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Elementary Group Poster
ChampionClara Barton Elementary Students:
• Chloe Chun• Danni Brasher
Title IX: Breaking Barriers in U.S. Women's Soccer
Corona Norco USD
Teachers:Cherise Leonard
10105
ChampionVictoriano Elementary School Students:
• Sisanne McFadden• Aniket Bag• McKenzie Patton
Joseph Lister: Changing Butchers into Healers
Val Verde USD
Teachers:Doug Woods
10101
ChampionGarretson Elementary School Students:
• Rhett Lopez• Evan Dang• Nicholas Lim• Evan Tong
Apollo 11: Breaking the Space and Technology Barriers
Corona Norco USD
Teachers:Colleen Stevens
10106
Champion
Tomas Rivera Elementary Students:• Isaac Goodman• Colton Christianson• Hudson Smith
All American Girls Professional Baseball League: Women BreakingBarriers in Professional Baseball
Riverside USD
Teachers:Doug Gottdiner
10103
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Elementary Group Poster
Champion
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School Students:• Leo Ashby• Michael Danko
The SR 71 Blackbird Spy Plane: Breaking Barriers During the ColdWar
Riverside USD
Teachers:Corinne Jones
10104
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Elementary Individual Poster
ChampionTemescal Valley Elementary School Students:
• Elianna Perez
Breaking Barriers in Education
Corona Norco USD
Teachers:Keith Armbruster
10011
ChampionTemescal Valley Elementary School Students:
• Vincent Tang
From Inside the Box: Breaking the Color Barrier
Corona Norco USD
Teachers:Keith Armbruster
10012
ChampionLincoln Fundamental Elementary Students:
• Aiden Kim
Penicillin: Game Changer for Saving Lives
Corona Norco USD
Teachers:Lynne Toyofuku-Aki
10010
ChampionBenjamin Franklin Elementary School Students:
• Joseph Flores Jr.
Jackie Robinson Breaking the Color Barrier
Riverside USD
Teachers:Corinne Jones
10008
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Elementary Individual Poster
Champion
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School Students:• Madison Hollenhorst
Brandi Chastain: Breaking Barriers We Thought Were AlreadyBroken
Riverside USD
Teachers:Corinne Jones
10009
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Junior Group Documentary
Champion
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School Students:• Avery Quick-Herrin• Mylle Ness
"Vision with a Wet Nose" The Evolution of the Guide DogMovement
Riverside USD
Teachers:Corinne Jones
21112
ChampionPalm Middle School Students:
• Shayna Ashley• Shawn Ashley• Jonathan Serrano• Vincent Ruiz
Alan Shepard: The First American in Space
Moreno Valley USD
Teachers:Christopher Leon
21101
ChampionLakeside Middle School Students:
• Gracie Salazar• Mariana Barrera Sotelo• Lizette Perez
Harvey Milk
Val Verde USD
Teachers:Taylor Piester
21105
ChampionClara Barton Elementary Students:
• Callie Wu• Erin Liao
The Chinese Exclusion Act
Corona Norco USD
Teachers:Cherise Leonard
21107
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Junior Group Exhibit
ChampionVista Verde Middle School Students:
• Julie Salas• Amerlia Bates• Carolina Gomez• Lizeth Cisneros
Edgar Allan Poe: Breaking the Literary Status Quo
Val Verde USD
Teachers:Jenny Pramschufer, Juan Jimenez
22112
ChampionVista Verde Middle School Students:
• Cao-son Dang• Benjamin Holguin• Haadie Syed• Diego Sanchez
Charles Darwin: Breaking the Religious Dogma of the 19th Century
Val Verde USD
Teachers:Jenny Pramschufer, Juan Jimenez
22103
ChampionVista Verde Middle School Students:
• Brianna Garcia• Kadynce Mesa• Allison Pereida• Samantha Virto
Planned Parenthood: Breaking Barriers in Reproductive Health
Val Verde USD
Teachers:Jenny Pramschufer, Juan Jimenez
22111
Champion
Vista Heights Middle School Students:• Jeremiah Fulache• Santino Brandin
Lewis Wicks Hine: Breaking Barriers by Building Barriers AroundChild Labor
Moreno Valley USD
Teachers:Michael Waymire
22115
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Junior Group Performance
Champion
Vista Heights Middle School Students:• Peyton English• Rossana Chavez• Ava Rodriguez• Ruby Montes De Oca
Eunice Kennedy and the Special Olympics: Breaking Barriers byIncluding the Excluded
Moreno Valley USD
