Mousetrap Car Winners

2025-2026 MISSION: STEM Regional Winners

Mousetrap Car - Elementary

Position	Team
First Place	School: Stenstrom Elementary School Team Name: BRB Team Members: Bradley Huminski, Roger Nosie, Benjamin Ellis Team Teacher: Lynda Roche
Second Place	School: Osceola Science Charter School Team Name: OSCS - Speedy Sharks Team Members: Alina Durak, Miya Harbuz, Luciana Santangelo Team Teacher: Jenilee Eltanal
Third Place	School: Divine Academy Team Name: Galactic Guardians Team Members: Kelise Clayton, Jamarie Thomas, Caleb Reed Team Teacher: Celia Paige
Achievement	Team
Best Presentation	School: Osceola Science Charter School Team Name: OSCS - Megalodon Sharks Team Members: Sebastian Gonzales, Samantha Paz Nunez, Emmanuel Santangelo Team Teacher: Jenilee Eltanal

Mousetrap Car - Middle

Position	Team
First Place	School: Sanford Middle School Team Name: Cat in the Hat Team Members: Maanya Chauhan, Lakshitha Bhandari, Aanya Kaundinya Team Teacher: Natalee Cort
Second Place	School: SunRidge MT Car #3 SRMS Team Members: Ryder Palmer, Nathan Nguyen, Ethan Truong Team Teacher: Robin Nelms
Third Place	School: Sanford Middle School Team Name: Rescue Rangers Team Members: Hasan Chaudhry, Henry Holmes, Ashton Barrington Team Teacher: Natalee Cort
Achievement	Team
Best Presentation	School: Sanford Middle School Team Name: Cat in the Hat Team Members: Maanya Chauhan, Lakshitha Bhandari, Aanya Kaundinya Team Teacher: Natalee Cort

Mousetrap Car - High

Position	Team
First Place	School: The Villages High School Team Name: SNAP Team Members: Audrielle Esma, Nykolis Morgan, Sophie Vo Team Teacher: Darsani Sookdeo
Second Place	School: The Villages High School Team Name: The Pioneers Team Members: Sandra Hoang, Kathy Tran, Phoebe Chen Team Teacher: Darsani Sookdeo
Third Place	School: The Villages High School Team Name: Neil Before Us Team Members: Kylie Nisbet, Queenie Qui, Alexis Wood Team Teacher: Darsani Sookdeo
Achievement	Team
Best Presentation	School: The Villages High School Team Name: Neil Before Us Team Members: Kylie Nisbet, Queenie Qui, Alexis Wood Team Teacher: Darsani Sookdeo

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

MISSION: STEM Regional Competition Registration
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.