TVUSD is proud to share the SARSEF Award Winners, 30 in all, from the Tanque Verde Schools. Our young scientists shined brightly at SARSEF this year! Their hard work, curiosity, and dedication led to incredible achievements for our students representing all four schools, from grades Kindergarten through 12th grade.
Agua Caliente Elementary School
Deb Goepfrich's Kindergarten Class - How to Make Paint from Nature, First Place
Riona Avenente - Soap versus Bacteria, First Place
Tanque Verde Elementary School
Alexis Guerrero - Drip Free Water Bowl Attachment, Third Place
Ben Childers - Condensation is Cool, Second Place
Brock Curry, Liam Kresha - Plant Vibes, SARSEF Board Award
Ethan Janes - Dog Ball Launcher, Third Place
Ethan Nielsen- Can Buffelgrass be Turned Into Paper?, Second Place, Sonoran Desert Science Award
Indy Hansen- Finding the Football that Flies the Farthest, Third Place
Madden Webb - Meteorites to Craters: What Affects a Craters Size?, Second Place Elementary School Project
Spencer Noseck - How High Can it Go?, Third Place
Tanner Hohl- The Budget Game PC, First Place
Violet Wick - Cleanimus Prime: A Tidy Room Optimizer, Naval Science Award
William Harrington - Litter Robot, Second Place
Emily Gray Junior High:
Luca McGill -1st place, EZBO middle school student award-Top Student Project Overall for “ALTO-CO2: Low-Cost Drone-Based Atmospheric CO2 Monitoring-Exploring CO2 Levels Across Urban, Suburban, and Rural Areas in Southern Arizona”
Char Burt-1st Place, Autism and Mental Health Award for “What’s your brain like?”
Claire Beverage - 3rd place for Coffee-Crete an Eco-Friendly Concrete
Ainsley Jones - 3rd place for “Tie Dye and Soda Ash”
Makota Lara - 2nd place for “The Oblique Physique”
Riley Olsen - Hogan Hero Energy Award, TEP Inspiring Efficiency Award for “Creating a Simple Electric Generation”
Logan Seaman - 2nd place for “Alternate Diesel Particulate Filter Continued”
Julieet Scott - 2nd place for “Comparing Different Tack Cleaning Products”
Kenji Stilson - 2nd place for “Improved Rock Climbing Cam”
Hope Trask - 3rd place for “Mini Raspberry Pi AI Computer (Athena)”
Elsie Urlaub - 3rd place for “Which One’s Dirtier? Kitchen or Bathroom Towels”
Marayah Verduzco - TEP award
Qualifiers: Rachel Anderson, Anna Bredehoft, Nathaniel Camp, Sadie Fry, Owen Heath, Ethan Kokes, Mia Verenna,
Tanque Verde High School
Katelyn Jennings - Determining the Relationship Between PI3K and RAS-Mediated mTORC2 Activity, TEP Award of Excellence
Kristy Hudgins, Annika Koessler - Modeling Light-Matter Interactions in a Two-Level System, First Place