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More than 40 advance from region science fair to state, national & international
Posted on 02/07/2023
RRSEF 2023 Grand Champions Senior Division - high school students and projects advancing to the state science and engineering fairRockdale's brightest young scientific minds and the research they conducted in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) fields were in the spotlight at the 2023 Rockdale Regional Science and Engineering Fair (RRSEF), held February 3, 2023, at Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology. There are 42 Grand Champion students advancing to the state level, Georgia Science and Engineering Fair. Five were chosen to advance to international competitions and more to national competitions. For more information, visit http://rsef.webs.com.

GRAND CHAMPION, SENIOR DIVISION (high school projects advancing to Georgia Science and Engineering Fair):
Gemma Gayle, Zoe Cannon, Victoria Brown, Parizehra Momin, Jessica Rhee & Camille Hall, Abigail Buchanan & Alexa Apiyo, Dylan Burkey, Hayaa Patel & Madisyn Dennis, Noah Buchanan, Emmanuel Allen, Ryan Rakestraw, Amani Roberson, Jose Funes, Kameron Bolton, Prakash Gupta, Kathryn Stoltz, Kayla Holland, Saidah Hoyte, Autumn Jeffries, Hezekiah Sylvestre, Delano Page, Gavin Reece, Tia Gould, Sydney Hammett, Dalena Nguyen, Rowan Rodgers, Olyad Fozi, Alismariet Salom Maceira, Joel Samuels, Roderick Sneed, Ian Morgan.

GRAND CHAMPION, JUNIOR DIVISION (middle school projects advancing to the Georgia Science and Engineering Fair):
Michael Moss & Toan Do, Mitchell Flater & Mason Reece, Neil Sethi, Zoleka Mlotshwa & Malia Rose, Zyla Herth.

Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair Award:
Abigail Buchanan, Alexa Apiyo, Camille Hall, Dylan Burkey, Jessica Rhee.

NCSSS Student Conference Award:
Jose Funes, Noah Buchanan, Ryan Rakestraw.

Regeneron Biomedical Sciences Award:
Abigail Buchanan, Alexa Apiyo.

National Geographic “That’s Geography” Award:
Camille Hall, Jessica Rhee.

Lemelson Early Inventor Award:

Mitchell Flater & Mason Reece.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge Award: 
Mason Reece, Mitchell Flater, Zyla Herth.


SPECIALTY AWARDS:


American Psychological Association: 
Aryanna Davis.

Association for Women Geoscientists: 
Hannah Coley.

Kennedy Award: 

Kathryn Stoltz.

Lab Safety Award: 
Andrea Walker, Gianna Mitchell, Mariyah Humphries, Precious Babajide, Pryce Randall, Sydney Hammett.

NASA Earth System Science Award: 
Prakash Gupta.

NOAA Award: 
Jassmine Lackey, Simon DePina.

Office of Naval Research Award:
Amani Roberson, Andre Kellogg, Emmanuel Allen, Jose Funes, Neil Sethi, Ryan Rakestraw.

Perseverance Award:

Jesus Lopez, Jassmine Lackey.

Ricoh Sustainable Development Award:
Kameron Bolton.

Society for In Vitro Biology Award:

Kayla Holland.

Sydney Turner STAR Award:

Amani Roberson.

Stockholm Junior Water Prize:
Elissa Jefferson, Jassmine Lackey,  Simon DePina.

US Agency for International Development Award:
Camille Hall, Jessica Rhee.

US Air Force Award:
Gemma Gayle,  Parizehra Momin, Victoria Brown, Zoe Cannon.

US Metric Association SI Metric Award:
Nuwoh Harris.

Yale Science & Engineering Association Award:

Kathryn Stoltz.

Jill Beach Award: 
Matthew Cook.

Mary Mansell Award: 
Shelley Seagraves.


FIRST PLACE, SENIOR DIVISION (high school):
Gemma Gayle, Zoe Cannon, Victoria Brown, Parizehra Momin, Jessica Rhee & Camille Hall, Abigail Buchanan & Alexa Apiyo, Dylan Burkey, Hayaa Patel & Madisyn Dennis, Noah Buchanan, Emmanuel Allen, Ryan Rakestraw, Amani Roberson, Jose Funes, Kameron Bolton, Prakash Gupta, Kathryn Stoltz, Kayla Holland, Saidah Hoyte, Autumn Jeffries, Hezekiah Sylvestre, Delano Page, Gavin Reece, Tia Gould, Sydney Hammett, Dalena Nguyen, Rowan Rodgers, Olyad Fozi, Alismariet Salom Maceira, Joel Samuels, Roderick Sneed, Ian Morgan, Mila Gutsulyak, A'llayniah Titre & Sienna Brooks, Elissa Jefferson.

SECOND PLACE, SENIOR DIVISION:
Nisa Washington, Katya Lans, Hannah Coley, Victor Olufowote, Jaylynn Taylor, Jassmine Lackey, Simon DePina, Aryanna Davis, Maleah Miller, Kyron Bolden, Madison Knight, Jaedrick Jennings, Andrew Tyler & Joshua Smith, Mariyah Humphries, Joel Lindo, Maya Odell, Daniela Ayala Bernardino, Precious Babajide, Madisyn Hill, Destiny Simeon & Zoe Baker, Aiyana Tran-Williams, Jamecia Small, Olivia DeFrancesco & Skylar Chandler, Shinnel Solomon, Jessica Alavez, Kelsey Andries, Jaycee Herth, Alicia Wright, Douglas Wilkerson, Kaley Kleinhans, Gianna Mitchell, Salvador Cervantes, Sierra Hairston, Trinity James & Alan Nguyen.

THIRD PLACE, SENIOR DIVISION:
Matthew McCoy, Jayden Edwards, Juan Moran, Jasmyne Porter, Cadyn Wells, Bianca Christie, Joshua Comeau, Emily Royal, Skye Chandler, Abigail Baker, Laila Thomas, Camila Moreno, Sydney Toney, Amaya Shepard, Nia Halley, Kayleigh Duren, Thaila McLymore, Zindzhi Evans, Keelia Brasfield, Alena Thomas, Sameeha Ali, Ethan Collinsworth, Lucas Rodgers, Andrea Walker, Jonah Baker, Kenya Howard, Kaymon Sledge, Bao Nguyen Le, Ethan Barlay, Daniel Menghisteab, Aeneas Moore & Xander Atkinson, Evan Johnston, Taylor Flagg, Eric Stephens,
Jesus Lopez.


FIRST PLACE, JUNIOR DIVISION (middle school):
Alexander Welch, Michael Moss & Toan Do, Mitchell Flater & Mason Reece, Neil Sethi, Nuwoh Harris, Zoleka Mlotshwa & Malia Rose, Zyla Herth.

SECOND PLACE, JUNIOR DIVISION:
Aidyn Woods, Andre Kellogg, Patrick Eli Randall, Rachel Moore, Saniya Green & Dana Gomez.

THIRD PLACE, JUNIOR DIVISION:

Alayah Houston, Michelle Aguilar, Aniylah Denham, Jeremiah Pollard, Jovens Champagne, Chase Tucker, Kevin Cortez, Makayla Varnado, Riley DeVoe.