2024 YOUTH AWARDS WINNERS!
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
Dayton Public Schools & City of Dayton Energy Program
Project Advisors
Awards
Davis Middle School Energy Efficiency
Project Advisors
Awards
Energy Engineers
Project Advisors
Student Advisors
Awards
Energy Fair Project
Project Advisors
Student Advisors
Awards
Coshocton County Career Center Extreme Green Team
Project Advisors
Student Advisors
Awards
Energy Efficiency Education
Project Advisors
Awards
Classroom Fun With the Ohio Energy Project
Project Advisors
Awards
6th Grade Energy Portfolio
Project Advisors
Student Advisors
Awards
Recycling
Project Advisors
Student Advisors
Awards
Collins Elementary Energy Team
Project Advisors
Student Advisors
Awards
We’re All In This Together
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Awards
5th Grade NEED Project
Project Advisors
Student Advisors
Awards
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.
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.