For years, Central Florida High School students have won awards and cash prizes in STC Orlando writing competitions. While this program is not currently active, the chapter is proud to recognize the students who won these awards.
Totals
208 awards presented by the Orlando Chapter:
• 137 cash awards for $8,325
• 71 certificates
23 awards presented by STC:
• 12 cash awards for $6,300
• 11 certificates
Comprehensive List of All Award Recipients
2011-2012: Sixteenth Annual Competition
| Level | Award | Essay Title | Recipient | School / Grade / Sponsor |
| Excellence | $150 | The Effects of Antimatter on the World | Jason Keeler | Winter Springs High School 10th Grade Mrs. Kay Miraglia & Ms. Judy Peck |
| Merit | $75 | Head Over Heels: The Mechanics of Horse Jumping | Cassidy Hall | Winter Springs High School 11th Grade Ms. Michele Ciccarello |
| Achievement | $25 | Innate Behavior | Katie Davis | Winter Springs High School 10th Grade Mrs. Kay Miraglia & Ms. Judy Peck |
| Achievement | $25 | Where is Everybody? | Annika Norris | Winter Springs High School 10th Grade Mrs. Kay Miraglia |
| Achievement | $25 | The Influence of Influenza | Jared Russo | Winter Springs High School 10th Grade Mrs. Kay Miraglia & Ms. Judy Peck |
| Achievement | $25 | Music and Mathematics: The Unexpected Duo | Austin Suarez | Winter Springs High School 10th Grade Mrs. Kay Miraglia & Ms. Judy Peck |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | Sea Microbial Life | Marcus Darby | Winter Springs High School 10th Grade Mrs. Kay Miraglia & Ms. Judy Peck |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | The Lip’s Secret | Yi-Ting Liu | Winter Springs High School 11th Grade Ms. Michele Ciccarello |
2010-2011: Fifteenth Annual Competition
| Level | Award | Essay Title | Recipient | School / Grade / Sponsor |
| Excellence | $150 | Genetic Influence on the Development of Food Allergies | Robert Batista | Melbourne Central Catholic High 12th Grade Ms. Rita Herschbach |
| Merit | $75 | Hydrogen Cyanide: A Necessary Evil | Chandler Blount | Winter Springs High School 10th Grade Mrs. Kay Miraglia |
| Merit | $75 | Can You Hear Me Now? : The Correlation between Hearing Loss and Marching Band | Katharine Cournoyer | Winter Springs High School 10th Grade Mrs. Kay Miraglia & Ms. Judy Peck |
| Achievement | $25 | Training of Service Dogs | Ninah Diaz | Winter Springs High School 10th Grade Mrs. Kay Miraglia & Ms. Judy Peck |
| Achievement | $25 | The Songs of Nature’s Greatest Musicians | Deanna Ferrante | Winter Springs High School 10th Grade Mrs. Kay Miraglia & Ms. Judy Peck |
| Achievement | $25 | The Proton-Proton Chain: An Energy Solution | John Ferrante | Winter Springs High School 10th Grade Ms. Judy Peck & Mrs. Kay Miraglia |
| Achievement | $25 | The Mad Genius: Is there a Correlation between Creativity and Mental Illness? | Carly Howard | Winter Springs High School 10th Grade Mrs. Kay Miraglia & Ms. Judy Peck |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | Speedo’s LZR: the World’s Fastest Swimsuit | Reagan Fricke | Winter Springs High School 10th Grade Mrs. Kay Miraglia |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | Test Anxiety: Palms and Upset Stomach | Molly Osgood | Winter Springs High School 11th Grade Mrs. Kay Miraglia |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | The Sportsmanship Debate of Soccer Technology | Andrew Travis | Winter Springs High School 10th Grade Mrs. Kay Miraglia & Ms. Judy Peck |
2009-2010: Fourteenth Annual Competition
| Level | Award | Essay Title | Recipient | School / Grade / Sponsor |
| Excellence | $150 | Choosing a Road Bike – Frame Materials | Alexander Bourne | Apopka High School 12th Grade Mr. Ken Bowles |
| Excellence | $150 | Antimatter: The Mirror Universe | Justin Moser | Hagerty High School 10th Grade Dr. Maureen Warner |
