2009 AFCEA National High School Science Fair *

The winners of the 2009 Science Fair are listed below.  The Grand Prize winning team, Bethany Johnson and Ashley Vechinski, displayed their project at AFCEA's LandWarNet Conference, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, August 18-20.  With travel assistance provided by the Rocky Mountain Chapter, John T. Parish, IV, the First Honorable Mention winner, also attended and displayed his project.  Every winner received a monetary prize.

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The Grand Prize Winners for 2009 are:

Bethany Johnson & Ashley Vechinski

Sophomores, Life Christian Academy, Harvest, AL
Nominated by Huntsville Chapter

Winners in the following categories are listed alphabetically:

First Honorable Mention:

John T. Parish, IV
Sophomore, Homeschool, Colorado Springs, CO
Nominated by Rocky Mountain Chapter

Second Honorable Mentions:

Joseph Bussenger
Senior, Pennridge High School, Perkasie, PA
Nominated by Liberty Bell (Philadelphia) Chapter

Matthew Caplan

Senior, Governor's School for Science & Technology, Hampton, VA

Nominated by Hampton Roads Chapter

Nicholas Christensen

Junior, Wetumpka High School, Wetumpka, AL

Nominated by Montgomery Chapter

Jason Dunn

Senior, Woodward Academy, College Park, GA

Nominated by Atlanta Chapter

Elise Pennock

Junior, Calvary Academy, Lakewood, NJ

Nominated by Fort Monmouth Chapter

Leo Zhou

Junior, Scripps Ranch High School, San Diego, CA

Nominated by San Diego Chapter

Runners-Up:

Suraj Malladi & Bhargavi Munukutla
Juniors, Chantilly High School, Chantilly, VA
Nominated by Northern Virginia Chapter

Neel Sanjay Patel
Freshman, Ovideo High School, Ovideo, FL
Nominated by Orlando-Central Florida Chapter

Sophomore, McKinley Technical High School, Washington, DC

Nominated by Washington DC Chapter

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