Achievements Since 2009

American Mathematics Contest

2023 - Dawson Richards was the School Winner.
2021 - Kade Minton was the School Winner.
2020 - Quinne Jimenez was the School Winner.
2019 - Jason Kuhn was the School Winner.
2018 - Joshua Devine was the School Winner.
2017 - Alex Tomiak was the School Winner.
2016 - Gavin Vaught was the School Winner and received a School Medal Winner Pin.
2015 - Nolan McGrady was the School Winner and received a School Medal Winner Pin.
2014 - Jordan Kuhn and Zach White were tied for School Winner and each received a School Medal Winner Pin.
2013 - Graham Dillon received the highest SWVGS score and was the School Medal Winner.
2012 - Ferris Ellis received the highest SWVGS score and was the School Medal Winner.
2011 - Ferris Ellis received the highest SWVGS score and was the School Medal Winner.
2009 - Malik Mubeen and Matthew Stallings tied for School Medal Winner.

Deloitte Virtual Team Challenge

2013 - Team members Samantha Hight, Kara Dennis, Will Johnson, and Will Patton placed 10th in the nation.
2012 - Team members Jayson Bales, Alexander McMillian, and Madonna Yoder placed first in the nation.
2010 - Team members Luke Chamberlain, Matt Clontz, and Mindy Hall placed first in the nation.
2010 - Team members John Burleson, Lucas Helton, and Erin Veasey placed sixth in the nation.
2009 - Team members Olivia Crasta, Alex Granata, Biyuan Zhao, and Heming Zhao placed 37th in the nation.

Intel International Science and Engineering Fair Finalists

2023 - Jesse Dulaney presented his project titled Anti-Lock Brakes Applied to a Bicycle
2023 - Davis Reitzel presented his project titled Exploring Collatz Conjecture
2021 - Katelyn Collett presented her project titled Diversity of Arctic Ice Bacteria in Relation to Position and Distance from the Shore
2020 - Virginia Worrell presented her project titled Determining the Toxicological Effects of Polyurethane Foam and Complex Leacheate on Artemia nauplii
2019 - Rosie Tomiak presented her project titled Analyzing the Difference in the Sorption Concentrations of Copper and Iron in Polyactic Acid and High Density Polyethylene Plastic Bags
2017 - Morgan Fisher and Carly Porter for their team project titled ACTN3, ACE, PPARD, and Outside Factors Influencing High School Male Athletes' Choice to Pursue a Sport
2016 - Emily Llaneras won a third place award in Animal Sciences at ISEF for her project titled Slaying the Destructor: Part II: Dosage Optimization and Effects of Oxalic Acid on Honeybee Hives
2016 - Julian Elmasry won a fourth place award at ISEF for his project titled Revolutionary Blood Test Tube 2.0
2015 - Emily Llaneras won a fourth place award in Animal Sciences at ISEF for her project titled Slaying the â€œDestructorâ€: The Effectiveness of Alternative Varroa Mite Treatment
2015 - Ashley Jordan and Austin Owen for their team project titled The Correlation Between Surface Temperature and Arctic Sea Ice Thickness
2014 - Jordan Kuhn and Eric Chang for their team project titled Designing, Prototyping, and Testing Agricultural Drones
2014 - Julia Hager for her project titled Removing Metal from Water Using Immobilized Yeast
2013 - Grey Quesenberry for his project titled Electrostatic Layer-By-Layer Self-Assembly of Antimicrobial Films
2013 - Jordan Kuhn for his team project titled Designing, Prototyping, and Testing Agricultural Drones
2012 - Jiyun Chang and Jeremy Kuhn for their team project titled Alternative Kayaks: Design, Development, and Documentation
2011 - Taylor Hay for his project titled Windbelt Application to Vehicles in Motion
2011 - Heming Zhao for her project titled The Music of the Heart: The Transformation of Electrocardiogram (ECG) into Sound
2010 - Alex Granata for his project titled Hydrofoil Development for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
2010 - Biyuan Zhao for her project titled The Mathematical Transformation of ECG into Sound
2009 - Jacob Harvey for his project Eliminating the Wall Effects of Wind Tunnel Testing Utilizing a Mobile Open-Air Testing Apparatus
2008 - Sanjay Kishore
2008 - Laura Vogelaar
2007 - Josh McCann
2005 - Loren Liebrecht won a fourth place award in Environmental Sciences
2005 - Ryan Olson won first of all the first place awards in Engineering
2004 - Brian Rice
2004 - Ryan Olson
2003 - Brian Rice
1999 - David Rakestraw
1998 - Jessica DeBusk
1996 - Amanda Alley
1996 - Shannon Hughes
1995 - Jefferson Carpenter
1995 - Setul Patel
1994 - James Clark
1994 - Sarah Simpkins
1993 - Brooks Moses
1993 - Carla Sue Rogers
1992 - Jia Liu
1992 - Garnett Edwin Simmers

