Several Lake Washington School District students came home with an award after the 2019 Washington State Science and Engineering Fair (WSSEF). The annual fair took place March 29-30 in Bremerton, Wash. The WSSEF works to create enthusiasm in science and technology while encouraging project-based inquiry. The WSSEF is also a chance for students to compete for college scholarships, awards and other exciting prizes. More than $1,000,000 in scholarships and prizes were awarded in 2018 to “Promote Future Scientists & Engineers."

Some participants from Nikola Tesla STEM High School had an especially successful weekend at the WSSEF. Four Tesla STEM students were part of a small group considered for the WSSEF Grand Champion Premiere Awards. Because of their high scores, each of the four students has been invited to the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF) in Phoenix, Ariz. May 11-17. 

Here is a list of some of the winners from WSSEF and their awards:

WSSEF 2019 Grand Champion Premiere Awards

• Manasvini Calmidi, Tesla STEM, Grand Medallion Champion (Bronze)
• Anirudh Iyer, Tesla STEM, WSSEF Finalist
• Elisabeth Berger, Tesla STEM, Student Observer
• Aadi Dalia, Tesla STEM, Student Observer

WSSEF Best of Grade Category Awards

• Samriddhi Kandaswamy, Redmond Elementary, second grade
• Charlotte Gruian, Inglewood Middle School, sixth grade

WSSEF School of the Year Awards

• Redmond Elementary School, grades 1-3

WSSEF First Place Trophy

• Kristin Acheson, Tesla STEM
• Rachel Alwan, Tesla STEM
• Aakarsh Balla, Redmond Middle School
• Arundhati Basu, Tesla STEM
• Elisabeth Berger, Tesla STEM
• Sohil Bhatia, Redmond Middle School
• Manasvini Calmidi, Tesla STEM
• Aadi Dalia, Tesla STEM
• Neha Dalia, Eastlake High School
• Annie Denton, Tesla STEM
• Desh Dhingra, Tesla STEM
• Hemant Dhokia, Tesla STEM
• Suraj Dhulipalla, Eastlake High School
• Aditi Ekbote, Tesla STEM
• Mathias Foster, Tesla STEM
• Nitisha Gautam, Tesla STEM 
• Anika Ghelani, Tesla STEM 
• Audrey Gruian, Eastlake High School
• Charlotte Gruian, Inglewood Middle School
• Nina Gupta, Tesla STEM
• Toma Itagaki, Tesla STEM
• Anirudh Iyer, Tesla STEM
• Vidhi Jain, Tesla STEM
• Samriddhi Kandaswamy, Redmond Elementary 
• Romanpreet Kaur, Tesla STEM
• Anuj Krovvidi, Inglewood Middle School
• Madison Messina, Tesla STEM
• Mychal Miller, Tesla STEM
• Sunya Mohammed, Tesla STEM
• Van Monday, Tesla STEM
• Varshan Muhunuthan, Tesla STEM
• Isha Murali, Tesla STEM
• Eden Netz, Tesla STEM
• Rachel Oommen, Tesla STEM
• Thiago Sardenberg, Inglewood Middle School
• Parbeen Sekhon, Tesla STEM
• Siddharth Shende, Tesla STEM
• Rhea Shinde, Tesla STEM
• Varun Sridhar, Tesla STEM
• Roshni Srikanth, Tesla STEM
• Tarini Srikanth, Tesla STEM
• Tristan Stevens, Tesla STEM
• Marton Teichner, Tesla STEM
• Brandon Vanhaltren, Louisa May Alcott Elementary
• Ajeet Venkatesh, Evergreen Middle School
• Siddharth Vijay, Redmond High School
• Maxwell Wang, Tesla STEM
• Callie Wharton, Tesla STEM
• Sebastian Wick, Tesla STEM
• Christine Ye, Eastlake High School

Visit the WSSEF website for a list of WSSEF 2019 Special Awards.