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Glider Winners

2025-2026 MISSION: STEM Regional Winners

Glider - Elementary

PositionTeam
First PlaceSchool: Altoona School

Team Name: Eagles Glider 1

Team Members: Oliver Landge, Elijah Freitag, Lucas Van Dalen

Team Teacher: Randy Lovoy
Second PlaceSchool: Dommerich Elementary School

Team Name: Dommerich 1

Team Members: Leja Davis, Dhara Kumar, Harper Houck

Team Teacher: Rebekah Dooley
Third PlaceSchool: Goldsboro Elementary Magnet School

Team Name: Glider 1

Team Members: Yuvin Mahajan

Team Teacher: Robert Wakelyn

Glider - Middle

PositionTeam
First PlaceSchool: SunRidge

Team Name: Falling with Style SRMS

Team Members: Nathan Nguyen, Matthew Flanary, Ethan Truong

Team Teacher: Robin Nelms
Second PlaceSchool: Sanford Middle School

Team Name: Sanford Warriors

Team Members: Hector Fernandez Dorrien, Pandy

Team Teacher: Natalee Cort
Third PlaceSchool: South Seminole Middle School

Team Name: Cinnamon Soar Crunch

Team Members: Jacob Vazquez, Landon Zawicki, Adam Gonzalez

Team Teacher: Anastasia Kalugina

Glider - High

PositionTeam
First PlaceSchool: Chesterton Academy of Orlando

Team Name: Lightly Angels Gliders

Team Members: Kitson Archer, Liam Kennedy

Team Teacher: Pablo Hennings
Second PlaceSchool: The Villages High School

Team Name: SNAP

Team Members: Audrielle Esma, Nykolis Morgan, Sophie Vo

Team Teacher: Darsani Sookdeo
Third PlaceSchool: Freedom High School

Team Name: Another Slice of Gabagool

Team Members: Cooper Stutler, Miguel Crespo, Dylan Lee

Team Teacher: Amanda Kraemer

K-12 MISSION: STEM STEM Day STEM Summer Programs STEM Virtual Programs
MISSION: STEM MISSION: STEM Registration Guidelines Results
2026-2027 Competition Theme

  • Coming Soon!

    • Dates:
    • Opening in October

      MISSION: STEM Regional Competition Registration

    • September 8, 2026
      Train the Trainer Workshop Registration Closes at midnight

      – Email STEM@ucf.edu for registration details

    • September 12, 2026
      Train the Trainer Workshop
    • December 11, 2026
      MISSION: STEM Regional Competition Registration Deadline

      – Schools with student/team numbers must be submitted online

    • December 17, 2026
      Invoice Request Deadline

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

    • January 22, 2027
      Registration Fees Due

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

    • January 29, 2027
      All team and student names must be entered/finalized by midnight
    • February 1, 2027
      Essays (all grade levels) due by midnight via your account on the MISSION: STEM registration site
    • February 10, 2027
      Poster and video submissions due by midnight. Please submit via your account on the MISSION: STEM registration site.
    • February 10, 2027
      Water Bottle Rocket patch design due by midnight. Please submit via your account on the MISSION: STEM registration site.
    • February 15, 2027
      Emergency name changes due by 5pm (name changes may be requested via email only)
    • February 20, 2027
      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.