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Egg Drop Winners

2025-2026 MISSION: STEM Regional Winners

Egg Drop - Elementary

PositionTeam
First PlaceSchool: Goldsboro Elementary Magnet School

Team Name: Egg 1

Team Members:

Team Teacher: Robert Wakelyn
Second PlaceSchool: Orlando Science Elementary School

Team Name: OSES Orcas Team 1

Team Members: Atharv Chirumamilla, Riley Miles, Brixton Carter

Team Teacher: Natacha Galindo
Third PlaceSchool: Sadler Elementary School

Team Name: Sadler Shell Savers

Team Members: Camila Galindo, Nia Figueroa, Brendy Mendez

Team Teacher: Dayami Prieto

Egg Drop - Middle

PositionTeam
First PlaceSchool: SunRidge Middle School

Team Name: Eagles take Flight SRMS

Team Members: Colin Ryan, McKenna Judy, Ryder Palmer

Team Teacher: Robin Nelms
Second PlaceSchool: Divine Academy

Team Name: Alien Cat Crew

Team Members: Krystal Nieves, Arianna Brown

Team Teacher: Niki Mackey
Third PlaceSchool: Divine Academy

Team Name: Shooting Stars Space Crew

Team Members: Zoey Graham, Timothy Bailes

Team Teacher: Niki Mackey

Egg Drop - High

PositionTeam
First PlaceSchool: Divine Academy

Team Name: Warriors of Faith

Team Members: Melissa Greenwich, Gabriel Beal, Mariah Paige

Team Teacher: Celia Paige
Second PlaceSchool: Freedom High School

Team Name: Mr. Hellmund's Devils

Team Members: Senuth Amarasekera, Kevin Cunha, Sakshi Tripathy

Team Teacher: Amanda Kraemer
Third PlaceSchool: Chesterton Academy of Orlando

Team Name: Sunnyside Saints

Team Members: Stella Hennings, Liam Kennedy

Team Teacher: Pablo Hennings

K-12 MISSION: STEM STEM Day STEM Summer Programs STEM Virtual Programs
MISSION: STEM MISSION: STEM Registration Guidelines Results
2025-2026 Competition Theme

  • Destination SpaceU

    • Dates:
    • Opening in October
    • September 8, 2025
      Train the Trainer Workshop Registration Closes at midnight

      – Email STEM@ucf.edu for registration details

    • September 13, 2025
      Train the Trainer Workshop
    • December 12, 2025
      MISSION: STEM Regional Competition Registration Deadline

      – Schools with student/team numbers must be submitted online

    • December 18, 2025
      Invoice Request Deadline

      – All payments must be initiated with your bookkeeper
      – $20 per student

    • January 23, 2026
      Registration Fees Due

      – Check must be in the office by 4pm
      – No exceptions will be made

    • January 27, 2026
      All team and student names must be entered/finalized by midnight
    • February 2, 2026
      Essays (all grade levels) due by midnight via your account on the MISSION: STEM registration site
    • February 11, 2026
      Energy Transfer Machine submissions due by 5pm. See guidelines for details on how to submit videos.
    • February 11, 2026
      Poster and video submissions due by midnight. Please submit via your account on the MISSION: STEM registration site.
    • February 11, 2026
      Water Bottle Rocket patch design due by midnight. Please submit via your account on the MISSION: STEM registration site.
    • February 13, 2026
      Emergency name changes due by 5pm (name changes may be requested via email only)
    • February 21, 2026
      MISSION: STEM Regional Competition

      – School/Team Check-in 7am
      – Opening Session 8am
      – Award Ceremony 2-3pm

    • Dates and times are subject to change. Registered teams will be notified via email in the event of a change.