The top three awards are a $75, $50, and $25 prize in addition to the science kit and science book awarded to the honorable merit and honorable mention recipients. The top three award winners are listed below in no particular order. Their prizes will be announced at the Society of Women Engineers Rocky Mountain Section award banquet to be held on April 28, 2019. The following students will receive a personal invitation to the event:
Chloe Grant of Parker, CO for her essay on Christine Darden. Chloe attends 6th grade at Parker Core Knowledge Charter School and was sponsored by teacher Mrs. Heather Puckett.
Henry Bae of Parker, CO for his essay on Hertha Aryton. Henry attends 6th grade at Parker Core Knowledge Charter School and was sponsored by teacher Mrs. Heather Puckett.
Mireyli Langston of Littleton, CO for her essay on Grace Hopper. Mireyli attends 6th grade at Arrowwood Elementary and was sponsored by teacher Mr. Matt Rogers.
School Awards: This year five schools will receive the school library award for outstanding participation in the essay contest. To qualify for this award a school must submit essays from at least 20% of the 6th graders in the participating classes. The books provide information on women engineers and scientists. These excellent references will support teachers and classrooms in future research, not only for this contest, but also for other scientific, historical, or biographical projects.
The aim of the school library award is two-fold: to supply 6th graders throughout Colorado and Wyoming with research materials and to encourage teachers to include the essay contest in their curricula in order to expose all of their students to the significance and opportunities of science-related careers. The schools receiving awards this year are:
- Arrowwood Elementary, Highlands Ranch, CO
- Chugwater School, Chugwater, WY
- Norwood Middle School, Norwood, CO
- Parker Core Knowledge Charter School, Parker, CO
- Sargent Elementary School, Monte Vista, CO
Honorable Merit Awards: Five students will receive Honorable Merit Awards this year. This year’s prize is a Snap Circuits Jr. electronics kit. The Honorable Merit award recipients are:
- Erica Martch
Parker Core Knowledge Charter School - Grayson D. Givens
Sargent Elementary School - Kunj Arora
Parker Core Knowledge Charter School - Sabrina Landman
Redlands Middle School - Mayah A. Stephens
Sargent Elementary School
Honorable Mention Awards: Ten students will receive Honorable Mention Awards this year. This year’s prize is the book 101 Great Science Experiments by Neil Ardley. The Honorable Mention award winners are:
- Emerson Carwin
Parker Core Knowledge Charter School - Ruby Stewart
Parker Core Knowledge Charter School - Alexandra Graf
Parker Core Knowledge Charter School - Audrey Whitmore
Parker Core Knowledge Charter School - Brooks Hamlett
Arrowwood Elementary - Liam T. Ellithorpe
Sargent Elementary School - Kylie Schwarzkopf
Rock Ridge Elementary - Rylyn Woolley
Arrowwood Elementary - Elecia White
Peakview School - Lucas J. Garcia
Sargent Elementary School
All participants will receive a certificate of participation and a participation prize.
Thank you to the panel of judges who spent their valuable time reviewing the essays. Without their commitment, this contest would not be possible.