| Merit | $75 | What Doesn’t Kill Us… | Andrew Gisel | Hagerty High School 10th Grade Dr. Maureen Warner |
| Merit | $75 | Zealously Obsessed | Brent Minnis | Hagerty High School 10th Grade Dr. Maureen Warner |
| Achievement | $25 | VASIMR: The Future of Spaceflight | Zachary Bohlmann | Hagerty High School 10th Grade Dr. Maureen Warner |
| Achievement | $25 | Squirt, Sniff, Burn | Christopher Duncan-Lewis |
Winter Springs High School 11th Grade Mrs. Kay Miraglia |
| Achievement | $25 | Staying on Top of the Mudslide: Examining the Effects of the Internet and Internet Piracy on Media Industries | William Emmanuel | Jesuit High School 11th Grade Mr. Eric Ramirez, SJ |
| Achievement | $25 | From a Blue Screen to the Silver Screen | Kathryn Folse | Hagerty High School 10th Grade Dr. Maureen Warner |
| Achievement | $25 | The Silent Dominance of Smell | Emily Hunter | Hagerty High School 10th Grade Dr. Maureen Warner |
| Achievement | $25 | Spinning vs. Baitcasting: The Reel Facts | Pierson Monetti | Apopka High School 12th Grade Mr. Ken Bowles |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | Pediatric Bipolar Disorder | Kailee Brooks | Hagerty High School 10th Grade Dr. Maureen Warner |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | How To: Draw Anime Style | Guy Gourdet | Apopka High School 12th Grade Mr. Ken Bowles |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | Whirlpools of Light – Black Holes | Randall Nielsen | Hagerty High School 10th Grade Dr. Maureen Warner |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | Human Sexual Selection and Attraction | Robyn Smith | Hagerty High School 10th Grade Dr. Maureen Warner |
2008-2009: Thirteenth Annual Competition
| Level | Award | Essay Title | Recipient | School / Grade / Sponsor |
| Distinguished | $300 | Memory: How and Why We Recall Our Experiences | Kaley Wilburn1 | Winter Springs High School 10th Grade Mrs. Kay Miraglia |
| Excellence | $150 | I Can. I Will. i-LIMB | Kaitlan Aries | Hagerty High School 10th Grade Dr. Maureen Warner |
| Excellence | $150 | The Big Bounce Overtakes the Big Bang | Gregory Braciak2 | Hagerty High School 11th Grade Dr. Maureen Warner |
| Merit | $75 | Electric Cars: The Shocking Truth | Ross Harrington | Winter Springs High School 10th Grade Mrs. Kay Miraglia |
| Merit | $75 | Where Did All the Colors Go? | Kristen Lichtenthal | Hagerty High School 10th Grade Dr. Maureen Warner |
| Merit | $75 | Photovoltaics as a Source of Renewable Energy | Colin Tardrew | Hagerty High School 10th Grade Dr. Maureen Warner |
| Achievement | $25 | Powering America: Nuclear Energy | Megan Amend | Hagerty High School 10th Grade Dr. Maureen Warner |
| Achievement | $25 | Been There, Done That?! | Zachary Loparo | Winter Springs High School 10th Grade Ms. Judy Peck & Mrs. Kay Miraglia |
| Achievement | $25 | Stem Cell Research: Medical Ramifications vs. Ethical Risks | Yvette Sierra-Vignau | Winter Springs High School 10th Grade Ms. Judy Peck & Mrs. Kay Miraglia |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | Powering the World: The AC Motor | Adam Collin | Hagerty High School 10th Grade Dr. Maureen Warner |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | Physics of Football | Cliff Deason | Apopka 12th Grade Mr. Ken Bowles |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | Parasomnias: Nightmares, Sleepwalking, and Sleep Terrors | Rhea Dorris | Winter Springs High School 10th Grade Mrs. Kay Miraglia |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | Troubled Waters | Kait Moorman | Hagerty High School 10th Grade Dr. Maureen Warner |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | Accutane: Miracle Drug or Death Trap | Amy Rumbaugh | Winter Springs High School 10th Grade Mrs. Kay Miraglia & Ms. Judy Peck |
