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

2026 Elementary MD
Northview Elementary School
Bowie, MD

We Are Energy Receivers and Advocates: We’ve Got This!

Project Advisors

Adebisi Babayemi

Student Advisors

Lovely Hill, Joshua Wade

Awards

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2026 Junior LA
St. Margaret Catholic School
Lake Charles, LA

Recycling for a Good Earth

Project Advisors

Judy Reeves

Awards

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2026 Senior KY
Lloyd Memorial High School
Erlanger, KY

Keeping it Green During Our Re-model

Project Advisors

Melissa Stolz

Student Advisors

Chris Herrmann, Delight Treanor

Awards

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2026 Junior KY
Ockerman Middle School
Florence, KY

Knowledge is Power

Project Advisors

Jennifer Davis

Student Advisors

Ben Nelson

Awards

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2026 Elementary KY
Maryville Elementary School
Louisville, KY

The Environmental Energy Heroes

Project Advisors

Emily Berryman

Student Advisors

Aprilynn Murphy, Faith Kendall, Addie Parker, Jon Paul VanFleet Schafer

Awards

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2026 Junior IL
Saint John the Baptist Catholic School
Winfield, IL

Empowering our Future with Energy Education

Project Advisors

Scott Valenta

Student Advisors

Anna Sofia Bulyk, Declan Duffy

Awards

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2026 Junior GA
Clarke Middle School
Athens, GA

Sustainability & Service

Project Advisors

Audrey Hughes

Student Advisors

Emma Arenales, Eloise Chalmers, Graham Guidry, Ezra Haag, Aerie Streetman

Awards

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2026 Junior FL
South Port Middle School
Port Saint Lucie, FL

Thermal Energy Experiment

Project Advisors

Jennifer Black

Student Advisors

Easton Black, Daniel Ghaly, Liron Halberg

Awards

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2026 Elementary FL
A.K. Suter Elementary School
Pensacola, FL

It’s All About Energy

Project Advisors

Cindy Bradley

Student Advisors

Jake McWilliams, Harper Oberhausen, Owen Leahy, Porter Daniel, Marleigh Goodrich, Aston Abney, Jayla Green

Awards

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2026 Elementary FL
Morningside Elementary School
Port St Lucie, FL

Soaring With Energy

Project Advisors

Mollie Mukhamedov

Student Advisors

Emily Black

Awards

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2026 Elementary CA
Urbita Elementary School
San Bernardino, CA

Renewable Energy For the Win!

Project Advisors

Andrea Schindler

Awards

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2025 Senior CA
Milpitas High School
Milpitas, CA

Energy Harvesting Roof

Project Advisors

Ayan Bera

Student Advisors

Kallol Bera

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.