Students at the International Science and Engineering Fair

Middle and high school students across Prince William County Public Schools (PWCS) are earning impressive science awards at the Virginia Junior Academy of Science (VJAS) Awards Ceremony and International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF).

Continue reading to see the awards these skilled and talented students brought home.

International Science and Engineering Fair

  • Second Place: Engineering Technology: Statics and Dynamics
    • Hannah Jansen - The Governor’s School @ Innovation Park, Patriot High School
  • Fourth Place: Animal Sciences/Animal Behavior
    • Rania Lateef - The Governor’s School @ Innovation Park, Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School

Additionally, the following special organization awards were won:

  • Hannah Jansen (The Governor’s School @ Innovation Park, Patriot High School) - $15,000 from the Office of Naval Research on behalf of the United States Navy and Marine Corps
  • Rania Lateef (The Governor’s School @ Innovation Park, Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School) – American Psychological Association Award; Serving Society Through Science Award
  • Yashvir Sabharwal (Battlefield High School) - $40k/year scholarship to Long Island University

Virginia Junior Academy of Science Awards Ceremony

  • High School
    • First Place: Physics & Astronomy – Section B
      • Maxim Lupariello - The Governor’s School @ Innovation Park, Patriot High School
      • Louis To - The Governor’s School @ Innovation Park, Brentsville District High School
      • Ming Hui Zhang - The Governor’s School @ Innovation Park, Gainesville High School
    • First Place: Zoology – Section B
      • Rania Lateef - The Governor’s School @ Innovation Park, Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School
    • First Place: Computational Biology – Section B
      • Yashvir Sabharwal - Battlefield High School
    • Third Place: Zoology – Section B
      • Alyssa Johnson - The Governor’s School @ Innovation Park, Osbourn Park High School
      • Aerin Kim - The Governor’s School @ Innovation Park, Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School
      • Manha Saleha - The Governor’s School @ Innovation Park, Gainesville High School
    • Honorable Mention: Microbiology & Cell Biology – Section A
      • Dylan Borek - The Governor’s School @ Innovation Park, Osbourn Park High School
      • Josh Rizer - The Governor’s School @ Innovation Park, Osbourn Park High School
      • Izidor Yatsevich - The Governor’s School @ Innovation Park, Osbourn Park High School
    • Honorable Mention: Environmental & Earth Science – Section C
      • Isabelle Hoover - The Governor’s School @ Innovation Park
      • Lauren Kim -The Governor’s School @ Innovation Park, Patriot High School
      • Zainab Soofi - The Governor’s School @ Innovation Park, Patriot High School
    • Honorable Mention: Environmental & Earth Science – Section A
      • Khadeejah Alsheikh- The Governor’s School @ Innovation Park, Osbourn Park High School
      • Kayla Minter - The Governor’s School @ Innovation Park, Osbourn Park High School
      • Willow Weeks - The Governor’s School @ Innovation Park, Osbourn Park High School
  • Middle School
    • First Place: Animal and Human Sciences – Section A
      • Deen Lateef - Benton Middle School
    • Second Place: Ecology and Earth Sciences
      • Erin Jansen - The Nokesville School
    • Second Place: Animal and Human Sciences – Section A
      • Anuska Misra - Gainesville Middle School
    • Third Place: Animal and Human Sciences – Section B
      • Rachel Kamil - Ronald Wilson Reagan Middle School

Additionally, the following special awards were won:

  • PWCS Teachers
    • The Franklin D. Kizer Distinguished Service Award
      • Debra Peterman – Benton Middle School
    • The Franklin D. Kizer Development Stipend
      • Stephanie Brown – Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School
    • R. Dean Decker Honorarium Award
      • Alexis Patanarut – The Governor’s School @ Innovation Park
  • High School
    • VJAS President for 2024-25
      • Rania Lateef - The Governor’s School @ Innovation Park, Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School
    • VJAS Delegate to AJAS in Boston, New York
      • Rania Lateef - The Governor’s School @ Innovation Park, Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School
    • Ertle Thompson Memorial Endorsement Award
      • Rania Lateef - The Governor’s School @ Innovation Park, Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School
    • VJAS Grand High School Award, Grade 9-12
      • Rania Lateef - The Governor’s School @ Innovation Park, Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School
    • Virginia Association of Biology Educators (VABE) Zoology Award
      • Rania Lateef - The Governor’s School @ Innovation Park, Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School
    • Bethel High School Scholarship
      • Rania Lateef - The Governor’s School @ Innovation Park, Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School
    • Virginia Sea Grant College Award Program
      • Khadeejah Alsheikh- The Governor’s School @ Innovation Park, Osbourn Park High School
      • Kayla Minter - The Governor’s School @ Innovation Park, Osbourn Park High School
      • Willow Weeks - The Governor’s School @ Innovation Park, Osbourn Park High School
    • Physics Award
      • Maxim Lupariello - The Governor’s School @ Innovation Park, Patriot High School
      • Louis To - The Governor’s School @ Innovation Park, Brentsville District High School
      • Ming Hui Zhang - The Governor’s School @ Innovation Park, Gainesville High School
    • Cancer Research Award
      • Yashvir Sabharwal – Battlefield High School
  • Middle School
    • Dorthy Knowlton Award and Outstanding Research Project, Grade 7
      • Deen Lateef - Benton Middle School