1 Won Distinguished Award in international competition, #1 rated paper, $500 award.
2 Won Excellence Award in international competition, #2 rated paper, $100 award.
2007-2008: Twelfth Annual Competition
| Level | Award | Essay Title | Recipient | School / Grade / Sponsor |
| Excellence | $150 | Behind the Ink: Innovations in the Printing Process | Kalyn Franke | Winter Springs High School 10th Grade Mrs. Kay Miraglia & Ms. Judy Peck |
| Excellence | $150 | How Green is My Alley? | Deirdre Manning | Hagerty High School 10th Grade Mrs. Leni Schmidt & Dr. Diane Harper |
| Merit | $75 | Plant Bioscience | Melanie Abou-Jaoude2 | Winter Springs High School 10th Grade Ms. Judy Peck |
| Merit | $75 | Tetra-Amino Macrocyclic Ligand Activators’ Affect on Pollution | Gregory Braciak1 | Hagerty High School 10th Grade Dr. Diane Harper & Dr. Romina Jannotti |
| Merit | $75 | The Science Behind the Sound | Ansley Schulte | Hagerty High School 10th Grade Ms. Trent Daniel & Dr. Diane Harper |
| Achievement | $25 | Down The Rabbit Hole: The Truth About Black Holes Exposed | Christopher Allen | Hagerty High School 10th Grade Ms. Trent Daniel & Kathryn Churchill |
| Achievement | $25 | Modeling the Behavior of a Quantum Well Utilizing the P-N Junction | Michael Batista | Melbourne Central Catholic H.S. 12th Grade Ms. Antonyette Giammo |
| Achievement | $25 | Ansel Atoms: The Chemistry of Photography | Alison Graff | Hagerty High School 10th Grade Dr. Diane Harper & Dr. Romina Jannotti |
| Achievement | $25 | The Singing Voice and Posture | Tori Hill | Hagerty High School 10th Grade Ms. Trent Daniel & Dr. Maureen Warner |
| Achievement | $25 | The IAU Changes Our Solar System: Pluto Demoted | Jonathan Sherman | Lake Brantley High School 10th Grade Dr. Susan Behel |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | Bioluminescence: Biology of a Firefly | Lauren Crawford | Hagerty High School 10th Grade Dr. Diane Harper & Ms. Kim Dansereau |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | Fascinating Physics of Contact Lenses | Savannah Hughes | Hagerty High School 10th Grade Dr. Romina Jannotti & Ms. Deanna Coopersmith |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | Let it Glow Understanding Fluorescent Lamps | Sarah Landers | Hagerty High School 10th Grade Dr. Diane Harper & Dr. Romina Jannotti |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | It’s Easy Being Green | Joseph Manning | Hagerty High School 10th Grade Dr. Diane Harper & Leni Schmidt |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | How Roller Coasters Work | Sean Mendes | Hagerty High School 10th Grade Ms. Trent Daniel & Dr. Maureen Warner |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | Nuclear Fusion: The Fuel of the Sun and Stars | Cassandra Schuchart | Hagerty High School 10th Grade Dr. Diane Harper & Dr. Romina Jannotti |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | From the Ground Up | Nadia Shokrani | Hagerty High School 10th Grade Dr. Maureen Warner & Dr. Romina Jannotti |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | Fueling The Athlete | Geoffrey Withers | Hagerty High School 10th Grade Ms. Kathryn Churchill & Ms. Trent Daniel |
1 Won Excellence Award in international competition, #2 rated paper, $500 award.
2 Won Honorable Mention in international competition, #4 rated paper, certificate.
2006-2007: Eleventh Annual Competition
| Level | Award | Essay Title | Recipient | School / Grade / Sponsor |
| Excellence | $150 | Inside Hair: A Closer Look at Color and Shape | Adrienne Kuxhausen1 | Hagerty High School 10th Grade Ms. Trent Daniel & Ms. Deanna Coopersmith |
| Merit | $75 | Scratch and Sniff | Yesenia Ezell | Hagerty High School 10th Grade Ms. Trent Daniel & Dr. Maureen Warner |
| Merit | $75 | No More Ironing? | Jenna Nikles | Winter Springs High School 11th Grade Ms. Jenny Dunn |
| Merit | $75 | An Insight into the Future: Research on the Development of Superconductors | Maurice Uchegbu2 | Apopka High School 12th Grade Mr. Kenneth Bowles |
| Achievement | $25 | Nanomedicine: The Miracle Elixir | Andrew Boik | Winter Springs High School 10th Grade Ms. Michele Ciccarello |
| Achievement | $25 | Biodetectors – What They Are and Why We Need Them | Mansfield Burlingame | Lake Brantley High School 10th Grade Dr. Susan Behel |
| Achievement | $25 | Genetically Engineered Foods: The Opportunity to Enrich Lives or Harm Them? | Emily Burris | Hagerty High School 10th Grade Ms. Trent Daniel & Ms. Kathryn Churchill |
| Achievement | $25 | Necessity of Copper Recycling | Taylor Chapman | Hagerty High School 10th Grade Dr. Romina Jannotti & Dr. Maureen Warner |
| Achievement | $25 | Copper: The Heart of Cardiovascular Health | Emily Gottfried | Hagerty High School 10th Grade Dr. Maureen Warner & Dr. Romina Jannotti |
| Achievement | $25 | The Effects of Wheelbase and Track on Vehicle Dynamics | Shehan Sirigampola | Winter Springs High School 12th Grade Ms. Darlene DePalma & Mr. Timothy Gallagher |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | Take A Deep Breath… | Thomas Calhoon | Hagerty High School 10th Grade Ms. Trent Daniel & Dr. Maureen Warner |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | Anabolic Androgenic Steroids | Taylor Livingston | Hagerty High School 10th Grade Dr. Maureen Warner & Ms. Trent Daniel |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | Silly Putty | Rachel Martin | Hagerty High School 10th Grade Dr. Maureen Warner |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | Gardasil: A Vaccine for Cancer? | Jessica Swerdlow | Lake Brantley High School 10th Grade Dr. Susan Behel |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | DNA An Overview | Jessi Wood | Hagerty High School 10th Grade Ms. Trent Daniel & Dr. Maureen Warner |
