Applying Learning To Real-World Challenges
Our Secondary Science Fair showcased the level of inquiry that doesn’t stop at the lab table; it develops critical thinking and applies learning to real-world challenges.
Congratulations to all participants!
1st Place: Emma Vera ’27 - Raman Spectroscopy-based Diagnosis and Identification of Bacteria using AI Data Processing and Analysis
2nd Place: Violette Shue ’29 - Puerto Rico Sea-State Emulation and Wave Energy Capture
3rd Place: Luke Bell ’28 & Paolo Coronel ’28 - The Importance of Lab Cleanliness and Sanitation
Special recognition to Michael Shteynblik ’28 and Tibor Hirsch ’28 for their Revolutionizing Tire Pollution project, and Viggo Hojsgaard ’28 for his Biogas project.
We thank our judges: Dr. Carlos Hernández, retired physician; Ing. Suz Ann Arroyo, mechanical engineer; Ing. Javier Wu Li, physics college professor; and Jessenia Román, pharmaceutical industry.
Saint John’s School
Saint John’s School is a non-profit, college preparatory, nonsectarian, coeducational day school founded in 1915. The school, located in a residential area of Condado, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, has an enrollment of over 800 students from Toddler to grade twelve. Instruction is mostly in English with the exception of language courses.