Congratulations to everyone that had competed this year. Your presentations were all very impressive. Most category winners took the top spot by just a point within the rubric.
We wish you all the best of luck and hope to see many of you next year!
This year’s winners are:
First Place
Zach Schwehr from Mills E. Godwin
Second Place
Samantha McKenny from Chesapeake Bay Governor’s School
Third Place
Katherine Thompson from Academies of Loudoun
Honorable Mentions
Layla Leo from Chesapeake Bay Governor’s School
Avani Kaur from Mills E. Godwin High School
Category Winners
| Category | Winner |
| Environmental Science | Layla Leo from Chesapeake Bay Governor’s School |
| Math and Computer Science | Zach Schwehr from Mills E. Godwin High School |
| Life Sciences and Behavioral Sciences | Katherine Thompson from Academies of Loudoun |
| Engineering & Technology | Malak Abdalla from Academies of Loudoun |
| Biomedical Sciences | Maryam Bilal from Osbourn Park High School |
| Physical Sciences | No competitors this year |
| Medicine and Health | Samantha McKenny from Chesapeake Bay Governor’s School |
| Chemistry | Avani Kaur from Mills E. Godwin High School |
Our speaker, Christopher Kukk, was from our own Longwood College’s Cormier Honors College. You can find his Longwood biography on our website. If you enjoyed his talk then you might want to check out his Ted Talk on making compassion a verb again. Chris also wants to remind you to “challenge your own thinking!”
You can find the a copy of this year’s program below:
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