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"