Middle School
Overall Winner
"Lyme Disease Prevalence in the Northeast United States" by Marymount School of New York
Level 1 Winner
"Dissolved Oxygen Levels and Aquatic Plants" by Marymount School of New York
Level 2 Winner
"Zebra Mussels & Zooplankton in the Hudson River" by Marymount School of New York
Level 3 Winner
"Lyme Disease Spike of 2009" by Marymount School of New York
High School
Overall Winner
"Childhood Lead Poisoning Levels and the Connection to Poverty Rates and the Age of Housing" by Arlington High School
Level 1 Winner
"Zebra Mussel Populations" by Oakwood Friends School
Level 2 Winner
"Bacteria and Fungi Decomposition of T. Angustifolia and P. Australis" by Oakwood Friends School
Level 3 Winner
"How are Air and Water Temperatures Changing in Poughkeepsie and What are Their Impacts" by Oakwood Friends School
Family Data Jam
Overall Winner
"A Toxic River" by The Speyer Legacy School & The Brooklyn Waldorf School
Level 1 Winner
"The Birds Are Back Early!" by Hudson Montessori School
Level 2 Winner
"Hudson River Wheel of Fortune" by Hudson Montessori School
Level 3 Winner
"PCB Levels in Albany. Troy, & GW Bridge" by Hudson Montessori School
Special Awards
Central Hudson Award for Extraordinary Creativity
"The Effect of GMOs and Pesticides on Bee (Apis mellifera) Populations" by Avenues: The World School
M&T Bank Award for Rising Young Scientists
"Save the Eels" by Hudson Montessori School
2021 Honorable Mentions
"PCBs in Hudson River Fish" by Avenues: The World School
"The Tail of the Hudson River Pandemic" by Highland Middle School
"Historic Pollution & Human Impacts" by Hudson Montessori School
"A Battle of Mussels" by Irvington Middle School
"Don’t Judge a Hurricane by its Cover" by Longfellow Middle School
"Air Pollution Changes" by Marymount School of New York
"Impact of Hurricane Sandy and Sea Level Rise at the Hudson River" by Marymount School of New York
"Lyme Disease Cases from 2002 to 2003 in Connecticut" by Marymount School of New York
"Invertebrates in the Hudson River" by Oakwood Friends School
"Trail Cameras: What they Can Show us, and What it Means" by Oakwood Friends School