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

Cowan Elementary 2022
2022 Junior KY
Cowan Elementary School
Whitesburg, KY

Energy Houses

Project Advisors

Stephanie Gilbert

Student Advisors

Jayda Bailey

Awards

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Bremen Elementary 2022
2022 Elementary KY
Bremen Elementary School
Bremen, KY

Community Energy Response Team: Transferring Energy Back to Our Community

Project Advisors

Amanda Toomey

Student Advisors

Reece Harper, Madilyn Fields, Maggie Flener

Awards

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Winfield Central School 2022
2022 Junior IL
Winfield Central School
Winfield, IL

Winfield Energy Club

Project Advisors

Cori Nelson

Student Advisors

Julianna Reed

Awards

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Clark and Hillsman Middle Schools 2022
2022 Junior GA
Clarke & Hilsman Middle Schools
Athens, GA

Preserve, Protect, & Power Through

Project Advisors

Audrey Hughes

Student Advisors

Dan Bray, Liza Larson, Finley Sleppy

Awards

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Cedar Shoals High School 2022
2022 Senior GA
Cedar Shoals High School
Athens, GA

The Three Es: Energy Education Environment

Project Advisors

Brittany Blumenstock

Student Advisors

Daniel Choi, Aiden Dowling, James Morton, Marcus Welch

Awards

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Morningside Elementary School 2022
2022 Elementary FL
Morningside Elementary
Port St. Lucie, FL

Morningside’s 5th Grade NEED Project

Project Advisors

Mollie Mukhamedov

Student Advisors

Serenity Robinson

Awards

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Worthington City Schools 2019
2019 Senior OH
Worthington City Schools
Worthington, OH

Encompassing Energy Excellence

Project Advisors

Brian Geniusz, Tim Gehring

Awards

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Worthington 2020
2020 Senior OH
Worthington City Schools
Worthington, OH

Worthington Energy Program

Project Advisors

Brian Geniusz, Tim Gehring

Awards

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Winfield Central
2021 Junior IL
Winfield Central School
Winfield, IL

Windfield’s 100th is Lit!

Project Advisors

Cori Nelson

Awards

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William Penn Middle School 2018
2018 Junior PA
William Penn Middle School
Yardley, PA

William Penn Energizing Education Program

Project Advisors

Kristin Slota

Student Advisors

Malena Russo

Awards

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William Penn 2019
2019 Junior PA
William Penn Middle School
Yardley, PA

Pennbury Energy Force

Project Advisors

Kristin Slota

Student Advisors

Sammi Leon, Rebecca Bialos

Awards

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Wheaton North High School
2019 Senior IL
Wheaton North High School
Wheaton, IL

Energy In Our World

Project Advisors

Robert Griegoliet

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.