1 Won Distinguished Award in international competition, #1 rated paper, $1,000 award.
2 Won Honorable Mention in international competition, #4 rated paper, certificate.
2005-2006: Tenth Annual Competition
| Level | Award | Essay Title | Recipient | School / Grade / Sponsor |
| Distinguished | $250 | Fighting Spam | Andrew First1 | Winter Springs High School 12th Grade Dr. Maureen Warner |
| Excellence | $150 | Managed Growth in Response to Suburban Sprawl: Merits, Negatives, and Potential Solutions | David Thompson | Winter Springs High School 11th Grade Dr. Maureen Warner |
| Merit | $75 | The Resistance from Microscopic Rebels: The Invisible Assassins | Adrian Chase | Winter Springs High School 10th Grade Dr. Maureen Warner |
| Achievement | $25 | Embryonic Stem Cells: The Good, The Bad, The Nebulous | Nicole de Paz | Winter Springs High School 11th Grade Dr. Maureen Warner |
| Achievement | $25 | The Merciless Killer | Alexander Horton | Lake Brantley High School 10th Grade Dr. Susan Behel |
| Achievement | $25 | Nuclear Power Plants | Christopher Johnston | Lake Brantley High School 12th Grade Dr. Susan Behel |
| Achievement | $25 | Antidepressants: A Risky Remedy | Lauren Kramer | Winter Springs High School 11th Grade Dr. Maureen Warner |
| Achievement | $25 | Chess, The Thinkers Sport | Theodore Lepak | Apopka High School 12th Grade Mr. Kenneth Bowles |
| Achievement | $25 | Sleep Apnea | Heather Lindsey | Lake Brantley High School 10th Grade Dr. Susan Behel |
| Achievement | $25 | Fuel: From the Harvest to the Engine | Jenna Nikles | Winter Springs High School 10th Grade Dr. Maureen Warner |
| Achievement | $25 | Hydrocephalus | Suzanne Olvey | Lake Brantley High School 10th Grade Dr. Susan Behel |
| Achievement | $25 | Blue-Green and Red Hot | Alexandra Pedicone | Winter Springs High School 10th Grade Dr. Maureen Warner |
| Achievement | $25 | Overclocking: Getting More From Your Computer | Jordan Sasscer | Apopka High School 12th Grade Mr. Kenneth Bowles |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | Genetically Modified Organisms: A Step Forward For Mankind? | Jamie Fromm | Lake Brantley High School 10th Grade Dr. Susan Behel |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | Swim Fast! | Rebecca Higley | Lake Brantley High School 10th Grade Dr. Susan Behel |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | Fuel Cells: Power of the Future | David Margolies | Winter Springs High School 10th Grade Dr. Maureen Warner & Mrs. Kay Miraglia |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | VO2 Max: All About the Oxygen Baby! | Kevin Martin | Apopka High School 12th Grade Mr. Kenneth Bowles |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | Crohn’s Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment | Sonja Shoemaker | Lake Brantley High School 10th Grade Dr. Susan Behel |
1 Won Merit in international competition, #3 rated paper, $300 award.
2004-2005: Ninth Annual Competition
| Level | Award | Essay Title | Recipient | School / Grade / Sponsor |
| Excellence | $150 | OLEDs: The Displays of the Future | Andrew First1 | Winter Springs High School 11th Grade Dr. Maureen Warner & Ms. Jenny Dunn |
| Excellence | $150 | Epigenetics: The Hidden Potential Beyond Coding DNA | Andrew Lai2 | Winter Springs High School 12th Grade Dr. Maureen Warner & Ms. Michele Ciccarello |
| Merit | $75 | Angiogenesis: Cancer’s Lifeline | Jeremy Hsu3 | Winter Springs High School 10th Grade Dr. Maureen Warner |
| Merit | $75 | Parecon: The Economics of Equality | Travis Pillow | Winter Springs High School 11th Grade Dr. Maureen Warner |
| Achievement | $25 | Marijuana: God’s Gift to Man? | Jacqueline Boehme | Winter Springs High School 10th Grade Mrs. Trent Daniel & Dr. Maureen Warner |
| Achievement | $25 | Golden Fields of … Plastic? | Nicole de Paz | Winter Springs High School 10th Grade Dr. Maureen Warner & Mrs. Trent Daniel |
| Achievement | $25 | Go Ballistic! With the Rail Gun | Justin Lynn | Apopka High School 11th Grade Mr. Kenneth Bowles |
| Achievement | $25 | Carbon Nanotubes | Dahvyd Wing | Apopka High School 12th Grade Mr. Kenneth Bowles |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | Radio Telescopes: History and Function | Christopher Bonk | Lake Brantley High School 10th Grade Dr. Susan Behel |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | Stem Cells: The Science of Tomorrow | Grant Chernoby | Lake Brantley High School 10th Grade Dr. Susan Behel |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | Strike Three! The Physics Behind the Curveball | Brennan Dobbins | Lake Brantley High School 10th Grade Dr. Susan Behel |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | A Dream Come True: The Wankel Rotary | Jason Kwong | Winter Springs High School 11th Grade Mrs. Trent Daniel & Mrs. Rosemary Roberts |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | Genetically Modified Organisms 101 — Ethics, Technology & Impact on Society | Chris Lang | Lake Brantley High School 10th Grade Dr. Susan Behel |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | Hydrogen Cars | Andy Singh | Apopka High School 12th Grade Mr. Kenneth Bowles |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | Ligers and Tigons and Bears, Oh My! | Davis Tiblier | Winter Springs High School 10th Grade Mrs. Trent Daniel & Dr. Maureen Warner |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | Legal or Not? Music Sharing Should be Legal in the United States | Kevin Walsh | Crooms Academy of Information Technology 12th Grade Ms. Becky Vanderlugt |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | The Human Genome Project | Joel Weiss | Lake Brantley High School 10th Grade Dr. Susan Behel |
