2024 Kern County Regional Science Fair Results Announced

Approximately 540 4th through 12th grade students took part in Kern County’s 36th annual Regional Science Fair, which took place at the Mechanics Bank Convention Center today. There were over 486 projects in all. The annual event is the culmination of months of hard work for students who rose through their school and district ranks for a chance to showcase their science projects and compete at the county level.

First place finishers in middle school and first place finishers in high school are eligible to compete in the 74th annual California Science Fair to be held virtually on April 16.

Two projects from the high school division will represent Kern County in the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) to be held in Los Angeles, on May 12-17.  1,800 students worldwide earn the right to compete for nearly $5 million in awards and scholarships. This year’s Kern County representatives are Cade Nahama from Bakersfield High School and Ishmeet Singh from Stockdale High School.  

The following are the results in each category:

4th Grade Science Fair Results

Biochemistry/Molecular Biology  
First Place — Kaesaline Chao / Leo B. Hart Elementary
Second Place — Jaylah Cruz / Albany Park Elementary
Third Place — Jesselle Madrigal / Princeton Elementary

Chemistry       
First Place — Aaron Carr / Golden Hills Elementary Schools
Second Place — Viraj Sharma / Panama Elementary
Third Place — Kailana Burrows / Almondale Elementary School

Earth and Environmental Sciences              
First Place — Nathan Ramos-Leal / Owens Elementary
Second Place — Victoria Strosnider / Franklin Elementary
Third Place — Kassandra Diaz / Albany Park Elementary
Honorable Mention — Peyton Bailey / Golden Hills Elementary Schools

Environmental Engineering                
First Place — Avyaan Jain / Ronald Reagan Elementary School
Second Place — Crusoe Kirkpatrick / Centennial Elementary School
Third Place — Ines Jauregui   Laurelglen Elementary School
Honorable Mention — Eli Janssen / W.A. Kendrick

Materials Science    
First Place — Slater Shahan / Laurelglen Elementary School
Second Place — Sawyer Vercammen / W.A. Kendrick
Third Place — Frida Santiago / Berkshire Elementary School
Honorable Mention — Braxton Newland / American Elementary School

Physics and Astronomy        
First Place — Nikolas Kelesides / Buena Vista Elementary
Second Place — Annabelle Tingley / Laurelglen Elementary School
Third Place — Sebastian Ramirez / Nueva Vista Language Academy
Honorable Mention — Jayce Dyer / Stine Elementary

Product Science        
First Place — Arnulfo Rodriguez / Nueva Vista Language Academy
Second Place — William Elliott / Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher Elementary
Third Place — Giancarlos Mascarinas / Douglas Miller Elementary
Honorable Mention — Izaiah Lopez / Redwood Elementary

Zoology              
First Place — Katariina Morales / Heartland Charter School
Second Place — Madelyn Felkins / Heartland Charter School
Third Place — Gio Damas / Crescent Elementary
Honorable Mention — Morgan Lobre / Independence Elementary School

5th Grade Science Fair Results

Aerodynamics              
First Place — Alejandro Hernández / Saint Ann School
Second Place — Jonathan Cookson / Tompkins Elementary
Third Place — Emerson Armstrong / Saint John’s Lutheran School
Honorable Mention — Andrew Dubon / Louise Sandrini Elementary School

Applied Mechanics and Structures              
First Place — Sanay Mahajan / Ronald Reagan Elementary School
Second Place — Praganya Jeyaprassad / Discovery Elementary
Third Place —  Hailee Guerrero / Alicante Avenue Elementary School
Honorable Mention — Graham Giumarra / St. Francis Parish School

Chemistry       
First Place — Eisley Cabalka / Stockdale Elementary School
Second Place — Luke McInturf / Tompkins Elementary
Third Place — Sarina Garcia / Nueva Vista Language Academy
Honorable Mention — Gabriel Infante / Myrtle Avenue School

Earth and Environmental Sciences              
First Place — Adhrit Saha / Ronald Reagan Elementary School
Second Place — Leighton Powell / Owens Elementary
Third Place — Ava Parraz Rafaello / Palla Elementary School
Honorable Mention — Sloane Taylor / American Elementary School

Electronics and Electromagnetics               
First Place — Nehemiah Bo / Suburu Elementary
Second Place — Olive Cantelmi / St. Francis Parish School
Third Place — Noah Mears / Highgate Elementary School

Food Science                
First Place — Ethan Robles Vidrio / Owens Elementary
Second Place — Alekha Goldberg / Peak to Peak Mountain Charter
Third Place — Josh Tomono / Saint John’s Lutheran School
Honorable Mention — Naomi Hansen / Valley Oaks Charter School

