USAPCS Students Sweep Awards at Zimbabwe Science Fair
On the 22nd -23rd of February 2023 the Zimbabwe Science Fair was hosted at Westridge High School. The competition featured primary and high school students from across Zimbabwe. The fair, which opened its applications at the beginning of the year, received hundreds of applications, and 120 applicants were selected as finalists by a panel of judges based at Brown University in the USA.
The students showcased their amazing projects to an audience of esteemed judges from local universities and research labs. 26 students from USAP Community School were amongst the 120 finalists chosen from about 400 applications. USAPCS is proud to announce that from those 26 students,13 of them won awards, more than any other school in Zimbabwe.
The following USAPCS students won awards as follows and in their respective categories:
USAID Science Champion Award
-Wellington Mukairirwa
MILSET Expo-Sciences International Delegate – to represent Zimbabwe in Mexico in October 2023
-Tawanashe Makuvaza
-Yvette Nyamhere
Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) – to represent Zimbabwe in Dallas, Texas at Regeneron ISEF Fair in May 2023
-Ruvarashe Moyo
American Psychology Association Award
-Theoneste Ndahimana and Kudzaishe Chawona
-Denzel Moyo
Yale Science and Engineering Association Awards
-Wellington Mukairirwa
-Theoneste Ndahimana and Kudzaishe Chawona
Grand Awards
Bronze
Computer Science Category- Chiedza Sithole and Peace Nyamangodo
Agriculture Category- Hussein Zindonda and Munashe Nyangono
Silver
Energy Category- Ruvarashe Moyo
Gold
Chemistry Category – Tadiwa Chihora
Engineering Category- Wellington Mukairirwa
