2026 Winners
HIGH SCHOOL AWARDS
FIRST PLACE
An Nguyen
Grade 11 • Fryeburg Academy
Mimicking Immune Priming: Stress Adaptation in Yeast.
SECOND PLACE
Lilly Breitenbach
Grade 9 • Kennett High School
Resting Hard or Hardly Resting? How Body Position Affects Heart Rate Recovery After Exercise.
THIRD PLACE
Emily Fields
Grade 10 • Kennett High School
Electric Electrolytes: Which Liquid Is the Most Powerful?
MIDDLE SCHOOL AWARDS
FIRST PLACE
Avery White
Grade 6 • Kennett Middle School
How Does the Temperature of Air and Water Affect Rainfall Near the Coast?
SECOND PLACE
Robbie Reardon
Grade 7 • Josiah Bartlett Elementary School
Can Two AIs Communicate Using a Series of Beeps?
THIRD PLACE
Lucy Glasgow
Grade 7 • Kennett Middle School
How Do Different Protein Levels Affect Peaks in Egg Whites?
EMERGING EARTH SCIENTIST AWARD
sponsored by the
Mount Washington Observatory
Addy Jaus & Clara Dunn
Grade 8 • Josiah Bartlett Elementary School
Acid Rain Experiment.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTINGUISHED SCIENTISTS
Olivia Fields
Grade 4 • Josiah Bartlett Elementary School
Bubbleology: Making the Best Frozen Bubble.
John Darak & Avery Erickson
Grade 5 • Josiah Bartlett Elementary School
Find That Camera.
Kaz Doucette
Grade 4 • Jackson Grammar School
Algae All Around: Where Does Algae Grow Better?
Irenna Doucette
Grade 4 • Jackson Grammar School
Sprouting Sunflowers: Comparing Seeds Planted in Sand vs. Soil.
Henny Patel
Grade 5 • Jackson Grammar School
Blooming 'Shrooms: Growing Mushrooms.
Hazel Dufilho
Grade 5 • Jackson Grammar School
Beastie Yeastie: Feeding Yeast Different Types of Sugar.
George Auth
Grade 5 • Jackson Grammar School
Gooey Goodness: Melting Pizza Cheese.
Ryan McCracken
Grade 5 • Conway Intermediate School
Finding Durable Pens.
Max McReel & Colton White
Grade 5 • Conway Intermediate School
Paper Airplanes.
Hannah Fecteau & Brooklynn Gaudette
Grade 5 • Conway Intermediate School
Potato Energy.
Thank You Donors
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Helene Perrier
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Anne and Mike Ambrogi Family Foundation

























