RCSS Students Earn Top Honors at Grades 6-12 Regional Science Fair

Posted by Haley Lacuesta on 2/24/2025 8:00:00 AM

Thirty-four middle and high school students from the Richmond County School System joined peers from across the region at the Georgia College & State University Regional Science and Engineering Fair in Milledgeville, Ga., on Friday, Feb. 7. Eleven RCSS students earned top honors, with first-place and “Best of Show” winners securing invitations to present their projects at the state competition. 

 

Our 2024-2025 first-place and "Best of Show" winners are: 

 

Student 

School 

Subject 

Award 

Alexia Pruiett 

Richmond County Technical Career Magnet School (RCTCM) 

Microbiology

Best in Class High School 

Brielle Childs 

A.R. Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet School (A.R. Johnson) 

Plant Sciences

1st Place High School 

Andrew Hutchinson 

Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School (Davidson) 

Behavioral & Social Science

Achievement for Research in Psychological Science from the American Psychology Association 

1st Place High School 

Caroline Moon

Davidson

Biochemistry

1st Place High School

Charlotte Dickerson 

Davidson 

Biochemistry

1st Place High School 

Annie Zhang 

Davidson 

Biochemistry

1st Place High School 

Karshima Zechariah 

Davidson 

Biochemistry

1st Place High School 

Ariel Lee 

Davidson 

Biochemistry

1st Place High School 

Marshall Frost 

Davidson 

Animal Science

1st Place High School 

Steven Rowey 

Freedom Park K-8 School 

Biochemistry

1st Place Middle School 

Charlotte Killebrew 

Pine Hill Middle School 

Animal Science

Best of Class Middle School 

 

Other students received accolades for their projects as well, including:  

 

Student 

School

Subject

Award

Delvin Howard 

RCTCM 

Physics & Astronomy

2nd Place Middle School 

Nicholas Lofton 

A.R. Johnson  

Chemistry 

2nd Place Middle School 

Judah Russell 

A.R. Johnson  

Chemistry 

2nd Place Middle School 

Colton Crawford 

A.R. Johnson 

 

Behavioral & Social Science

2nd Place High School 

Jassman Williams 

A.R. Johnson 

 

Environmental Engineering

2nd Place High School 

Gianna Salgado 

A.R. Johnson 

 

Environmental Engineering

2nd Place High School 

Jordan Brown 

A.R. Johnson 

 

Environmental Engineering

2nd Place High School 

Satoshi Itokazu 

A.R. Johnson 

 

Physics & Astronomy

2nd Place High School 

Eustace Merriweather 

A.R. Johnson 

 

Physics & Astronomy

2nd Place High School 

Kamren Davis 

A.R. Johnson 

 

Biomedicine & Health Science 

2nd Place High School 

Jordan Cody 

A.R. Johnson 

 

Biomedicine & Health Science

2nd Place High School 

Charlotte Vaughn 

Davidson 

Behavioral & Health Science

2nd Place High School 

Mackie Sinkler 

RCTCM 

Earth & Environmental Science 

3rd Place Middle School 

Robert Bell 

RCTCM 

Physics & Astronomy

3rd Place Middle School 

Andrew Carr 

A.R. Johnson 

Systems Software

3rd Place Middle School 

Victoria Ayodele 

A.R. Johnson 

Biomedicine & Health Science 

3rd Place High School 

Joseph Bresnahan 

Davidson 

Behavioral & Social Science

3rd Place High School 

Gabriella Raiford 

Cross Creek Comprehensive High School 

Environmental Engineering

3rd Place High School 

Avani Laughlin 

Hephzibah Middle School 

Physics & Astronomy

3rd Place High School 

Thomas Lee 

Freedom Park K-8 School 

Physics & Astronomy

3rd Place High School 

Kameron Lacewell 

Freedom Park K-8 School  

Physics & Astronomy

3rd Place High School 

 

The Regional Science and Engineering Fair allowed students to present their research and compete with top young scientists across the CSRA. First-place winners will advance to the Georgia Science and Engineering Fair, held April 3-5 in Athens, Ga.