2021 Award Winners

Our 2021 Northern MN Regional Science Fair winners are listed below. Congratulations to all of our participants and winners!

Paper Blue Ribbons

The 2021 Paper Blue Ribbon winners and their schools.

Student School
Younus Siddiqui Al-Amal School, Senior High
Mohammed Omer Al-Amal School, Senior High
​Abdullah Saidi Al-Amal School, Senior High
Raya Shaikh Al-Amal School, Middle School

Paper Purple Ribbons

The 2021 Paper Purple Ribbon winners and their schools. *Advancing to JSHS; ‡ Winner

Student School
Paige Jacobson* Grand Rapids, Senior High​
Muminah Mohammed* Al-Amal School, Senior High​
Noor Omar* Al-Amal School, Senior High​
Mariya Demaag* Al-Amal School, Senior High​
Moraya Holleman‡ ​Bemidji Middle School, Middle School ​
Khadija Kouser Al-Amal School, Middle School​
Ayeza Moheet Al-Amal School, Middle School​

Middle School Project Red Ribbons

The 2021 Middle School Project Red Ribbon winners and their schools.

Student School
Alex Bray Newfolden Elementary
Tate Bakke Newfolden Elementary
Beau Nelson​ Newfolden Elementary
Kylie Gustafson​ Newfolden Elementary
Tarson Erickson​ Newfolden Elementary
Jorja Donarski​ Newfolden Elementary
Zak Vidmar​ Robert J. Elkington Middle School
Colt Christensen​ Robert J. Elkington Middle School
Molly Magnuson Robert J. Elkington Middle School

Middle School Project Blue Ribbons

The 2021 Middle School Project Blue Ribbon winners and their schools.

Student School
Madeline Waterworth​ Newfolden Elementary
Charlie Bjorgaard​ Newfolden Elementary
Amina Zahid​ ​Al-Amal School
Tarek Sid​ ​Al-Amal School
T-Jay Holmgren Robert J. Elkington Middle School
Cadence Savage​ Robert J. Elkington Middle School
Aubrie Bothma​ Robert J. Elkington Middle School
Talan Huff​ Robert J. Elkington Middle School
Emily Ericson Robert J. Elkington Middle School
Lindi Carlstrom​ Robert J. Elkington Middle School
Ella Johnson​ Robert J. Elkington Middle School
Keirra Trest​ Robert J. Elkington Middle School

Middle School Project Purple Ribbons

The 2021 Middle School Project Purple Ribbon winners and their schools. *Indicates moving on to MSSEF

Student School
Kelby Augustine​ Newfolden Elementary
Jake Fredrickson Newfolden Elementary
Aaron Collins*​ Franklin Middle
Casey Nelson* Franklin Middle
Allen LaFerriere Bagley Elementary
Moraya Holleman*​ Bemidji Middle
Kendra Johnson Bemidji Middle
Muhammed Qureshi*​ Al-Amal School​
Mariam Kashif*​ Al-Amal School​
Raya Shaikh*​ Al-Amal School​
Khadija Kouser*​ Al-Amal School​
Ayeza Moheet*​ Al-Amal School​
Adeenah Fahim*​ Al-Amal School​
Maryam Shahkhan* Al-Amal School​
Adam Jacobson*​ Robert J. Elkington Middle School​
Calvin Haddix*​ Robert J. Elkington Middle School​
Sophia Iverson*​ Robert J. Elkington Middle School​
Aaron McMullen*​ Robert J. Elkington Middle School​
Jack Johnson* Robert J. Elkington Middle School​

High School Project Blue Ribbons

The 2021 High School Project Blue Ribbon winner and their school.

Student School
Younus Siddiqui Al-Amal School​

High School Project Purple Ribbons

The 2021 High School Project Purple Ribbon winners and their schools. *Indicates moving on to MSSEF

Student School
Muminah Mohammed*​ Al-Amal School​
Noor Omar*​ Al-Amal School​
Abdullah Saidi*​ Al-Amal School​
Mohammed Omer*​ Al-Amal School​
Mariya Demaag*​ Al-Amal School​
Moraya Holleman*​ Al-Amal School​
Billal Saidi* Al-Amal School​
Paige Jacobson* Grand Rapids Senior High​
Isaac Mauch*​ Lincoln Senior High​

Special Awards

The 2021 special award winners and their schools.

