2026 Results
Tulare County Finalists Advancing to the California State Science Fair
Top Six in Elementary Division
Category Awards
Behavioral & Social Sciences
1st Place
Mary Awad
Exeter Union High School, Exeter
The Impact of Multitasking on Cognitive Performance
2nd Place
Sawyer Rose Welch
Three Rivers School, Three Rivers
Can You Remember What You See?
Earth & Space Sciences
1st Place
Kamber Hobson and Kenzlie Leach
Springville School, Springville
Funny Fungi
Engineering & Mathematics
1st Place
Jose Dorado
Harmony Magnet Academy, Strathmore
Ionic Propulsion Aircraft – Alternative to Ground Vehicles
2nd Place
Santiago Torres-Chavez
Westfield Elementary School, Porterville
The Bigger the Better
3rd Place
Ari Navarro and Lea Navarro
Westfield Elementary School, Porterville
Chasing the Sun
Life Sciences
1st Place
Morgan Driver
Monache High School, Porterville
Saltbush Saving Salty Soils
2nd Place
Pedro Lara
Westfield Elementary School, Porterville
Healthy Soil, Healthy Farm
3rd Place
Decker Christenson
Westfield Elementary School, Porterville
Illuminating Elodea
Physical Science: Chemistry
1st Place
Karolina Quirarte
Lindsay High School, Lindsay
A Cost-Effective Filter Made From Accessible Materials to Reduce Contaminant Levels in Tulare County’s Water
2nd Place
Evalyn Keele
Westfield Elementary
School, Porterville
Acid Attack
3rd Place
Quinn Christenson
Westfield Elementary School, Porterville
Which Mask?
Physical Sciences: Physics
1st Place
Michael Ruiz
Westfield Elementary School, Porterville
Heat vs. Roofing Materials
2nd Place
Douglas Warner
Three Rivers School, Three Rivers
Under Pressure
3rd Place
Klara Poloka and Timothy Gowett
Woodlake Valley Middle School, Woodlake
Paper Waves
Community Choice Awards
Budding Young Scientist
Most Educational
Nate Magdaleno
Westfield Elementary School, Porterville
We're Not Just Plane
Most Innovative
Wail Ashami
Burton Middle School, Porterville
Magnetic Hover Matrix
Best Presentation
Decker Christenson
Westfield Elementary School, Porterville
Illuminating Elodea