Essay Winners – UCF STEM

2024-2025 SECME Regional Winners

Position	Team
First Place	School: River Tower Academy Team Member: Adam Torres-Rivero Team Teacher: Hilary Rivero
Second Place	School: Osceola Science Elementary School Team Member: Josue Roldan Villegas Team Teacher: Amy Trujillo
Third Place	School: Stenstrom Elementary School Team Member: Hallie Rettew Team Teacher: Lynda Roche

Position	Team
First Place	School: Walker Elementary Team Member: Wyn Swanson Team Teacher: Dana Hilston
Second Place	School: Stenstrom Elementary Team Member: Cooper Shelton Team Teacher: Lynda Roche
Third Place	School: Dommerich Elementary School Team Member: Amaan McCain Team Teacher: Rebekah Dooley

Position	Team
First Place	School: Milwee Middle School Team Members: Ansh Gandhi Team Teacher: Carol Unterreiner
Second Place	School: Milwee Middle School Team Members: Noah Lenhart Team Teacher: Carol Unterreiner
Third Place	School: Divine Academy Team Members: Zoey Graham Team Teacher: Niki Mackey

Position	Team
First Place	School: Winter Springs High School Team Member: Yashna Singh Team Teacher: Jenna Nikles
Second Place	School: Freedom High School Team Member: Justin Zhan Team Teacher: Amanda Kraemer
Third Place	School: Divine Academy Team Member: Melissa Greenwich Team Teacher: Celia Paige

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SECME SECME Registration Guidelines Results

SECME 45 Years: Honoring the Past, Embracing the Present to Build a Better Future

Dates:
Opening in October

SECME Regional Competition Registration
September 16, 2024

Train the Trainer Workshop Registration Closes at midnight

– Email STEM@ucf.edu for registration details
September 21, 2024

Train the Trainer Workshop
December 6, 2024

SECME Regional Competition Registration Deadline

– Schools with student/team numbers must be submitted online
December 13, 2024

Invoice Request Deadline

– All payments must be initiated with your bookkeeper
– $20 per student
January 17, 2025

Registration Fees Due

– Check must be in the office by 4pm
– No exceptions will be made
January 21, 2025

All team and student names must be entered/finalized by midnight
January 27, 2025

Essays (all grade levels) and presentations (MTC and WBR, all grade levels) due by midnight via your account on the SECME registration site.
February 5, 2025

Energy Transfer Machine submissions due by 5pm. See guidelines for details on how to submit videos.
February 5, 2025

Poster and video submissions due by midnight. Please submit via your account on the SECME registration site.
February 7, 2025

Emergency name changes due by 5pm (name changes may be requested via email only)
February 15, 2025

SECME 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.