Science Fair 2026
On Wednesday, February 4th, our SASM community gathered in the gym to celebrate the 2026 Science Fair projects of the 7th and 8th graders, as well as high school semi-finalists. Please join us in giving a big shout-out to the following finalists who will be representing our school at the 76th Los Angeles County Science and Engineering Fair, on Monday, March 9th. We are incredibly proud of their hard work, dedication, and outstanding achievements!
7th Grade
1st Place: Building a Cooler City - One Roof at a Time by Norah Goodman
2nd Place: The Effect of Temperature on the Reproduction of Isopods by Hayes Lester and Daniel Maoz
3rd Place: Creating a Resource Saving Irrigation System by Felix Gordon and Barrett Finn
Honorable Mention: The Effect of Temperature and Carbon Dioxide on Coral Bleaching by Naomi Jiang
Honorable Mention: Pressure to Power: Converting Footsteps to Electricity by Sanhith Arekuti and Mukunth Indrajeeth
8th Grade
1st Place: How to Use Modern Technology to Explore the Structure and Function of Unknown Human Proteins? by Evan Sedarat
2nd Place: Thirst Things First - How Does Hydration Affect Swim Performance by Stella Han
3rd Place: Automated Moisture Content - Based Plant Irrigation System by Darwynn Hsui and Chance Farkas
Honorable Mention: Simulated Patterns in Landing Mechanics: Comparing Male and Female Biomechanical Models by Jaleia Hunter
Honorable Mention: Bountiful Bioplastics: How do Additives factors Affect Corn Starch-Based Bioplastics by Jayden Kim
Honorable Mention: Translating ASL into Readable Text by Arie and Judah Maman
Honorable Mention: ASL to Speech: Converted Signed Letters to Speech by Monika Gevorgyan
Honorable Mention: DIY Macro Lens by Mia Kolegayeva
High School
1st Place: Characterizing Genes that Regulate Movement and Navigation in Myxomycete Physarum polycephalum via UV- Induced Mutagenesis by Brian Shin
2nd Place: Predicting the Role of miRNA and mRNA Interactions for Cancer Type Classification by Mayukh Dey
3rd Place: A computation Analysis of Structural Disruptions and the CRISPR-Cas-9 Targeting Efficiency in Early Onset Alzheimer's Mutations in APP, PSEN1, and PSEN2 by Muhammad Raiham
3rd Place: Quantitatively and Visually Analyzing Chaos in the Double Pendulum by Brenden Park and Calvin Nguyen
Thank you to our faculty and staff and to our families for supporting our students as they continue to excel in scientific inquiry and innovation!
- Ms. DiMonaco
