Two students from Ridgeview High School will be representing Clay County in the International Science Fair in Reno, Nev., later this year. The students are Alex Gandzyura in engineering and Mitchell Stecker in physics.
This will be Stecker’s second straight appearance at the International fair. Last year, at the fair in Atlanta, he did not win any awards. Here is a brief video of Stecker at this year’s county fair held Feb. 17 at the fairgrounds in Green Cove Springs. Click on the gallery tab at the top of the page for photos of the event and see the complete list of winners on the continuation of this story inside.

2009 Clay Rotary Regional Science Fair
Placement Awards
Senior Division
Behavioral
Place Student Name School
Third Meghan Noonan /Sara Rockhold Orange Park High
Second Carson Sailor Keystone Heights High School
First Zachary Kieslich/Jonathan Romero Ridgeview High
Biochemistry
Third Dakota Linton Fleming Island High
Second Allison Alsup Keystone Heights High School
First Bethany Esterez Ridgeview High
Botany
Third Hunter Monaghan Ridgeview High
Second Audrey Ford/Amy Hutchinson Fleming Island High
First Lindsey Arington Orange Park High
Chemistry
Third Josh Hailey Orange Park High
Second Jessica Vanommeren Fleming Island High
First Phillip Bowers Fleming Island High
Computer Sciences
First Shanna Xia Orange Park High
Earth Space
Second Samantha Benton /Ally Keith Orange Park High
First Chris Gates Ridgeview High

Engineering
Third Austin Groves Keystone Heights High
Second Walker Dickinson Fleming Island High
First Alex Gandzyura Ridgeview High

Environmental
Third Erika Rae Garcia Orange Park High
Second Kristen Miller Fleming Island High
First Matthew Emig Clay High
Math
First Lydia Lichlyter Orange Park High
Medicine/Health
Third Sean McKenzie Orange Park High
Second Peyton Dean Fleming Island High
First Annalise McGhghy Keystone Heights High
Microbiology
Second Nathean Marquez Ridgeview High
First Christopher Louviere Ridgeview High
Physics
Third Kayla Gibson Middleburg High
Second Christopher Toms Ridgeview High
First Mitchell Stecker Ridgeview High
Zoology
Third Tara Coletti Ridgeview High
Second Megan Perry Keystone Heights High
First Forest Sloane Ridgeview High

Junior Division
Behavioral
Third Mariah Godfrey Orange Park Jr. High
Second Carson Draney Keystone Heights Jr. High
First Alek Williams Orange Park Elem.
Biochemistry
Third Laura Zawadzki Orange Park Jr. High
Second Isabelle Stine Lake Asbury Elem.
First Taylor Kennedy Keystone Heights Jr. High
Botany
Third Cary McEwan Wilkinson Jr. High
Second Kathryn Sexton Green Cove Springs Jr. High
First Brooke Lawrence Oakleaf School
Computer Sciences
Third Christopher Baxley Lake Asbury Jr.
Second Tony Gravatt Lake Asbury Jr.
First Nicholas DeLeon Green Cove Springs Jr. High
Chemistry
Team A Third Sean Pruitt Oakleaf School
Second Tiffany Sparrow Argyle Elem.
First Kara Moore Lakeside Jr. High
Team B Third Cierra Kowal S. Bryan Jennings Elem.
Second Julia Thompson Lake Asbury Jr. High
First Alberto Brown Orange Park Jr. High

Earth Space
Third Raegen Harris Lakeside Jr. High
Second Jacob Laird Lakeside Jr. High
First Juan Gonzalez Green Cove Springs Jr. High
Engineering
Third Kaylee Speer Green Cove Springs Jr. High
Second Charlene Xia Lakeside Jr. High
First Jon Dasher Fleming Island Elem.
Environmental
Team A Third Abbey Brewer Orange Park Elem.
Second Christina Veniskey Green Cove Springs Jr. High
First Paul Johannes Lakeside Jr. High
Team B Third Jennifer Hardin Wilkinson Elem.
Second Stephanie Weaver Lake Asbury Jr.
First Terry Barkeloo Wilkinson Jr. High
Math
Third A. J. Caldwell Lake Asbury Jr.
Second Garret Thomas Wilkinson Jr. High
First Alexis Malavkanich Green Cove Springs Jr. High
Medicine/Health
Third Natalie Harris Orange Park Jr.
Second Bailey Anderson Oakleaf School
First Luke Allen Green Cove Springs Jr. High
Microbiology
Third Katherine Cano Thunderbolt Elem.

Second Hannah Crowe Orange Park Jr.
First Sarah DiGeorgio Green Cove Springs Jr. High

Physics
Team A Third Chase Thomas Orange Park Elem
Second Ryan McCormick Lakeside Jr. High
First Colin Bumgarner Orange Park Elem.
Team B Third Kyle Oldfield Thunderbolt Elem.
Second Devin Hawkins Doctors Inlet Elem.
First Evan Amstutz Green Cove Springs Jr. High
Team C Third Joshua Taylor Wilkinson Jr. High
Second Trevor Peavlor Wilkinson Jr. High
First Randy Padgett Pinewood Christian Academy
Zoology
Third Morgan Burnham Wilkinson Jr. High
Second Joseph Jurusik McRae Elem.
First Dallen Cotton Coppergate Elem.

State Selection
Senior Division
Student Name Category School
Alex Gandzyura Engineering Ridgeview High School
Mitchell Stecker Physics Ridgeview High School
Matthew Emig Environmental Clay High School
Walker Dickinson Engineering Fleming Island High
Forest Sloane Zoology Ridgeview High School
Christopher Louviere Microbiology Ridgeview High School

Junior Division
Student Name Category School
Kaylee Speer Engineering Green Cove Jr. High
Juan Gonzalez Earth Space Green Cove Jr. High
Evan Amstutz Physics Green Cove Jr. High
Randy Padgett Physics Pinewood Christian Academy
Paul Johannes Environmental Lakeside Jr. High
Christopher Baxley Computer Sciences Lake Asbury Jr. High
Devin Hawkins Physics Dr. Inlet Elementary
Jon Dasher Engineering Fleming Island Elementary

International Science Fair
Student Name Category School
Alex Gandzyura Engineering Ridgeview High School
Mitchell Stecker Physics Ridgeview High School