BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- Approximately 600 students in grades 4-12 from 114 schools will have their projects displayed and judged, knowing that a category finish of first or second place can make them eligible for the 59th annual California Science Fair to be held May 17-18 at the California Science Center in Los Angeles. Judging will concentrate on scientific thought/engineering goals, creativity, organization, completeness, clarity, effort and motivation. Students have to explain their displays, log books and hypothesis to a panel of judges.

The science fair is administered by the Kern County Superintendent of Schools. Founding sponsor Aera Energy LLC, as well as Chevron North America Exploration and Production, Occidental of Elk Hills and the Kern County Science Foundation make the event possible.

2010 Kern County Science Fair Competitors

SENIOR DIVISION (grades 9-12)

Bakersfield High — Abigail Smith, Jennifer Valencia

Bakersfield Christian High — Christina Soderstrom, Harman Sidhu, David Schmidt, Robert Wood, Elizabeth Funk, David Knight, Victoria Quillen, Connor Kingsbury, Bethany Spiva, Aubryn Butterfield, Austin Adee, Chad Spalinger, Jacey Affonso, Tiffany Gilli, Brookie Bell, Emily Guerard

Burroughs High — Amy Lee, Tommy Wooding

Desert High — Bradley McAskill, Gene Hoshino, McKenzie Pantana, Cecilia Guerrero, Sara Ege, Donald Mathis, Amanda Cleveland, James Arias, Trevor Fobel, Laura Ah Sing, Taylor Steele, Mark Canning, Dalton Bates, Zach Blanks, Calla Lipscomb, Elle Tanner, Nathan Williams, Leonel Banuelos, Nicholas Ross, Nikole Erickson, Alicia Springer, Brittany Daws, Cayla Lariosa, Erica Mimay, Emily Wright, Jarrett Kok, John Kok, Pierce Benlian, Christopher Buchanan, Ashley Anton, Dana Fritz, Hillary Narciso, Jessica Reno, Courtney Bishop, Justin Bishop, Jennifer Hines, Cybrina Lukenbill

Frazier Mountain High — Forrest Csulak, Joshua Arreola

Liberty High — Jacob Brown

Stockdale High — Vivek Nair, Dan Hanel, Michelle Stanley, Armando Fuentes, Gregory Hanel, Jotthe Kannappan, Isheeta Madeka, Natasha Patel

Taft Union High — Nicholas Hagstrom, Jennifer Chamale

JUNIOR DIVISION (grades 6-8)

Actis Jr. High — Max Wolfe, Sarah Klein, Ben Price, Andrea Orozco

Alicante Ave. School — Xochitl Mireles, Michelle Cruz, Nathaniel Moreno

Almond Tree Middle — Paola Rodriguez, Laura Muro, Esperanza Ortiz, Celeste Vaca

Almondale Elementary — Olivia Ramos, Lizbeth Nunez, Maria Ortiz, Caleb Kneale

Berkshire Elementary — Delaney Beck, Anthony Natividad

Buena Vista School — Eric Heisler, Colton Harris

Burke School — Danitzia Angulo

Buttonwillow School — Harumi Martinez, Fatima Mendez, Carolina Espinoza

California City Middle — Henrietta Waterman, Avery Buckley, James Bono IV, Chelsi Howell, Gonzalo Sierra Jr., Janae Sibley, Emily Williams, Madison Schoettmer

Carden School — Hannah Dill, Joe Ho, Kishan Ghadiya, Mason Caughron

Cecil Ave. Middle — Aubrey Chavez, Daniela Martinez, Lorena Squillante, Oscar Camacho, Samantha Dyar, Alejandra Mendez, Alexa Rivera

Centennial Elementary — Evan Lostetter

Chavez School — Caitlinn Despot

Columbia Elementary — Jackson Olinger, Kate Coughlin

Del Rio Elementary — Sarah Gardner

Downtown Elementary — Braden McCan, Kaitlin Smith, Trey Schoenwetter, Jacob Castellon, Mackenzie Boles

Edison Middle — Locero Morales, Jack Ocampo, Rachael Metzger, Blanca Aldana

El Tejon School — Lily Hallmark, Laura Jennings, Alexander Pierce-Taylor, Jamie Bizzini, Austin Carrol, Monick Powers

Elk Hills School — Alejandra Cota

Endeavour Elementary — C. Jared Lampson, Joshua McGowan, Kaleb Kingston

Fairfax Middle — Raven Simon, Maria Posadas, David Quinones

Franklin School — Elias Ramsay, Jonathan Yusko

Freedom Middle — Kaitlyn Sabo, Brenda Cortes, Gathenji Njoroge, Denny Biju

Fruitvale Jr. High — Grace Park, Megan Boyd, Breeana Garcia, Sumaiya Olia, David Adams, Noah Kroeker, Evan Amason, Emily Bloom, Roman Lara IV

