WELCOME THEM UP. IF YOU WOULD LINE UP, INCLUDING OUR MISSION PATCH WINNERS. [ APPLAUSE ] YOU MAY COME UP. AS I CALL YOUR NAME. PLEASE STAY IN FRONT FOR YOUR PHOTOGRAPH. FOR FOR THE EXPERIMENT, MUNG BEANS IN MICROGRAVITY, THE TEAM FROM RANDALL MIDDLE SCHOOL, PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS GRAYSON JONES, SIXTH GRADE.
SHRAVAN KARTHICK, 6th GRADE AND PLATON DROZDOV, 7th GRADE. CONGRATULATIONS. ALL OF YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] OUR MISSION PATCH WINNERS WE'LL GET THEM ALL UP, HONORABLE BOARD. MISSION PATCH MISSION PATCH COMPETITION, PLEASE CONNECT STUDENTS PLEASE CONNECT STUDENTS WITH THE ARTS IN S.T.E.M. IT INTEGRATES THE IT INTEGRATES THE ARTS IN S.T.E.M. THE WINNING PATCHES AS THE WINNING PATCHES AS DR. WHITE SAID WILL FLY WITH THE EXPERIMENT. THEY WILL COME BACK WITH A CERTIFICATE.
AND THEY HAVE ALREADY BEEN DISPLAYED AT THE FLORIDA STATE FAIR. SO I WOULD LIKE SO I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR WINNER FROM GRADE WINNER FROM GRADE K-5, OUR WINNER FROM GRADE K-5, OUR SSEP MISSION 19 WINNER, FIFTH GRADE, SAMANTHA SAMANTHA YANEZ CUERVO. COME ON UP. [ APPLAUSE ] A SPECIAL SHOUT-OUT TO HER TEACHER, STACY SUMMERS, FOR HER SUPPORT. AND I AM PROUD TO TELL YOU THAT THE MUNG BEAN TEAM, THAT INCLUDES GRAYSON
INCLUDES GRAYSON JONES, SHRAVAN KARTHICK AND PLATON DROZDOV ARE THE SECOND MISSION PATCH WINNERS. THEY WILL NOT ONLY HAVE THEIR EXPERIMENT BUT THEIR MISSION PATCH FLY. SO CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN. HONORABLE BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT AYRES, I CAN ASSURE YOU SCIENCE AND THE FUTURE OF AND THE FUTURE OF SCIENCE AND OUR DISTRICT ARE IN GOOD HANDS AND WE ARE ALL GO FOR LAUNCH. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >>Jessica Vaughn: MISSION
ACCOMPLISHED, MEMBER COMBS. GREAT JOB. THANK YOU SO MUCH. NOW WE'LL NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO A 03, RECOGNITION OF ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND SECONDARY WINNERS OF THE 2025 HILLSBOROUGH REGIONAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS FAIR AND PARTICIPANTS OF FAIR AND PARTICIPANTS OF THE 2025 STATE SCIENCE 2025 STATE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR AND INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR. THE SUPERVISOR OF THE SUPERVISOR OF K-5 SCIENCE
AND NICOLE, SUPERVISOR OF K-8 SCIENCE, DR. CLAYTON, SUPERVISOR OF 9-12 SCIENCE AND DR. KATHERINE WHITE, SUPERVISOR OF K-12 S.T.E.M. WILL BE HIGHLIGHTING THIS RECOGNITION. >> THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, AGAIN, HONORABLE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, BOARD CHAIR VAUGHN, SUPERVISOR AYRES AND DISTRICT STAFF. THE K-12 SCIENCE SUPERVISORS AND I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF HIGHLIGHTING THE BEST OF FAIR WINNERS, STATE OF FLORIDA, SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR TEAM AND OUR INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR
REPRESENTATIVES. 45th REGIONAL STEM FAIR FEBRUARY 11 AND 12 AT THE TAMPA CONVENTION CENTER. OVER 1400 STUDENT PROJECTS WERE SHOWCASED DURING THE K-12 EVENT WITH HUNDREDS OF PROJECTS BEING RECOGNIZED AS CATEGORICAL AND SPECIAL AWARD WINNERS. WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT AYRES, COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO PROVIDED SPECIAL AWARDS, HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEER JUDGES, VOLUNTEER JUDGES, THE TAMPA BAY ARTS & EDUCATION NETWORK AND SPONSORS INCLUDING BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB AND TECO FOR HELPING US MAKE THIS EVENT A SUCCESS. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO
TURN IT OVER TO OUR ELEMENTARY SUPERVISOR, SHAWNA TOE RADO. >> THANK YOU. OUR REGIONAL FAIR INCLUDED A VIRTUAL OPTION FOR OUR VIRTUAL OPTION FOR OUR K-5 STUDENT SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS, AND INVENTORS, ALLOWING OVER 6,000 STUDENTS TO TAKE PART IN THE COMPETITION. STUDENTS OF THE S.T.E.M. FAIR WERE SELECTED AS FINALISTS FROM THEIR SCHOOLS, RECOGNIZED DURING THE VIRTUAL BROADCAST AND RECEIVED A RECEIVED A LANYARD, PEN AND MANY AWARDS.
