Youth Award Winners

NEED encourages all students and classrooms to get involved in energy outreach. 

By doing so, students take ownership of their learning, are able to show confidence in their knowledge gains, and become leaders in the classroom. NEED’s annual Youth Awards Program for Energy Achievement rewards students for their efforts in energy outreach and student leadership. 

 National Award Winner

 State Award Winner

 Outstanding Project Recognition

Year

State

School Level

HIlsman Middle School 2020
2020 Junior GA
Hilsman Middle School
Athens, GA

Energy is Essential: Everyday and in Emergencies

Project Advisors

Audrey Hughes

Student Advisors

Lilly McGreevy, Aissatou Sarr, Chloe Smith

Awards

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Hilsman Middle School
2019 Junior GA
Hilsman Middle School
Athens, GA

Everyone Needs Energy!

Project Advisors

Kong Heu, Audrey Hughes

Student Advisors

Lilly McGreevy, Aissatou Sarr, Chloe Smith

Awards

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Grassfield High School
2020 Senior VA
Grassfield High School
Chesapeake, VA

Solar Panel Integration

Project Advisors

Thomas Spencer

Student Advisors

Alec Council, Leon Crawford, Blaize Golden, Aryan Kumar, Jonathan Schares, Ayush Shah, Josiah Upperman

Awards

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Graham Middle School
2019 Junior OH
Graham Middle School
Saint Paris, OH

Energy Education for all Falcons

Project Advisors

Tracy Merica

Student Advisors

Tory Pence, Kelsey Demarco

Awards

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General Tommy Franks 2019 Project
2019 Elementary TX
General Franks Elementary
Midland, TX

Saving the Earth One Student at a Time

Project Advisors

Cadi Gilette

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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Bureau Valley Storm Energy Gurus
2019 Elementary IL
Bureau Valley South
Buda, IL

The Bureau Valley South Energy Gurus-ESP

Project Advisors

Sheri Litherland

Student Advisors

Aiden Litherland and Libby Endress

Awards

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Bureau Valley Energy Transformers
2020 Elementary IL
Bureau Valley Elementary
Manlius, IL

Bureau Valley Manlius Elementary Energy Transformers

Project Advisors

Sheri Litherland

Student Advisors

Aiden Litherland, William Miller

Awards

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Boston Latin 2018
2018 Senior MA
Boston Latin School
Boston, MA

Energy Efficionados

Project Advisors

Catherine Arnold

Student Advisors

Fahad Anwar, Joana Avrami, Kayla Butler, Samuel Cheever, Yanxi Fang, Addy Krom, Zoe Nagasawa, Ariana Rauch, Susan Tang, Anna Wilcox, Jia Yu, Tracy Lihui Zhang

Awards

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Boston Latin 2019
2019 Senior MA
Boston Latin School
Boston, MA

A Three-Pronged Approach to Better Energy

Project Advisors

Catherine Arnold

Student Advisors

Yanxi Fang, Tracy Zhang, Kayla Butler, Osasenaga Idahor, Addy Krom, Anna Wilcox, Lorenzo deSimone, Zoe Nagasawa, Azalea Thompson, Gwen Trueblood, Susan Tang, Mateo Daffin, Ariana Rauch, Fahad Anwar, Joana Avrami, Dalilah Mostoslavsky, Linnea Ericsson Slater, Phillip Pepin, Julia Epshtein, Sam Cheever, Ruby Sturke, Danica Truong, Anna Kriscenski, Emily Schell

Awards

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Bosque School 2020
2020 Junior NM
Bosque School
Albuquerque, NM

Challenging Energy and Environment

Project Advisors

Barb Lazar

Student Advisors

Maddie Traweek, Maya Falcon, Christopher Lambrecht, Safiya Daruger, Brooklyn Bird

Awards

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