Mousetrap Car Winners

2024-2025 SECME Regional Winners

Mousetrap Car - Elementary

Position	Team
First Place	School: Stenstrom Elementary School Team Name: Reboot Robots Team Members: Brantley Hockemeyer, Calvin Johnson, Harry Warren Team Teacher: Lynda Roche
Second Place	School: Stenstrom Elementary School Team Name: The Lightning Bolt Team Members: Sofia Williams, Christian Zavardino, Nathalia Gonzalez Team Teacher: Lynda Roche
Third Place	School: Dommerich Elementary School Team Name: Dommerich 1: Dommerich Rizzlers Team Members: Ryo Clifton, Logan Zimmer, DJ McIntosh, Nolan Lorch Team Teacher: Rebekah Dooley
Achievement	Team
Best Presentation	School: Dommerich Elementary School Team Name: Dommerich 2: Dommerich Donuts Team Members: Selwyn Bates, Evie Mealor, Annabel Reinke, Anna Colgan Team Teacher: Rebekah Dooley

Mousetrap Car - Middle

Position	Team
First Place	School: Milwee Middle School Team Name: Mice Team Members: Carter Brillant, Jackson Wallace, Benjamin Gonzales Team Teacher: Carol Unterreiner
Second Place	School: Lawton Chiles Middle School Team Name: The Rats Team Members: Allison Peets, Kendall Truong, Zoe Van Galder Team Teacher: Gina DeSouza
Third Place	School: Milwee Middle School Team Name: Mighty Team Members: Aditi Shikarpuri, Aiden Trotter, Liam Wordsman Team Teacher: Carol Unterreiner
Achievement	Team
Best Presentation	School: Sanford Middle School Team Name: The Trap Stars Team Members: Iksha Sonje, Yuthika Mahajan, Mihika Devda Team Teacher: Allyson Colangelo

Mousetrap Car - High

Position	Team
First Place	School: The Villages High School Team Name: Mu Alpha Zeta Team Members: Zion Lumpay, Audrielle Esma, Matthew Ngo Team Teacher: Darsani Sookdeo
Second Place	School: The Villages High School Team Name: The Coconuts Team Members: Phoebe Chen, Kathy Tran, Sandra Hoang Team Teacher: Darsani Sookdeo
Third Place	School: Freedom High School Team Name: Team Umizoomi Team Members: Felix Lee, Cooper Stutler, Ananya Uppalapati Team Teacher: Amanda Kraemer
Achievement	Team
Best Presentation	School: Winter Springs High School Team Name: Ms. Nikles' Children Team Members: Misha Laxman, Melaina Huston, Swathi Subramanian Team Teacher: Jenna Nikles

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.