2024 YOUTH AWARD PROJECT SUBMISSIONS

NEED is honored to recognize amazing students, teachers, and program leaders for their great work in energy education and community outreach each year. Winning projects reflect energy knowledge gains, energy outreach, community involvement, and student leadership.

 State Award Winner

 National Award Winner

 Outstanding Project Recognition

Michie Elementary 2018
2018 Elementary TN
Michie Elementary School
Michie, TN

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Project Advisors

Debra Steen

Student Advisors

Alyssa Lilianthal, Eva Dancer

Awards

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Michie Elementary 2019
2019 Elementary TN
Michie Elementary School
Michie, TN

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Project Advisors

Debra Steen

Student Advisors

Jack, Lori, Will

Awards

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Michie Junior High 2020
2020 Junior TN
Michie Elementary School
MIchie, TN

Conservation of Energy

Project Advisors

Debra Steen

Student Advisors

Erin, Alyssa, Eva

Awards

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Michie 2020 1
2020 Elementary TN
Michie Elementary School
Michie, TN

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Project Advisors

Debra Steen

Student Advisors

Skylar, Molly

Awards

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Mitchie Elementary School
2021 Elementary TN
Michie Elementary School
Michie, TN

Conservation of Energy

Project Advisors

Debra Steen

Awards

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Metcalf County Middle School
2019 Junior KY
Metcalfe County Middle School
Edmonton, KY

Metcalfe County Middle School Need Project

Project Advisors

Lesley London

Student Advisors

Aubrey Glass, Allie Judd

Awards

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Memorial Junior High School
2020 Junior OH
Memorial Junior High School
South Euclid, OH

Memorial Junior High School

Project Advisors

Erin Tisdale

Student Advisors

Jaimmy, Sammie, Sujood, Skylar, Dewas, Lillian, Alex, Brandon, Jada, Angelica, Alanna, Antonio, Taylar

Awards

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Medlar View Elementary
2019 Elementary OH
Medlar View Elementary
Miamisburg, OH

Medlar View Elementary Energy

Project Advisors

Nikki Aucoin

Awards

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Maryville Elementary School
2021 Elementary KY
Maryville Elementary School
Louisville, KY

MES Green Earth Club

Project Advisors

Emily Vuleta

Student Advisors

Bailey, Skylah, Mariah, Lyndsey

Awards

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Manteno Middle School
2019 Junior IL
Manteno CUSD#5
Manteno, IL

Investigating Wind Turbines

Project Advisors

Jerry Rewerts

Student Advisors

Kelly Ritzke

Awards

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Lloyd Memorial High School
2021 Senior KY
Lloyd Memorial High School
Erlanger, KY

Can I Get a Watt Watt? – The Year of the Pandemic

Project Advisors

Melissa Stolz

Awards

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Lloyd Memorial High School 2019
2019 Senior KY
Lloyd Memorial High School
Erlanger, KY

Can I Get a Watt Watt Year 5

Project Advisors

Melissa Stolz

Student Advisors

Grace Herrmann, Miranda Massmann, Shauna Kitts

Awards

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Youth Awards Resources

Project Guidelines

Information about starting and finishing your project, formatting and presentation, adding a video, and submitting your work.

FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions about the Youth Awards, project submissions, and participation.

Program Guide

Full information about the Youth Awards in convenient e-publication or .pdf download format.

Group of students around a Youth Awards poster

The Youth Awards Program is great for all schools—new to energy education, or veteran. Projects and outreach completed for the program provide opportunity for enrichment and engagement, as well as an opportunity for your students, classroom, and school to shine.

NEED schools have outstanding classroom-based programs in which students learn about energy. Some schools have student leaders who extend these activities into their communities. To recognize outstanding achievement and reward this leadership, The NEED Project conducts the National Youth Awards Program for Energy Achievement.