1 Won Distinguished Award in international competition, #1 rated paper, $1,000 award.
2 Won Merit Award in international competition, #3 rated paper, $300 award.
3 Won Honorable Mention in international competition, #4 rated paper, certificate.
2003-2004: Eighth Annual Competition
| Level | Award | Essay Title | Recipient | School / Grade / Sponsor |
| Excellence | $150 | CAPTCHA: Read This! | Eric First2 | Winter Springs High School 11th Grade Mrs. Trent Daniel & Dr. Maureen Warner |
| Excellence | $150 | Telomerase: The Miracle Elixir for Cancer? | Andrew Lai3 | Winter Springs High School 11th Grade Dr. Maureen Warner & Ms. Michele Ciccarello |
| Merit | $75 | Artificial Muscles: Revolutionary Motors and Power Generators | Andrew First1 | Winter Springs High School 10th Grade Dr. Maureen Warner & Mrs. Trent Daniel |
| Merit | $75 | Humor and Healing: Laughter Really is the Best Medicine | Robyn Tapley | Winter Springs High School 10th Grade Mrs. Trent Daniel & Dr. Maureen Warner |
| Achievement | $25 | The Shortest Distance Between Two Points: The Maglev Train | Christian Blackwelder | Apopka High School 12th Grade Mr. Kenneth Bowles |
| Achievement | $25 | The Theory of Everything: Untangling The String Theory | Katherine Cannon | Winter Springs High School 10th Grade Mrs. Trent Daniel & Dr. Maureen Warner |
| Achievement | $25 | Bipolar Disorder in Children | Stephanie Everett | Lake Brantley High School 10th Grade Dr. Susan Behel |
| Achievement | $25 | Nuclear Fusion: How Do They Do It? | Jason Kwong | Winter Springs High School 10th Grade Mrs. Trent Daniel & Dr. Maureen Warner |
| Achievement | $25 | Interleukin-2: The Cure to Cancer | Jennifer Lai | Winter Springs High School 10th Grade Dr. Maureen Warner & Ms. Michele Ciccarello |
| Achievement | $25 | Sea Turtles vs. Human Indifference | Lauren Pell | Deltona High School 12th Grade Ms. Cynthia Boor |
| Achievement | $25 | Weaving the Semantic Web | Scott Runda | Winter Springs High School 10th Grade Dr. Maureen Warner |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | Arches Can Be More Than Golden | Kirstie Dodd | Winter Springs High School 10th Grade Dr. Maureen Warner & Mrs. Trent Daniel |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | The Diet Craze | Michael Dwyer | Winter Springs High School 10th Grade Dr. Maureen Warner & Mrs. Trent Daniel |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | DNA Forensics Uncovered | Michelle Gregory | Winter Springs High School 10th Grade Dr. Maureen Warner & Mrs. Trent Daniel |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | A Creeping Killer: Cystic Fibrosis | Jeremy Hsu | Winter Springs High School 9th Grade Ms. Debby Carli |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | Sparkling Frauds? | Jesse Huth | Winter Springs High School 10th Grade Dr. Maureen Warner & Mrs. Trent Daniel |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | Another Ice Age | Caitlin Kirchner | Winter Springs High School 10th Grade Mrs. Trent Daniel & Dr. Maureen Warner |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | A Little Perspective on the Camera Obscura | Kelly Lenahan | Winter Springs High School 10th Grade Dr. Maureen Warner & Mrs. Trent Daniel |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | Molecular Machinery | Travis Pillow | Winter Springs High School 10th Grade Dr. Maureen Warner |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | The Torn ACL: Striking Fear Into the Hearts of Athletes Everywhere! | Mary Kate Reischmann | Winter Springs High School 10th Grade Mrs. Trent Daniel |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | The Joy of Soy | Jonathan Ross | Winter Springs High School 10th Grade Dr. Maureen Warner & Mrs. Trent Daniel |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | Anorexia – Striving for Starvation | Ashton Sanders | Winter Springs High School 10th Grade Mrs. Trent Daniel & Dr. Maureen Warner |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | Viruses and Worms | David Scott | Winter Springs High School 10th Grade Mrs. Trent Daniel |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | Anthrax: An In-Depth Investigation of the Ultimate Bioweapon | Deborah Swerdlow | Lake Brantley High School 10th Grade Dr. Susan Behel |
