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2025-2026 State and International Honors

 

 

State Honor

Alabama

Dahlia Ellison

Wetland Infrastructure

James Clemens High School, Madison, Alabama

Arizona

Myles Mioduski

The Economics of Wealth Inequality: What to Do Next?

Canyon Del Oro High School, Tucson, Arizona

California

Chloe Cihak & Daniela Lapido

The Amphibian Underground

Santa Clara High School, Santa Clara, California

Colorado

Megan Liao

Bridging Energy Gaps

Peak to Peak Charter School, Lafayette, Colorado

Connecticut

Carrie Lam

The Cost of a Full Classroom

Hopkins School, New Haven, Connecticut

Delaware

Jules Denney

Threats to Wetland Biodiversity

NCCL School, Newark, Delaware

District of Columbia

Isaac Coulouris

Wetland Decimation from Urbanization

Lowell School, Washington, District of Columbia

Florida

Kate Kramer & Annika Adamo

Learning to Save our Swamp: Education is the Future

Miami Palmetto Senior High School, Miami, Florida

Georgia

Noelle Seaford

Power to the Powerless: Solar Panels and Solar-Powered Backpacks

Whitewater High School, Fayetteville, Georgia

Hawaii

Emilina Golden

Protect the Wetlands

Hawaii Technology Academy, Waipahu, Hawaii

Idaho

Emma Davies

Wetlands: Providing Ecosystem Services for all

Renaissance High School, Meridian, Idaho

Illinois

Olivia Zheng

A Solution to the Solution of Car Emissions

Neuqua Valley High School, Naperville, Illinois

Indiana

Gloria Chi

Population Growth and Pollution in Our Wetlands

Jackson Creek Middle School, Bloomington, Indiana

Iowa

Evan Stecker

Wealth Inequality

Spirit Lake Public High School, Spirit Lake, Iowa

Kansas

Isabella Miller

Energy from Garbage: Fighting Climate Change

Shawnee Mission South High School, Overland Park, Kansas

Kentucky

Kalyn Fisher & Juliette Bruner

Repurposing Zombie Mines to Reduce Energy Poverty

Mary Queen of the Holy Rosary Catholic School, Lexington, Kentucky

Maryland

Andrea Solis, Jessica Carino & Isatu Sidique

Black Out: Energy Poverty in Africa

International High School at Largo, Upper Marlboro, Maryland

Massachusetts

Julia Hendrie, Evie Cabot & Isla Cleveland

From Footsteps to Energy: Kinetic Energy Tiles

Pingree School, South Hamilton, Massachusetts

Michigan

Landon Lewis

Urbanization of Wetlands

Clarkston Junior High School, Clarkston, Michigan

Minnesota

Vance Bodey-Phillips

Energy Tiles

Rockford Middle School -Center for Environmental Studies, Rockford, Minnesota

Mississippi

Jemie Villegas, Luz Gabriel & Aiden Grant

Rooted Future

Canton High School, Canton, Mississippi

Missouri

Lucy O’Brien, Kaylin Hufty & Caroline Fowler

Buoyant Airborne Turbines: A New Solution for an Old Problem

Discovery Middle School, Liberty, Missouri

Montana

Kaylee Lewis

The Economic Stability Panda’s Bring

Foothills Community Christian School, Great Falls, Montana

Nebraska

McKenzie Lieurance

Fossil Fuels

Marian High School, Omaha, Nebraska

New Hampshire

Sam Poegel, Henry Hone & Hunter Farrell

Energy Poverty: The Path to a Brighter Future

Alvirne High School, Hudson, New Hampshire

New Jersey

Isabella Oh

Baby Bonds: Raising Fair Futures

Bergen County Academies, Hackensack, New Jersey

New Mexico

Alisha Wald

The Energy Crisis

Santa Fe High School, Santa Fe, New Mexico

New York

Harika Byraju & Everitt Li

Wetlands

Shaker High School, Latham, New York

 

North Carolina

Joselyn Sims

A Healthy Planet = A Healthy Tomorrow

Weaver Academy, Greensboro, North Carolina

North Dakota

Charlie Weyhrich & Addyson Dodd

Conserve Wetlands

Minot North High School, Minot, North Dakota

Ohio

Ella Chen & Becky Mandel

Constructed Wetlands

Hawken Middle School, Lyndhurst, Ohio

Pennsylvania

Siddharth Kiran

Powering 8 Billion: The Smart Energy Shift

South Fayette Middle School, McDonald, Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

Asher Chan

Our future: Agrivoltaics

Lincoln Public High School, Lincoln, Rhode Island

South Carolina

Ava Fiddner

Life’s Home

Mauldin High, Mauldin, South Carolina

Tennessee

Owen Yang

The Receipt of 8 Billion

Elizabethton High School, Elizabethton, Tennessee

Texas

Gisele Sanchez

From Core to Code

Hillcrest High School, Dallas, Texas

Utah

Lydia Wilsted

World of 8 billion Energy: Natural Resource Use

Vista Heights Middle School, Saratoga Springs, Utah

Virginia

Malcolm Begnoche, Joel Eagan, Anagha Bhat & Claire Tagg

Wealth Inequality Causes a Racket: Time to Fix the Tax Brackets

Trailside Middle School, Ashburn, Virginia

Washington

Serena Qin

Mitigating the Ecosystem Damages of Energy Production

The Overlake School, Redmond, Washington

Wisconsin

Evelyn Edwards, Emma Briand-Radin & Violet Peterson

Wealth Inequality

Shorewood Intermediate, Shorewood, Wisconsin

International by Region Honor

Africa

Andrea Ogunseye

The Oil to Solar Transition Program: Increasing Economic Growth in Nigeria

Greensprings School, Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria

Asia

Saadat Mehraliyeva

Built on Borrowed Land

Oxbridge Academy, Baku, Azerbaijan

Europe

Angèle Morel

Energy Poverty

Haileybury and Imperial Service College, Hertford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

North America

Ha Vy Le

Wetlands Aren’t Optional

Collège Miles Macdonell Collegiate, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Oceania

Aamina Dars

Balancing the Scales: Wealth Inequality in Pakistan

St Aloysius College, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

South America

Valeria Hurtado, Alexander Ccolque Nunton & Arely Stefania Reymundo Guimaray

Lima’s Kidney: A Call for Help

Saco Oliveros, Lima, Peru

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