Middle and High School Results
2014-2015 Upper Keys Fairchild Challenge
Educator Challenge - 'Corals In, Lionfish Out' Design
1st Place: Ms. Veronica Gutierrez (Island Christian School)
2nd Place: Ms. Kirsten Burns (Key Largo School)
3rd Place: Ms. Kim Walwer (Key Largo School)
Challenge 1 - Inventory & Data Collection: Backyard Biodiversity
Middle School
1st Place: Sophia Kubida, Eve Knowles, Gabrielle Best & Lillia Adrian - Wonder To Live (Treasure Village Montessori School - Ms. Kate Hofstetter)
2nd Place: Tyquanda Jones, Emily Keen & Karena Williams - Saving The Earth (Plantation Key School - Ms. Catie Frier)
3rd Place: Mr. Burns's Language Arts Class - Lost & Found (Key Largo School - Mr. Joseph Burns)
Challenge 1 - Inventory & Data Collection: Backyard Biodiversity
High School
1st Place: Mrs. Rehmann's APES - Biodiversity...A Necessity! (Coral Shores High School - Mrs. Alesa Rehmann)
2nd Place: Ms. Ledoux's AP Environmental Science Class - Diverse (Fancy Parody) (Coral Shores High School - Ms. Natalie Ledoux)
Challenge 2 - Inventory & Data Collection: Looking At Life Around Us
Middle School
1st Place: Erin Rodberg - Biodiversity Grows as Our Ecosystem Flows (Plantation Key School - Ms. Catie Frier)
2nd Place: Mayah Canales - Beauty of Nature (Key Largo School - Mrs. Kirsten Burns)
3rd Place: Abigail Zischka, Alyssa Webb, Bethany Norling, Olivia Rodriguez & Skylar Poisson - Nature Is Fragile - Give It Space (Treasure Village Montessori School - Ms. Kate Hofstetter)
Challenge 2 - Inventory & Data Collection: Looking At Life Around Us
High School
1st Place: Jordan Schipper & Joanna Belz - Biodiversity is the Keys! (Coral Shores High School - Mrs. Alesa Rehmann)
2nd Place: Emily Perrotti - Have a Green Heart (Coral Shores High School - Mrs. Alesa Rehmann)
Challenge 3 - Graphic Novel: Plant Explorers & Science Discoveries
Middle School
1st Place: Ella Marsden - The Rosy Periwinkle and Their Marvelous Qualities (Key Largo School - Mrs. Tabbatha Chesler)
2nd Place: Rachel Machado - Frank N. Meyer and His Knowledgeable Adventures (Key Largo School - Mrs. Tabbatha Chesler)
3rd Place: Isabella Antonovich - Alice Eastwood (The Academy at Ocean Reef - Ms. Jaren Evans)
Challenge 4 (Global Challenge) - Observing & Monitoring: Plants and their Pollinators
Middle School
(All 10 entries will be submitted to Fairchild for Global Judging in April, details to follow)
1st Place: Sophie Williams - The Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Treasure Village Montessori School - Ms. Kate Hofstetter)
2nd Place: Jena Jones - A Symbiotic Relationship (Treasure Village Montessori School - Ms. Kate Hofstetter)
3rd Place: Stephen Franks, Luke Gutierrez & Alex Gonzalez - Vital Connections (Treasure Village Montessori School - Mrs. Bobbi Burson)
4th Place: Matthew Hardison - Curious Wasp (Key Largo School - Mrs. Kirsten Burns)
5th Place: Zachary Rodriguez & Calvin Kemmer - Bougainvillea Buzz (Treasure Village Montessori School - Ms. Kate Hofstetter)
6th Place: Amy Garcia - Ladybugs and Sunflowers (Key Largo School - Mrs. Kirsten Burns)
7th Place: Raffie Baker, Jessie Head, Niomi Garcia - Flyin' High (Treasure Village Montessori School - Ms. Kate Hofstetter)
8th Place: Irina Gonzalez - Beach Sunflower (Key Largo School - Mrs. Kirsten Burns)
9th Place: Hailey Cobb - Ladybug and Beach Sunflower (Key Largo School - Mrs. Kirsten Burns)