1 Won Excellence Award in international competition, #2 rated paper, $500 award.
2 Won Honorable Mention in international competition, #4 rated paper (tied), certificate.
3 Won Honorable Mention in international competition, #4 rated paper (tied), certificate.
2002-2003: Seventh Annual Competition
| Level | Award | Essay Title | Recipient | School / Grade / Sponsor |
| Excellence | $150 | Augmented Reality: A Vision of the Future | Eric First1 | Winter Springs H.S. 10th Grade Dr. Maureen Warner & Mrs. Trent Daniel |
| Excellence | $150 | Miscommunication: The Role of Cell Cycle Regulators in the Development of Cancer | Andrew E. Lai2 | Winter Springs H.S. 10th Grade Dr. Maureen Warner, Mrs. Trent Daniel & Mrs. Michelle Ciccarello |
| Merit | $75 | The Evolution of Computer Control | Alexia Ash3 | Winter Springs H.S. 10th Grade Dr. Maureen Warner & Mrs. Trent Daniel |
| Merit | $75 | The Science Behind Photography | Xiaojing “Bonnie” Li4 | Lake Brantley H.S. 10th Grade Dr. Susan Behel |
| Achievement | $25 | Melanoma: A Reference Guide | Lauren Brinton | Winter Springs H.S. 10th Grade Dr. Maureen Warner & Mrs. Trent Daniel |
| Achievement | $25 | Huntington’s Disease: A Fatal Mystery | Paulina DelaCruz | Winter Springs H.S. 10th Grade Dr. Maureen Warner & Mrs. Trent Daniel |
| Achievement | $25 | Malignant Melanoma: Fun in the Sun? | Katherine G. Geisler | Winter Springs H.S. 10th Grade Dr. Maureen Warner & Mrs. Trent Daniel |
| Achievement | $25 | B-2: The Stealth Bomber | Adam Jaffe | Lake Brantley High School 10th Grade Dr. Susan Behel |
| Achievement | $25 | Athletic Injury: A Psychological Approach | Erin Ramsey | Winter Springs H.S. 10th Grade Dr. Maureen Warner & Mrs. Trent Daniel |
| Achievement | $25 | The Design, Function and Operation of Light Emitting Diode Technology | Matthew Sobieski | Melbourne Central Catholic H.S. 11th Grade Mrs. Joy Patterson |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | Artillery: A Scientific and Historical Perspective | Kevin Christian | Lake Brantley High School 10th Grade Dr. Susan Behel |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | How Low Can It Go? When Blood Sugar Becomes a Clinical Condition | Meghan Falter | Winter Springs H.S. 10th Grade Dr. Maureen Warner & Mrs. Trent Daniel |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | Life After Gasoline: Hydrogen Economy, Fuel Cell Innovations and Internal Combustion Engines | Ryan Harvey | Winter Springs H.S. 10th Grade Dr. Maureen Warner & Mrs. Trent Daniel |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | Acoustical Physics: A Study of Sound Levels in Movie Theaters | Mary Robinson | Gateway H.S. 9th Grade Ms. Michelle Lux |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | Fluoride: Friend or Foe? | Amanda Tarkowski | Winter Springs H.S. 10th Grade Dr. Maureen Warner & Mrs. Trent Daniel |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | Dying to be Thin: Eating Disorders in Young Female Athletes | Jillian Tellez | Winter Springs H.S. 10th Grade Dr. Maureen Warner & Mrs. Trent Daniel |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | Genius in Disguise: The Autistic Savant | Alice Yang | Lake Mary H.S. 12th Grade Mr. Mark Schiffer |
