2025 Diocesan Science and Engineering Fair Winners

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Young Scientist of the Year Award: Lauren Hildebrand, J.E. Cosgriff

Special Recognition Awards

Overall Biology and Microbiology Award: Alexa Cuevas, St. Joseph Elementary

Overall Plant Science Award: Lauren Hildebrand, J.E. Cosgriff

Overall Engineering Award: Elisabeth Slobodnic, St. John the Baptist

Overall Earth and Environmental Science Award:  Mia Paulos, J.E. Cosgriff

Overall Behavioral and Social Science Award:  Monica Keegan, St. John the Baptist

Overall Energy: Chemical and Physical Science Award: Corinne Gray, J.E. Cosgriff

Overall Physics, Astronomy, and Math Award: Nomar Santana, Blessed Sacrament

Overall Chemistry and Biochemistry Award: Quinten Spatafore and Emily Koll, Our Lady of Lourdes

Overall Medicine, Health Sciences, Biomedical Engineering Award: Emma Wann, Our Lady of Lourdes

Specialty Awards

Best Use of Mathematics: Catherine Fuller, St. John the Baptist

Best Oral Presentation: Nomar Santana, Blessed Sacrament

Most Unique Visual Display: Arya Haworth, St. Andrew

Best Working Model: Lukas Johnstun, St. Joseph Elementary

Best Use of Technology/Computers: Maximus Widmaier, Juan Diego CHS

Culture of Life Award: Jayden Vidal, Juan Diego CHS

Astronomy Recognition Award: Samantha Mondragon, St. Andrew

Overall Sixth Grade Award: Elisabeth Slobodnic, St. John the Baptist

Honorable Mention: Sofia Flanery, St. John the Baptist

Overall Seventh Grade Award: Lauren Hildebrand, J.E. Cosgriff

Honorable Mention: Emma Wann, Our Lady of Lourdes

Overall Eighth Grade Award: Monica Keegan, St. John the Baptist

Honorable Mention: Alexa Cuevas, St. Joseph

Overall High School Award

1st Place: Jayden Vidal, Juan Diego

2nd Place: Kayla Portman, Juan Diego

3rd Place: Maximus Widmaier, Juan Diego

4th Place: Hadleigh Johnston, Juan Diego

Winners: First-Fourth Place

Behavioral and Social Science

6th grade – 1st Place: Sofia Flanery, St. John the Baptist; 2nd Place: Lia Vazquez, St. John the Baptist; 3rd Place: Ava Silvestre-Bourdeaux, St. John the Baptist; 4th place: Khloe Steffen, St. Francis Xavier

7th Grade – 1st Place: Calvin Simon, J.E. Cosgriff; 2nd Place: Bella Newton, St. John the Baptist; 3rd Place: Charles Bakker, St. Joseph; 4th Place: Dylan Turbides, St. John the Baptist

8th Grade – 1st Place: Monica Keegan, St. John the Baptist; 2nd Place: Joselyn Frankel, St. Vincent de Paul; 3rd Place: Violet Lundeen, St. John the Baptist; 4th Place: Olivia Ross, J.E. Cosgriff

Biology and Microbiology

6th Grade – 1st Place: Kennedy Judd, St. John the Baptist; 2nd Place: Caden Farr, St. John the Baptist; 3rd Place: Arya Haworth, St. Andrew

7th Grade – 1st Place: Cash Clason, Our Lady of Lourdes; 2nd Place: Fia Pitcher and Meilin Hatcher, Our Lady of Lourdes; 3rd Place: Tristan Wilson, Our Lady of Lourdes; 4th Place: Sophie Fisher, St. Vincent de Paul

8th Grade – 1st Place: Alexa Cuevas, St. Joseph; 2nd Place: Hazel Clegg, St. John the Baptist; 3rd Place: Ian Leming, St. Francis Xavier; 4th Place: Ansley Sewell, St. John the Baptist

Chemistry Biochemistry

6th Grade – 1st Place: Benjamin Velez, St. Francis Xavier; 2nd Place:  Samuel Farfan, Kearns-St. Ann; 3rd Place: Zoe Claudon, St. John the Baptist; 4th place: Natalia Trujillo, St. Francis Xavier

7th Grade – 1st Place: Ted Anderson, St. John the Baptist; 2nd Place: Madison Fairchild, St. John the Baptist; 3rd Place: Ryan Woodbury, St. Vincent de Paul; 4th Place: Hallie Henrie, St. Francis Xavier

