Innovation on display: Edgemont celebrates 3rd annual STEAM Fair

The highly anticipated, interactive event featured 50 projects prepared by students in grades 6–12. Each represented a five-month journey of rigorous academic dedication for the participants, including guidance from Edgemont’s STEAM, art, and science teachers, and student mentors from the high school's Science Scholar program.

WINNERS

Grade 6

• Devin Eyers: Squirrel Proof Bird Feeder
• Aneesh Joshi: Wind tunnel to demonstrate aerodynamic properties of different shapes
• Ethan Lee and Joshua Chung: DNA Extracting

Grades 7 and 8

• Mehr Saran: Solar Panel Protection from Sulfuric Acid
• Yuvraj Arora: Temperature Effects on Brick House
• Katelyn Fan and Ananya: Making Paper with Food Scraps

Grades 9 and 10

• Ethan Xia, Shouei Yoo, Christian Leung: Trash Can Measuring Device
• Riley Padilla: Using AI and Digital Photography to Illustrate Plant Life
• Atrina Khoshgehbari: Student Entrepreneur Website/App

Science Scholars

• Arianna Dalal: Infectious disease and Bacteria Growth
• Feba George: An Assessment of Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Oxidative Stress in Neutrophils as Potential Biomarkers for Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Liver Disease (MASLD) Severity
• Anya Bhagat: Leveraging Novel Machine Learning and Spectroscopic Criteria to Detect E+A Galaxies and Long-Term Galaxy Evolution
• Feba George: Leveraging Novel Machine Learning and Spectroscopic Criteria to Detect E+A Galaxies and Long-Term Galaxy Evolution

"Congratulations to all of our student participants for their hard work, creativity and commitment to exploring the wonders of STEAM," said Paul Garofano, Edgemont's director of technology and STEAM coordinator. "The investigations and experiments exhibited by the students were so dynamic. It was also great to see families and friends support the participants and celebrate all things STEAM in Edgemont."

Andrea Nash, the district's K–12 instructional technology specialist and a STEAM Fair judge, said, "This year's STEAM Fair was a powerful showcase of the creativity, innovation and perseverance of our students. After months of research, design, testing, and problem-solving, each project stood as a true representation of the hard work and dedication our students put forth. We are incredibly proud of the passion and commitment displayed by every participant."

Beyond the student exhibits, the fair offered plenty of fun for all ages. Visitors enjoyed a variety of local food trucks and explored a crowd-favorite: the Robotics Playground, proudly hosted by Edgemont’s own robotics team, where guests could enjoy hands-on experience with student-built technology.

"This was one of the most impressive events at Edgemont that we've been to--and we've been here for more than a decade!" said a parent of one of the participants.