2026 Winners

HIGH SCHOOL AWARDS

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FIRST PLACE

An Nguyen

Grade 11 • Fryeburg Academy

Mimicking Immune Priming: Stress Adaptation in Yeast.

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SECOND PLACE

Lilly Breitenbach

Grade 9 • Kennett High School

Resting Hard or Hardly Resting? How Body Position Affects Heart Rate Recovery After Exercise.

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THIRD PLACE

Emily Fields

Grade 10 • Kennett High School

Electric Electrolytes: Which Liquid Is the Most Powerful?

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MIDDLE SCHOOL AWARDS

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FIRST PLACE

Avery White

Grade 6 • Kennett Middle School

How Does the Temperature of Air and Water Affect Rainfall Near the Coast?

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SECOND PLACE

Robbie Reardon

Grade 7 • Josiah Bartlett Elementary School

Can Two AIs Communicate Using a Series of Beeps?

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THIRD PLACE

Lucy Glasgow

Grade 7 • Kennett Middle School

How Do Different Protein Levels Affect Peaks in Egg Whites?

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EMERGING EARTH SCIENTIST AWARD

sponsored by the

Mount Washington Observatory

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Addy Jaus & Clara Dunn

Grade 8 • Josiah Bartlett Elementary School

Acid Rain Experiment.

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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.