Middle School Results
2013-2014 Upper Keys Fairchild Challenge
*Be sure to check out the Awards Ceremony slideshow video in the News section!*
OVERALL MIDDLE SCHOOL RESULTS
1st Place: Key Largo School (1183 points)
2nd Place: Treasure Village Montessori (1142 points)
3rd Place: Plantation Key School (1103 points)
4th Place: The Academy at Ocean Reef (594 points)
Educator Challenge - The Botanic Gardens at Kona Kai Resort Design
Elementary and Middle School Teachers
1st Place: Mr. William DePaula (Keys Atheneum)
2nd Place: Ms. Dawn Alvarez (Key Largo School)
3rd Place: Ms. Boni McClung (Plantation Key School)
Challenge 1 - 75th Anniversary of Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens
A (Exploring, Explaining and Conserving Design)
1st Place: Nicole Wojtasinski (Key Largo School - Ms. Dawn Alvarez)
2nd Place: Windley Hagood (Treasure Village Montessori - Ms. Kate Hofstetter)
3rd Place: Amber Nelson (Key Largo School - Ms. Dawn Alvarez)
Challenge 1 - 75th Anniversary of Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens
B (Plant Exploration Writing)
1st Place: Taegan Huntemann (Key Largo School - Ms. Katherine Wieland)
2nd Place: Katie Pooley and Lina Coole (Treasure Village Montessori - Ms. Kate Hofstetter)
3rd Place: Sean Sinnamon and Tom Nelson (Treasure Village Montessori - Ms. Kate Hofstetter)
Challenge 1 - 75th Anniversary of Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens
C (Design Your Future Garden)
1st Place: Amanda Money (Treasure Village Montessori - Ms. Kate Hofstetter)
2nd Place: Ethan Osborne (Treasure Village Montessori - Ms. Kate Hofstetter)
3rd Place: Julianne Jankowski, Angel Kelley, and Tori Aucamp (Plantation Key School - Ms. Boni McClung)
Challenge 3 - Sounds of Nature: Composition & Performance
1st Place: Riley Richardson, Seamus Dougherty, Javier Garcia, Stephanie Rivero, Savannah Clark, William Ayala-Gonzalez, Lina Fernandez, Edgar Gutierrez, and Josephine Sexton - "Hangin at the Hardwood Hammock" (Key Largo School - Ms. Susan Bazin)
2nd Place: Bridget Dougherty, Hannah Lane, Bridget Rader, and Natalie Rader - "Coming and Going of a Hurricane" (Plantation Key School - Ms. Karen Dougherty)
Challenge 4 - Green Cuisine: Fairchild's Food & Garden
1st Place: Sophie Williams, Jackie Oshaben, Raffie Baker - "Manganade" (Treasure Village Montessori - Ms. Cathy Foote)
2nd Place: Roberto Barriga, Alonso Garcia, Adrian Munoz, Anthony Vasilenko, Daniel Vorheier, Tristian Woolery - "Mango Blaze" (Key Largo School - Ms. Sandra Prew)
Challenge 6 - Citizen Science: Be A Part Of The Solution
1st Place: Christopher Leiva, Amber Lundstedt, Brandon Norman, Yahely Ornelas, Lucas Reyes, Gabe Rubiales - "The Effects Of Water Pollution On Mangroves" (Key Largo School - Ms. Beth Rosenow)
2nd Place: Nick DiMaggio, Matthew Hardison, Carlos Vidal, Cristian Vega, Dylan Scheu, Ben Zelada - "The Effects Of Oil On Mangroves" (Key Largo School - Ms. Beth Rosenow)
3rd Place: Lauren Heck, Zack Webb, Karena Williams, Hannah Lane - "What's In Our Water?" (Plantation Key School - Ms. Catie Frier)
Challenge 7 - Green Treasures: A Living History
1st Place: Aiden Hawkins, Buchanan Everhart, Kristian Fortis, Caroline Post, Westley Silverman (The Academy at Ocean Reef - Ms. Jaren Evans and Ms. Jennifer Anderson)
2nd Place: Ella Mardsen, Lucas Reyes, Molly Gahagen (Key Largo School - Ms. Tina Cash)
Challenge 8 - School Conservation Plan: Looking Back, Planning Forward
1st Place: Students at Treasure Village Montessori - Ms. Bobbi Burson
2nd Place: Students at Plantation Key School - Ms. Lucy Given
Challenge 9 - Gardens and Green Spaces: Visit Via Video
1st Place: Sophie Williams, Raffie Baker, Mason Baker, Jackie Oshaben, Alex Pabon, Jena Jones, Jack Yeager, Jessie Head, Sarah Nekhaila, Mia Harris (Treasure Village Montessori - Ms. Cathy Foote)
2nd Place: Jessica Koval, Chloe Koval, Olivia Bang, Ansley Gregis, April Klein (Plantation Key School - Ms. Tisa Lall)