase Kramer, Our Lady of Lourdes

Seventh Grade Honorable Mention

Seamus Arndt, St. John the Baptist

Overall Seventh Grade Award

Connor Hoisington, Blessed Sacrament

Eighth Grade Honorable Mention

Scarlett Nunez, Our Lady of Lourdes

Overall Eighth Grade Award

Rowan Hankins, J.E. Cosgriff

Category Honors

Overall Biology and Microbiology Award:

Xavier Couturier, Our Lady of Lourdes

Overall Plant Science Award:

Eduardo Peralta Uroza, St. Andrew

Overall Engineering Award:

Jackson Kruse, St. John the Baptist

Overall Earth and Environmental Science Award:

Chase Kramer, Our Lady of Lourdes

Overall Behavioral and Social Science Award:

Moa Fortune, St. John the Baptist

Overall Energy: Chemical and Physical Science Award:

Becket Evans, St. John the Baptist

Overall Physics, Astronomy, and Math Award:

Tessa Fowler, J.E. Cosgriff Memorial

Overall Chemistry and Biochemistry Award:

Connor Hoisington, Blessed Sacrament

Overall Medicine, Health Sciences, Biomedical Engineering Award:

Rowan Hankins, J.E. Cosgriff Memorial

Third - First Place Winners

Behavioral and Social Science: 6th grade - 2nd Place: Jameson Judd, St. John the Baptist; 1st Place: Moa Fortune, St. John the Baptist; 7th Grade - 3rd Place: Geraldine Robles, St. Francis Xavier; 2nd Place: Sienna Fuenmayor, St. Francis Xavier, 1st Place Mary Ault, St. Vincent de Paul; 8th grade - 3rd Place: Caitlyn Carlson, St. John the Baptist; 2nd Place: Isabella Werner, St. John the Baptist School; 1st Place: Owen Crossman, Blessed Sacrament

Biology and Microbiology: 6th Grade - 2nd Place: Rori Rendon, St. Francis Xavier; 1st Place: Christopher Joklik, St. John the Baptist; 7th Grade - 3rd Place: Adud Deng, St. Frances Xavier; 2nd Place: Abigail Hummel, St. Joseph’s Elementary; 1st Place: Xavier Couturier, Our Lady of Lourdes; 8th grade - 1st Place: Quincy Kegel, St. John the Baptist

Chemistry Biochemistry: 6th Grade - 1st Place: Myrah Patange, St. John the Baptist; 7th Grade - 3rd Place: Emma Carraba, St. Andrew; 2nd Place: Seamus Arndt, St. John the Baptist; 1st Place: Connor Hoisington, St. John the Baptist; 8th grade - 3rd Place: Rickey Brown, St. John the Baptist; 2nd Place: Sienna Vonderohe, St. Vincent de Paul; 1st Place: Ella Fortune, St. John the Baptist

Earth and Environmental Science: - 6th Grade - 2nd Place: Joseph Kaul, Our Lady of Lourdes; 1st Place: Chase Kramer, Our Lady of Lourdes; 7th Grade - 1st Place: Boston Parker, St. Andrew; 8th grade - 3rd Place:  Mea Miller, St. Joseph Elementary; 2nd Place: Mia Sibthorp, J.E. Cosgriff; 1st Place: Anna Smith, J.E. Cosgriff

Energy: Chemical and Physical: 7th grade - 3rd Place: Daenyn Phinney, St. Vincent de Paul; 2nd Place: RJ Raup, St. John the Baptist; 1st Place: Becket Evans, St. John the Baptist; 8th grade - 3rd Place: Trey Nicolodemos, St. John the Baptist; 2nd Place: Sarah Fiore, St. John the Baptist; 1st Place: Sophia Lentz, St. John the Baptist

Engineering: 6th Grade - 3rd Place: Stephen Burr, St. John the Baptist; 2nd Place: Thomas Bakker, St. Olaf; 1st Place: Jackson Kruse, St. John the Baptist; 7th Grade - 3rd Place: Sam Shivers & Weston Dayley, Kearns-St. Ann; 2nd Place: Solomon Guilkey, J.E. Cosgriff; 1st Place: Quinn Vasquiz, St. Joseph Elementary; 8th grade - 3rd Place: Jacob Tanner, St. John the Baptist; 2nd Place: Leona Smoll St. Joseph Elementary; 1st Place: Hadleigh Johnston, St. John the Baptist

Medicine, Health Science Biomedical Engineering: 6th Grade - 3rd Place: Skylar Edwards, St. John the Baptist; 2nd Place: Ava McFall, St. Olaf; 1st Place: Sofia Galindo-Ramirez, St. John the Baptist; 7th Grade - 1st Place: Destiny Tarrant and Christina Palsuk, Kearns-St. Ann; 8th grade - 3rd Place: Maddie Schragge, St. Vincent de Paul; 2nd Place: Scarlett Nunez, Our Lady of Lourdes; 1st Place: Rowan Hankins, J.E. Cosgriff

Physics, Astronomy, Math: 6th grade - 3rd Place: Riley Brown, St. John the Baptist; 2nd Place: Mayian Rout & Nyuol Deng, Kearns-St. Ann; 1st Place: Teagan Harris, St. John the Baptist; 7th Grade - 3rd Place: Finnegan Horne, J.E. Cosgriff Memorial; 2nd Place: Jordan Harris, St. John the Baptist; 1st Place: Tyler Lengerich, St. John the Baptist; 8th grade - 3rd Place: Noah Schuyler, St. John the Baptist; 2nd Place: Alexa Vonderohe,  St. Vincent de Paul; 1st Place: Tessa Fowler, J.E. Cosgriff Memorial

Plant Science: 6th grade - 3rd Place: Jessica Hilleboe, St. Marguerite; 2nd Place: Liberty Shafer, St. Francis Xavier; 1st Place: Flo Thomas, St. Olaf; 8th grade - 1st Place: Eduardo Peralta Uroza, St. Andrew

High School Winners

1st Place: Mercedes Randhahn, St. Joseph CHS

2nd Place: Bea Pascual, Juan Diego CHS

3rd Place: Thomas Varghese and Connor Cutshall, Juan Diego CHS