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Kentucky American Water Salutes the 2022 Science Fair Participants and Winners

Over 380 Fayette County public, private and home-school students in grades four through 12 participated in the 37th annual Kentucky American Water Science Fair coordinated by Fayette County Public Schools at Frederick Douglass High School in Lexington on Saturday, Feb. 12. The event included 347 projects judged by approximately 188 professionals.

A total of 124 student projects received awards with eight projects receiving special recognition from Kentucky American Water for demonstrating achievement in water science projects. (See winners list that accompanies this release.)

Judges evaluated the student projects according to the following categories: animal science, behavioral and social science, biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology, chemistry, computer science, earth and planetary science, engineering, energy and transportation, environmental science, medicine and health science, microbiology, physics and astronomy and plant science.

Kentucky American Water initiated the science fair for junior high school students in 1985 as part of the company’s centennial celebration. The next year, the company joined with Fayette County Public Schools in coordinating the event. The fair has been expanded twice: first in 1989 to include elementary school science projects, and again in 1991 to include high school projects.

Students who received awards at the district competition will advance to the Central Kentucky Regional Science and Engineering Fair to be held virtually on Feb. 25 and 26.  

 

37th Annual Kentucky American Water District Science Fair Award Winners for 2022  
Elementary Schools  
School First Name Last Name Grade Award Category  
Ashland Elementary Maren Hoffman 4th Grade  Overall Grade Level Champion    
Ashland Elementary Morgan Miller 4th Grade  Overall Grade Level Champion    
Ashland Elementary Colin McGowan 4th Grade  1st Place Behavioral and Social Sciences  
Ashland Elementary Carly Repass 4th Grade  2nd Place Chemistry  
Ashland Elementary Annie Jurgenson 5th Grade  2nd Place Animal Sciences  
             
Brenda Cowan Elementary Aria K. Reynolds 4th Grade  2nd Place Microbiology  
             
Cassidy Elementary Emmie VanMetre 4th Grade  1st Place Animal Sciences  
Cassidy Elementary Catherine Hubbard 4th Grade  2nd Place Behavioral and Social Sciences  
Cassidy Elementary Lucy Bell 4th Grade  1st Place Chemistry  
             
Central Kentucky Home School Adrian Pascucci 5th Grade  2nd Place Physics and Astronomy  
             
Christ the King School Sophia Gradek 5th Grade  1st Place Behavioral and Social Sciences  
Christ the King School Evie Peterson 5th Grade  1st Place Microbiology  
Christ the King School Carter Mack 5th Grade  2nd Place Microbiology  
             
Clays Mill Elementary Spencer Gibson 4th Grade  2nd Place Earth and Planetary Science  
Clays Mill Elementary Beck Bailey 4th Grade  1st Place Engineering  
Clays Mill Elementary Delilah Gooch 4th Grade  2nd Place Physics and Astronomy  
             
Garrett Morgan Elementary Avery Curry 4th Grade  1st Place Earth and Planetary Science  
Garrett Morgan Elementary Ansley Schill 5th Grade  1st Place Animal Sciences  
             
Maxwell Elementary Lidia Mongiardo 4th Grade  2nd Place Animal Sciences  
             
Meadowthorpe Elementary Claira Dominick 4th Grade  1st Place Microbiology  
Meadowthorpe Elementary Pinkie Lin 4th Grade  1st Place Physics and Astronomy  
Meadowthorpe Elementary Havi Sheth 5th Grade  Overall Grade Level Champion    
Meadowthorpe Elementary Audrey Odhiambo 5th Grade  1st Place Chemistry  
Meadowthorpe Elementary Nakul Agastya 5th Grade  2nd Place Plant Sciences  
             
Sandersville Elementary Daniel Whitley 4th Grade  2nd Place Plant Sciences  
Sandersville Elementary Jackson VanLeer 5th Grade  2nd Place Environmental Sciences  
             
SCAPA/Bluegrass Aaron George 5th Grade  1st Place Earth and Planetary Science  
SCAPA/Bluegrass Caitlyn Douglas 5th Grade  1st Place Environmental Sciences  
SCAPA/Bluegrass Annie Noble 5th Grade  1st Place Environmental Sciences  
SCAPA/Bluegrass Neya Sathya 5th Grade  1st Place Plant Sciences  
             
Stonewall Elementary Kelsi Agent 4th Grade  KAW Water Award Environmental Sciences  
Stonewall Elementary Nathan Reid 4th Grade  2nd Place Engineering  
Stonewall Elementary Avery Thompson 5th Grade  2nd Place Behavioral and Social Sciences  
Stonewall Elementary Audrey Baxter 5th Grade  2nd Place Behavioral and Social Sciences  
             
