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

Coshocton High School
2020 Senior OH
Coshocton County Career Center
Coshocton, OH

Coshocton County Career Center Extreme Green Team

Project Advisors

Trevor Garretson

Student Advisors

Alison Hennis

Awards

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Continental, Ohio
2020 Elementary OH
Continental Local Schools
Continental, OH

Energy Efficiency Education

Project Advisors

Kathy Schmiedebusch

Awards

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Concord Elementary Energy Project
2020 Elementary OH
Concord Elementary School
Troy, OH

Classroom Fun With the Ohio Energy Project

Project Advisors

Jane Wise

Awards

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Columbus Torah Academy
2019 Junior OH
Columbus Torah Academy
Columbus, OH

6th Grade Energy Portfolio

Project Advisors

Ann Ahern

Student Advisors

Aryeh Weinschneider

Awards

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Collins Elementary 2020
2019 Elementary KY
Collins Elementary
Florence, KY

Recycling

Project Advisors

Jenny Brown

Student Advisors

Brayan Arvizu Mata, Livia Gabbard

Awards

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Collins Elementary 2020
2020 Elementary KY
Collins Elementary
Florence, KY

Collins Elementary Energy Team

Project Advisors

Jenny Brown

Student Advisors

Brayan Arvizu Mata, Livia Gabbard

Awards

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We're All In This Together
2021 Junior GA
Clarke Middle School
Athens, GA

We’re All In This Together

Project Advisors

Audrey Hughes

Awards

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Central Intermediate 5th Grade
2020 Elementary OK
Central Intermediate School
Wagoner, OK

5th Grade NEED Project

Project Advisors

Julie Valsaint

Student Advisors

Addison Shipman

Awards

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Central Intermediate Learning Team
2020 Elementary OK
Central Intermediate School
Wagoner, OK

Energy Learning Team

Project Advisors

Julie Valsaint

Student Advisors

Abigail Rhodes

Awards

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Caywood E-Wise Team
2019 Elementary KY
Caywood Elementary
Edgewood, KY

Caywood Energy Team

Project Advisors

Brittany Hoersting

Student Advisors

Kathy Niehaus

Awards

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Catalyst North Carolina
2020 Senior NC
Catalyst
Raleigh, NC

Energizing Opportunities in STEM and Energy Careers for Students with Disabilities

Project Advisors

Joann Blumenfeld

Student Advisors

Joseph Yantz

Awards

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CEMS Energy Green Team
2019 Junior KY
Camp Ernst Middle School
Burlington, KY

CEMS Energy/Green Team

Project Advisors

Scott King

Student Advisors

Jack Keeney

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.