A complete list of all SWVGS ISEF Finalists can be found here.

Math Kangaroo

2023 - Alexis Cassell awarded 18th place in Virginia for 11th graders and 87th place in the USA
2023 - Sophie Perdue awarded 17th place in Virginia for 11th graders and 85th place in the USA
2023 - Jacey Hendrix awarded 16th place in Virginia for 11th graders and 80th place in the USA
2023 - Emma Ebel awarded 15th place in Virginia for 11th graders and 76th place in the USA
2023 - Nick Nista awarded 14th place in Virginia for 11th graders and 75th place in the USA
2023 - Davis Reitzel awarded 14th place in Virginia for 11th graders and 75th place in the USA
2023 - Emily Jones awarded 13th place in Virginia for 11th graders and 70th place in the USA
2023 - Lily Anderson awarded 12th place in Virginia for 11th graders and 69th place in the USA
2023 - Garreth Rudd awarded 12th place in Virginia for 11th graders and 69th place in the USA
2023 - Jack Wilder awarded 11th place in Virginia for 11th graders and 65th place in the USA
2023 - Jordan Lucas awarded 10th place in Virginia for 11th graders and 63rd place in the USA
2023 - James Helmick awarded 9th place in Virginia for 11th graders and 60th place in the USA
2023 - Neal Jones awarded 13th place in Virginia for 12th graders and 63rd place in the USA
2023 - Jessica Long awarded 12th place in Virginia for 12th graders and 61st place in the USA
2023 - Kara Temple awarded 11th place in Virginia for 12th graders and 59th place in the USA
2023 - Tommie Bloome awarded 10th place in Virginia for 12th graders and 57th place in the USA
2023 - Evan Cline awarded 9th place in Virginia for 12th graders and 56th place in the USA
2023 - Dawson Richards awarded 8th place in Virginia for 12th graders and 54th place in the USA
2023 - Madison McGuire awarded 7th place in Virginia for 12th graders and 52nd place in the USA
2023 - Aaron Bennett awarded 6th place in Virginia for 12th graders and 45th place in the USA
2023 - Dylan Wyatt awarded 5th place in Virginia for 12th graders and 43rd place in the USA
2022 - Kaitlin Ervine awarded 19th place in Virginia for 11th graders and 80th place in the USA for 11th graders
2022 - Isaac Pastrana awarded 18th place in Virginia for 11th graders and 78th place in the USA for 11th graders
2022 - Janet Chen awarded 18th place in Virginia for 11th graders and 78th place in the USA for 11th graders
2022 - Andy Tawney awarded 17th place in Virginia for 11th graders and 77th place in the USA for 11th graders
2022 - Dawson Richards awarded 16th place in Virginia for 11th graders and 76th place in the USA for 11th graders
2022 - Garvey McKee awarded 16th place in Virginia for 11th graders and 76th place in the USA for 11th graders
2022 - Sarah Myers awarded 13th place in Virginia for 11th graders and 62nd place in the USA for 11th graders
2022 - Zack Craighead awarded 12th place in Virginia for 11th graders and 59th place in the USA for 11th graders
2022 - Aaron Bennett awarded 8th place in Virginia for 11th graders and 50th place in the USA for 11th graders
2022 - Mason Mabry, awarded 6th place in Virginia for 11th graders and 31st place in the USA for 11th graders
2022 - Scotty Mahaney awarded 8th place in Virginia for 12th graders and 43rd place in the USA for 12th graders
2022 - Jade Riddle awarded 7th place in Virginia for 12th graders and 41st place in the USA for 12th graders
2022 - Josh Tomiak, awarded 5th place in Virginia for 12th graders and 23rd place in the USA for 12th graders
2021 - Kade Minton, placed 9th in Virginia and 48th in the USA for 12th graders for 12th graders
2021 - Noah Devine, placed 8th in Virginia and 45th in the USA for 12th graders
2021 - Tai Nuñez, placed 7th place in Virginia and 44th in the USA for 12th graders
2021 - Brook Smith, placed 6th in Virginia and 38th in the USA for 12th graders
2021 - Scotty Mahaney, placed 14th in Virginia and 93rd in the USA for 11th graders
2021 - Aidan Hounshell, placed 13th in Virginia and 90th in the USA for 11th graders
2021 - Josh Tomiak, placed 11th in Virginia and 66th in the USA for 11th grader
2021 - Michael Hijduk, placed 2nd in Virginia and 18th in the USA for 11th graders
2020 - Brynne Mabry, from George Wythe High School, placed 10th in Virginia and 42nd in the USA for 12th graders
2020 - Talon Booth, from Auburn High School, placed 9th in Virginia and 40th in the USA for 12th graders
2020 - Kevin Kuang, from Galax High School, placed 9th in Virginia and 40th in the USA for 12th graders
2020 - Isabella Burgoyne, from Radford High School, placed 8th in Virginia and 39th in the USA for 12th graders
2020 - Nadine Shannon, from Floyd County High School, placed 7th in Virginia and 38th in the USA for 12th graders
2020 - Haley Hansen, from Giles High School, placed 6th in Virginia and 33rd in the USA for 12th graders
2020 - Rosie Tomiak, from George Wythe High School, placed 5th place in Virginia and 32nd in the USA for 12th graders
2020 - Adam Downs placed 2nd in the state for 12th graders and 9th in the nation for 12th graders.
2019 - Adam Downs placed 3rd in the state for 11th graders and 48th in the nation for 11th graders.
2019 - Joshua Devine and Julia Moschella placed 4th in the state for 12th graders and 28th in the nation for 12th graders.
2018 - André Shannon, placed third in the state for 12th graders and 15th in the nation for 12th graders.
2018 - Alex Tomiak placed 19th in the nation for 12th graders.
2018 - Sam Nall placed 20th in the nation for 12th graders.
2017 - Joseph Nielson placed first in the state for 12th graders.
2017 - Ian Wnorowski placed second in the state for 12th graders.
2017 - Joseph Carman placed third in the state for 12th graders.
2016 - Jake Clary placed second in the state for 12th graders.
2016 - Nolan McGrady placed thirdin the state for 12th graders.
2016 - Joseph Nielson placed second in the state for 11th graders.
2016 - Patrick Thomas placed third in the state for 11th graders.
2015 - James Hopkins placed 1st in the state.
2015 - Drew Robertson-Gouge placed 2nd in the state.
2015 - Emilee Cardin placed 3rd in the state.
2014 - Jordan Kuhn placed 2nd in the state and 11th in the USA.
2014 - Kara Garvey placed 2nd in the state.
2013 - Andrew Vaccaro placed 1st in the state and 12th in the USA.
2013 - Jordan Kuhn placed 1st in the state.
2012 - Madonna Yoder received 2nd place Senior Score in the state and 9th nationally.
2012 - Ferris Ellis received 1st place Senior Score in the state and 8th nationally.
2012 - Andrew Vaccaro received 1st place Junior Score in the state.
2012 - Alex McMillian received 3rd place Senior Score in the state.

