Winners Of Solano County Science, Engineering Fair Announced

SOLANO COUNTY, CA — The 2019 Solano County Science and Engineering Fair was held Friday, March 29 in Fairfield. In hosting the annual event, the Solano County Office of Education aims to do its part in addressing a worker shortage in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).

"It was an excellent opportunity for our middle and high school students to apply science and engineering skills to investigate problems, gather and evaluate evidence, and develop conclusions," said Solano County Superintendent of Schools Lisette Estrella-Henderson. "We are confident this event inspired students to consider a career in science, engineering or a related field."

First-place winners are now eligible to enter the California State Science and Engineering Fair to be held April 29-30 at the California Science Center in Los Angeles.

Winners of the 2019 Solano County Science and Engineering Fair are listed below by division and category:

Junior Division

Earth Science

First place: Brooklynn Filstrup, Green Valley Middle, Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District

Second place: Briana Cabusao, Solano Middle, Vallejo City Unified School District

Third place: Mara Reyes & Jessica Rodriguez, Hogan Middle, Vallejo City Unified School District

Life Science

First place: Maya Chakraverty, Benicia Middle, Benicia Unified School District

Second place: Bruce Bande & Kaycee Lagmay, Hogan Middle, Vallejo City Unified School District

Third place: Sarah Davis, Green Valley Middle, Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District

Physical Science

First place: Ryan Menefee, Caliber: ChangeMakers, Vallejo

Second place: Aaron Strong, Green Valley Middle, Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District

Third place: Nadia Kho, Green Valley Middle, Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District

Over-all Junior Division Winner: Ryan Menefee, Caliber: ChangeMakers Academy, Vallejo

Senior Division

Earth Science

First place: Mayah Gantt, Vanden High, Travis Unified School District

Second place: Arianna Bien & Jaqueline Ramirez, Vanden High, Travis Unified School District

Third place: Marcus Miller & Michael Maggiore, Vanden High, Travis Unified School District

Life Science

First place: Simran Kaur & Ronamae Villarosa, Vanden High, Travis Unified School District

Second place: Kayla Davis & Ashley Johnson, Vanden High, Travis Unified School District

Third place: Angela Kang, Vanden High, Travis Unified School District

Physical Science

First place: Adam Mitchell, St. Patrick-St. Vincent High, Vallejo

Second place: Jeff Porquez, Vanden High, Travis Unified School District

Third place: Dylan Hewett, Vanden High, Travis Unified School District

Over-all Senior Division Winner: Mayah Gantt, Vanden High, Travis Unified School District