(PSS) — The CNMI Public School System Island Wide STEM Fair would like to congratulate all school-level winners for advancing to the state-level competition that was held Saturday, March 11, 2023 at Chacha Ocean View Middle School in Kagman, Saipan.
The competition hosted 111 public and private school students from kindergarten to 12th grade from Saipan, Tinian and Rota.
The Island Wide STEM Fair committee also extends a special thank you to the parents, teachers, administrators who guided the students.
In addition, the committee would like to share “our sincere appreciation to the volunteer judges, the Kagman High School JROTC, CNMI PSS AmeriCorps, Saipan Southern High School National Honor Society, Triple J Catering, Mariana Islands Nature Alliance, and Chacha Ocean View Middle School staff for their contributions toward a successful event.”
“Special thanks to Commissioner of Education Dr. Alfred Ada, Board of Education Teacher Representative Dr. Dora Miura, Office of Curriculum and Instruction Senior Director Jackie Quitugua, Accountability, Research, and Evaluation Senior Director Dr. Rizalina Liwag, Career and Technical Education Director Dr. Jessica Taylor, Interim Federal Programs Officer Jacqueline Che, the Facilities Development Management Office, and the State Infrastructure Technology Office for their continuous support,” the committee added.
The top student winners from the general STEM and high school research categories will compete in Guam’s Island Wide Science Fair, Thermo Fisher Scientific-Junior Innovative Challenge, and the International Science and Engineering Fair.
Results
The CNMI winners are:
• High School Research International Science and Engineering Fair
First place — Yelin Hetina Park of Saipan International School for her research project, “Detecting Coral Bleaching in CNMI: via Machine Learning and Deep Learning.”
Second place — Mount Carmel School’s Eunkyu Hong, Ethan Militante, and Paul Santos’ research on “Pollution is not Equal To Solution.”
Third place — Marianas High School’s Precious Valerie, Steffanie Nicole Hann, and Angel May for “Paper de Musa.”
• Grades 9-12 General STEM
First place — Linxi Cai for her research work titled “Finding the effects of the Covid-19 lockdown restrictions on Saipan’s costal environment.”
Second place — Marianas High School’s Camille Alannah Sablan’s research on “Kills 99.9% of Bacteria ?!”
Third place — MHS student Gwanpil Son’s “Analyzing Muscle Activity.”
• Grades 6-8 General STEM
First place — Alexis Salundaguit of Hopwood Middle School for “Orally or Injected.”
Second place — Chacha Ocean View Middle School’s Vicente Jesus Leon Guerrero’s “The Power of Wind.”
Third place — Brilliant Star Montessori’s Selina Santiago for “Cleaning Dirty Water.”
• Grades 3-5 General STEM
First place — Tinian Elementary School’s Braiden Tutor for “Creating Biogas From Your Pantry.”
Second place — Sinapalo Elementary School’s Javier Sahagon for “Hydroponics: Growing without Soil.”
Third place — San Vicente Elementary School’s Dre Cabrera for “IRONic Breakfast.”
• Kindergarten to Grade 2 General STEM
First place — Sinapalo Elementary School’s Aven Ihu King for “Strong Shapes.”
Second place — Northern Marianas International School’s Ayumi Palacios for “What type of food allows mold to grow fastest?”
Third place — Koblerville Elementary School’s Autumn Basa for “Carbon Sugar Snake.”
• Grades 2-5 Paper Airplane Competition
First place — Huaen Chen of Agape Christian School
Second place — Dilen Quitugua of Kagman Elementary School
Third place — Logan Daniel of Koblerville Elementary School
• MINA STEM Environmental Award overall winners
Grades K-2 — Garapan Elementary School’s Joaquin Kevo Leomo’s “Free Power from Water”
Grades 3-5 — Tinian Elementary School’s Braiden Rutor’s “Creating Biogas from Your Pantry”
Grades 6-8 — Francisco M. Sablan’ Middle School’s Jude Burgos’ “Fair Tower: The Incineration Plant”
Grades 9-12 — Mount Carmel School’s Jude Burgos’ “Flame-Y Manure”
• High School research categories
Saipan International School’s Yelin Hestina Park, “Detecting Coral Bleaching in CNMI: via Machine Learning and Deep Learning”; and Marianas High School’s Precious Valerie, Steffanie Nicole Hann and Angel May for “Paper de Musa.”
The winners from the various grade levels and categories pose for a photo with their awards from the Public School System’s Island Wide STEM Fair committee.
Students from public and private schools on Saipan, Tinian and Rota showcase their research work and science projects to a panel of judges on March 11, 2023 at Chacha Ocean View Middle School.
The STEM Fair featured the science projects and research work of 111 public and private school students — from kindergarten to 12th grade — from Saipan, Tinian and Rota.
In the paper airplane categories, students from second to fifth grades demonstrate their entries.
Students explain their science projects or research work.