Teachers:Autumn Rodriguez
24102
Champion
Vista Heights Middle School Students:• Jasmin Watson• Daniela Galindo
Rosie the Riveter: Breaking a Barrier in the Woman's TraditionalRole in the Workplace
Moreno Valley USD
Teachers:Autumn Rodriguez
24106
Champion
March Middle School Students:• Angela Bill• Precious Perez• Amy Weitzel• Ceasar Hernandez
Loving vs. Virginia: Fighting for the Right to Love Freely, the RightInterracially
Val Verde USD
Teachers:Kirk Wasson
24109
Champion
Garretson Elementary School Students:• Lara Randhawa• Amelia Lieu• Clara Nguyen• Betsy Ramirez
Breaking Down the Barrier of Child Marriage with the Sarda Act of1929
Corona Norco USD
Teachers:Colleen Stevens
24101
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Junior Group Website
Champion
Lakeside Middle School Students:• Ayriawna Emanuel• Makayla Wilbanks
Exclusion, Inclusion: Competing for Change through the SpecialOlympics
Val Verde USD
Teachers:Taylor Piester
25108
ChampionCorona Fundamental Intermediate School Students:
• Ishaan Gupta• Isaac Chun
Breaking Barriers with Jane Addams: The Mother of Social Work
Corona Norco USD
Teachers:Daniel Van Nice
25101
ChampionRiverside STEM Academy Students:
• Brendon Jiang• Shreyash Goli
Marie Curie: The Triumph of Female Scientists
Riverside USD
Teachers:Karl Roemer
25104
ChampionRiverside STEM Academy Students:
• Calvin Junsay• Leo Wong
Wilson Greatbatch: Implantable Cardiac Pacemaker
Riverside USD
Teachers:Karl Roemer
25114
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Junior Historical Paper
ChampionEl Cerrito Middle School Students:
• Kimberly Murphy
Breaking Butts: No More Ash Holes
Corona Norco USD
Teachers:Steve Case
23001
Champion
Vista Heights Middle School Students:• Ella Parsons
The Barbary Pirates: Breaking the Barrier to Mediterranean Tradein the Early Republic
Moreno Valley USD
Teachers:Aurelio Cortez
23014
ChampionVillegas Middle School Students:
• Cosette Mayer
Samuel Adams: Breaking Political Barriers Across the Colonies
Alvord USD
Teachers:Kaja Stoll
23012
ChampionVillegas Middle School Students:
• Emelyn Peters
Penicillin: A Medical Breakthrough
Alvord USD
Teachers:Kaja Stoll
23006
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Junior Individual Documentary
Champion
Amelia Earhart Middle School Students:• Eleanor Sosa
Ryan White: Breaking the Silence of Aids, While Tearing DownBarriers of Discrimination for it's Victims
Riverside USD
Teachers:Kent Byer
21005
ChampionLincoln Fundamental Elementary Students:
• Shreya Jain
Telautomaton: Tesla's "Intelligent" Toy Boat
Corona Norco USD
Teachers:Lynne Toyofuku-Aki
21007
ChampionDr. Augustine Ramirez IntermediateSchool
Students:• Zachary Brasher
Sisters in the Brotherhood: Burning Barriers in Firefighting
Corona Norco USD
Teachers:Andrew Gonzalez
21006
ChampionVista Heights Middle School Students:
• Noor Abdelwahab
Beneath the Sand: Saudi Arabia's Barrier Breaking Oil Discovery
Moreno Valley USD
Teachers:Aurelio Cortez
21004
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Junior Individual Exhibit
Champion
Garretson Elementary School Students:• Ellie Byun
Trinity: How Detonation of the Atomic Bomb in the Desert of NewMexico Broke Three Barriers
Corona Norco USD
Teachers:Colleen Stevens
22023
Champion
Vista Heights Middle School Students:• Belem Zelaya
The Freedmen's Bureau Breaking the Barrier for African Americansin the Post Civil War South
Moreno Valley USD
Teachers:Aurelio Cortez
22022
ChampionEl Cerrito Middle School Students:
• Tori McBride
Madam C.J. Walker
Corona Norco USD
Teachers:Steve Case
22001
Champion
Vista Heights Middle School Students:• Natalie Jimenez
An Early Crack in the Barrier of Segregation: The AlexandriaLibrary Sit-in
Moreno Valley USD
Teachers:Aurelio Cortez
22006
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Junior Individual Performance
ChampionVista Heights Middle School Students:
• Paloma Vargas
Florence Lawrence: Breaking Barriers for Women's Rights
Moreno Valley USD
Teachers:Aurelio Cortez
24005
Champion
Sierra Vista Elementary School Students:• Shaeyna De Las Alas
Breaking the Political Barriers: The 1986 EDSA People Revolutionin the Philippines
Val Verde USD
