Johnnie Lay Burks Elementary

The 2024 CCSD Young Scientist Fair at Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary was a true celebration of our elementary school students grades K-5 and their work. The event featured science project/art displays and interactive, on-site activities and competitions. Awards were handed out in several categories for Science Fair Project, Science Art, Science Olympiad, and the Clarke Invents competition. See the full results below!

SCIENCE FAIR RESULTS

K-2

Earth Science

• 1^st place - Jude Scredon, Timothy Road

• 2^nd place - Ernie Reifield, Johnnie Lay Burks

• 3^rd place - Maade Lawer, Johnnie Lay Burks

Engineering

• 1^st place – Rohan Jain, Timothy Road

Life Science

• 1^st place – Kenji Funato, Timothy Road

• 2^nd place - Sofia Bautista Vega and Arieyonna Flint, J.J. Harris

Physical Science

• 1^st place – Charlie Barnett, Oglethorpe Avenue

• 2^nd place – Rush DeLaigle, Timothy Road

• 3^rd place – Miley Posadas Menjivar, Jakyrie Tory, and Jordan Turner, Gaines

3-5

Earth Science

• 1^st place – Michelle Adames Jimenez, Whit Davis

• 2^nd place – Brandon Lopez Hernandez and Jaysen Changra, J.J. Harris

Environmental Science

• 1^st place – Sebastian Thomas, Timothy Road

• 2^nd place – Ellie Pardue, Johnnie Lay Burks

• 3^rd place – Lia Balde, Timothy Road

Life Science

• 1^st place – Arabel Ingels and Bebe Peacock, Johnnie Lay Burks

• 2^nd place – Emma La Torre Sanchez, Cleveland Road

• 3^rd place – Calissa Johnson, Cleveland Road

Physical Science

• 1^st place – Harrison Smith, Johnnie Lay Burks

• 2^nd place – Mahari Thomas, J.J. Harris

• 3^rd place – Tait Gibbons, Johnnie Lay Burks

• 3^rd place – AnnaMarie Thompson, Cleveland Road

SCIENCE ART RESULTS

K-2

Earth Science

• 1^st place – Jaxon Bagley, Whit Davis

• 2^nd place – Cora Ruhlen, Timothy Road

Life Science

• 1^st place – Luna Salmi-Lapegna, Johnnie Lay Burks

• 2^nd place – Dorsey Crowe, Johnnie Lay Burks

• 3^rd place – Mavis Hebbard, Timothy Road

Physical Science

• 1^st place – Andrew Jarrett, Timothy Road

• 2^nd place – Sebastian Martos Aponte, Gaines

3-5

Earth Science

• 1^st place – Violet Winters, Timothy Road

• 2^nd place – Brandon Lopez Hernandez, J.J. Harris

• 3^rd place – Clara Lane, Whit Davis

Environmental Science

• 1^st place – Frederriah Stowers, Gaines

Life Science

• 1^st place – Eloise Chalmers, Timothy Road

• 2^nd place – Jesli Escalante Rivera, J.J. Harris

• 2^nd place – Flora Maldonado Wells, Oglethorpe Avenue

• 3^rd place – Lyla Maldonado Wells, Oglethorpe Avenue

Physical Science

• 1^st place – Za’Nariah Conley, Gaines

SCIENCE OLYMPIAD

Tower of Athens

• 1^st place – Mavis Bramlett, Marlo Mortensen, Elizabeth Ruppersburg, and Ada White – Johnnie Lay Burks

• 2^nd place – Nico Raccoursier, Erica Garcia-Mendez, and Alexa Hernandez-Rosas, Winterville

• 3^rd place – Huxley Gardiner, Finnley Hosey, Sofia Ezzarghani, and Alias Williams,  Oglethorpe Avenue

Athens Aeronautics

• Distance

  • 1^st place – Mason Nelms, Oglethorpe Avenue

  • 2^nd place - Misha Singh, Oglethorpe Avenue

  • 3rd place – Bethel Gomes, Winterville

• Accuracy

  • 1^st place – Odin Neville, Johnnie Lay Burks

  • 2nd place – Mason Nelms, Oglethorpe Avenue

  • 3^rd place – Leah Perez Morales, Gaines

• Aerobatic

  • 1^st place - Odin Neville, Johnnie Lay Burks

  • 2nd place – Sofia McDaniel, Gaines

  • 3^rd place – Jacob Albano, Oglethorpe Avenue

No Bones About It

• 1^st place – Gabby Coes and Clara Crim, Oglethorpe Avenue

• 2^nd place – Katherine Caldwell, Timothy Road

• 3^rd place – Margaux Dressel and Knox Dressel, Johnnie Lay Burks

Rock Hound

• 1^st place – Amos Podvin and Margaux Dressel, Johnnie Lay Burks

• 1^st place – Phoebe Geisenhof and Mallory Cork, Oglethorpe Avenue

• 1^st place – Theophilus Hunsu and Silas Webb, Timothy Road

• 2^nd place – Maria Alvear-Albarran and Arizbeidy Hernandez-Mondrago, J.J. Harris

• 2^nd place – Shernya Tolbert and Andrew Barrera Flores, Gaines

Mystery Architecture

• 1^st place – Tait Gibbons and Nate Harwell, Johnnie Lay Burks

• 2^nd place – Issac Shuman and Isla Singh, Oglethorpe Avenue

• 3^rd place – Akia Holloman and Shernya Tolbert, Gaines

Barge Building

• 1^st place – Milo Ashe and Kadence Thornton, Johnnie Lay Burks

• 2^nd place – Luis Heredia Peraza and Thiago Lugo, Winterville

• 3^rd place – Aylin Aguilar and Andrew Barrera Flores, Gaines

Deep Blue Sea

• 1^st place – Tallulah Woodson and Danae Petridi Sierra, Johnnie Lay Burks

• 2^nd place – Clara Crim and George Wheeler, Oglethorpe Avenue

• 3^rd place – Ariane Huntley and Skylar Klapatch, Bettye H. Holston

CLARKE INVENTS RESULTS

K-2

• 1^st place – Jackson Yori, Johnnie Lay Burks

• 2^nd place – Henry Dunlap, Johnnie Lay Burks

• 2^nd place – Andy Jarrett, Timothy Road

• 3^rd place – Jason Hunsu, Timothy Road

3-5

• 1^st place – George Wheeler, Oglethorpe Avenue

• 2^nd place – Lia Balde, Timothy Road

• 3^rd place – Jai Purcell, Timothy Road