Greenfield Middle — Jennifer Oliva

Hacienda Elementary — Junette Balmoja, John Selbrede, Ryan Kmet, Ashley Bond

Harding School — Ryan Chapman, Zachary Reeves, Kimberly Nelson

Hart School — Connor Morrow

Heritage Christian School — Ariana Tilbury, Ridgely Dorsey

Independence Elementary — Ally Bryant

Jefferson Middle — Angel Martinez, Leslie Lascano, Erika Cruz, Jackeline Arreguin, Gabriela Juarez, Anthony Martinez, Alondra Zarate, Esmeralda Soto, Bradley Newcomb, Alberto Moita, Janelle Gutierrez, Julissa Lopez, Michaela Blanchard

Joshua Middle — Barbara Esquivel, Miriam Ruiz

La Vina Middle — Karina Avalos, Sharon Miranda, Charlyne Nicolas, Rachel Kristina Aricheta, Andrea Romero, Jasmine Bermudez, Timothy Nunez, Paula Escobar, Raveena Parmar, Imbarri Aquino

Lakeside School — Aaron Arroyo, Collin Rogan, Amber Obenshain, Haileigh Platt, Manuel Munoz, Ashley Jaynes

Laurelglen School — Christina Pipkin

Loudon School — Kelsey Byrd, Collin Corbell

McAuliffe School — Matthew Chaffee

McKee Middle — Mary Flores, Jeremy Watkins, Nathen Shallock, Cody Garside, Krystal Williams

McKinley School — Jorge Ramirez

Midway School — Kayleanna Fowler, Colby Stuck, Bethany Fitzsimmons

Miller Elementary — Ashlie Lopez

Mountain View Middle — Edith Rubio, Nicholas Adams

Murray Middle — Tyler Robinson, Alex Miranda, Matthew Decker, Hannah Van Nevel, Katherine McClain, Bradley SuttonNew Life Christian School

Myrtle Ave. School — Alyssa Breceda, Yasmine Romero, Daniel Alvarado, Yasmine Lares

New Life Christian School — Robin Boparai, Kyle Kerr, Kristen Kaing

Norris Middle — Kathryn Johnston, Alyssa Wood

Old River Elementary — Jennifer Holmes, Acquilla Maliyekkal, Kaleb Haas

Olive Knolls Christian School — Samuel Gordon, Matthew Webb, Laura Hunter, Olivia Espinoza

Ollivier Middle — Miguel Ochoa, Areisy Padilla, Esmeralda Rojas, Marbella Avalos, Cristian Magdaleno

Our Lady of Perpetual Help School — Austin Monroe, Peter Louden, Christopher Jamison, Ali Champness, Mariana Roldan, Tristan Hammans, Zachary Boone, Alexander Ortiz, Matt Pandol III

Owens Intermediate — Luz Valle, Garrison Lee

Palm Ave. School — Mykela Blanchard, Kassandra Martin

Panama School — Jorge Mendez, Mark Giannelli

Patriot Elementary — Meagan Hill

Pine Mountain Learning Center — Katie Barnes

Prueitt School — Luis Velez, Miguel Cervantes

Quailwood Elementary — Cody Maynard, Minuet Comstock

Reagan School — Franklin Koo, Manooshree Patel

Redwood Elementary — Jose Cervantes, Karen Gutierrez

Richland Jr. High — Heidi Lederhos, Stephan Trujillo, Jesus Lopez

Ridgecrest Charter School — Breanna Bradley, Kyle Harris, Elias Witt, Gary Colangelo

Rio Bravo-Greeley School — Sam Oliver, Eric Fuller, Kristin Rodriguez, Blake McEntire, Matthew Nickell, Drew Holliday, Jacob Moe, Mallorie Kirby, Marissa Komin

Sandrini School — Jonathan Hunter, Reny Martinez

Seibert School — Helen Prall, Kyle Willman, Willman Kamron

Sing Lum School — Dawson Layton, Valerie House

St. Ann School — Daniel Harrison, Leah Ostermann, Alexandra Sliva

St. Francis School — Victoria Vargas, Paul Abdou, Nathaniel Esch, Joseph Roach, Lacey Lindsley, Garrett Andrew, Matthew Staugaard, Kyle Haffermann, Marc Abdou

St. John’s Lutheran School — Genna Edwards, Jenna Shepherd, Andrew Wilbur, Rebecca Wheeler, Claryce Lazerson

Standard Middle — Drew Justeson, Kristiana Hohler, Alyssa Stoops, Danielle Dallas, Victoria Bromley, Sydnie Salcido, Alexan Wheelan, Anelise Puentes, Shelby Herron, Javier Lopez, Jacob Birks, Lilia Denesha

