Water Bottle Rocket Winners

2024-2025 SECME Regional Winners

Water Bottle Rocket - Elementary

Position	Team
First Place	School: Stenstrom Elementary Team Name: ORG (Oviedo Rocket Group) Team Members: Camden Bedrossian, Graham Varkey, Sagar Parikh Team Teacher: Lynda Roche
Second Place	School: Hamilton Elementary School of Engineering and Technology Team Name: Firey Sullivan Team Members: Jacob Sullivan, Shiloh Oladejo Team Teacher: Heather Staley
Third Place	School: Stenstrom Elementary School Team Name: G.I.R.L. (Galaxy Intergalactic Rocket League) Team Members: Rosemary Elmes, Shreya Vaddepati, Vega Alvarez Losantos Team Teacher: Lynda Roche
Achievement	Team
Best Presentation	School: Stenstrom Elementary Team Name: ORG (Oviedo Rocket Group) Team Members: Camden Bedrossian, Graham Varkey, Sagar Parikh Team Teacher: Lynda Roche

Water Bottle Rocket - Middle

Position	Team
First Place	School: Divine Academy Team Name: The Avengers Team Members: Zackary Graham, Zoey Graham, Joseph Hodo, Nathalie Rabassa Team Teacher: Niki Mackey
Second Place	School: Sanford Middle School Team Name: Sky High Team Members: Vihaan Garud, Yug Umasudhan, Saathvik Karumanchi Team Teacher: Allyson Colangelo
Third Place	School: Milwee Middle School Team Name: Apollo Team Members: Ansh Gandhi, Ethan Salazar, Victoria Baclar Team Teacher: Carol Unterreiner
Achievement	Team
Best Presentation	School: Milwee Middle School Team Name: Falcon Team Members: Aditi Shikarpuri, Elijah Slezak, Leonardo Rugai Team Teacher: Carol Unterreiner

Water Bottle Rocket - High

Position	Team
First Place	School: Innovation High School Team Name: Innovation Rocket Team Members: Austin Ramsey, Aiden Wong Garcia, Deacon Caudle, Diamond Edward Team Teacher: Matthew Janis
Second Place	School: Divine Academy Team Name: The 3 Musketeers Team Members: Dominic Graves, Demi Graves, Jayla Smith Team Teacher: Celia Paige
Third Place	School: Innovation High School Team Name: Water Launchers Team Members: Jerin James, Ethan Nguyen, Bruno Morita Team Teacher: Matthew Janis
Achievement	Team
Best Presentation	School: Divine Academy Team Name: The Champs Team Members: Dereck Delgado, Gabriel Beal, Diamond Grant Team Teacher: Celia Paige

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.