On March 12, AHS participated in the Southern Arizona Regional Science and Engineering Fair (SARSEF). Judges on behalf of AHS were Gary Burchard of Metro Water, Brittney Bates of Montgomery & Associates, and Dick Thompson of Tucson Water. The AHS panel presented 20 awards ranging from $20 to $100 for posters K thru 12 grades. Dick Thompson presented the awards in person at the award ceremonies the following Thursday and Friday nights. The winning projects are summarized below:
- Rachel Whitaker: Bugs In Water — AHS 1st Place – Cash, SciEnTeK-12 Foundation 1st Place
- Gallego Basic Elementary School, Kai Sparacin: Got Fresh H2o? — AHS 2nd Place – Cash, SciEnTeK-12 Foundation 3rd Place
- University High School, Stephen Yao: An Experimental Study Of Vadose Zone Flux Meter — AHS 1st Place – Cash, U of A Water Sustainability 1st Place – Cash, U.S. Navy Award, Stockholm Water Environment Federation Certificate + Nomination, SciEnTeK-12 Foundation Scholarship, I Sweep Certificate + Nomination, SciEnTeK-12 Foundation 1st Place
- Flowing Wells High School, Casey Ellwood: Wipeout — AHS 2nd Place, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration Medal – Certificate, SciEnTeK-12 Foundation 3rd Place
- Immaculate Heart Academy, Amanda Minke: Clean Water From Sand, Sun, And Fleas — Arizona Society of Civil Engineers – AZ Branch CERTIFICATE, Association of Women Geologists 1ST PLACE CERTIFICATE, AHS 1st Place – Cash, Pima Co Regional Wastewater Reclamation Dept Certificate, SARSEF Director’s Award 1st Place, Intel ISEF Observer, SciEnTeK-12 Foundation 1st Place
- Hollinger Elementary School, Group or Class Project – Teacher Manuela Gilbride: Do Liquids Disappear? — AHS 1st Place – Cash, Tucson Electric Power 3rd Place, SciEnTeK-12 Foundation 1st Place
- E C Nash School, Group or Class Project – Teacher Kelly Sudac: Frosty Forms — AHS 2nd Place – Cash
- Gallego Basic Elementary School, Group or Class Project – Teacher Kathy Pfotenhauer: Soil What? — AHS 1st Place – Cash
- Carden Of Tucson, Arjun Rajagopalan: Water Pressure In A Container — AHS 2nd Place – Cash
- Robins K-8 School, Reyven Melendez: Clouds – Weather Or Not — AHS 1st Place – Cash
- Copper Creek Elementary School, Aidan Brown: The Recirculator — AHS 2nd Place – Cash
- Ocotillo Ridge Elementary, Collin Wade: Making Water — AHS 1st Place – Cash, International School of Tucson 3rd Place, Southwest Gas 1st Place – Cash, SciEnTeK-12 Foundation 1st Place
- Summit View Elementary, Carlos Stahlkopff: Absorption In Different Types Of Soil — AHS 2nd Place – Cash
- Winifred Harelson Elementary School, Quinn Hudson: Can Water Float On Water? — AHS 2nd Place – Cash
- Legacy Traditional School – NW Tucson, Dylan Tran: Water Evaporation — AHS 1st Place – Cash, SciEnTeK-12 Foundation 1st Place
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Jacob Landon: GPS Rain Gauge — AHS 2nd Place – Cash
- Pusch Ridge Christian Academy, Zach Sawyer: Native Sonoran Desert Water Filtration — AHS 1st Place – Cash, SciEnTeK-12 Foundation 2nd Place
- Pusch Ridge Christian Academy, Keegan Chafin: Help Me! The Salt Is Coming! — AHS 2nd Place – Cash, U of A School of Plant Sciences Honorable Mention
- Satori Charter School, Michael Hughes: Ground Water Recharge — AHS 1st Place – Cash, SciEnTeK-12 Foundation 1st Place
- Sonoran Science Academy – Tucson, Julia Kassa: Soil Liquefaction — AHS 2nd Place – Cash, SciEnTeK-12 Foundation 2nd Place