10th Place: Emily Martinez - Pollen Dance (Key Largo School - Mrs. Kirsten Burns)
Challenge 4 (Global Challenge) - Observing & Monitoring: Plants and their Pollinators
High School
(Both entries will be submitted to Fairchild for Global Judging in April, details to follow)
1st Place: Brianna Wilson - Scarlet Hibiscus (Coral Shores High School - Ms. Natalie Ledoux)
2nd Place: Madison Adams - Pollinators (Coral Shores High School - Ms. Natalie Ledoux)
Challenge 5 - Conserving Traditions: Green Treasures
Middle School
1st Place: Kyla Korbecki, Amber Salyer, Brandon Norman, Matthew Hardison, Avery Caceres & Jared Simpson - Green Treasures - Key Largo School Newsletter (Key Largo School - Mrs. Tabbitha Chesler)
2nd Place: Amy Nekhaila, Angela Ornelas, Maxely Perez, Savannah Clark & Enecia Mitchell - KLS: Elders News Letter (Key Largo School - Mrs. Tabbitha Chesler)
3rd Place: Brandon Turner, Summer Riddell, Savannah Crespo & Katie Figueroa - Plantation Key School KEYS PLANT PRESS (Plantation Key School - Ms. Tisa Lall)
Challenge 6 - Conservation Strategies: Lizards on the Loose
Middle School
1st Place: Molly Gahagen, Mysty Anthony, Stephanie Rivero, George Cuetera (Key Largo School - Ms. Tina Cash)
2nd Place: Steelman Nicoletti, Colton Snodgrass, Matthew Darrow (Plantation Key School - Ms. Catie Frier)
3rd Place: Ryleigh Zebendon, Gabby Best, Keifer Kemmer, Mitchell Norman (Treasure Village Montessori School - Mrs. Bobbi Burson)
Challenge 7 - Action Plan: Gardens & Green Spaces
Middle School
1st Place: Key Largo Middle School Students - KLS is Growing Up! (Ms. Tiffany Scheer, Ms. Susan Bazin, Mrs. Kirsten Burns)
2nd Place: Mia Harris, Katie Pooley, Andrea Galvan, Skylar Poisson, Jason Kaczka, Alyssa Webb, Abigail Zischka, Bethany Norling, Blakely Harden, Olivia Rodriguez, Jasmin Johnson, Lilia Adrian - Three Unique Gardens (Treasure Village Montessori School - Ms. Kate Hofstetter)
Challenge 8 - Human Impact: Green Cuisine's Supermarket Diversity
Middle School
1st Place: Lillia Adrian & Andrea Galvan - The Florida Delight (Treasure Village Montessori School - Ms. Cathy Foote)
2nd Place: Cole Yeager & Zac Rodriguez - Gazpacho (Treasure Village Montessori School - Ms. Cathy Foote)
3rd Place: Laine Ramsey, Rachael Clark & Amber Salyer - Coconut Fruit Salad (Key Largo School - Mrs. Kirsten Burns & Ms. Sandra Prew)
Challenge 8 - Human Impact: Green Cuisine's Supermarket Diversity
High School
1st Place: Selena VanSant, Amanda Midling & Day Maris - Corn, Tomato & Avocado Salad (Coral Shores High School - Ms. Jessica Wood & Ms. Nancy Truesdale)
2nd Place: Ashlyn Marcinak - Sugar Citrus Squares (Coral Shores High School - Ms. Natalie Ledoux)
Challenge 9 - Conservation Plan: Biodiversity Study
Middle School
1st Place: Timothy Cole, Luke Gutierrez, Zane Turbessi, Ethan Osborne, Kadrian Williams, Keifer Kemmer, Skylar Poisson-Zettewock, Stephen Franks, Cole Yeager, Shawn McMullin, Jena Jones, Jacqueline Vandelaar, Nick Norman, Mitchell Norman, Grady White, Allie Adler, Craig Tagliareni, Ryleigh Zebendon, Gabrielle Best, Joey Slaydon, Maximus Stough, Hunter Corliss, Emma Kost, Maggie Scott, Daniel Weisberger, Alex Gonzalez, Caroline Althouse, Windley Hagood, Dominic Austin, Zack Webb, Jessie Head - (Treasure Village Montessori School - Mrs. Bobbi Burson)