Webpage last updated: May 05, 2026
An Outstanding County Award winner is selected from among the entries in a district that advance to the state contest. This prize recognizes extraordinary or dedicated efforts in researching and developing an individual or a group entry. The recipient(s) receives a medal and a certificate. The winners from each county are listed here.
Alachua County
Hannon Chagaris
Fort Clarke Middle School
Teacher: Jacob Van Wagner
Bay County
Sawyer Mandello
Surfside Middle School
Teacher: Stephen Grice
Clay County
Cooper White
Grace Episcopal Day School
Teacher: Sharon Barber
Duval County
Nicole Jiang
Stanton College Preparatory
Teacher: Caleb Smith
Escambia County
Yash Gujral & Katherine Sidden
Pensacola High School
Teacher: James Jones
Hernando County
Madison Sanders
Frank W. Springstead High School
Teacher: Suzanne Miranda
Hillsborough County
Lamees El Naqa
Alonso High School
Teacher: Eric Gavin
Lake County
Ainsley Williams, Haley Warren, Kennedy Nickolaou, & Kinsley Giguere
Windy Hill Middle School
Teacher: Julia Martin
Lee County
Myles Kastner
Bonita Springs Middle Center for the Arts
Teacher: Charndra Carias
Leon County
Abigail Benedict
James Rickards High School
Teacher: Jennifer E. Sullivan
Manatee County
Channing Douglas
Palmetto Charter School
Teacher: Toni Dunaway
Marion County
Marlina Phan, Amy Cox & Neveah Nirmalanandhan
Howard Middle School
Teacher: Pamela Earnest
Martin County
Albert Riggins, Alaysia Greene, & Zoey Hampton
South Fork High School
Teacher: Natalie Williams
Miami-Dade County
Maximillian Castillo
Somerset Academy Charter Middle School
Teacher: Patricia Marchand
Okaloosa County
Italia Gibson & Ira Tucker
Okaloosa STEMM Center
Teacher: Andrew Adams
Orange County
Lily Lahav & Avery Zika
Lake Highland Preparatory School
Teacher: Emily Funston
Osceola County
Lauren Patrick
Celebration School
Teacher: Andrew Keech
Palm Beach County
Kailey Amaya
American Heritage School - Palm Beach Campus
Teacher: Riley Sarkela
Pasco County
Lily Hagan
Sunlake High School
Teacher: Yamaira Betancourt
Pinellas County
Alaina Daniel
Palm Harbor University High
Teacher: Andreas Mandelos
Polk County
Amber Chen
Bartow Senior High School
Teacher: Angela Fortunas
Sarasota County
Armaan Malik
Pine View School
Teacher: Kaitlyn Parkes
Seminole County
Lakshmi Samanvitha Vasantharao
Sanford Middle School
Teacher: Michael Travis
St. Johns County
Walter "Trey" Boswell III
Creekside High School
Teacher: Carlton Cashwell
St. Lucie County
Erick Brusamarello, Enoch Hong, & Jakob Hong
Palm Pointe Educational Research School
Teacher: Melanie Larsen
Volusia County
Gabrielle DuBose
David C. Hinson SR Middle School
Teacher: James Jones