MSPC 2026 National Qualifier (4th and 5th place) and Honorable Mention Awards

The top 5 posters in each grade level category are sent to the national competition.  Other noteworthy posters are awarded honorable mentions.  Students creating either type of awarded poster will receive a certificate recognizing their achievement.


Grades K-3

National Qualifiers:

  • Beckham Silva; Collins Elementary; "Super Duper Powers"
  • Sophie Buggia; Collins Elementary School; "Let's Dive Into the Ocean"

Honorable Mention:

  • Magnolia Brenner; Ada Elementary FHPS; "We All Scream for Ice Cream!"
  • All Students; Ada Elementary School; "Going For Gold: Olympic Data"
  • James Schafer; Collins Elementary; "Soda Pop"
  • Louisa DeHoog; Collins Elementary; "Ice Cream"
  • Hava Sandstrom; Collins Elementary; "Spectacular Seafood"
  • Evalyn Monge; Collins Elementary School; "Let's Jump Into the Pond"
  • Ehlimana Alic, Louisa Blok, Aladin Sarak, Breslyn Bradfield; Explorer Elementary; "What Is Your Biggest Fear?"

Grades 4-6

National Qualifiers:

  • Preston Kung, Simon Garlick, Siwoo Yu; Spring Lake Intermediate School; "Joystick Junkies"
  • Braeleigh Desotell, Victoria Hirt, Nevaeh Luckey; Glenwood Elementary; "Stress Levels"

Honorable mentions

  • Hayden Ho; Northern Trails 5/6 School; "Why does my chips bag feel full of air?"
  • Lawson Emmert, Elliot McLaughlan, Patrick Lahrman; Northern Trails 5/6; "Sports Related Injuries"
  • Alyanna Cumings; Ada Vista Elementary School; "The Magical Mascot Match-up"
  • Ange Ye, Claire Cao; Russell H. Amerman Elementary School; "Big Price, Better Skin? A Preteen Skincare Investigation"
  • Grayson Backus, Garth Campbell, Isaac Szymas; Glenwood Elementary; "Minecraft vs Geometry Dash"
  • Emin Causevic, Cade Olson-Bartell, Terry Mitchell, Emir Topcic; Glenwood Elementary; "Watching Sports"
  • Aaditya Dahal, Danny Dao, Xavier Ortiz, Isaac Jimenez Zamudio; Glenwood Elementary; "Favorite Games"
  • Rosalina Ibuado, Olivia Numel, Adira Tehmeh; Glenwood Elementary; "Koalas vs Ferrets"
  • Van Cin, Makayla Bowman, Houng Maung, Marynan Taknan; Glenwood Elementary; "Best Music Preference"
  • Natalie Sterling; Spring Lake Intermediate School; "What's Going On?"
  • Titus Kasnowicz, Brody Crosswait, Reid Hitch; Spring Lake Intermediate School; "Movie Madness"
  • Brynlee Kohley, Taylor Wood; Spring Lake Intermediate School; "Movie Magic"
  • Henry Wierzbicki; Spring Lake Intermediate School; "What Makes the Perfect Christmas Tree?"
  • Jack Miltgen, Cobb Majocha; Spring Lake Intermediate School; "What's the Best Car Brand?"
  • Anna Wierzbicki, Avery Taylor; Spring Lake Intermediate School; "What do 6th Graders Think of Sports?"
  • Henry Luke; Oakwood Intermediate; "Percy Jackson"
  • Kaiya Hovey, Ava Bartlett, Noah Barnett; Oakwood Intermediate; "What is your favorite genre of books?"
  • Matix Rollenhagen, Aaron Meyer, Graysen Berens; Oakwood Intermediate; "Video Game Survey"
  • Harold Ringnalda, Crew Wozniak, Caleb Weldon; Dutton Christian School; "What Is the Effect of Global Warming and How Can We Help?"

Grades 7-9

National Qualifiers:

  • Clint Nikkel, Darren Denoyer, Christopher Simon; Armada high school; "Favorite AriZona Iced Tea Flavor"
  • Brayden Goslin; Greenville High School; "What's Your Favorite TV Show?"

Honorable Mention:

  • Olivia Mitchell; Corpus Christi Catholic School; "What Activities are Middle Schooler involved in?"
  • Jack Rinzema; Dutton Christian School; "What Factors have Caused the Rise in Food and Environmental Allergies in Children, Over the Last 30 years?"
  • Sean Cain; Greenville High School; "Does the gender of a horse affect its chance of winning?"

Grades 10-12

National Qualifiers:

  • Lathan Mendell, Nahian Ahmed, Mohammad Alam; Macomb Mathematics Science Technology Center; "AI: Friend or Foe?"
  • Huy Nguyen, David Bui, Jaiden Nguyen; Macomb Mathematics Science Technology Center; "Chat GPT vs. Gemini"

Honorable Mention:

  • Mason Rojek, Samuel Gardner; Williamston High School; "Relationship Between Level of Education and Median Earnings/Employment 2000 Census Data"
  • Evan Lenz; Williamston High School; "How Do Preferences of Brand and Type of Shoe Change Between Boys and Girls?"
  • Morgan Hengesbach, Colton Kolka, Fisher Mayes, Elizabeth Zaremski; Williamston High School; "Effects of extracurriculars on High School students' GPA"
  • Megan Beck; Spring Lake High School; "What Grade is the Most Stressed at my High School?"
  • Ivy Morgan, Ava Hatch, Jayde Lemmon; Macomb Mathematics Science Technology Center; "Which Gender at Our High School Listens to Country Music the Most?"
  • Kallum Valin, Payton Frank; Macomb Mathematics Science Technology Center; "Let's Talk!"
  • Ava Gailitis, Faye Hollosy, Caitlyn Leahy, Olivia Sharp; Williamston High School; "A Bottle of Water for Your Thoughts? The Prevalence of AI Use for Advice"


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