The following project teams participated during our Fall 2023 session, and were recognized by their teachers and liaisons as those which displayed the best qualities of scientific investigation. This was a particularly competitive session, comprising more than 290 explorations conducted by more than 1,300 students. The ‘About this Project’ pane at the top of each project’s page explains more about why they were nominated.
On behalf of the PlantingScience community we applaud and congratulate the
students, teachers, mentors and liaisons who comprise these teams! You did amazing work!
BAD BEES!!!
Theme: The Wonder of Seeds
Level: High School (9-12)
School: Bangor Christian Schools
Teacher: Stacy Boyle
Liaison: Jennifer A. B. Hartley
Mentor: Ruby Hammond
David and Goliath
Theme: The Wonder of Seeds
Level: High School (9-12)
School: Bangor Christian Schools
Teacher: Stacy Boyle
Liaison: Jennifer A. B. Hartley
Mentor: Evelyn Elkington
Let me take a cellfie
Theme: The Power of Sunlight
Level: High School (9-12)
School: Charleroi Area Middle/High School
Teacher: Michele Piatt
Liaison: Gabriela H. Villani
Mentor: Nora Gavin-Smyth
Plants vs. AP Bio
Theme: The Power of Sunlight
Level: High School (9-12)
School: Charleroi Area Middle/High School
Teacher: Michele Piatt
Liaison/Mentor: Gabriela H. Villani
Welch Project 4
Theme: The Power of Sunlight
Level: High School (9-12)
School: Campus High School
Teacher: Bill Welch
Liaison: Melinda Findlater
Mentor: Elizabeth Scott
Sandbo Project 3
Theme: The Power of Sunlight
Level: High School (9-12)
School: Des Lacs Burlington High School
Teacher: Mary Leonora Eldredge Sandbo
Liaison/Mentor: Renate Wuersig
Kessler Project 10
Theme: The Wonder of Seeds
Level: High School (9-12)
School: Kavod Charter School
Teacher: Shawn Kessler
Liaison: Jennifer A. B. Hartley
Mentor: Jennifer Robison
Kessler Project 11
Theme: The Wonder of Seeds
Level: High School (9-12)
School: Kavod Charter School
Teacher: Shawn Kessler
Liaison/Mentor: Jennifer A. B. Hartley
Kessler Project 7
Theme: The Wonder of Seeds
Level: High School (9-12)
School: Kavod Charter School
Teacher: Shawn Kessler
Liaison: Jennifer A. B. Hartley
Mentor: Robert Louis Hirsch
Ellig Project 13
Theme: The Power of Sunlight
Level: High School (9-12)
School: Lynden High School
Teacher: Jacqueline Ellig
Liaison: Israel Borokini
Mentor: Gabriela H. Villani
The Search for Truth
Theme: The Power of Sunlight
Level: High School (9-12)
School: Mariemont High School
Teacher: Jennifer Sunderman
Liaison: Kajal Bose Ghoshroy
Mentor: Evelyn Elkington
ACE Hardware
Theme: The Power of Sunlight
Level: Middle School (6-8)
School: Mariemont High School
Teacher: Jennifer Sunderman
Liaison: Kajal Bose Ghoshroy
Mentor: MaKenzie Drowns
Photosynthetic Friends
Theme: The Power of Sunlight
Level: Middle School (6-8)
School: Mariemont High School
Teacher: Jennifer Sunderman
Liaison/Mentor: Kajal Bose Ghoshroy
Freeman Project 7
Theme: The Power of Sunlight
Level: Middle School (6-8)
School: Montcalm High School
Teacher: Ashleigh Freeman
Liaison: Imeña Valdes
Mentor: Antigone Burke
The Sneezeweeds
Theme: The Power of Sunlight
Level: High School (9-12)
School: McQueen High School
Teacher: Kate Ramin
Liaison: Abdulkabir Omeiza Abdulmalik
Mentor: Simon Gunner
Yuhase Project 6
Theme: The Power of Sunlight
Level: High School (9-12)
School: Morgantown High School
Teacher: Stacey Yuhase
Liaison: Devani Jolman
Mentor: Jordan Hay
Ellefson Project 5
Theme: The Power of Sunlight
Level: Middle School (6-8)
School: Osceola High School
Teacher: Theresa Ellefson
Liaison: Natalie Dietz
Mentor: Jennifer F Lind-Riehl
Blue Hawk Science Investigators
Theme: The Power of Sunlight
Level: Middle School (6-8)
School: Thompson Falls High School
Teacher: Doree Kathleen Thilmony
Liaison: Josh Felton
Mentor: Evelyn Elkington
Mullet Mafia
Theme: The Power of Sunlight
Level: High School (9-12)
School: Westlake High School
Teacher: Holly Thompson
Liaison: Janet K. Mansaray
Mentor: Destini Coleman
Saucy Scientists
Theme: The Power of Sunlight
Level: Middle School (6-8)
School: Thompson Falls High School
Teacher: Doree Kathleen Thilmony
Liaison: Josh Felton
Mentor: Israel Borokini
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