STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS

Timberlane students Charlotte Michaluk and Lucas Zapata-Sanin were recognized by the Broadcom Foundation and Society for Science & the Public as one of the top 300 competitors nationwide in the 9th annual Broadcom Masters. This is the nation's premier STEM competition for middle school students. Congratulations, Charlotte and Lucas.

TIMBERLANE MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE & ENGINEERING FAIR (2020)

The annual science and engineering fair took place in March 2020 with over 60 projects. Congratulations to all the participants. The list of winners can be found  here.

Photo of the Annual Science and Engineering Fair contestants.

MERCER COUNTY SCIENCE & ENGINEERING FAIR (2019)

Three HVRSD students were honored at the 2019 Mercer County Science & Engineering Fair. Congratulations to our winners!

Lucas Zapata-Sanin
"Developing and testing a color identification system for people who have difficulty identifying colors"
General Science

  1. 2019 Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory Runner Up in Engineering and Science for Challenging Problem Solving and Research

  2. The Office of Naval Research Science Award

  3. The Lemelson Early Inventor Prize

  4. Mercer Science and Engineering Fair Outstanding Achievement in General Science (Second Place)

  5. Nominated to compete in 2019 Broadcom Masters

Charlotte Michaluk 
"Saving Sinking Ships: Mitigating the Risk of Bulk Cargo Liquefaction" 
General Science

  1. Rider University Most Superior Junior Project (Best in Middle School)

  2. Superior Achievement 2019 in General Science (First Place)

  3. 2019 Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory First Place Award in Engineering and Science for Challenging Problem Solving and Research

  4. The Office of Naval Research Science Award

  5. Nominated to compete in 2019 Broadcom Masters

Sonja Michaluk 
"A Novel Method of Monitoring the Health of our Global Fresh Water Supply using DNA Barcoding of Chironomidae (Diptera)" 
Environmental Science and Engineering

  1. ISEF Finalist, including a trip to present in Phoenix, AZ

  2. Grand Prize, Mercer Science and Engineering Fair (Best in Show)

  3. Rider University Most Superior Senior Project (Best in High School)

  4. Mercer Science and Engineering Fair First Place in Environmental Science and Engineering

  5. The Office of Naval Research Naval Science Award

  6. Stockholm Junior Water Prize Regional Award

  7. New Jersey Water Environment Association (1 out of 5 in the state of New Jersey, $500.00 cash prize, and invitation to present at the NJWEA annual professional conference)

  8. Theobald Smith Society (branch of the American Society for Microbiology) First Place Award

  9. Association for Women Geoscientists Student Award for Geoscience Excellence

  10. Friends of the Abbott Marshlands Outstanding Wetlands Project Award

Photo of the MERCER COUNTY SCIENCE & ENGINEERING FAIR winners.