Teachers:Brena Lamph
24002
ChampionMatthew Gage Middle School Students:
• Keira Takenaga
Insulin, A Medical Miracle Forever Changing our Lives
Riverside USD
Teachers:Christine Pollitt
24010
ChampionClara Barton Elementary Students:
• Ashley Fung
America's Mulan
Corona Norco USD
Teachers:Cherise Leonard
24001
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Junior Individual Website
Champion
Frank Augustus Miller Middle School Students:• Joseph Or
The Section 504 Sit-in: The 26-Day Seige that Broke Barriers forDisability Civil Rights
Riverside USD
Teachers:Sherri Saucedo
25011
ChampionLincoln Fundamental Elementary Students:
• Brayden Figuerres
Revolutionary Breakthrough of Communication
Corona Norco USD
Teachers:Lynne Toyofuku-Aki
25008
ChampionGarretson Elementary School Students:
• Robert Blincoe
"Tear Down This Wall"
Corona Norco USD
Teachers:Colleen Stevens
25009
ChampionRiverside STEM Academy Students:
• Adani Ahmad
Ellen Swallow Richards: First Woman Admitted to MIT
Riverside USD
Teachers:Karl Roemer
25002
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Senior Group Documentary
ChampionEleanor Roosevelt High School Students:
• Ryan Kung• Calvin Su• Wesley Zhou
Denied Entry! Chinese Immigrants in the Act of 1882
Corona Norco USD
Teachers:Marcie Walker
31104
ChampionRiverside Polytechnic High School Students:
• Julia Valenzuela• Sydney Bacon• Mallory Olsen
Harada Family Breaking Barriers in Riverside, California
Riverside USD
Teachers:Lety Hilton
31101
ChampionRancho Verde High School Students:
• Ryan Booher• Peter Flory-Sanchez
The Apollo-Soyuz Mission: When East Meets West
Val Verde USD
Teachers:Brian Wold
31108
ChampionRancho Verde High School Students:
• Kinnedy Morgan• Jaedan Smith• Anthony Gomez
Power, Privilege, and the Post
Val Verde USD
Teachers:Brian Wold
31107
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Senior Group Exhibit
ChampionRancho Verde High School Students:
• Esmeralda Sanchez• Jasmine Saldana• Zipporah Erebholo• Danica Adorador
Anatomy Act of 1832: An Anatomical Breakthrough
Val Verde USD
Teachers:Brian Wold
32104
ChampionCentennial High School Students:
• Maleena Gail• Angela Garcia
1920s Flappers: Breaking Stereotypical Gender Barriers
Corona Norco USD
Teachers:Milissa Zierer
32107
ChampionRancho Verde High School Students:
• Jesus Plata II• Juliana Lavin
The Engine that Moved Us Forward
Val Verde USD
Teachers:Brian Wold
32112
ChampionRiverside Polytechnic High School Students:
• Jason Byer• Madison Williamson
The Tuskegee Airmen: Breaking Barriers in the U.S. Military
Riverside USD
Teachers:Lety Hilton
32101
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Senior Group Performance
Champion
Martin Luther King High School and JohnW. North High School
Students:• Danielle Cabrera• Avery Hansberger• Katherine Sauage
Tinker v. Des Moines: Breaking Barriers for Students' FirstAmendment Rights
Riverside USD
Teachers:Ned Hocking
34107
ChampionValley View High School Students:
• Leslie Aguilar• Lexie Bondoc• Shaun Jasso Jr• Laviny Reyes
Ruby Bridges: All Colors are Equal Before the Law
Moreno Valley USD
Teachers:Jeanine Lopez
34106
Champion
Valley View High School Students:• Sierra Faith Thompson• Daniel Lopez• Daniel Cuasay• Ryan Sanchez• Venecia Winstead
Breaking Barriers on Broadway: How the God of VengeanceObscenity Trials Battled Against Censorship on Stage
Moreno Valley USD
Teachers:Jeanine Lopez
34101
Champion
Canyon Springs High School Students:• Liliana Valle-Arredondo• Gillian Sisto
Franklin's Fight: Breaking Sexual Harassment Barriers in Title IXEducation Amendments
Moreno Valley USD
Teachers:Autumn Rodriguez
34102
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Senior Group Website
ChampionMartin Luther King High School Students:
• Jaslyn Gines• Eunseo Noh• Hyunjin Rheem
Rachel Carson: Inspiring the Modern Environment Movement
Riverside USD
Teachers:Ned Hocking
35106
ChampionEleanor Roosevelt High School Students:
• Nathan Lee• Cristian Vargas
Houston, We Have Lift Off
Corona Norco USD
Teachers:Marcie Walker
35105
Champion
Centennial High School Students:• Shanzay Inam• Nadya Hernandez• Bryce King• Purva Savalia