1 Won Excellence Award in international competition, #2 rated paper, $500 award.
2 Won Merit Award in international competition, #3 rated paper, $300 award.
3 Won Honorable Mention in international competition, #4 rated paper (tied), certificate.
4 Won Honorable Mention in international competition, #4 rated paper (tied), certificate.
2001-2002: Sixth Annual Competition
| Level | Award | Essay Title | Recipient | School / Grade / Sponsor |
| Excellence | $150 | ATP Synthase: Evolution’s Bioenergetic Water Wheel | Mark Donahue | Lake Mary H.S. 12th Grade Mr. Mark Schiffer |
| Excellence | $150 | Cryptography: A Description of the RSA Public Key Encryption Algorithm, Weaknesses, Strengths, and Longevity | Sean R. Samuelson | Cocoa Beach Sr/Jr H.S. 12th Grade Ms. Deeanne Bennett |
| Merit | $75 | Migraines in Adolescents | Jenica Heintzelman1 | Lake Brantley H.S. 10th Grade Dr. Susan Behel |
| Merit | $75 | Pre-Natal Testing | Daniel Mahfood | Lake Brantley H.S. 10th Grade Dr. Susan Behel |
| Achievement | $25 | The Acoustics of a Guitar | Ross Asdourian | Lake Brantley H.S. 10th Grade Dr. Susan Behel |
| Achievement | $25 | Blue Genes: A Look at Adolescent Depression | Jennifer Blank | Lake Brantley H.S. 10th Grade Dr. Susan Behel |
| Achievement | $25 | Diabetes: A Resource for the Recently Diagnosed and the Misinformed | Corey Forbus | Lake Brantley H.S. 10th Grade Dr. Susan Behel |
| Achievement | $25 | Windows XP: The Operating System of the Future | Andrew Lai | Winter Springs H.S. 9th Grade Mrs. Carli |
| Achievement | $25 | Removal of Arsenite from Water Using Ferric and Aluminum Hydroxide Coated Filter Media | Parth Modi | Titusville H.S. 11th Grade Mr. Billy Bowen |
| Achievement | $25 | The Quagga Project | Kristen Noble | Tavares H.S. 12th Grade Mrs. Deborah Ziebart |
| Achievement | $25 | aß Activation of Cdk5/p25 Pathway Resulting in Alzheimer’s Disease-like Tau Hyper-Phosphorylation: A Potential Vector for Pharmacological Treatment | Anant Patel | Astronaut H.S. 11th Grade Dr. Scott McCord |
| Achievement | $25 | Psychological and Neurological Effects of Trauma | Rachel L. Zelkowitz | Lake Brantley H.S. 10th Grade Dr. Susan Behel |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | The Evolution of the Baseball Bat | Matt Dobbins | Lake Brantley H.S. 10th Grade Dr. Susan Behel |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | Bulimia: The Teenage Trap | Christy Foley | Lake Brantley H.S. 11th Grade Dr. Susan Behel |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | Effects of Nicotine | Rahlys Harrison | Lake Brantley H.S. 10th Grade Dr. Susan Behel |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | Tuning a Musical Instrument | Martin McBriarty | Lake Brantley H.S. 10th Grade Dr. Susan Behel |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | What Are Implanted Biochips? | Michael Moseley | Lake Brantley H.S. 10th Grade Dr. Susan Behel |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | Smallpox: Its History, Eradication, and Potential Use as a Weapon of Biological Warfare | Wesley Neuman | Lake Brantley H.S. 10th Grade Dr. Susan Behel |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | Causes of Heart Disease in Women and the Effect of Hormone Replacement Therapy | Sandra Sander | Spruce Creek H.S. 12th Grade Mr. Scott Campbell |
1 Won Honorable Mention in international competition, #6 rated paper, certificate.
2000-2001: Fifth Annual Competition
| Level | Award | Essay Title | Recipient | School / Grade / Sponsor |
| Excellence | $150 | Pluripotent Stem Cells: Biomedicine’s Promising New Superweapon | David A. Zychinski1 | Lake Brantley H.S. 10th Grade Dr. Susan Behel |
| Merit | $75 | A Computerized Theoretical Model for Generating Random Swing Jazz | Christina Ricci2 | Winter Springs H.S. 10th Grade Ms. Trent Daniel |
| Merit | $75 | Feline Dental Care | Kathy Jones3 | The Florida H.S. 10th Grade Ms. Debra Chamberlin |
| Merit | $75 | Breast Cancer | Kimberly Carl | Winter Springs H.S. 10th Grade Ms. Trent Daniel |
| Honorable Mention | $25 | Scanning Probe Microscopy in Relation to Nanoscience | Kyle Spector | Lake Brantley H.S. 10th Grade Dr. Susan Behel |
| Honorable Mention | $25 | Is Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Bypass Surgery the Answer? | Katie Booth | Lake Mary H.S. 9th Grade Mr. Mark Schiffer |
| Honorable Mention | $25 | Parkinson’s Disease: The Shaking Palsy | Ryan Cook | Winter Springs H.S. 9th Grade Ms. Susan Hasley |
| Honorable Mention | $25 | Superconductivity and YBa2Cu3O7+X | Thomas M. Zychinski | Lake Brantley H.S. 12th Grade Dr. Susan Behel |
| Honorable Mention | $25 | The Social, Moral, and Ethical Issues of the Human Genome Project | Nirav Shah | Winter Springs H.S. 10th Grade Mr. Mark Huaman |
| Honorable Mention | $25 | Niemann-Pick Disease: Type A | Christy Foley | Lake Brantley H.S. 10th Grade Dr. Susan Behel |
| Honorable Mention | $25 | Remediation of Nitrate in Drinking Water Using Zero-Valent Iron | Ashley E. Blazina | Osceola H.S. 10th Grade Ms. Nancy Evers |
| Special Middle School Awards | ||||
| Outstanding | Certificate | Underage Drinking: A National Epidemic | Allyson Snell | Parkway M.S. 8th Grade Ms. Georgia Oatis |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | Mummies: Human Beings Being Embalmed After Death | Genesis Tolentino | Parkway M.S. 8th Grade Ms. Georgia Oatis |
| Honorable Mention | Certificate | Alexander Fleming’s Drug, Penicillin — Drug of the Century | Joshua Robinson | Parkway M.S. 8th Grade Ms. Georgia Oatis |
