2012 Competition Winners

• Team Project Developed by All Saints Regional Catholic School in Manahawkin, NJ Wins Gold Medal in National Science/Community Service Competition Held at Walt Disney World® — Students develop briquette presses that uses bio-waste readily available in countries impacted by large rates of deforestation. (posted 6/15/12)
• Team Project Developed by Gahanna, OH and Mont Vernon, NH Middle School Wins Gold Medal in National Science/Community Service Competition Held at Walt Disney World® — Students develop a grocery conveyor belt sanitizing system to safely eliminate food contamination from grocery store checkout belts. (posted 6/15/12)

2011 Competition Winners

• Middle-School Students from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Win Top Award: The $25,000 Columbus Foundation Community Grant in National Science/Community Service Competition Held at Walt Disney World® — Students develop website, warning system to alert community of abandoned boats. (posted 6/24/11)
• Project Developed by Los Angeles, California, Middle-School Students Wins Gold Medal in National Science/Community Service Competition Held at Walt Disney World® — Students develop dome-shaped solar collector to increase use of solar energy. (posted 6/24/11)
• Project Developed by Mont Vernon, New Hamphire, Middle-School Students Wins Gold Medal in National Science/Community Service Competition Held at Walt Disney World® — Students develop web-based software that allows parents to modify their child's school transportation plans. (posted 6/24/11)

2010 Winners Participate in White House Science Fair

• 2010 Columbus Foundation Community Grant Winners Participate in White House Science Fair. (posted 10/28/10)

2010 Competition Winners

• 2010 Columbus Foundation Community Grant Winners Participate in White House Science Fair. (posted 10/28/10)
• Middle School Students from Madison, Mississippi, Win Top Award: The $25,000 Columbus Foundation Community Grant in National Science/Community Service Competition Held at Walt Disney World® — Students develop device to enable arthritis sufferers to open doors without pain. (posted 6/18/10)
• Middle School Students from Manahawkin, New Jersey, Win Gold Medal in National Science/Community Service Competition Held at Walt Disney World® — Students conduct multifaceted research project on gypsy moths designed to protect trees from infestation. (posted 6/18/10)
• Middle School Students from West Branch, Iowa, Win Gold Medal in National Science/Community Service Competition Held at Walt Disney World® — Students initiate movement to encourage businesses to upgrade to T8 lighting systems. (posted 6/18/10)

2009 Competition Winners

• San Diego, CA Middle School Students Win Top Award: The $25,000 Stephen J. Moses Community Grant in National Science/Community Service Competition Held at Walt Disney World® — Students develop device to reduce repetitive stress injuries related to computer use. (posted 6/19/09)
• Project Developed by Manahawkin Students to Protect Endangered Species Wins Gold Medal in National Science/Community Service Competition Held at Walt Disney World® — Students develop and pursue initiatives to preserve endangered species in their community. (posted 6/19/09)
• Project Developed by Addison, IL Students to Increase Community Participation in Recycling Programs Wins Gold Medal in National Science/Community Service Competition Held at Walt Disney World® — Students launch recycling awareness campaign. (posted 6/19/09)

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2008 Competition Winners

• Bexley, Ohio, Middle School Students Win Top Award — A $25,000 Columbus Foundation Community Grant — in National Competition at Walt Disney World® — Bexley City Schools students promote the use of methane as an alternative energy source. (posted 6/20/08)
• Project Developed by San Diego, California Students to Aid Children with Disabilities Wins Gold Medal in National Science/Community Service Competition Held at Walt Disney World® — Solana Pacific Elementary School students develop multi-sensory equipment for use by children with severe multiple disabilities. (posted 6/20/08)
• Skin Cancer Prevention Project by Whiteface, Texas Students Wins Gold Medal in National Science/Community Service Competition Held at Walt Disney World ® — Science Rocks U students develop an all-natural, green tea-based sunscreen. (posted 6/20/08)

