At the Connecticut Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), SHS had the highest participation ever with 17 projects from 24 students reaching the semi-finals. SHS had 6 students earn 2nd Honors (top 2% in the state) while 18 students earned 3rd Honors (top 3% in the state).
Six students reached the Finals at the CSEF with Ziad Hassan winning 2nd Place and $300 with the Barnes Aerospace Technology Award; Ziad also advances to the Connecticut Invention in April; Brooke Tillotson was a Medalist for the Petit Family Foundation Women in Science & Engineering Award; the team of Bruce Wilson, Kyle Englander and Michael Sattan won the Samantha Freeman Award for Excellence in Sports Science or Engineering along with $100; Akshita Jindal was selected to advance to the Connecticut Invention Convention in April with the possibility for her to advance to the Nationals in Washington.
The Science Fair Club also announces that semi-finalist Lizbeth Serrano won the STEM Poster Exhibition People’s Choice Award in a competition of 39 high schools at the Junior Science Humanities Symposium at the UConn Health Center.