2023 YOUTH AWARDS WINNERS!

NEED is honored to recognize amazing students, teachers, and program leaders for their great work in energy education and community outreach each year. Winning projects reflect energy knowledge gains, energy outreach, community involvement, and student leadership.

 State Award Winner

 National Award Winner

 Outstanding Project Recognition

2023 Senior WI
Chippewa Falls High School
Chippewa Falls, WI

Energy Savings

Project Advisors

Nick Gagnon

Student Advisors

Kam Glamann, Bella Biederman, Maddie Hunt

Awards

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2023 Senior TX
O'Connell College Preparatory School
Galveston, TX

OC Green Team…Putting the Green back on Galveston Island

Project Advisors

Nina Corley

Student Advisors

Victoria McNally, Ian Robinson, Gabby Martinez

Awards

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2023 Senior RI
Central High School
Providence, RI

Central High School Wind Energy

Project Advisors

Donna Casanova

Awards

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2023 Senior NC
Southern Guilford High
Greensboro, NC

R & R Does Not Mean Rest and Relaxation

Project Advisors

Mark Case

Student Advisors

Penny Desch

Awards

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2023 Senior KY
Warren Central High School
Bowling Green, KY

Let’s Educate and Learn about Solar Energy Together

Project Advisors

Nathan Dick

Student Advisors

Eran Young

Awards

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2023 Senior IN
Hamilton Southeastern High School and Fishers High School
Fishers, IN

Synergy with Energy

Project Advisors

Bob Rice

Student Advisors

Dan Mach, Courtney Lawhead

Awards

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2023 Senior AZ
Westwood High School
Mesa, AZ

Adopt an H-tree

Project Advisors

Jodi Gilletti

Student Advisors

Ana Dominguez Razo

Awards

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2023 Primary WA
Sacajawea Elementary School, Three Rivers HomeLink
Richland, WA

Hydrogen and Small Modular Reactor Technology Combined Energy Model – A Sustainable Energy Solution

Project Advisors

Sara La

Student Advisors

Nirbhuy Arun, Lucian Follett-Figueroa

Awards

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2023 Junior TN
Michie Elementary School
Michie, TN

Energy Conservation

Project Advisors

Debra Steen

Awards

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2023 Junior RI
Wickford Middle School
North Kingstown, RI

EcoWildcats

Project Advisors

Shannon Donovan

Student Advisors

Shea McCann, Sydney Asher, Carolina Estrella-Vargas, Johanna Reis

Awards

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2023 Junior OH
Sherwood Elementary
Cincinnati, OH

Can We Transition to Renewable Energy?

Project Advisors

Jennifer Davis

Student Advisors

Weston Davis, Andrew Carter, Ian Copeland

Awards

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2023 Elementary MA
Mount Alvernia Academy
Chestnut Hill, MA

Hot and Cold Energy Villages

Project Advisors

Maria Lyons

Student Advisors

Rhys Hill, Venessa Trujillo, Anna Tarkanian, Zachary Raposa

Awards

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Youth Awards Resources

Project Guidelines

Information about starting and finishing your project, formatting and presentation, adding a video, and submitting your work.

FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions about the Youth Awards, project submissions, and participation.

Program Guide

Full information about the Youth Awards in convenient e-publication or .pdf download format.

Group of students around a Youth Awards poster

The Youth Awards Program is great for all schools—new to energy education, or veteran. Projects and outreach completed for the program provide opportunity for enrichment and engagement, as well as an opportunity for your students, classroom, and school to shine.

NEED schools have outstanding classroom-based programs in which students learn about energy. Some schools have student leaders who extend these activities into their communities. To recognize outstanding achievement and reward this leadership, The NEED Project conducts the National Youth Awards Program for Energy Achievement.