8th Grade – 1st Place: Quinten Spatafore and Emily Koll, Our Lady of Lourdes;  2nd Place: Riley Ringhofer, St. John the Baptist; 3rd Place: Malialani Fanene, St. John the Baptist; 4th Place: Daniel White, St. Joseph

Earth and Environmental Science

6th Grade – 1st Place:  Maximus Padilla, St. Francis Xavier; 2nd Place: Shae Larson, St. John the Baptist; 3rd Place: Kai Shaw, St. John the Baptist; 4th place: Rory Healy, St. Francis Xavier

7th Grade – 1st Place: Mia Paulos, J.E. Cosgriff; 2nd Place: Dean Oppedisano, Blessed Sacrament; 3rd Place: Gaby Beall, St. John the Baptist; 4th Place: Charlotte Meyer, J.E. Cosgriff

8th grade – 1st Place: Peyton Volk, St. John the Baptist; 2nd Place: Samantha Mondragon, St. Andrew; 3rd Place: Collin Hansen, Our Lady of Lourdes; 4th Place:  Leo Larson, St. Vincent de Paul

Energy: Chemical and Physical

7th Grade – 1st Place: Corinne Gray, J.E. Cosgriff; 2nd Place: Katherine Fowler, J.E. Cosgriff; 3rd Place: Hannah Ross, J.E. Cosgriff

8th grade – 1st Place: Dashiell Dymek, St. John the Baptist

Engineering

6th Grade – 1st Place: Elisabeth Slobodnic, St. John the Baptist; 2nd Place: Aviran Rahman, St. John the Baptist; 3rd Place: Jonathan Rodriguez, St. John the Baptist; 4th place: Smera Nair, St. John the Baptist

7th Grade – 1st Place: Nathan Rivet, St. John the Baptist; 2nd Place: Lan-anh Tran, St. John the Baptist; 3rd Place: Andrew Bowers, St. Vincent de Paul; 4th Place: Michael Dzieciolowski, St. John the Baptist

8th grade – 1st Place: Cyrano Martin, Blessed Sacrament; 2nd Place: Ben Gordon, St. Vincent de Paul; 3rd Place: Dylan Mitchell, St. John the Baptist; 4th Place: Lukas Johnstun, St. Joseph

Medicine, Health Science,  Biomedical Engineering

6th Grade – 1st Place: Victoria Tervort, St. Francis Xavier; 2nd Place: Zoe Martinez Medina, St. John the Baptist

7th Grade  – 1st Place: Emma Wann, Our Lady of Lourdes; 2nd Place: Ruby Newlin, 3rd Place: Tyce Sanders, St. John the Baptist; 4th Place: Jerlyng Villanueva, St. Francis Xavier

8th grade – 1st Place: Trinidad Salgado, St. John the Baptist

Physics, Astronomy, Math

6th grade – 1st Place: Joseph Harris, St. John the Baptist; 2nd Place: Austin Lenhart, St. Marguerite; 3rd Place: Violet Jenkins, St. Marguerite

7th grade – 1st Place: Catherine Fuller, St. John the Baptist; 2nd Place: Owen Bennett, St. John the Baptist; 3rd Place: Pablo Zavala, St. Joseph; 4th Place: Chase Fairbanks, St. John the Baptist

8th grade – 1st Place  Nomar Santana, Blessed Sacrament; 2nd Place: Marianne Borsato, St. John the Baptist 3rd Place: Cassie Li, St. John the Baptist; 4th Place: Aida Zavala, St. Joseph

Plant Science

6th grade – 1st Place: Connor Vargo, St. Francis Xavier; 2nd Place: Anahi Flores Perez, St. Francis Xavier; 3rd Place: Noah Schorlemmer, St. John the Baptist; 4th Place: Maddy Velez, St. Francis Xavier

7th grade – 1st Place: Lauren Hildebrand, J.E. Cosgriff; 2nd Place: Matthias Maguire and Maggie Hanna, Our Lady of Lourdes; 3rd Place: Elena Delorey, St. John the Baptist; 4th Place: Samuel Shapiro, St. Vincent de Paul

8th grade – 1st Place: Katherine Marquardt, St. John the Baptist; 2nd Place: Ellie Mumford, St. John the Baptist; 3rd Place  Avery Coan, St. Andrew