Middle School Winners
High School Winners
2nd Place
Honorable Mention
Middle School Finalists
“The Invasive Impact”
Annika Buchs, Ruby Schachtely & Amalia Lehn
Shorewood Intermediate School, Shorewood, WI
“The Globalization of Invasive Species”
Brooke-Lynn Byfield, Ivery Thaden-Koch & Owen Hoffelt
Central Middle School, Eden Prairie, MN
“Invasive Species: The Drivers of Biodiversity Loss”
Rachel Vegdahl & Lillian Ngo
Hidden Oaks Middle School, Prior Lake, MN
“How an Invasive Species Can Affect Agriculture and Food Security”
Lara Scott
Thuringia International School, Weimar, Thuringia, Germany
“Invasive Species: Lanternflies”
Gabriella Kurus, Sun Lee, Eva Pankova, Morgan Parham, Kassandra Payne & Sonia Serghe
Waldwick Middle School, Waldwick, NJ
High School Finalists
“How a-boat those invasive species?”
Josephine Litz
Hawaii Technology Academy, Waipahu, HI
“How to Combat Invasive Species”
Jordan Kim
Piedmont High School, Piedmont, CA
“Diversify Your Lawn”
Anna Tringale, Caitlin Priechenfried & Isabel Baker
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, Durham, NC
“Shipping Invasive Species”
Samantha Smith & Caitlin Boothby
Piedmont High School, Piedmont, CA
“Trap in a Crop”
Robert Donne Labrador, Janelle B. Cano, Heber V. Obusan, Stephanie Mae E. Caceres, Aleczandra Renee G. Dalleon & Princess L. Malapad
Vinzons Pilot High School, Vinzons, Camarines Norte, Bicol, Philippines
“Clean Boats Mean the Most”
Avery Parris & Rain Salcedo
Coppell High School, Coppell, TX
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