CCSD Elementary School Students Advancing to 2026 State Science Fair

Twenty-four Cherokee County School District elementary school students are advancing to the Georgia K-5 Science and Engineering Fair!

CCSD students who earned top honors at the district competition now head to the state contest this month at Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville.

Congratulations to our winners and their teachers!  Thank you to sponsors, Cherokee County Water & Sewerage Authority (CCWSA), Cobb EMC and Gas South for providing special prizes to select district winners as noted below.  Thank you to our School Board for its laser focus on ensuring our students are learning more, growing more, and achieving more in our classrooms than they could anywhere else!

CCSD Competitors in Georgia K-5 Science and Engineering Fair
Jeremiah Anderson, Grade 3, Clayton ES, “Does the Concentration of Sugar in Water Affect the Rate of Yeast Growth?” Microbiology, teacher Pamela Gorges
Granger Bales, Grade 3, Ball Ground ES STEM Academy, “Electrified Water,” Earth & Environmental Sciences, teacher Mary Marble, CCWSA Award
Joshua Beverly and Wesley Gibson, Grade 4, Little River ES, “Potato Power: Can a Potato be Turned into a Battery?” Energy: Sustainable Materials & Design, teacher Shaniqua Young
Sophia Coffman, Grade 4, Arnold Mill ES, “Trash Talk: What Happens to Our Litter in the Ocean?” Earth & Environmental Sciences, teachers Lesly Blades and Ansley Nettles
Luna Von Eppinger, Grade 5, Ball Ground ES STEM Academy, “What is the Germiest Place in our School?” Microbiology, teacher Mary Marble, Cobb EMC and Gas South Award
Hank Feise, Grade 2, Bascomb ES, “Need 4 Speed,” Physics and Astronomy, teacher Jennifer Mendenhall, Cobb EMC and Gas South Award
Ayushman Gadhavi, Aditya Nair, and Adrian Sobrino, Grade 4, Little River ES, “Milk Wars: The Spoilage Edition,” Microbiology, teacher Shaniqua Young
Sanjay Gogineni, Grade 1, Macedonia ES, “Cabbage Magic: A Colorful pH Experiment,” Chemistry, teacher Georgia Knowlton, CCWSA Award
Luca Heller, Grade 1, Hasty ES Fine Arts Academy, “Cloud Capacity,” Earth & Environmental Sciences, teacher Leah Spradlin
Andie Hesser, Grade 3, Johnston ES, “The Meltdown Test,” Chemistry, teacher Susan Turco, CCWSA Award
Tucker Hill, Grade 2, Macedonia ES, “Terrific Torch Test: Which Material Burns the Most?” Materials Science, teacher Georgia Knowlton, CCWSA Award
Riley Johnston, Grade 3, Hasty ES Fine Arts Academy, “Mystical Crystals,” Earth & Environmental Sciences, teacher Leah Spradlin
Krithi Kulkarni, Grade 5, Hickory Flat ES, “Cracking the Code,” Systems Software, teacher Janet Wheeler
Rebecca Pennington, Grade 4, Clark Creek ES STEM Academy, “Which Toothpaste Is More Effective?” teacher Karen Garland
Amogha Praveen, Grade 3, Hickory Flat ES, “The Doodling Robot,” Robotics & Intelligent Machines, teacher Janet Wheeler
Nora Rainey, Grade 4, R.M. Moore ES STEM Academy, “Effects of Pollution,” Earth & Environmental Sciences, teacher Joy Cainion
Emerson Reese, Grade 5, Carmel ES, “Which Sporting Ball will Go the Highest Launched Vertically?” Physics and Astronomy, teacher Kate Henriques
Cole Robitaille, Grade 3, Johnston ES, “Plane and Simple,” Engineering Mechanics, teacher Susan Turco, Cobb EMC and Gas South Award
Sheryl Ann Sam, Grade 2, Carmel ES, “Buzz About Fizz: How Soda Affects Objects Compared to Water,” Chemistry, teacher Kate Henriques
Natalie Tetteh, Grade 3, Clark Creek ES STEM Academy, “Which Liquid Dissolves Sugar the Fastest?” teacher Karen Garland
Nithya Yarlagadda, Grade 4, Arnold Mill ES “Greasy Greasy Chips,” Chemistry, teachers Lesly Blades and Ansley Nettles

Congratulations to Ball Ground ES STEM Academy fifth-grader Kendall Swift who also earned a Cobb EMC and Gas South Award for her Physical Science project!

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