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11 PCS projects progress to the State Science and Engineering Fair

Feb. 6, 2025

PCS State contingent

Eleven PCS projects are progressing to the State Science and Engineering Fair. Seven high school projects from the district and four middle school projects won top awards at the Pinellas Regional Science and Engineering Fair.

The fair was held Saturday, Feb. 1, and the awards ceremony was held Feb. 5 at Countryside High.

Forty high school projects and 25 middle school projects competed at the fair. Students collaborated on some of the projects. 

Expert judges from the community selected 11 PCS projects to compete at the State Science and Engineering Fair in late March. Eight additional projects from private and charter schools will progress to the state competition.

Madeleine Lile-Delfino from Countryside High School won Best of Fair award and will have the opportunity to compete in the State Science and Engineering Fair and the International Science and Engineering Fair. Her presentation explored using Agrobacterium-mediated transformation techniques to produce bioluminescence in plants.

Congratulations to PCS students who were selected to compete at the State Science and Engineering Fair

  • Madeleine Lile-Delfino, Countryside HS, Let There be Light:  Using Agrobacterium Mediated Transformation Techniques to Produce Bioluminescence in Plants  
  • Olivia Damewood, Carwise MS, The Effect of Light Wavelengths on Wax Moth Caterpillars
  • Inara Ryan, Carwise MS, Cellular Regeneration
  • Sydney Karczewski, Carwise MS, The Effects of the Amount of Sand on a Sinkhole
  • Olivia Miarecki, Carwise MS, Testing Dunaliella Salina in Simulated Europa Conditions
  • Jane Zollicoffer, Countryside HS, The Effect of Indigeneity of Adaption in Mantids 
  • Devyn Morrison, Countryside HS, Citrus Disinfectant
  • Livia Prado Pereira, Countryside HS, Citrus Disinfectant
  • Angelina Gomez, Seminole High School Batter vs. Bat: Durability and Swing Mechanics
  • Brandon Heredia, Countryside HS, The Future of Biodegradable Plastics
  • Natalie Miller, Countryside HS, The Future of Biodegradable Plastics
  • Vyom Bhandari, Palm Harbor University HS, AI to Predict Cancer Treatment
  • Heidi Connor, Countryside HS, Biodegradable Hydrogels: A Measure of Effective Water Conservation in Agricultural Applications  

Madeleine Lile-Delfino, Best of Fair

Best of Fair