Radford University IT Game Programming Contest

2015 - Louis Thomas, Edward Morgan, and Jon Deters, Team MOL, placed first.
2015 - Ashley Jordan, Claire Veasey, and Grace Mucha, Team ACG, placed second.
2014 - Cole Schafer, Nathan Sexton, Grey Quesenberry, placed first with their game called RadLaski.
2014 - Brady Tickle, Jordan Kuhn, and Jacob Scott, placed second with their game called America.
2014 - Jordan Kuhn won first place in the Programming competition.
2014 - Zachary Burch won first place in the Programming competition.
2013 - Team members C.J. Kremm, Owen Morgan, Andrew Storms, and Andrew Vaccaro, placed first with their game called Tanks.
2013 - Team members Sarah Peters, Sara Wright, and Cory Zander placed second with their game called Monsters Under the Bed.
2012 - Team members Ben Short and Cody placed first in Game Programming competition.
2012 - Team members Jeremy Kuhn, Brent Cox, and Calvin Long placed third in the Game Programming competition and second in the Programming Contest.
2011 - Team members Ferris Ellis and Taylor placed first in the Programming Contest.
2011 - Team members Alec Frazier, Mary Hetherington, and Robbie Wills placed third in the Programming Contest.
2010 - Team members Ian Lipsey, Preston Childress, and Ryan Bedwell placed second in the Game Programming competition.
2010 - Team members Ryan Bedwell, Preston Childress, and Jonathan Light placed second in the Game Programming competition.
2009 - Team members Jake Harvey and Malik Mubeen placed first in the Game Programming competition.
2009 - James Akers, Joy Chen, and Laura Vogelaar placed second in the Game Programming competition.
2009 - Wes Conley, Kemper Fox, and Matthew Stalling received Honorable Mention in the Game Programming competition.