THEY REPRESENT OUR FUTURE SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS AND INVENTORS WITH CREATIVE AND INSPIRING IDEAS AND SOLUTIONS. EACH YEAR, WE RECOGNIZE BEST OF FAIR WINNERS. THE WINNING PROJECTS ARE SELECTED BY A COMMITTEE OF SCHOOL DISTRICT PERSONNEL, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND S.T.E.M. PROFESSIONALS. I PRESENT TO YOU OUR ELEMENTARY BEST OF FAIR BEST OF FAIR WINNERS. OUR GRADE 3 BEST OF OUR GRADE 3 BEST OF FAIR OUR GRADE 3 BEST OF FAIR WINNER, MARLOWE DOUGHERTY FROM ROLAND PARK K-8. [ APPLAUSE ]
MARLOWE'S PROJECT, SUN SMARTS FOR JDM TESTING OUR BEST DEFENSES, THROUGH THE USE OF UV BEADS, MARLOWE DISCOVERED THE TYPE OF SUN SHIRT THAT WOULD PROVIDE THE STRONGEST PROTECTION FOR KIDS LIKE HER WITH FOR KIDS LIKE HER WITH JDM, A RARE RARE AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE WORSENED BY SUN EXPOSURE. MARLOWE IS JOINED MARLOWE IS JOINED BY HER PRINCIPAL CARA VON PRINCIPAL CARA VON ANCKEN. [ APPLAUSE ]
OUR FOURTH GRADE BEST OF FAIR, EVELYN HILL FROM PRIDE ELEMENTARY. [ APPLAUSE ] EVELYN'S PROJECT EVELYN'S PROJECT DEBRIVATOR IS AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE THAT CAN PICK UP DEBRIS AFTER A STORM. EVELYN IS JOINED BY HER EVELYN IS JOINED BY HER TEACHER, CRYSTAL CAM RENO. [ APPLAUSE ]
OUR GRADE 5 BEST OF FAIR JUSTIN GALLO-CASTILLO FROM LUTZ K-8. [ APPLAUSE ] HIS PROJECT LAND HIS PROJECT LAND HO! , JUSTIN COLLECTED DATA ON THE SHAPE OF A SAILBOAT SAIL TO DETERMINE WHICH DESIGN WOULD ALLOW THE BOAT TO GET TO ITS DESTINATION FASTEST. JUSTIN IS JOINED BY HIS PRINCIPAL, JOSHUA PHILLIPS. [ APPLAUSE ]
>>Jessica Vaughn: CONGRATULATIONS. [ APPLAUSE ] >> AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL SUPERVISOR, NICOLE AND OUR HIGH OUR HIGH SCHOOL SCHOOL SUPERVISOR DR. CLAYTON NYLON. >> THE SECONDARY PORTION OF THE REGIONAL FAIR HOSTS STUDENTS AND PROJECTS IN 13 MAJOR CATEGORIES.
