Seventh- and eighth-graders from 31 schools and a home-school association participated in the annual Arlington diocesan science fair at Paul VI Catholic High School in Fairfax April 16.
Trophies were awarded to the top three schools: first place, Nativity School in Burke; second place, St. Patrick School in Fredericksburg; and third place, St. Bernadette School in Springfield.
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Below is a list of winners:
Behavioral and Social Sciences
First place: Meghan Dreany, Holy Cross Academy, Fredericksburg
Second place: Franceska Padilla Coo, Holy Spirit, Annandale
Third place: James Mirvish, St. Louis, Alexandria
Honorable Mention:
Lian Amond, St. Bernadette, Springfield
Maxwell Dailey, St. James, Falls Church
Allison Fentress, Holy Spirit, Annandale
Nathaniel Kintz, St. Francis of Assisi, Triangle
Julia Woolfrey, All Saints, Manassas
Biochemistry
First place: Khanh Le, Corpus Christi, Falls Church
Second place: William Boscia, Nativity, Burke
Third place: Emery Brown, Holy Cross Academy, Fredericksburg
Honorable Mention:
Paul Bergeron, St. Andrew the Apostle, Clifton
Sebastian Criado, Nativity, Burke
Olivia Lockland , St. Agnes, Arlington
Jacqueline Turner, St. James, Falls Church
Botany
First place: Matthew Gately, Blessed Sacrament, Alexandria
Second place: Isabella Koch, Sacred Heart Academy, Winchester
Third place: Norah Wiegand, St. Leo the Great, Fairfax
Honorable Mention:
Haroon Feda, St. Leo the Great, Fairfax
Jonathan Finnin, St. Ambrose, Annandale
Kayla Wolfe, Nativity, Burke
Chemistry
First place: Theresa Small, All Saints, Manassas
Second place: Alexandra Quaadman, St. Thomas More, Arlington
Third place: Eirian Crocker, All Saints, Manassas
Honorable Mention:
Maya Anderson, Blessed Sacrament, Alexandria
Amanda Farabow, Blessed Sacrament, Alexandria
Grace Gates, Corpus Christi, Falls Church
Thomas Leggett, St. James, Falls Church
James Owczarski, St. Luke, McLean
Zachary Sherman, St. Leo the Great, Fairfax
Abby Yelvington, All Saints, Manassas
Computer Science
First place: Katie Evans, St. Joseph, Herndon
Second place: Mary-Kate Murray, St. Leo the Great, Fairfax
Third place: Emma Prabaharan, St. Rita, Alexandria
Honorable Mention:
Matthew Musio, St. Mark, Vienna
Earth and Space Science
First place: Damon McCarthy, Holy Spirit, Annandale
Second place: Camila Gutierrez, St. Joseph, Herndon
Third place: Madeline Klunder, St. Bernadette, Springfield
Honorable Mention:
Olivia Sacci, St. Thomas More, Arlington
Engineering
First place: Rachel Pineda, Holy Spirit, Annandale
Second place: Owen Wetterhan, St. Mark, Vienna
Third place: William Connor Tammany, St. Patrick, Fredericksburg
Honorable Mention:
Kate Gonzales, Holy Family, Dale City
Benjamin Kowalsky, St. Leo the Great, Fairfax
Elizabeth Kwari, All Saints, Manassas
Amy Lewis, Nativity, Burke
Max McGarry, Our Lady of Good Counsel, Vienna
Mary Tucker, St. Bernadette, Springfield
Hayden Wertz, St. Patrick, Fredericksburg
Environmental Sciences
First place: Liam Downing, St. Mark, Vienna
Second place: Kathleen McNerney, Corpus Christi, Falls Church
Third place: Sydney Machion, St. Ann, Arlington
Honorable Mention:
Patrick Ashby, Holy Spirit, Annandale
Elizabeth Campbell, Sacred Heart Academy, Winchester
Angela Lenzini, St. Agnes, Arlington
Alec Price, Sacred Heart Academy, Winchester
Mathematics
First place: Wali Shaikh, Holy Spirit, Annandale
Second place: Zachary Evans, Holy Spirit, Annandale
Third place: Joseph Ivory, St. Patrick, Fredericksburg
Honorable Mention:
Amelia Kitlinski, St. Thomas More, Arlington
Medicine and Health
First place: Madeline Albaneze, Holy Spirit, Annandale
Second place: Andrea Recinos , St. Michael, Annandale
Third place: Jack Courtney, St. Joseph, Herndon
Honorable Mention:
Daniela Alvarez, St. Timothy, Chantilly
Jacob Andres, All Saints, Manassas
Natalia Ivanauskas, St. Ann, Arlington
Hunter Stanek, Nativity, Burke
Ian Vlahos, St. Ann, Arlington
Microbiology
First place: Kimberly Thibodeau, St. Timothy, Chantilly
Second place: Kaley Newlon, Nativity, Burke
Third place: Meghan Zebrowski, St. Bernadette, Springfield
Honorable Mention:
Audrey Khoriaty, St. Luke, McLean
Claire Lovejoy, St. Andrew the Apostle, Clifton
Anna Viscovich, St. Mark, Vienna
Physics
First place: Gabriel Short, All Saints, Manassas
Second place: Catherine Bare, St. Joseph, Herndon
Third place: Bridget Walker, St. William of York, Stafford
Honorable Mention:
Katie Bochonok, St. William of York, Stafford
David Ivory, St. Patrick, Fredericksburg
Katie Sugiyama, St. Timothy, Chantilly
Michael Wall, St. Luke, McLean
Noah Wiberg, St. Francis of Assisi, Triangle
Zoology
First place: Louis Cimmino, St. Ann, Arlington
Second place: Connor McLean, St. Francis of Assisi, Triangle
Third place: Marissa Estramonte, Corpus Christi, Falls Church
Honorable Mention:
Daniel Boboltz, St. Joseph, Herndon
Elizabeth Fleury, St. Ann, Arlington
School Awards
First place: Nativity, Burke
Second place: St. Patrick, Fredericksburg
Third place: St. Bernadette, Springfield
Top Score for the Fair
Meaghan Dreany, Holy Cross Academy, Fredericksburg
C & A Scientific in Manassas (Award)
Damon McCarthy, Holy Spirit, Annandale
Kimberly Thibodeau, St. Timothy, Chantilly
Dr. Chi Young (Award), Medicine & Health Category
Madeline Albaneze, Holy Spirit, Annandale
Society of American Military Engineers (Dr. Bill Kilpatrick)
First place: Connor McLean, St. Francis of Assisi, Triangle
Certificates of Excellence:
Jacob Reimann, Our Lady of Good Counsel, Vienna
Rachel Startzel, Holy Cross Academy, Fredericksburg
Mary Tucker, St. Bernadette, Springfield
Owen Wetterhan, St. Mark, Vienna
