Seventy students and their families gathered for Springs’ annual All School History Day and Science & Engineering Fair at our Temecula Event Center. This event showcased the top projects from our regional sites and programs, offering students a chance to compete for advancement to county and state-level competitions.
The National History Day theme was “rights and responsibilities in history.” Thirty-five students participated, presenting 24 projects. A highlight was Henry VIII and His Wives by Bear River students Kyleigh Gonzales, Adelina Rocha, Isela Monge, Joseph Campas, and Zoey Newton, 8th-grade students from our Bear River Student Center.
The following students advanced to the Riverside County level competition:
Elementary Division: Mia Solorio, 5th grade (Homeschool), and Kaitlyn Gunnell, 5th grade (Homeschool).
Junior Written Category: Noah Ramirez, 8th grade (Bear River); Jaydalynn Gutierrez, Liam Alfred, and Lola Griffin, 8th grade (Bear River); Odessa Heer, 8th grade (Bear River).
Junior Media Category: Jaydon Ashton, 6th grade (Homeschool); Erick Porter and Johnny Amagrande, 8th grade (Bear River); Kyleigh Gonzales, Adelina Rocha, Isela Monge, Joseph Campas and Zoey Newton, 8th grade (Bear River).
Winners in our Science and Engineering Fair included:
Elementary Division (Science): Kaelyn Lutz, 5th grade (Homeschool), Jorge Garcia, 4th grade (Bear River), and Gabriel Sosa, 5th grade (Magnolia).
Junior Division (Science): Naomi McAllister, 6th grade (Riverside Student Center), Dara Short and Valerie Gonzalez, 7th grade (Bear River), and Erick Porter, 8th grade (Bear River).
Junior Division (Engineering): Jedidiah Thomas and Aiden Anderson, 7th grade (Bear River); Carsten Chu, Karissa Chu, Gwendolyn Aranda, 7th grade (Corona Student Center); Eli Woodson, 8th grade (Bear River).
Thank you to our judges as well as Jess McIntyre (Homeschool) Paige Davis and James Weck (Bear River) for promoting the event. Their encouragement and support were instrumental in helping students prepare and qualify for participation.