Breaking Barriers Imposed by Colonialism: The Suez Crisis andNasser's Rise to Power
Corona Norco USD
Teachers:Milissa Zierer
35103
ChampionEleanor Roosevelt High School Students:
• Sanskriti Balaji• Harshikasai Kellampalli
An Accident Turned Miracle: Discovery of Penicillin
Corona Norco USD
Teachers:Macie Walker
35101
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Senior Historical Paper
Champion
Canyon Springs High School Students:• Grace Ericson
Invisible Bugs: Developing Germ Theory and Breaking a Barrierthat Defined Human History
Moreno Valley USD
Teachers:Diane Donald
33003
ChampionSan Jacinto High School Students:
• Jeannete Barbier
The Sit-In that Broke Barriers
San Jacinto USD
Teachers:Christine Thomas
33009
Champion
Riverside Polytechnic High School Students:• Cassandra Davidson
Billie Jean King: Breaking the Barrier Between Men and Women inSports
Riverside USD
Teachers:Lety Hilton, Kelly Poelstia
33001
Champion
Martin Luther King High School Students:• Archit Mahale
Tanks in 20th Century Warfare: Breaking the Barriers ofConventional Combat
Riverside USD
Teachers:Ned Hocking
33006
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Senior Individual Documentary
ChampionRiverside Polytechnic High School Students:
• Xuan-Anh Biggs
Mary Pickford: Braving the Hollywood Frontier
Riverside USD
Teachers:Lety Hilton
31001
Champion
Martin Luther King High School Students:• Rachel Reiter
Motown Records: How Berry Gordy Jr. Broke the Racial Barriers ofMusic Production
Riverside USD
Teachers:Ned Hocking
31004
ChampionMartin Luther King High School Students:
• Allison Bushong
Nixon's Trip to China: Breaking a Diplomatic Barrier
Riverside USD
Teachers:Ned Hocking
31005
Champion
Centennial High School Students:• Tanisnaa Singh
Alan Turing: The Forgotten World War 2 Hero Who Broke TheBarriers that Ended A War
Corona Norco USD
Teachers:Milissa Zierer
31003
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Senior Individual Exhibit
ChampionRancho Verde High School Students:
• Dominique DeLeon
Breaking Barriers by Eliminating Polio Worldwide
Val Verde USD
Teachers:Brian Wold
32002
ChampionEleanor Roosevelt High School Students:
• Nicolas Almeida
Samuel Slater: The Father of the American Industrial Revolution
Corona Norco USD
Teachers:Marcie Walker
32007
Champion
Centennial High School Students:• Jessica Ruuze Li
Soon Mei-Ling: How the Dragon Lady of Nationalist ChinaOvercame Race and Gender to Shape Chinese Politics forDecades
Corona Norco USD
Teachers:Milissa Zierer
32009
ChampionJohn W. North High School Students:
• Jessica Ross
Elizabeth I: Princess, Queen Icon
Riverside USD
Teachers:Matthew Walter, Scott Zyber
32004
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Senior Individual Performance
ChampionEleanor Roosevelt High School Students:
• Dimple Garuadapuri
Breaking the Agrarian Barrier
Corona Norco USD
Teachers:Macie Walker
34001
ChampionSprings Charter Students:
• Agatha McIntyre
The Ballad of Empress Matilda
Springs Charter
Teachers:Kelli Seawright
34004
ChampionValley View High School Students:
• Marcela Satorres
Jacqueline Cochran: Breaking Barriers for Women in Aviation
Moreno Valley USD
Teachers:Corey Moore, Jeanine Lopez
34002
Champion
Eleanor Roosevelt High School Students:• Jeewan Kaur
Breaking the Barriers of the Discriminative Indian Government: Lifeafter Operation Blue Star
Corona Norco USD
Teachers:Marcie Walker
34003
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Senior Individual Website
ChampionEleanor Roosevelt High School Students:
• Esther Pu
A New Nation, A New Beginning
Corona Norco USD
Teachers:Marcie Walker
35006
Champion
Riverside Polytechnic High School Students:• Paige Runyan
The Freedom of Speech that Did Not Come Free: The Barriers thatWere Broken in 1964 at the University of California, Berkeley
Riverside USD
Teachers:Lety Hilton
35001
Champion
Riverside Polytechnic High School Students:• Mitchell Babcock
Arthur L. Littleworth Breaking Down the Segregation Barrier inRiverside, California
Riverside USD
Teachers:Lety Hilton, Kelly Poelstia
35002
ChampionJohn W. North High School Students:
• Katarina Fruge
Katherine Johnson: An Inspiration to Many
Riverside USD
Teachers:Matthew Walter
35003