We are overjoyed to announce many of AVUHSD’s spectacular student winners in a plethora of different events and genres! Our students have been showcasing their hard work, talent, and dedication, see below for their well-deserved accomplishments!

CREATE! Arts Festival Winners

Congratulations to all of our AVUHSD CREATE! Arts Festival winners! The CREATE! Arts Festival was hosted at the California Poppy Festival and it was a breathtaking gallery of student art and expression!

The many performances from dance to choir was so beautiful to watch! All of the time our students put into rehearsals, practicing, and working together created spectacular shows!

We want to say a massive thank you to BLICK art materials for donating all of the gift coupons for our winners! We appreciate all of their support given to our arts programs!

STEM EXPO Winners

We’re bursting with excitement to reveal the 2024 AVUHSD STEM EXPO winners! A huge congratulations to all the amazing students who participated—your creativity and innovative spirit truly shined!

With over 300 participants and nearly 200 guests, this event was a true showcase of our encouraging, supportive, and integrated AVUHSD community! Thank you all for joining us in the celebration of student excellence!

A special shout-out goes to:
Leonard & Custodian Team
Kyle & Security Team
Mr. Garcia, ASB Extraordinaire and Sound Man
Jarrod & the IT team who provided all of the Chromebooks

It truly takes a village to put on an event like this, and our AVUHSD village absolutely ROCKED IT!

1st Place Winners:

• Computer Science – Fantasy Choose Your Own Adventure Game (SOAR-N): Jonathan Nguyen, Noah Rivas
• Environmental and Agricultural Innovation – Vertical Aquaponics (PHS): Alexa Kerr-Moore
• Health Communication – PCOS (QHHS): Yvette Edwards, Ivorie Carlin
• Invention – alaris – A Breath Control Device to Support Students with ADHD (SOAR-N): Vanessa Ibarra, Isabel Amaya, Jamira Alford, Kaitlyn Victoria Morales
• Reverse Engineering – The Dual Sense Controller (EHS): Jesus Rodriguez, Delilah Murillo, Daniel Butler
• Robotics – R2D2 (HHS): Isaac de la Rosa, Savannah Medina, Jasmine Gonzales Amaya
• Rube Goldberg – Early Bird Gets the Worm (SOAR-S): Bruce Morales Rodriguez, Emmanuel H. Jose, Gerard Paul Nuyda, Isharapratap Janda
• Science Fiction – Video Diary Entry #1 (QHHS): Brandon Bradshaw, Darach Morse, Mia Reta, Beau Traxler
• Scientific Inquiry – Tracing Trails (QHHS): Kayleigh Nelson

2nd Place Winners:

• Computer Science – Immolation (SOAR-S): Rin Ojeda
• Environmental and Agricultural Innovation – Sea Slugs & Hair Dye (QHHS): Alyssa Gallo
• Health Communication – Inventionalaris: ADHD Awareness Campaign (SOAR-N): Maria Gilani, Miralla Nader, Victoria Veloz
• Invention – ElectroLaunch (SOAR-N): Hunter Heinze
• Reverse Engineering – Brake Check! (QHHS): Rylin Raposas, Ian Simpson
• Robotics – EnviroBot (SOAR-N): Viviana Cruz
• Rube Goldberg – Baned Execution (LnHS): Brooke Wiltse, Damien DeBroeck, Ezekiel Piolo, Nyol Jenkins, Aries Corona
• Science Fiction – It Surrounds Us (SOAR-N): Athena Jordan, Valeria Lujan, Monica Goines, Kamea Cato
• Scientific Inquiry – Paper Airplanes (SOAR-S): Antonius Sidarous, Rasik Dam, Ruby Ramirez

3rd Place Winners:

• Computer Science – “Outfit Shuffler” Application (SOAR-N): Noor Hawamdeh
• Environmental and Agricultural Innovation – Oil Spill Cleanup (SOAR-S): Michelle McClain, Abigail Green, Sophia Leiva
• Health Communication – Narcan (LnHS): Maria Bagonia, Seven Cannon, Elly Castro
• Invention – Wood Harvesting Gauntlet (PHS): Hadi Alawieh, Jasmine Valle
• Reverse Engineering – Amplifier (SOAR-N): Sebastian Perez Escobar
• Robotics – Help the Incapable (PHS): Mae Vinuya
• Rube Goldberg – Operation Charge (QHHS): Nicole Said, Adam Salib, Nate Terrell
• Science Fiction – My Name is Charlotte (PHS): Nailah Evans
• Scientific Inquiry – Soaring into Our Universe: Geostationary Satellites and How They Work (SOAR-S): Esther Robinson

Palmdale High School Robotics Receive 1st Place

Let’s give it up for Palmdale High School as they received 1st place at the Aerospace Robotics Competition this last Saturday!

Our students won the Best Presentation, Best Autonomous Flight, and Best Semi-Autonomous Flight!

Students won $1400 and $200 for their incredible innovation!

They will be competing in the National competition this June!!! Way to go Falcons! We look forward to cheering you on!