Stine School — Becca Jensen, Austin Phillips

Stockdale Christian School — Nathaniel Behrens, Daniel Kruger, Nicolo Daug, Shannon Foy, Danielle Behrens, Sterling Miller, Reid Winchester, Tim Nielsen, S. Annika Daug, Madeline Kuney, Cassy Bergam

Stockdale Elementary — Kathryn Piper, Alyssa Palermo, Shivani Gupta

Sunset School — Brittany Wadkins, Rosaura Agraz, Jesse Beltran, Maritza Velasquez, Rebecca McQuin, Maria Montelongo, Marcella Rendon, Jessica Castro, Sandra Bautista

Tevis Jr. High — Omar Samara, Karen Lu

Thorner School — Trenton Tolbert, Joshua Hedden, Jared Elliott, Ben Hakimi

Tropico Middle — Michaela Gundersen, Zoe Pitko, Katilin Stephenson

Valley Middle School — Jerrid Carter

Valley Oaks Charter School — Destinee Neville, Victoria Adee, Rachael Oliver

Valley Schools — Nathaniel Tweed, Kate Black

Van Horn School — Nicholas Heredia

Wallace Middle — Samuel Hanawalt

Warren Jr. High — Ushma Patel, Amisha Shukla, Abigail Maliyekkal, Shreya Banerjee, Irfan Habib, Kevin Casillas, Allesha Somani, Alap Sahoo, Jasmeet Dhaliwal

Washington Jr. High — Chaka Hernandez, Andre Poteet

Williams School — Jan Armenta, Talon Payne, Jenna Wolfe

5TH GRADE DIVISION (not eligible for state competition)

Albany Park School — Angel Gutierrez

Alicante Ave. School — Lizeth Rojas, Mario Torralba

Almondale Elementary — Michael White

American Elementary — Hannah Miller

Berkshire Elementary — Noah Pacaldo

Bimat Elementary — Alicia Viveros

Buena Vista School — Sumanth Dara, Ania Mohan

Burke Elementary — Noemi Esquivel

Carden School — Rachel Barnum, Mitchell Caughron

Casa Loma School — Ashley Villa, Norris Kemp, Joseph Chavez, Christopher Lopez

Centennial Elementary — Nathanial Graham, Emma Reynolds

Chavez School — Savannah Selbach

Columbia Elementary — Anthony Escobedo, Cagnei Duncan

Del Rio School — Bryson Hernandez, Brooke Barker, Zach Watts

Del Vista School — Hayley Medina

Discovery Elementary — Matthew Ghilarducci, Britt Chafin

Edison Middle — Anthony Appodaca

El Tejon School — Emily Oliver, Joseph Bizzini

Elk Hills School — Jacob McCutcheon, Murray Sinden, Alexandro Dominguez, Kaytlynn Cash

Endeavour Elementary — Naomi Cruz

Fairview Elementary — Rodolfo Gonzalez

Franklin School — Ava Torres

Fremont School — Carlos Gonzalez, Sherrielyn Duran, Melissa Velazquez, Edgar Sanchez Jr.