Veterans Park Elementary Kohki Kawashima 4th Grade  1st Place Plant Sciences  
             
Wellington Elementary Vihaan Vekaria 5th Grade  1st Place Physics and Astronomy  
             
Middle Schools  
Beaumont Middle School Louis DeSalvo 6th Grade  KAW Water Award    
Beaumont Middle School Oleksandr Havrylyuk 6th Grade  2nd Place Chemistry  
Beaumont Middle School Sanjana Chopra 6th Grade  1st Place Earth and Planetary Science  
Beaumont Middle School Ekansh Gupta 6th Grade  2nd Place Microbiology  
Beaumont Middle School Nathan Nanninga 6th Grade  1st Place Physics and Astronomy  
Beaumont Middle School William Pearcy 7th Grade  1st Place Cellular and Molecular Biology  
Beaumont Middle School Hajira Z. Syed 7th Grade  1st Place Microbiology  
Beaumont Middle School Emma Natof 8th Grade  KAW Water Award    
Beaumont Middle School Adora Doodnauth 8th Grade  1st Place Energy and Transportation   
Beaumont Middle School Jayden Jeong 8th Grade  2nd Place Engineering  
             
Central Kentucky Home School Curtis Saylor 6th Grade  2nd Place Medicine & Health Sciences  
Central Kentucky Home School Mackenzie Hattrick 7th Grade  KAW Water Award    
Central Kentucky Home School Tucker Riggs 7th Grade  1st Place Engineering  
Central Kentucky Home School Jeremiah Jury 7th Grade  2nd Place Physics and Astronomy  
Central Kentucky Home School Aubrey Higginbotham 8th Grade  1st Place Environmental Sciences  
Central Kentucky Home School Jane Ashley Saylor 8th Grade  1st Place Plant Sciences  
             
E. J. Hayes Middle School Presley Campbell 6th Grade  2nd Place Behavioral and Social Sciences  
E. J. Hayes Middle School Leighton Schilling 6th Grade  2nd Place Behavioral and Social Sciences  
E. J. Hayes Middle School Ella Dulaney 7th Grade  2nd Place Energy and Transportation   
E. J. Hayes Middle School Tejas Basneth 7th Grade  1st Place Environmental Sciences  
E. J. Hayes Middle School Jacob Hall 8th Grade  1st Place Chemistry  
E. J. Hayes Middle School Colin Wilhelm 8th Grade  2nd Place Energy and Transportation   
E. J. Hayes Middle School Sashank Jagannathan 8th Grade  1st Place Physics and Astronomy  
             
Lexington Christian Academy Kennedy Moughamiam 6th Grade  1st Place Behavioral and Social Sciences  
Lexington Christian Academy Aubrey Stumbo 6th Grade  1st Place Chemistry  
Lexington Christian Academy Hannah Spicer 6th Grade  2nd Place Plant Sciences  
Lexington Christian Academy Emma Kate Hall 7th Grade  2nd Place Microbiology  
Lexington Christian Academy Lilly Meyer 7th Grade  1st Place Physics and Astronomy  
Lexington Christian Academy Kate Jacobs 8th Grade  1st Place Animal Sciences  
Lexington Christian Academy Chloe Evans 8th Grade  2nd Place Chemistry  
Lexington Christian Academy Ben Schwartz 8th Grade  2nd Place Physics and Astronomy  
             
Lexington Universal Academy Omar Yacoub Agha 5th Grade  KAW Water Award    
Lexington Universal Academy Ameer Shalash 5th Grade  2nd Place Chemistry  
Lexington Universal Academy Albaraa Athini 6th Grade  1st Place Energy and Transportation   
Lexington Universal Academy Ismael Raissi 6th Grade  1st Place Medicine & Health Sciences  
Lexington Universal Academy Tarek Ahmad 7th Grade  2nd Place Behavioral and Social Sciences  
Lexington Universal Academy Mayar Alkherat 7th Grade  1st Place Energy and Transportation   
Lexington Universal Academy Sami Nasri 8th Grade  2nd Place Microbiology  
             