Award Student School
Minnesota Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Aquatic Sciences Achievement Award Kendra Johnson Bemidji Middle School
Minnesota Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Aquatic Sciences Achievement Award Isaac Mauch Lincoln Senior High
Mississippi Headwaters Chapter of the National Audobon Society Award Paige Jacobson Grand Rapids Senior High
Mississippi Headwaters Chapter of the National Audobon Society Award Kendra Johnson Bemidji Middle School
BSU Center for Sustainability Studies Award Mohammed Omer Al-Amal School
BSU Center for Sustainability Studies Award Omar Elkhateeb Al-Amal School
BSU Biology Department Award Aubrie Bothma Robert J. Elkington Middle School
BSU Biology Department Award Calvin Haddix Robert J. Elkington Middle School
BSU Biology Department Award Moraya Holleman Bemidji Middle School
BSU Biology Department Award Jake Fredrickson Newfolden Elementary
Red River Valley American Chemical Society Award Sophia Iverson Robert J. Elkington Middle School
BSU Chemistry Department Award Jack Johnson Robert J. Elkington Middle School
BSU Chemistry Department Award Kelby Augustine Newfolden Elementary
BSU Chemistry Department Award Casey Nelson Franklin Middle School
BSU Chemistry Department Award Madeline Waterworth Newfolden Elementary
Hobart Labs, Inc. Award Aaron McMullen Robert J. Elkington Middle School
BSU Nursing Department Faculty Award Paige Jacobson Grand Rapids Senior High School
BSU Nursing American Indian Heritage Science Award Alex Bray Newfolden Elementary
BSU Math Department Award Adam Jacobson Robert J. Elkington Middle School
Headwaters Science Center Emerging Scientist Award Kelby Augustine Newfolden Elementary
Headwaters Science Center Emerging Scientist Award Isaac Mauch Lincoln Senior High
Lemelson Early Inventor Prize, Sponsored by the Society for Science and the Public Ayeza Moheet Al-Amal School
BSU Psychology Department Award Mariya Demaag Al-Amal School

Past High School Project Winners

2021 Winners

1st: Mohammed Omer & Abdullah Saidi (Team)
Designing an Autonomous Solar Powered Robot Capable of Filtering out Excess Phosphorus and Nitrogen from Waterways to Naturalize the Process of Eutrophication.

2nd: Billal Saidi
Engineering A Cost-Effective Ventilator.

3rd: Isaac Mauch
Studying the Effects of Ridged Soil on Dry Beans and Appling it to Commercial Farming

2014 – 2020 Winners

  • 2020 – Kyle Lederman
    • Custom Power Solutions: Exploring the Efficiencies of a Stackable 3-phase Brushless Motor Design
  • 2019 – Kyle Ledermann
    • Thrust-Decibel Efficiency of Drone Propellers
  • 2018 – Samantha Turner
    • Survival Filtration Bottles
  • 2017 – Anna Corradi
    • Evaluating NHE1 as a Potential Therapeutic Target in Ovarian Cancer
  • 2016 – Walker Cage
    • A step forward (improving the functionality of a rollator)
  • 2015 – Walker Cage
    • Improved walker part 2
  • 2014 – Ezra Grothe and Richard Sather III (Team)
    • The design and development of an innovative multi-modal device to improve hand hygiene rates in health care facilities

Past Middle School Project Winners

2021 Winners

1st: Moraya Holleman
Cash for Cloth!

2nd: Jack Johnson
The Best Northern Minnesota Campfire.

3rd: Maryam Shahkhan
H2O Rovotics: Buoyancy materials of the underwatermremotely operated vehicle (ROV): The effect of different buoyancy materials incorporated into an ROV and the efficiency of the ROV in water.

2014 – 2020 Winners

Past Paper Winners

2021 Papers Advancing to JSHS

  • Mariya Demaag
    • The Impact COVID-19 Has on the Social Life of Children
  • Paige Jacobson
    • COVID-19 and Lyme Collide
  • Muminah Mohammed and Noor Omar
    • One Seed, Infinite Plants

2021 Middle School Paper Winners

Moraya Holleman
Cash for Cloth!

2014 – 2019 Winners

  • 2019 – Kyle Ledermann
    • Thrust-Decibel Efficiency of Drone Propellers
  • 2017 – Anna Corradi
    • Evaluating NHE1 as a Potential Therapeutic Target in Ovarian Cancer
  • 2016 – Brandon Kasprick
    • A novel analysis used to determine the role and variance of deoxynivalenol in the aggressiveness of Fusarium graminearum infestation in Triticum aestivum
  • 2015 – Brandon Kasprick
    • An innovative analysis used to determine the efficacy of multi-level management guides for the prevention of Rhizoctonia solani infestation in Beta vulgaris
  • 2014 – Ezra Grothe and Richard Sather III
    • The design and development of an innovative multi-modal device to improve hand hygiene rates in health care facilities