Mammalian Biology
First Place — Tristan Tolentino / Owens Elementary
Second Place — Axel Batdorf / Kernville Elementary School
Third Place — Russell Hacker / Wallace Elementary School
Honorable Mention — Sophy Wyrick / Horizon Elementary

Materials Science    
First Place — Lennon Journey / St. Francis Parish School
Second Place — Aliyah Martinez / Del Vista Math Science Academy
Third Place — Nicola Altavas / Saint John’s Lutheran School

Physics and Astronomy        
First Place — Luke Kemp / Centennial Elementary School
Second Place — Nathaniel Dixon / Rio Bravo-Greeley
Third Place — David Wyatt Stanley / Centennial Elementary School
Honorable Mention — Esias Sims / Amy B. Seibert Elementary

Plant Biology
First Place — Isabella Watkins / Leo B. Hart Elementary
Second Place — Zoya Steklov / Endeavour Elementary School
Third Place — Ella Busby / Our Lady of Perpetual Help School
Honorable Mention — Benjamin (Jonah) Vaultz / Old River Elementary

Product Science        
First Place — Alexa Hernandez / Granite Pointe Elementary
Second Place — Sebastian Hernandez / John L. Prueitt
Third Place — Ariela Sanchez / Nueva Vista Language Academy
Honorable Mention — Jayla Aguirre / Downtown School

6-8 Grade Science Fair Results

Aerodynamics/Hydrodynamics     
First Place — David Valdovinos / McKee Middle School
Second Place — Luca Milliken / St. Francis Parish School
Third Place — Matthew Cornell / Panama Elementary
Honorable Mention — Sebastian Mos / St. Francis Parish School

Alternative Energy    
First Place — Stella Lota / Earl Warren Junior High
Second Place — Sari Legrama / Valley Oaks Charter School
Third Place — Luis Haro / Chipman Junior High School

Applied Mechanics and Structures              
First Place — Avin Benny / Rio Bravo-Greeley
Second Place — Anneliese Kimmel / Rio Bravo-Greeley
Third Place — Iris Zhao / Earl Warren Junior High
Honorable Mention — Camila Mendez / Heartland Charter School

Behavioral and Social Sciences    
First Place — Ellie Huynh / Owens Elementary
Second Place — Isacc Santoyo / Downtown School
Third Place — Zyanya Perez / Terrace Elementary
Honorable Mention — Miley Franco / Thomas Jefferson Middle School

Biochemistry/Molecular Biology  
First Place — Ronak Bose / Earl Warren Junior High
Second Place — Rupsa Daripa / Earl Warren Junior High
Third Place — Ryan Brar / Saint John’s Lutheran School

Chemistry       
First Place — Emmeline Blakie / Saint Ann School
Second Place — Bailey Murano / Downtown School
Third Place — Mason Chambers / American Elementary School
Honorable Mention — Madelyn Walker / Cesar E. Chavez Elementary

Earth and Environmental Sciences              
First Place — Carroll Hay / Rio Bravo-Greeley
Second Place — Bryan Moe / Stockdale Christian School
Third Place — Sidhaan Ranganath / Earl Warren Junior High
Honorable Mention — Emily Hein / Owens Elementary

Electronics and Electromagnetics               
First Place — Paul Blakie / Saint Ann School
Second Place — Dhruv Reddy / Saint John’s Lutheran School
Third Place — Aiden Alvarez / Palm Avenue Middle School
Honorable Mention — Cooper Werdel / St. Francis Parish School

Environmental Engineering                
First Place — Serena Thornburg / Jacobsen Middle School
Second Place — Amrita Singh / Saint John’s Lutheran School
Third Place — Cole Coughran / Almondale Elementary School

Food Science                
First Place — Archer Serxner / Saint John’s Lutheran School
Second Place — Sebastian Espitia / Palm Avenue Middle School
Third Place — Nicholas Dixon / Rio Bravo-Greeley
Honorable Mention — Arielle Chen / Ronald Reagan Elementary School

Mammalian Biology
First Place — Shalini Dandamundi / Saint John’s Lutheran School
Second Place — Akshaya Behara / Saint John’s Lutheran School
Third Place — Teagan Hathaway / Rio Bravo-Greeley

Materials Science    
First Place — Dyianne Remotigue / Our Lady of Perpetual Help School
Second Place — Ivan Cortes / Thomas Jefferson Middle School
Third Place —  Zayden Jimenez / Amy B. Seibert Elementary
Honorable Mention — Steven Serna / McKee Middle School

Physics and Astronomy I     
First Place — Kate Lin / Earl Warren Junior High
Second Place — Emily Flores / Stine Elementary
Third Place — Jasline Martinez / Palm Avenue Middle School