Morton Middle School Violet Maloney 6th Grade  Overall Grade Level Champion    
Morton Middle School Kate Hastings 6th Grade  1st Place Engineering  
Morton Middle School Ava Pelphrey 6th Grade  2nd Place Physics and Astronomy  
Morton Middle School Ghadeer Al Zubade 6th Grade  1st Place Plant Sciences  
Morton Middle School Katherine Haynes 7th Grade  1st Place Behavioral and Social Sciences  
Morton Middle School Kate DeHoag 7th Grade  2nd Place Chemistry  
Morton Middle School Liam Bailey 7th Grade  2nd Place Engineering  
Morton Middle School Stina Bauer 7th Grade  1st Place Medicine & Health Sciences  
Morton Middle School Lois Badgett 7th Grade  2nd Place Medicine & Health Sciences  
Morton Middle School Janeva Lakin 8th Grade  1st Place Behavioral and Social Sciences  
Morton Middle School Marielle Tudiunda 8th Grade  1st Place Behavioral and Social Sciences  
Morton Middle School Lars Myrup 8th Grade  1st Place Engineering  
Morton Middle School Liam Detjen 8th Grade  1st Place Microbiology  
             
SCAPA/Bluegrass Jacob Romesberg 6th Grade  1st Place Animal Sciences  
SCAPA/Bluegrass Timothy Li 6th Grade  2nd Place Engineering  
SCAPA/Bluegrass Haasini Beeram 7th Grade  Overall Grade Level Champion    
             
Tates Creek Middle School Sarah Craven 6th Grade  1st Place Microbiology  
Tates Creek Middle School Ainjini Patra 7th Grade  1st Place Chemistry  
             
The Lexington School Zachary Wieting 8th Grade  1st Place Cellular and Molecular Biology  
The Lexington School Madden Mehrizi 8th Grade  1st Place Medicine & Health Sciences  
             
Winburn Middle School Avneesh Kudrimoti 8th Grade  Overall Grade Level Champion    
             
High Schools  
Frederick Douglass High School Jamari E. Taylor High School 2nd Place Plant Sciences  
             
Lexington Catholic High School Josh Drummond High School 1st Place Chemistry  
Lexington Catholic High School Joy Bidros High School 2nd Place Microbiology  
Lexington Catholic High School Jaycie Mair High School 2nd Place Physics and Astronomy  
             
Paul L. Dunbar High School Varun Hariprasad High School Overall Grade Level Champion    
Paul L. Dunbar High School Mae Mobley High School KAW Water Award    
Paul L. Dunbar High School Karen Matsui High School KAW Water Award    
Paul L. Dunbar High School Max Ederington High School KAW Water Award    
Paul L. Dunbar High School Irving Morris High School 1st Place Animal Sciences  
Paul L. Dunbar High School Faisal Syed High School 2nd Place Animal Sciences  
Paul L. Dunbar High School Ana Despa High School 1st Place Behavioral and Social Sciences  
Paul L. Dunbar High School Daksha Pillai High School 2nd Place Behavioral and Social Sciences  
Paul L. Dunbar High School Lynn Ye High School 1st Place Biochemistry (HS)  
Paul L. Dunbar High School Caroline Devine High School 1st Place Cellular and Molecular Biology  
Paul L. Dunbar High School Saadhavi Maskey High School 2nd Place Cellular and Molecular Biology  
Paul L. Dunbar High School Elizabeth Elliott High School 2nd Place Chemistry  
Paul L. Dunbar High School William He High School 1st Place Computer Science  
Paul L. Dunbar High School Jack Smoroske High School 2nd Place Computer Science  
Paul L. Dunbar High School Edward Donson High School 1st Place Earth and Planetary Science  
Paul L. Dunbar High School John Sader High School 2nd Place Earth and Planetary Science  
Paul L. Dunbar High School Emily Hu High School 1st Place Energy and Transportation   
Paul L. Dunbar High School Nedjma Kalliney High School 2nd Place Energy and Transportation   
Paul L. Dunbar High School Parker Nurick High School 1st Place Engineering  
Paul L. Dunbar High School Yoshinobu Tabita High School 2nd Place Engineering  
Paul L. Dunbar High School Halie Boyer High School 1st Place Environmental Sciences  
Paul L. Dunbar High School Sarah Ming High School 1st Place Medicine & Health Sciences  
Paul L. Dunbar High School Alexandra Seesee High School 2nd Place Medicine & Health Sciences  
Paul L. Dunbar High School Albert Tang High School 1st Place Microbiology  
Paul L. Dunbar High School Teerth Patel High School 1st Place Physics and Astronomy  
Paul L. Dunbar High School Skyler Trowel High School 1st Place Plant Sciences  
             
STEAM Academy Anthony Campbell High School 2nd Place Environmental Sciences  

Kentucky American Water, a subsidiary of American Water (NYSE: AWK), is the largest investor-owned water utility in the state, providing high-quality and reliable water and/or wastewater services to approximately half a million people. For more information, visit www.kentuckyamwater.com and follow Kentucky American Water on Twitter and Facebook.

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