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2024-2025 State and International Honors

State Honor

Alabama

Hayden Waterbury

Deforestation kills?

Bob Jones High School, Madison, Alabama

Arkansas

Jack Lowenthal & Seth Harrison

Palm Oil Production in Tropical Climates

Pulaski Academy, Little Rock, Arkansas

Arizona

Nadia Harris

Art and Environment: Purification Plant Solutions

Casteel High School, Queen Creek, Arizona

California

Samantha Cruz & Aila Spagnola

Feeding the Future: Uncommon Fertilizer Solutions for Malnutrition

Juan Cabrillo Middle School, Santa Clara, California

Colorado

Sam Engleby & Kendall Salazar

Child Wellbeing in Conflict Areas

St Mary’s Academy, Englewood, Colorado

Connecticut

Ruby Jimenez

A Filtered Future

Westhill High School, Stamford, Connecticut

District of Columbia

Andechs Barbour, Graham Franklin, and Charlie Gold

Teen Pregnancy and Marriage

Lowell School, Washington, District of Columbia

Florida

Mikayla Sabino

Sanitation

Keys Gate Charter School, Homestead, Florida

Georgia

Vincent Reiss

Rainforest Deforestation

Dunwoody High School, Dunwoody, Georgia

Hawaii

Saige Imig & Mabel Halfmann

Planting a Future: Healthy School Lunches Start Here

Hawaii Technology Academy, Waipahu, Hawaii

Iowa

June Fontenot

Saving the Forests Saving our Planet

Spirit Lake High School, Spirit Lake, Iowa

Idaho

Dany Westfall

Child Wellbeing: Lead in Textiles

Renaissance High School, Meridian, Idaho

Illinois

Cindy Wang

Bridging the Gap

Barrington High School, Barrington, Illinois

Indiana

Daniela Laguna

Saving the Giants

International School of Indiana, Indianapolis, Indiana

Kansas

Diya Thomas

Membrane Seperation Systems

Indian Hills Middle School, Prairie Village, Kansas

Kentucky

Nga Reh & Khu Reh

The Vital Role of Nutrition in Child Development

Warren Central High School, Bowling Green, Kentucky

Massachusetts

Lily Sardone & Samahra Salah

Biocultural Restoration Centers in Rainforest Ecosystems

Pingree, South Hamilton, Massachusetts

Maryland

Hiba Hami

Child Wellbeing – Education

International High School at Largo, Upper Marlboro, Maryland

Maine

Gaffney McDonough

Sewage Treatment in the USA

Morse, Bath, Maine

Michigan

Luke Demerre

Digital Detoxes [A Retreat from the Virtual World]

Berkley High School, Berkley, Michigan

Minnesota

Winona Nelson

Deforestation: Making Growth Boundaries

Central Middle School, Eden Prairie, Minnesota

Missouri

Saniyah Lawson

Our water sanitation

Parkway Northeast Middle, St. Louis, Missouri

Mississippi

Justin Ware

Mental Health Crisis Amongst Teens

Lafayette High School, Oxford, Mississippi

Montana

Riven Moore

A World of Mental Health Problems

Red Lodge High School, Red Lodge, Montana

North Carolina

Natalie Rodriguez, Samantha Broyles, and Emmi Leonard

Rainforest Deforestation

North Davidson High, Lexington, North Carolina

North Dakota

Vreelyn Nygaard

Reconstruction of Biodiversity

Minot North High School, Minot, North Dakota

Nebraska

Kate Efaw

Grazing the Rainforest: A Future We Can’t Afford

Marian High School, Omaha, Nebraska

New Hampshire

Lavanya Gupta, Averey Tuton, Mia Brown, and Jillian Lebrun

Deforestation In The Rainforest

Alvirne High School, Hudson, New Hampshire

New Jersey

Benjamin Lau

Bioremediation for Stopping Water Contamination

Bergen County Academies, Hackensack, New Jersey

New Mexico

Rory Primm

The World Needs Sanitation

Mandela International Magnet School, Santa Fe, New Mexico

New York

Juliette Peralta & Gabriela Salgado-Meija

How Kids Education Affects the Population

Copiague Middle School, Copiague, New York

Ohio

Benjamin Kurian

Wealth Taxation

Olentangy Liberty High School, Powell, Ohio

Oregon

Emily Rodriguez, Colton Hedlind, Jose Castro, Gracie Waine, and Olivia Staten

How our meat consumption impacts the rainforest

Junction City High School, Junction City, Oregon

Pennsylvania

Reshma Lalani

The Digital Divide: A Growing Global Challenge

Landisville Middle School, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

Abdullah Kouraj

Prevention of Deforestation

Lincoln Middle School, Lincoln, Rhode Island

Tennessee

Snow Mannes & Blythe Darden

Sanitation Access Rap

Harding Academy, Nashville, Tennessee

Texas

Nikhil Prabhu

Solar Powered UV Purification Systems: A Cleaner Future

Nelson Middle School, Frisco, Texas

Utah

Ashlyn Ranzenberger

Rainforest Biodiversity

Vista Heights Middle School, Saratoga Springs, Utah

Virginia

Gabriel Laney & Ruth Lee, Lillian Hunsberger, and Beth Tinson

Buffer Zones: Blocking Zoonotic Disease

Oscar Smith High School, Chesapeake, Virginia

Vermont

Isabella Hanover

Invasive Species Cleaning Water

Lake Region Union Highschool, Barton, Vermont

Washington

Derek Yan & Sanjana Munshi

Mining in the Amazon Rainforest

Eastside Preparatory School, Kirkland, Washington

Wisconsin

Ilija Ircink & Spencer Cothroll

Water Contamination

Shorewood Intermediate, Shorewood, Wisconsin

West Virginia

Khoi Phan

10, 8, 4, and 0

The Linsly School, Wheeling, West Virginia

Wyoming

Colton Schick, Luke DeMott, and Jacob DeMott

Vermicomposting in Waste Management and Sanitation

Cheyenne East High School, Cheyenne, Wyoming

International by Region Honor

Africa

Eclay Sifuna

Sustainable Solutions to Period Poverty in a Growing World

Namasanda School, Musikoma, Western Province, Kenya

Asia

Gabriel Alejandro Clores & Chrisian Nash G. Pinpin

Reviving Health and Waterways with DEWATS

Brightwoods School, Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines

Central America

Xaila Traumann & Dylan Traumann & Alex Guevara

Rainforest at Risk: How Beef Consumption Fuels Deforestation

Colegio Centro América, Managua, Nicaragua

Europe

Matas Kaikaris

We’ve Got 15 Years…

American International School of Vilnius, Vilnius, Lithuania

North America

Alissa Natalia Díaz Laija

Biodegradable Pods

Tecnológico de Monterrey, Chihuahua, Mexico

Oceania

Aamina Dars

Child Labour is a Vicious Cycle!

St Aloysuis College, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

South America

Rosa Verónica Preciado Cruz & Jeisson Jair Condolo Baca & Juan Diego Rivera Vásquez

Clean Water – Green Innovation for a Sustainable Future

I.E. Parraquial 20037 “Santísima Cruz”, Chulucanas, Peru

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