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

Burrillville Middle School
2020 Junior RI
Burrillville Middle School
Burrillville, RI

Turning Trash into Fashion

Project Advisors

Ms. Lauren Conti

Awards

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Burlington Elementary Green Team
2019 Elementary KY
Burlington Elementary School
Burlington, KY

Ecology at Burlington Elementary School

Project Advisors

Heather Breitenstein

Student Advisors

Loretta Herter

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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Manlius IL
2021 Elementary IL
Bureau Valley Elementary
Manlius, IL

Bureau Valley Storm-Manlius Elementary Electrifying Engineer

Project Advisors

Sheri Litherland

Awards

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Buckeye Middle School
2019 Junior OH
Buckeye Trail Middle School
Lore City, OH

Light Up Our World For Less

Project Advisors

Toni Gallow

Student Advisors

Sydney Patterson, Delanie Roe 

Awards

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Broughton High School
2019 Senior NC
Broughton High School
Raleigh, NC

Watts Up? Teaching and Engaging the Community About Energy

Project Advisors

Joann Blumenfeld

Student Advisors

Thayer Ackerman

Awards

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Bremen KY 2021
2021 Elementary KY
Bremen Elementary
Bremen, KY

Energy Eagles

Project Advisors

Amanda Toomey

Awards

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Bowling Green 2019
2019 Senior OH
Bowling Green High School
Bowling Green, OH

STEM Outreach

Project Advisors

Gloria Gajewicz

Student Advisors

Ava Bates and Andy Messenger

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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