Virginia Junior Academy of Science

2023 - Laken Barnette—3rd Place in Psychology Section A
2023 - Eden Mitchell—3rd Place in Chemistry Section B
2023 - Ariya Patel—received the Dr. & Mrs. Preston H. Leake Award in Applied Chemistry
2023 - Jordan Lucas—selected as a Virginia Junior Academy of Science Student Officer
2021 - Jade Riddle—Honorable Mention in Psychology
2020 - Melany Barocio—Honorable Mention in Earth and Environmental Sciences
2020 - Talon Booth—Honorable Mention in Psychology
2020 - Curtis Case—Honorable Mention in Engineering
2020 - Solace Church—3rd Place in Psychology
2020 - Adam Downs—3rd Place in Physics and Astronomy
2020 - Cassady Marion—3rd Place in Botany
2020 - Morgan Ralph—Honorable Mention in Zoology
2020 - Nadine Shannon—1st Place in Psychology
2020 - Virginia Worrell—2nd Place in Earth and Environmental Sciences
2019 - Alex Barrett received 1st place in Engineering and the William W. Berry Engineering Award.
2019 - Isabella Burgoyne received 2nd place in Earth and Environmental Science.
2019 - Adam Downs received an Honorable Metionin in Engineering.
2019 - Savannah Hundley received 3rd place in Psychology.
2019 - Charlie Jones received an Honorable Mention in Medicine and Health.
2019 - Savannah Spencer received 3rd place in Psychology.
2018 - Alex Barrett received an Honorable Mention in Engineering.
2018 - Frank Cahoon received 2nd place in Chemistry.
2018 - Maggie Gilman received an Honorable Metion in Medicine and Health.
2018 - Hunter Hall received 1st place in Medicine and Health and won the Virginia Academy of Science Best Research Award with an invitation to present at the National Symposium in February 2019.
2018 - Izzy Hollars received 3rd place in Engineering.
2018 - Camden Mariotti received 3rd place in Statistical Analysis.
2018 - Betsy Nall received Honorable Mention in Psychology.
2018 - Alex Tomiak received Honorable Mention in Engineering.
2018 - Audra White received 1st place in Psychology.
2017 - Drew Caudill received 1st in Medicine and Health A.
2017 - Drew Ayers received 3rd place in Earth & Environmental Science A.
2017 - Tristan Williams received an Honorable Mention in Microbiology & Cell Biology B.
2017 - Rachel Myers received an Honorable Mention in Psychology B.
2016 - Skylar Johnston received an Honorable Mention.
2016 - Morgan Fisher received an Honorable Mention.
2016 - Alla Ragab placed third.
2016 - Makayla Hudson received an Honorable Mention.
2014 - Sydney Fain placed 1st in Medicine & Health and the Catesby Jones Award for best paper presentation for her paper Interaction of Ferrous Sulfate, Flavoring and Sweeting Agents in the Perception of Sweetness and Presence of Dysgeusia.
2014 - Kendra Hale placed 2nd in Zoology for her project Effects of an Underwater Treadmill on Canine Rehabilitation.
2014 - Zach White placed 2nd in Botany for his project Effect of Alternative Agricultural Methods on the Growth Rate of Various Species of Plants.
2014 - Alexis Brown received Honorable Mention in Math, Statistics, and Computer Science for her project Comparison of the Effects of Motor Vehicle Accident Variables on Younger vs. Older Drivers.
2014 - Claire Veasey received Honorable Mention in Psychology for her project Memory of Dancers: Iconic, Echoic, or Haptic.
2014 - Elissa Fink received Honorable Mention in Microbiology for her project Effects of Self-Tanner Component, Dihydroxyacetone, on Human Cells.
2013 - Sydney Fain placed 1st in Medicine & Health and 2nd Alternate for Best VJAS Paper for her project Interaction of Ferrous Sulfate and Alternative Sweetening Agents in the Perception of Sweetness and Presence of Dysgeusia.
