Thank you to all the Judges, Students, Teachers, dedicated Volunteers, and Sponsoring Organizations who made the 59th Annual Synopsys Championship a success on March 14-15, 2018. Results for the Synopsys Championship and other fairs for which our students qualified are summarized below.
Student Winners List by School
Student Winners List by Category
Teacher Awards
School Awards
CSEF Winners 2018
ISEF Winners 2018
SYNOPSYS CHAMPIONSHIP AWARDS SUMMARY
Congratulations to all our winners. Championship Winners and their families and teachers attended the 2018 Synopsys Championship Awards Ceremonies at the Campbell Heritage Theatre on April 8th. These are the top awards given by the Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Association (SCVSEFA).
GRAND PRIZE WINNERS – Best of Championship,
won a free trip to Intel International Science & Engineering Fair,
May 15-18, 2018, in Pittsburgh, PA.
| Prachi Bhagavatha | Silver Creek High School |
| Anika Cheerla | Monta Vista High School |
| Bryan Chiang | Lynbrook High School |
| Dhanvee Ivaturi | Silver Creek High School |
| Cameron Jones | Harker School - Upper Campus |
| Philip Kabranov | Silver Creek High School |
| Krish Kapadia | Harker School - Upper Campus |
| Alice Martynova | Los Gatos High School |
| Jasmine Ngo | Silver Creek High School |
| Raj Palleti | Monta Vista High School |
| Suhas Prasad | Monta Vista High School |
| Anjay Saklecha | Harker School - Upper Campus |
| Ruhi Sayana | Harker School - Upper Campus |
| Utkarsh Tandon | Cupertino High School |
GRAND PRIZE ALTERNATE WINNERS
won a free trip to the California Science & Engineering Fair, April 23-24, 2018, in Los Angeles.
| Milan Ganai | Lynbrook High School |
| Ananya Karthik | Saint Francis High School |
| Christina Ngo | Andrew Hill High School |
| Nikki Nguyen | Andrew Hill High School |
| Angelynn Nguyen | Andrew Hill High School |
| Shivam Singhal | Saint Francis High School |
| Christina Tran | Andrew Hill High School |
| Katherine Zhang | Harker School - Upper Campus |
ISABELLE STONE Award Winners –
Best Biological Science Middle School Projects,
won a free trip to the California Science & Engineering Fair, April 23-24, 2018, in Los Angeles.
| Ahmad Ismail | Granada Islamic School |
| Fatimah Ismail | Granada Islamic School |
| Ayana Wilmot | Oakwood School |
CASTRO FAMILY Award Winners –
Best Physical Science Middle School Projects
won a free trip to the California Science & Engineering Fair, April 23-24, 2018, in Los Angeles.
| Wyndia Ohm | Sunnyvale Middle School |
| Sneha Revanur | Quimby Oak School |
| Joseph Thomas | Saint Christopher School |
BEST TEACHER Awards – Middle School Projects
won $400 and a certificate
| Kanchan Bhandare | Merryhill Schools -Milpitas |
| Shalini D'Souza | Challenger School - Sunnyvale |
| Muna Khanna | Champion School |
| Heather Mackewicz | Challenger School - Strawberry Park |
| Elisa Peters | Terman Middle School |
| Preethi Sundaresakumar | Stratford Middle School - Sunnyvale |
| Jeffrey Takemoto | Stratford Middle School - San Jose |
Haadiyah Razzack of Granada Islamic School was awarded a certificate as Most Promising New Teacher.
BEST TEACHER Awards – High School Projects
won $500 and a certificate
| Patrick Allamandola | Andrew Hill High School |
| Scott DeRuiter | Monta Vista High School |
| Darren Dressen | Los Altos High School |
| Renee Fallon | Monta Vista High School |
| Cathy Messenger | Los Gatos High School |
| Thuy-Anh Nguyen | Archbishop Mitty High School |
OUTSTANDING SCHOOL Awards- Middle School Projects
| Cabrillo Middle School |
| Challenger School - Sunnyvale |
| Challenger School - Strawberry Park |
| Granada Islamic School |
| Harker School - Middle Campus |
| Stratford Middle School - San Jose |
| Stratford Middle School - Sunnyvale |
OUTSTANDING SCHOOL Awards- High School Projects
| Cupertino High School |
| Harker School-Upper Campus |
| Los Gatos High School |
| Lynbrook High School |
| Monta Vista High School |
