Bishop Kenny students take home 11 awards from Northeast Florida Regional Science and Engineering Fair
26 Bishop Kenny participants of this year’s Regional Science and Engineering Fair held at Episcopal School of Jacksonville on February 7, 2022. NEFRSEF is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting and conducting an annual science and engineering fair to promote the lifelong skills of critical thinking, problem-solving, data analysis, and communication and public speaking.
BK students were awarded 11 Place Awards and 18 Special Awards.
Eleven students were selected to represent the region at the State Science Fair in Lakeland, FL. Two students were also selected to represent the region at the Genius Olympiad in New York. The student’s attention to detail and enthusiasm for scientific and engineering endeavors made the 2022 fair a remarkable STEM event.
Winners:
Behavioral and Social Sciences: 2nd place Kayly Le ‘24 and Camryn Carpenter ‘24
Computer Science: 3rd place Isabelle Young ’22 and 3 Special Awards
Chemistry:
2nd place Mary Clare Stinneford ‘24 and 2 Special Awards
Engineering:
2nd Place Antonio Valentino ’22 and 2 Special Awards
4th Place Gavin Salomone ‘24
2 Special Awards Tripp Russell ’25 and Oliver Wilkinson ‘23
In Environmental Science:
2nd Place Anna Bass ’24 and Emilia Hernandez ‘23 and 1 Special Award
3rd Place to Ava Carrillo ’22 and 1 Special Award
Microbiology:
2nd place Mia Sandhu ’25 and 1 Special Award
3rd place to Michael Kachergus ‘25
Physics and Astronomy:
2nd Place Melanie Staples ‘24 and 4 Special Awards
3rd Place to Jalila Nackashi ’24 and 2 Special Awards
Zoology:
Megan Cunningham ‘22 1 Special Award