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

2023 Senior AZ
Westwood High School
Mesa, AZ

Adopt an H-tree

Project Advisors

Jodi Gilletti

Student Advisors

Ana Dominguez Razo

Awards

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2023 Primary WA
Sacajawea Elementary School, Three Rivers HomeLink
Richland, WA

Hydrogen and Small Modular Reactor Technology Combined Energy Model – A Sustainable Energy Solution

Project Advisors

Sara La

Student Advisors

Nirbhuy Arun, Lucian Follett-Figueroa

Awards

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2023 Junior TN
Michie Elementary School
Michie, TN

Energy Conservation

Project Advisors

Debra Steen

Awards

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2023 Junior RI
Wickford Middle School
North Kingstown, RI

EcoWildcats

Project Advisors

Shannon Donovan

Student Advisors

Shea McCann, Sydney Asher, Carolina Estrella-Vargas, Johanna Reis

Awards

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2023 Junior OH
Sherwood Elementary
Cincinnati, OH

Can We Transition to Renewable Energy?

Project Advisors

Jennifer Davis

Student Advisors

Weston Davis, Andrew Carter, Ian Copeland

Awards

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2023 Elementary MA
Mount Alvernia Academy
Chestnut Hill, MA

Hot and Cold Energy Villages

Project Advisors

Maria Lyons

Student Advisors

Rhys Hill, Venessa Trujillo, Anna Tarkanian, Zachary Raposa

Awards

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2023 Junior LA
St. Margaret Catholic School
Lake Charles, LA

Energy Awareness

Project Advisors

Judy Reeves

Student Advisors

Ava Suire, Paige Robertson, Meagan McGee, Sicily Willis

Awards

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2023 Junior LA
Capitol Middle School
Baton Rouge, LA

Voltage Drop

Project Advisors

Donald Esteen

Student Advisors

Selina, Devohn

Awards

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2023 Junior KY
Ockerman Middle School
Florence, KY

Learning, Sharing, and Having Fun with Energy

Project Advisors

Jennifer Davis

Student Advisors

Karma Ferguson, Adi Kenwright, Ava Rogers

Awards

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2023 Junior IL
Winfield Central School
Winfield, IL

Winfield Energy Club 2022-2023

Project Advisors

Cori Nelson

Student Advisors

Dominic Tibble, Will Pereckas

Awards

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2023 Junior GA
Clarke Middle School
Athens, GA

Energized Kids Leading the Way!

Project Advisors

Audrey Hughes

Student Advisors

Dan Bray, Da'Miya Roberts-Taylor, Liam Rocks

Awards

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2023 Junior AL
Rochester School
Bogota, Colombia, AL

Energy, Service, and Action

Project Advisors

Matthew Reis

Student Advisors

Laura Pardo

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.