Golden Hills Elementary — Taylor Williams

Granite Pointe Elementary — Oscar Ramos, Damian Zavala

Hacienda Elementary — Sierra Bayliss, Matthew Cubero

Harding School — Gabriel Becas

Hart School — Jillian Hill

Harvest Elementary — Chelsi Braudrick

Highland Elementary — Logan Lovett

Independence Elementary — Jared Lewis

Joshua Middle — Austin Hill, Rebeca Munoz, Samantha Cook

Kernville Elementary — Quaid Bahn

Laurelglen School — Robert Pipkin

Loudon School — Megan Miller, Matthew Westfall

McAuliffe School — Sarah Mishkind

Midway School — Brittany Preston

Miller Elementary — Allison Garner, McKenzie Gaskin

Morningside School — Arminder Sond, Noah Serda

Myrtle Ave. School — Jayla Gutierrez

Old River Elementary — Anthony Limiero

Owens Intermediate — Kaitlin Lang, Jasmin Dixon

Palla Elementary — Kimberly Mitchell

Palm Ave. School — Therese Azevedo

Panama School — Karanbir Sandhu, Jonathan Garcia

Patriot Elementary — Bailey Furtado, Ryan Wakefield

Prueitt School — Adam Redd

Quailwood Elementary — Julian Andrade

Reagan School — Aaron McKenzie

Redwood Elementary — Gemma Trujillo

Ridgecrest Charter School — Emily Hickey, Makenna Bradley

Rio Bravo-Greeley School — Alec De Long

Rosedale North Elementary — MarcAnthony Myers

Sandrini School — Viviana Navarro

Shirley Lane Elementary — Shema Salim

Sing Lum School — Casey Brown, Angelique Hernandez

St. Ann’s School — Emma Shepard

St. Francis School — Julianna Morton

St. John’s Lutheran School — Kara Stark, Matthew Glasgow, Tyler Sweaney

Standard Elementary — Genesis Duncan, Caitlin Wheelan

Stella Hills School — Stephen Marve

Stine School — Blake Peterson, Zachary Miller

Stockdale Elementary — Ryan Crowley

Suburu School — Mason Young, Jonathan Wilson

Tompkins Elementary — Emerson Fisher

Thorner School — Faith Menendez

Valle Verde Elementary — Carlos Hernandez, Anthony Alcaide

Valley Oaks Charter School — Jordan Frapwell

Valley Schools — Kiley Thompson

Van Horn School — Christine Joy Baal

Voorhies School — Lurdez Puga

Wallace Elementary —Laura Lekas

Wayside School — Jennifer Lira, Isaiah Orizaga

Westpark Elementary — Emma Stevulak, Lark Andrus, Taylor Walsh

Williams School — Rebekah Stone

4TH GRADE DIVISION (not eligible for state competition)

Alicante Ave. School -— Nicole Gutierrez, Shayla Dominguez

American Elementary — Mackenzie Noe, Maria Jackson, Michael Wagner, Gabrielle Dellica

Buena Vista School — Maguire Shannon

Burke Elementary — Alyka Aldaco, Alyssa Dominguez

Buttonwillow Elementary — Hunter Barton

Carden — Jared Proffer, Matthew Sabin, Emily Andrews, McKenzee Marcum, Cruz Rea, Malorie Soto

Casa Loma School — Joshua Lopez

Centennial Elementary — Breanna Velasquez, Rachel Falk

Chavez School — Richard Shepherd

Columbia Elementary — Devin McGee

Del Rio School — Rachel Hampton

Del Vista School — Jessica Anderson

Discovery Elementary — Brock Anderson, Matthew Maine

Downtown Elementary — Theodore Hoss, Emma Schulz

El Tejon School — Rachel Hallmark

Elk Hills School — Hunter Thomas

Endeavour Elementary — Isaac Garner

Franklin School — Austin Payne

Fremont School — Jacob Parnell, Valeria Chavez, Alec Gomez, Crystal Enriguez, Anjelise Gutierrez

Golden Hills Elementary — Alec Rowbottom

Hacienda Elementary — Alorah O'Rafferty, Antonio Garcia

Harding School — Josiah Quiroz

Hart School — Simon Fraser

Harvest Elementary — Jaskarn Batth

Highland Elementary — Ayden Holloway, Jason Gauthier

Horizon Elementary — Paola Rodriguez, Alexis Shinn

Independence Elementary — Danny Elias

Kendrick School — Niko Exarchoulakos

Kernville Elementary — Megan Lane

Laurelglen School — Kayla Hughes

Loudon School — Trey Kelly

McAuliffe School — Tara Baldoz

McKinley School — Hannah Gretona

Midway School — Gavin White

Miller Elementary — Valeria Guillen, Kimberly Stevens

Morningside School — Fabian Aguilar, Joseph Cachero

New Christian Life School — Jarrett Krenz, Monique Boparai

Old River Elementary — Nnanedu Odebega

Our Lady of Guadalupe School — Aaron Padilla

Owens Intermediate — Bryan Andron, Edgard Aleman

Palla Elementary — Jelena Herrera

Palm Ave. School — Gabrielle Esquivel

Panama School — Ethan Cloyd

Patriot Elementary — Arissa Torres, Courtney Kaia

Plantation School — David Arias

Planz Elementary — Marissa Velazquez

Prueitt School — Arnold Gonzalez

Quailwood Elementary — Calista Dupraw

Ridgecrest Charter School — Rayah Witt

Rio Bravo Elementary — Chase Shanley

Reagan School — Philip Felizarta, Reena Somani

Rosamond Elementary — Amy King, Natalie Ansolabehere, Marcella Were

Seibert School — Karla Guzman

Shirley Lane Elementary — Omar Ramirez

Sing Lum School — Ethan Estrada

St. Ann Catholic School — Katherine Heier

St. Francis School — Maggie Waguespack

Stella Hills School — Kimberly Rodriguez

Stockdale Elementary — Melissa Stroud

Suburu School — Maeve Heumann, Nicholas Wolff

Thorner School — Jake Beardsley

Tompkins Elementary — Jason Champlin

Valley Oaks Charter School — Alfred Agbayani, Anne Marie Flohr

Valley Schools — Connor McClelland, Zachary Fraze, Kowan Miller

Van Horn School — Alanna James

Wallace Elementary — Ryan Meyers

Wingland Elementary — Brian Bowen

Williams School — Juliette Hollins