Physics and Astronomy II   
First Place — Yareli Vidales / Thomas Jefferson Middle School
Second Place — Ismerai Briseno / Ollivier Middle School
Third Place — Valeria Perez / Thomas Jefferson Middle School
Honorable Mention — Natalie Wiebe / Our Lady of Perpetual Help School

Plant Biology
First Place — Molly Cole / Wallace Middle School
Second Place — Brooklyn Hardy / Rio Bravo-Greeley
Third Place — Madison Behill / Discovery Elementary
Honorable Mention — Amelia Eao / Earl Warren Junior High

Product Science – Biological             
First Place — Esmeralda Frausto / McKee Middle School
Second Place — Hallie Rawson / Rio Bravo-Greeley
Third Place — Ava Delgado / Palm Avenue Middle School

Product Science – Physical                 
First Place — Gianna Porter / Old River Elementary
Second Place — Nathaniel Bertiz and Tristan Cruz / St. Francis Parish School
Third Place — Brooke Perri / St. Francis Parish School
Honorable Mention — Yuvraj Dhaliwal / Buena Vista Elementary

Zoology              
First Place — Stella Beard / Our Lady of Perpetual Help School
Second Place — Lucy Hampton and Natalie Martinez / Endeavour Elementary School
Third Place — Avery Morris / Lincoln Junior High

9-12 Grade Science Fair Results

Behavioral & Social Sciences           
First Place — Maanya Srivastava and Tanya Srivastava / Stockdale
Second Place — Illeanna Salinas, Reese Cunningham & Samantha Fonseca / Ridgeview
Third Place — Kevin Corral and Parjot Sodhi / Ridgeview

Cognitive Science    
First Place — Amanjot Gakhal, Markus De Guzman & Nicolas Serrano / Ridgeview
Second Place — Gurpreet Nijjar / Ridgeview
Third Place — Adelin Pineda / Ridgeview
Honorable Mention — Jayden Oliver / Del Oro

Biochemistry/Molecular Biology  
First Place — Gurleen Toor / Stockdale High School
Second Place — Alondra Vega Martinez, Gennesis Parra & Valerie Ojeda / Ridgeview
Third Place — Samriddhi Singh / Stockdale

Chemistry       
First Place — Tanvi Thallapalle / Stockdale High School
Second Place — Amenda Nguyen and Aylin Hernandez / Ridgeview
Third Place — Isabel Correa, Julianne Alba & Kaylie La / Stockdale
Honorable Mention — Perlla Ghumid / Stockdale High

Computational Analysis      
First Place — Ishmeet Singh / Stockdale
Second Place — Warren Woolf / Valley Oaks Charter School

Earth and Environmental Sciences             
First Place — Madelyn Evans / Ridgeview
Second Place — Edwin Campos and Miguel Estevez / Del Oro
Third Place — Leah Zizo / Ridgeview
Honorable Mention — Aaliyah Young, Berenice Manzo & Madison Wallace / Ridgeview

Electronics and Electromagnetics               
First Place — Cade Nahama / Bakersfield
Second Place — Anurag Banerjee / Stockdale
Third Place — Luis Lopez, Miguel Quiroz & Zacharious Marquez / Ridgeview

Environmental Engineering                
First Place — Alexis Doran and Madelyn Gayita / Ridgeview
Second Place — Aleesa Linares and Kimberly Velasco / Ridgeview

Mathematical Sciences       
First Place — Aarohi Patel / Stockdale
Second Place — Kathryn Ready / Highland
Third Place — Jimmy Dao / Ridgeview

Microbiology
First Place — Parveen Dhaliwal / Ridgeview
Second Place — Nathan Chavez and Jiya Sharma / Ridgeview
Third Place — Simar Singh / Stockdale

Physics and Astronomy        
First Place — Magi Portell / Ridgeview
Second Place — Jacob Ellis and Kristie Fone / Ridgeview
Third Place — Emily Landaverde and Sukirat Kaur / Ridgeview

Zoology              
First Place — Ekam Natt / Stockdale
Second Place — Karis Lee / Stockdale
Third Place — Avni Kalra / Stockdale
Honorable Mention — Alexandra Cruz Rivera / Del Oro

The Kern County Science Fair is administered by Kern County Superintendent of Schools with primary sponsorship provided by Aera Energy LLC. Additional sponsorship and support is offered by Chevron North America Exploration and Production, Lockheed Martin, California Resources Corporation, Kern County Science Foundation, American Chemical Society – Mojave Desert Section, Berry Petroleum Company, Grimmway Enterprises and American Petroleum Institute San Joaquin Chapter.