2007 Competition Winners

• West Branch, IA Middle School Students Win Top Award — A $25,000 Columbus Foundation Community Grant — in National Competition at Walt Disney World® — West Branch Middle-School Students Devised Plan for Hazardous Waste Recycling Center and Public Education Surrounding Disposal of Used Oil Filters (posted 6/21/07)
• West Geauga Middle School Students are Gold Medal Award Winners in National Science Competition at Walt Disney World® — Students Took Environmental Action After Finding 90% of Ohio's Wetlands Have Been Destroyed Yet Less Than 1% of School Kids Know What a Wetland Is (posted 6/21/07)
• Students in Whiteface, TX, are Gold Medal Winners in National Science Competition at Walt Disney World® — Students created an education outreach program to teach the public about the importance of the saltwater marshes along with building a tidal mill to harness the energy from the tides. (posted 6/21/07)
• Myrtle Beach-Area Students Win National Award For Plan to Convert Ocean Tides Into Energy and Protect Saltwater Marshes — Students to Receive the Frank Annunzio Chairman's Award from Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation at Special Ceremony in Walt Disney World® (posted 4/27/07)

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2006 Competition Winners

• Levittown, NY Middle-School Students Win Top Prize — A $25,000 Columbus Foundation Community Grant — in National Competition at Walt Disney World® — Island Trees Middle-School Students Equip Fire Extinguisher with Special Alarm To Reduce Evacuation Times, Prevent Deaths During Fires (posted 6/2/06)
• Madison County, GA 4-H Students are Gold Medal Award Winners in National Science Competition at Walt Disney World® — Students Develop Tornado Survival Program in Response to a 2004 Category F3 Storm (posted 6/2/06)
• Hesperia Junior High School Students in Hesperia, CA, are Gold Medal Winners in National Science Competition at Walt Disney World® — Students Developed a Custom Wrist Band Phone Holder to Enable People of All Abilities to Communicate Easily (posted 6/2/06)

2005 Competition Winners

• Saddle Brook, NJ Middle-School Students Win Top Prize — A $25,000 Columbus Foundation Community Grant — in National Competition at Walt Disney World® — Senior Citizens Falling in the Night Inspired Students' Idea for Automatic Light (posted 6/30/05)
• Babcock Middle School Students are Gold Medal Award Winners in National Science Competition at Walt Disney World® — Students Devised Plan to Recycle 'E-Waste' from Computers, Cell Phones and other Electronic Devices (posted 6/30/05)
• River Bluff Middle-School Students in Stoughton, WI, are Gold Medal Winners in National Science Competition at Walt Disney World® — Students Developed Stuffed Giraffe with Water Jets to Wake Children from a Deep Sleep During a Fire (posted 6/30/05)
• New York Students Receive High Honor in National Science Competition — Judges Award — Washington Heights Students Invented an Inflatable Back Pack Chair to Level the Classroom Learning Field for Different Size Students in Middle School (posted 6/30/05)

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2004 Competition Winners

• Pottstown Area Middle School Students Win Top Prize — $25,000 Columbus Foundation Community Grant — in National Competition at Walt Disney World® — Students Plan to Develop Hand-Held Grocery Scanner to Quickly, Accurately Identify Food Allergens on Product Labels (posted 6/25/04)
• Hawken School Named as Gold Medal Award Winner in National Competition at Walt Disney World® — Students Plan to Save Native Brook Trout in Area Lakes by Motivating Residents to Reduce Point-Source Pollution (posted 6/25/04)
• Hillel Academy Students Named as Gold Medal Winners in National Competition at Walt Disney World® — Students Test Stones, Mulch, Rubber, Sand and Gravel to Develop the Safest, Cleanest Playground Surface (posted 6/25/04)
• Enterprise Charter School Girls in Buffalo Receive National Award for Addressing an Emerging Issue of Critical Importance: Childhood Obesity — Students Are Tackling Obesity With a Tasty, Healthy, Teen-Tested Cookie in Packaging that Encourages Exercise (posted 6/25/04)