2013 - Jeff Feng received Honorable Mention in Environmental Science for his project Residual Characteristics and Concentrations of Alkylphenols in Laundry Detergents.
2013 - Grey Quesenberry placed 3rd In Medicine & Health for his project Electrostatic Layer-By-Layer Self-Assembly of Antimicrobial Films.
2013 - Ali Setareh received Honorable Mention in Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science for his project The Effect of Weather on Localized Trading Behavior in the Modern Age.
2013 - Carson Squibb received Honorable Mention in Engineering for his project REM Sleep Clock.
2013 - Zach White received Honorable Mention in Botany for his project Effect of Artificial Suns on the Efficiency of Alternative Agricultural Methods Vs. Traditional Soil Medium.
2013 - Maria Wnorowski placed 2nd in Medicine & Health for her project The Effects of Gender on Bone Fusion.
2012 - Maria Wnorowski placed 2nd in Medicine and Health for her project Effects of Gender on Time Needed for Bone Fusion.
2012 - Alex McMillian placed 2nd in Psychology for his project Video Games: A Beneficial Hobby?
2012 - Andrew Vaccaro received Honorable Mention in Physics for his project Automated Resistivity Survey.
2012 - Elena Anderson placed 1st in Physics for her project Shedding Light: A Study of the OIII to Visual Flux Ratio of Astronomical Objects.
2011 - Amanda Salinas placed 1st in Consumer Since for her project Green Tea and You: Quest for the Best.
2011 - Eddie Hanks placed 2nd in Statistics for his project The Influences Economic and Political Factors have on the S & P 500.
2011 - Elena Anderson received Honorable Mention in Medicine and Health for The Influences Economic and Political Factors have on the S & P 500.
2011 - Lucas Carter received Honorable Mention in Psychology for his project Difference in Response to an Ethical Dilemma Between Two Age Generations.
2011 - Avery Mahaney received Honorable Mention in Medicine and Health for his project Physical Mechanism of Calcium Transport Inhibition by Peroxynitrite.
2010 - Carahline Stark placed 1st in Consumer Science for her project Smoke Toxicity of Burning Sheathing Materials.
2010 - Ashley Taylor placed 1st in Medicine and Health for her project Staying Alive CPR: The Effect of Music on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.
2010 - Biyuan Zhao placed 2nd in Botany for her project Construction of Transgenic Arabidopsis for High-Throughput Screening to Identify Mutants Involved in Xylem (wood) Formation.
2010 - Heming Zhao placed 1st in Mathematics and received a Mathematics Award for her project The Mathematical Transformation of ECG into Sound.
2009 - Sanjay Kishore placed 1st in Microbiology with his project The Construction of a Disease-Transmission Model of Radford High School and received an Honorable Mention in Medicine and Health category.
2009 - Cari Lynn Squibb placed 2nd in Animal Behavior with her project The Mirror Self-Recognition Ability in Corvus brochyrhynchos.
2009 - Amanda Rodgers placed 2nd in Chemistry with her project Potential Protection By Leaf Pigments Against UV-induced Skin Cancer.
2009 - Tara Dean placed 2nd in Consumer Science with her project You Live, You Learn, Then You Get...? The Absorbency of Polymers in Different Brands of Diapers.
2009 - Ashley Taylor placed 2nd in Medicine and Health with her project Staying Alive CPR: The Effect of Music on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.
2009 - Sibley Brown placed 3rd in Psychology with her project Music and Memory.
2009 - Amelia Tyler received an Honorable Mention in Psychology with her project Does Burning Affect Evidence of Trauma in Human Remains?
2009 - Erin Veasey received an Honorable Mention in Consumer Science for her project The Effect of Ethanol on the Efficiency of Gasoline.