THE WINNING PROJECT IN EACH OF THE 13 CATEGORIES ARE SELECTED BY A COMMITTEE OF SCHOOL DISTRICT PERSONNEL, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND S.T.E.M. PROFESSIONALS. FROM THOSE 13 FIRST-PLACE WINNING PROJECTS, ONE BEST OF FAIR IS SELECTED FROM THE MIDDLE SCHOOL JUNIOR DIVISION AND ONE FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR DIVISION. EACH YEAR IT IS ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT TO SELECT THE STUDENT AND PROJECT THAT IS AWARDED BEST OF FAIR, WHICH MAKES THIS AWARD SUCH A HIGH HONOR TO RECEIVE. WE PRESENT TO YOU OUR SECONDARY BEST OF FAIR WINNERS.
FROM THE MIDDLE SCHOOL JUNIOR BEST OF FAIR STUDENT BEST OF FAIR STUDENT TANISHKA CHINTHAMANENI. [ APPLAUSE ] TANISHKA IS FROM WILLIAMS MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL AND IS ACCOMPANIED BY ASSISTANT BY ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS BROOKLYN AND BENSON AND BENSON MSEBELE. WE ARE HAPPY TO HAVE THEM WE ARE HAPPY TO HAVE THEM HERE. HER TEACHER COULD NOT BE HERE. THE PROJECT
THE PROJECT TITLE: THE PROJECT TITLE: CHEMISTRY: BLOOD BLOOD VERSUS BLEACH WON HER BEST OF FAIR IN THE JUNIOR CATEGORY. [ APPLAUSE ] >> FOR HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR BEST OF FAIR, WE HAVE DANIEL PARK FROM KING HIGH SCHOOL. [ APPLAUSE ] DANIEL'S PROJECT WHICH IS
TITLED: OPTIMIZING TITLED: OPTIMIZING PERCHLORATE BIOREMEDIATION ANALYZING THE ROLE OF ROLE OF FE-S COMPLEXES AND SULFATES IN SULFATES IN PCRABCD PROTEIN ACTIVITY THROUGH NOVEL DOCKING SIMULATIONS. DANIEL IS ACCOMPANIED BY HIS PRINCIPAL GREGORY PRINCIPAL GREGORY BASHAM. CONGRATULATIONS, DANIEL. [ APPLAUSE ]
>> THE STUDENTS CAN >> THE STUDENTS CAN STAY. IN ADDITION TO OUR REGIONAL AWARDS, 34 MIDDLE AND SECONDARY STUDENTS QUALIFIED TO COMPETE AT THE STATE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR IN LAKELAND. FROM MARCH 25th TO THE 27th. THREE OF THESE STUDENTS WILL MOVE ON TO REPRESENT HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY AT THE INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR IN COLUMBUS, OHIO, IN MAY, COMPETING AGAINST OVER 2,000 STUDENTS FROM EVERY STATE AND MORE THAN 70 COUNTRIES.
>> THE MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS AND PROJECTS THAT WERE SELECTED TO COMPETE AT THE STATE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR IN LAKELAND INCLUDE INCLUDE TANISHA CHINTHAMANENI. A GROUP PROJECT. WE HAD MAHI PATEL FROM LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL.
TANEESH. LUCA SANTAYANA AND LUCA SANTAYANA AND AVI TYAGI AND RUTHIE FRIDY FROM ROLAND K 8. [ APPLAUSE ]
>>Jessica Vaughn: CONGRATULATIONS. >> WE'LL CONTINUE WITH HIGH SCHOOL. THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT PROJECTS THAT WERE SELECTED TO COMPETE AT THE STATE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR IN LAKELAND INCLUDE RUDRA PATEL. KRISH TANEJA, KRISH TANEJA, DANIEL PARK, BODAKA, MAK AND
BODAKA, MAK AND GUPTA. SHIVIN ANAND. VIDYARTH. VIDYARTH. KOHANA AND NAVITA. SRIJAN, SRIJAN, SIDDHARTH, SRIJAN, SIDDHARTH, DAKSHESH.