1 Won Distinguished Award in international competition, #1 rated paper, $1,000 award.
2 Won Merit Award in international competition, #3 rated paper, $300 award.
3 Won Honorable Mention in international competition, #5 rated paper, certificate.
1999-2000: Fourth Annual Competition
| Level | Award | Essay Title | Recipient | School / Grade / Sponsor |
| Excellence | $150 | Satellite Television | Ethan Heintzelman | Lake Brantley H.S. 10th Grade Dr. Susan Behel |
| Merit | $75 | Spina Bifida | Jeannie Hu | Lake Brantley H.S. 10th Grade Dr. Susan Behel |
| Merit | $75 | What are the Major Benefits of C++ Programming? | Sean R.Samuelson1 | Cocoa Beach H.S. 10th Grade David Schiffert |
| Merit | $75 | The Effects of Melatonin on the Bodies of Organisms | Angela Goodwin | Lake Brantley H.S. 10th Grade Dr. Susan Behel |
| Merit | $75 | Autoimmune Diseases | Sean Amormino | Lake Brantley H.S. 10th Grade Dr. Susan Behel |
| Honorable Mention | $25 | The New Future in Biotechnology: Human Gene Therapy | Michael Behr | Lake Brantley H.S. 10th Grade Dr. Susan Behel |
| Honorable Mention | $25 | Female Athletes and Eating Disorders | Nancy Brown | Lake Brantley H.S. 10th Grade Dr. Susan Behel |
| Honorable Mention | $25 | The Hubble Space Telescope | Christine Offerman | Lake Brantley H.S. 10th Grade Dr. Susan Behel |
| Honorable Mention | $25 | An Introduction to the Role of Outer Membrane Proteins in Mediating Antibiotic Resistance in B. cepacia | Alyssa M. Zelkowitz | Lake Brantley H.S. 11th Grade Dr. Susan Behel |
| Honorable Mention | $25 | Insomnia and Melatonin: Is There A Significant Association? | Megha Shah | Melbourne Central 11th Grade Joy B. Patterson |
1 Won Honorable Mention in international competition, certificate.
1998-1999: Third Annual Competition
| Level | Award | Essay Title | Recipient | School / Grade / Sponsor |
| Excellence | $100 | Fractals: Unifying Structures in the Sciences | Alan Jamison | Lake Mary H.S. 12th Grade Mark Schiffer |
| Excellence | $100 | Food Poisoning: Cause and Prevention | Dana Markiewicz | Apopka H.S. 10th Grade Kim Santana |
| Excellence | $100 | Lung Cancer: A Deadly Threat | Dan Zychinski | Lake Brantley H.S. 10th Grade Dr. Sue Behel |
| Excellence | $100 | The F-22 Raptor | Steven McGregor | Lake Brantley H.S. 10th Grade Karen Doddridge |
| Merit | $50 | The Hubble Space Telescope | Leah Marke | Lake Brantley H.S. 10th Grade Dr. Sue Behel |
| Merit | $50 | Auroras: Nature’s Light Show | Amanda Knowles1 | Lake Brantley H.S 10th Grade Dr. Sue Behel |
1 Won Honorable Mention in international competition, certificate.
1997-1998: Second Annual Competition
| Level | Award | Essay Title | Recipient | School / Grade / Sponsor |
| Excellence | $75 | Are the Results of DNA Analysis a Valid Type of Evidence to be Used in a Criminal Trial? | Amber Folk1 | Winter Park H.S. 11th Grade |
| Merit | $25 | Ebola: Hide and Seek | Terina McEachern2 | University H.S. 11th Grade |
| Merit | $25 | Pantene Pro-V Clarifying Shampoo: The Facts About a “Fortified” Hair Care Product | Robyn Scrivener | Oviedo H.S 11th Grade |
1 Won Achievement Award in international competition.
2 Won Achievement Award in international competition.
1996-1997: First Annual Competition
| Level | Award | Essay Title | Recipient | School / Grade / Sponsor |
| Merit | $25 | Genetically Engineered Food | Erin C. Kellogg | Lake Brantley H.S. 10th Grade Karen Doddridge |