Archimedes Competition

2014 - Zach White placed 1st for her project Effect of Alternative Agricultural Methods on the Growth Rate of Various Species of Plants
2014 - Sydney Fain placed 2nd for her project Interaction of Ferrous Sulfate, Flavoring and Sweeting Agents in the Perception of Sweetness and Presence of Dysgeusia
2013 - Sydney Fain placed 1st for her project Interaction of Ferrous Sulfate and Alternative Sweetening Agents in the Perception of Sweetness and Presence of Dysgeusia
2013 - Andrew Vaccaro placed 2nd for his project titled Correlation Between Arctic Sea Ice Surface Temperature and Thickness
2013 - Tyler Williams placed 3rd for his project Comparison of Different Extraction Methods of Oligomeric Proanthocyanidins in Yeast Inhibition

Science Olympiad State Tournament

2010 - Tara Dean and Tyler Carpenter placed 4th in Anatomy.
2010 - Ashley Taylor and Tara Dean placed 2nd in Egg-O-Naut.
2010 - Dawn Mercer placed 5th in Fossils.
2010 - Ashley Taylor and Robbie Wills placed 1st in Microbe Mission.
2010 - Jared Miller and Evan Doud placed 5th in Optics.
2009 - Jordan Burnette and Sanjay Kishore placed 5th in Astronomy.
2009 - Sanjay Kishore and Amelia Tyler placed 2nd in Disease Detectives
2009 - Amelia Tyler and Cari Lynn Squibb placed 2nd in Ecology.
2009 - Amanda Rodgers and Amelia Tyler placed 4th in Forensics.
2009 - Jordan Burnette and Sanjay Kishore placed 1st in Health Sciences.
2009 - Amanda Rodgers and Cari Lynn Squibb placed 4th in Herpetology.
2009 - Evan and Jared Miller placed 4th in Junkyard Challenge.
2009 - Amanda Rodgers, Cari Lynn Squibb, and Amelia Tyler placed 1st in Protein Molding.
2009 - Drew Cardwell, Tayler Engelhardt, and Katie Patton placed 4th in Picture This.
2009 - Gaven Burnett and Ashely Taylor placed 4th in Write It-Do It.

State DestinationImagiNation Tournament

2009 - Team members Tara Dean, Brie Dickens, Breanna Farmer, Daniel Meade, and Cubby Rash placed third in the state.