STEM Essay Contest
Contest details
The Ohio STEM Learning Network Essay Contest began in 2017. While the program is paused for now, it gave us a first person look inside Ohio’s STEM schools and the dedicated students who learn there. Below, you’ll find links to every winning essay from the program’s four-year run.
Past winners
2017
Middle school winner: Teresa Chicatelli, 7th grader at St. Vincent de Paul Parish School in Akron – Read the essay
High school winner: Erica Barnes, 11th grader at National Inventors Hall of Fame STEM High School in Akron – Read the essay
2018
Middle school winner: Mollie Stracensky, 8th grader at St. Ambrose in Brunswick – Read the essay
High school winner: Timothy Ziemann, 11th grader at iSTEM Geauga Early College High School in Painesville – Read the essay
2019
Middle school winner: Madrica Arnold of STEAMM Academy at Hartford Middle School – Read the essay
High school winner: Madelyn Zarembka of National Inventors Hall of Fame STEM High School in Akron – Read the essay
2020
Middle school winner: Reina Ushiroda, 8th grader at Bio-Med Science Academy in Akron – Read the essay
High school winner: Ana Veselinov, Senior at National Inventors Hall of Fame STEM High School – Read the essay