2003 Competition Winners

• Students Are Recognized by PA Governor Edward G. Rendell and State Legislature for Video Technology to Deter Motorists from Illegally Passing School Buses
  Students Won Top Prize — $25,000 Columbus Foundation Community Grant — at National Christopher Columbus Awards for Adapting Tollbooth Video Technology for School Bus Safety
  (Hi-res photos: Rendell_photo.jpg / Godshall_photo.jpg)
  (posted 9/30/03)
• Christopher Columbus Award Winners Announced at Walt Disney World®
  Young Innovators' Ideas Range from Using Video Technology to Deter Motorists from Illegally Passing School Buses to Composting Roadkill to Create a Natural Fertilizer, Nearly 2,000 Students Entered Nationwide (posted 6/30/03)
• Philadelphia-Area Students Win Top Prize — $25,000 Columbus Foundation Community Grant — at National Competition in Walt Disney World® — Students Adapted Tollbooth Video Technology to Stop Motorists from Illegally Passing School Buses. Students Met with PA Legislators and Governor Ed Rendell to Introduce PA House Bill 1315 Which Would Allow This Type of Video Camera on School Buses
  (posted 6/30/03)
• Bexley Middle School Students Take First Place in National Competition in Walt Disney World ® — Students Developed Idea to Turn Roadkill Into Natural Fertilizer, Sawdust System Would Compost Dead Animals With Little Environmental Impact and No Foul Odors (posted 6/30/03)
• Fontainebleau Junior High School Students Place Second Out of 400+ Teams Nationwide in National Competition
  Students Aim to Make Getting Around a Little Easier for People with Disabilities by Adding Foldout Seats and Headlights to Walkers (posted 6/30/03)
• Carlinville Middle School Students Place Third Out of 400+ Teams In National Competition — Students Plan to Use Purple Martins as Alternative to Pesticides to Combat Threat of West Nile Virus (posted 6/30/03)

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2002 Competition Winners

• Media Advisory: Native American Girls are Joined by Volunteers from all Over the U.S. to Blitz-build a Straw-bale Study Hall in Two Weeks (posted 08/26/02)
• Fact Sheet: Crow Nation Girls Building a Better Future with Straw-bale Houses (posted 08/26/02)
• Press Release and Photos: Middle School Students Take First Place in Bayer/NSF Award by Putting the Brakes on Runaway Shopping Carts; Other Winners Tackle Issues Ranging from Wheelchair Accidents and Infant Deaths in Cars to a Serious Environmental Threat to Lakes Across the Country (posted 6/21/02)

2001 Competition Winners

• Press Release and Photos: Bayer/NSF Award Winners Use Science and Technology to Address Native American Housing Shortage and Provide Low-Cost Energy Source to Impoverished Communities (posted 6/29/01)
• Apex Students Recognized in National Competition — Local Team Invents Toothbrush to Keep Kids with Braces Smiling (posted 4/6/01)
• Bexley Students Recognized in National Competition — Team Finds an Inexpensive and Renewable Energy Source (posted 4/6/01)
• Saddle Brook Students Recognized in National Competition — Students Connect Coaches with Deaf Players Using IllumaCoach (posted 4/6/01)

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2000 Competition Winners

• Press Release — National Winners, 1999-2000 Bayer/NSF Award
• Press Release — National Competition Winners Work to Save Endangered Species, Revolutionize Science Education and Prevent Crib-Related Deaths; Kansas City, Houston, Orlando Students Win Top Honors at Bayer/NSF Award, June 25, 2000
• Press Release — Bayer/NSF Award Addresses Critical Need to Link Youth and Community; Opportunity Offered to All U.S. Middle School Students, August 19, 1999

1999 Competition Winners

• Press Release — What are Kids Doing to Make School Buses Safer
• Press Release — Bayer/NSF Award Winners Featured on "The Oprah Winfrey Show," October 28, 1999
• Press Release — Student Innovators Address Problems Affecting Millions of Americans; Bayer/NSF Award Winners Named, Ohio Team Wins $25,000 Columbus Foundation Grant, June 4, 1999

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1998 Competition Winners

• SP PR 98-04 — Long Island Team Presents Winning National Science and Technology Award to Congress, October 6, 1998
• SP PR 98-03 — Las Vegas Team Presents Winning National Science and Technology Achievement Award to Congress, October 6, 1998
• SP PR 98-02 — Atlanta Team Presents National Science and Technology Award to Congress, October 10, 1998
• SP PR 98-01 — Students Present Award-Winning Community Solutions to Congress, Science & Technology Community, October 10, 1998
• SP PR — Bayer/NSF Award Seeks Middle School Students With Big Ideas, September 3, 1998

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