Several Students from Grants Cibola County Schools participated in this years State Science Fair April 14th and 15th. We are very excited to share their successes with you.
Pictured in the photo are, Back Row Left to right- Marli Prendergast, Kiera Halley, Alisha Vallejos, Brandi Bassett, Alexia Munson, Faith Valdez, Ethan Metzger, Frances Lee, Ryan Tortalita, Noah Lundstrom and Christian Nicdao.
Front row - Left to Right - Jasmine Flores-Reyes, Isabell Halley, Jayden Carwile, Emma Munson, Chloe Rychener, Lucas Rychener, Harry Lee III, Jenna Chavez,Juan Magana, & John Agda.
Here are the results for both the Jr. and Sr. divisions.
NMJAS State PAPER COMPETITION 2023 Jr. Division
Third Place $200 How Effective is Your Sunscreen?
Lucas Rychener, St. Teresa of Avila, 6 th Grade Grants NM
SPECIAL AWARDS NM Science & Engineering Fair
New Mexico Network for Women in Science & Engineering – Awards
Vivid Fire
Clum, Angelina – St Bonaventure School, Thoreau, Teacher - Mr. Yazzie
Row the Boat!
Halley, Isabella – LOS ALAMITOS MIDDLE School, Grants, Teacher -MS.
Habiger
New Mexicans for Science and Reason (NMSR) Award for an Outstanding
Junior Division Project $250.00
Oryctolagus cuniculus Urine Fertilizer
Harry Lee, III– Los Alamitos Middle School, Grants, Teacher -Ms. Habiger
New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources & the New
Mexico Geological Society - Excellence in Geosciences
Dissolving Rocks - Krygsheld, Diya $200.00 Rehoboth Christian, School,
Gallup, Teacher - Mrs. Ippel
Office of Naval Research (ONR) Award: Certificate & Medallion Award:
Certificate & Medallion
Row the Boat! Halley, Isabella – LOS ALAMITOS MIDDLE School, Grants -Ms.
Habiger
Oryctolagus cuniculus Urine Fertilizer Lee, III, Harry – LOS ALAMITOS MIDDLE
School, Grants – Ms. Habiger
American Psychological Association & Teachers of Psychology
Make a Wish, Certificate Prendergast, Marli - Los Alamitos Middle School,
Grants – Ms. Habiger
Junior Division CATEGORY AWARDS 2023
Animal & Plant Sciences
2 nd Place Oryctolagus cuniculus Urine Fertilizer
Lee, III, Harry – LOS ALAMITOS MIDDLE School, Grants – Ms. Habiger
Biology, Biomedical & Health
3 rd Place The Effectiveness of Sunscreen
Rychener, Lucas - St. Teresa of Avila Catholic School – Mrs.
Mirablal/Rychener
Computer & Mathematical Science
Honorable Mention Let There Be Light
Metzger, Ethan - LOS ALAMITOS MIDDLE School -
Parent
Energy & Transportation
3 rd Place Row the Boat!
Halley, Isabella - LOS ALAMITOS MIDDLE School – Ms. Habiger
Physics & Astronomy
3 rd Place Bending Light – Emma Munson Mount Taylor Elementary
School, Rori Montoya
THERMOFISHER AWARDS-Outstandingprojects
Students have the opportunity to apply and be selected for the ThermoFisher Jr.
Science Challenge Competition 2023. Harry Lee, III from 4 Corners Regional for
his project 2 nd Place in Plant & Animal Science Oryctolagus cuniculus
Urine Fertilizer. Congratulations to all of you who qualified and participated in
this year’s New Mexico State Science & Engineering Fair. Thanks to all the
teachers of your schools with their hard work and dedication helping to make
this a successful experience for all. We appreciate what you have done. Mr.
Hayes and Mr. Alexander
Sr. Division Special Award Winners New Mexico State Sci Fair 2023
NM Network of Women In Science Network_ The Effect of Chemical Pollutants on Water
Ecosystems Rychener, Chloe – Grants High
Coalition for Excellence in Science and Math Education (CESE) Award for an
Outstanding Senior Division Project
ASL Training Glove- Faith Valdez, – Grants High $250
Regeneron Science to Medicine
2023 Regeneron Biomedical Science Award
To an exceptional student scientist who not only demonstrates an
impressive command of biomedical science and research but also embodies
Regeneron’s core values and behaviors, known as The Regeneron Way.
Insects: Meat of the Future - Alexia Munson, - GRANTS HIGH
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
The extent to which the project is relevant to international development
programming and priorities.
Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of the Level of Arsenic in Zuni, New
Mexico Waters Using Using HACH Testing Procedures: Impact and
Solutions- Jonathan Bellson & Angel Etsate, – Twin Buttes High School, Zuni
U.S. Stockholm Jr Water Prize: Projects should be aimed at enhancing the
quality of life through improvement of water quality, water resource
management, or water and wastewater treatment.
The Effect of Chemical Pollutants on Water Ecosystems Chloe Rychener –
Grants High School
Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of the Level of Arsenic in Zuni, New
Mexico Waters Using Using HACH Testing Procedures: Impact & Solutions
Jonathan Bellson, & Angel Etsate – Twin Buttes High School
Yale Science and Engineering Association Most Outstanding Exhibit in
Computer Science, Engineering, Physics or Chemist The Bloody Clue-
Brandi Bassett – Grants High School
Rose Baca-Rivet Award: Gendered Stereotypes as Viewed by Different
Genders- Alisha Vallejos, Grants High School
Vanetta Perry Award: Exemplifies the love of scientific
exploration-Brandi Bassett – Grants High School
Category Placing Awards at 2023 NM State Science Fair Awards
Computer Science & Mathematics
1ST ASL Training Glove: Valdez, Faith - GRANTS HIGH
Environmental Sciences
2ND
The Effect of Chemical Pollutants on Water Ecosystems
Rychener, Chloe - GRANTS HIGH
HONORABLE
MENTION
Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of the Level of
Arsenic in Zuni, New Mexico Waters Using Using HACH
Testing Procedures: Impact and Solutions
Jonathan Bellson & Angel- TWIN BUTTES HIGH, Zuni
Physics & Astronomy
HONORABLE MENTION
The Bloody Clue
Brandi, Brandi - GRANTS HIGH
ISEF ALTERNATE from State The Effect of Chemical Pollutants on Water
Ecosystems Rychener, Chloe - GRANTS HIGH, Student will attend if student exhibitors
selected from Environmental Science are unable to attend.
Representing 4~Corners Regional Science & Engineering Fair and exhibiting her project,
Insects: Meat of the Future is Alexia Munson. She will be attending Regeneron
ISEF in Dallas, Texas along with Brandi Bassett as a Student Observer doing
science outreach with other students attending this year’s fair May 13-20, 2023.
Mr. Hayes and Mr. Alexander would like to thank Mr. Grosch, Mr. Pounds, Mr. Hawkins,
Mr. Cabiling, MR. Ora, Mrs. Maldonado, Mrs. Boquecosa for their expertise assisting
many students and helping to make this a successful year. We greatly appreciate all
their help working with the students at Grants High and Laguna Acoma Jr./Sr High.
Without their assistance in promoting science education, providing opportunities for
students do research, allowing them to gain practice into the processes of science and
engineering through STEM Activities we would not have been able to offer all of the
opportunity’s students have been able to participate in this year. So again, thanks for all
your effort in what you do to promote science. I would like to think that the best is yet to
come!!!! Shelby L. Alexander Mr. A