2025-2026 Our school placed in the top 10 (8th of 29 teams)  School team:  Michael Blum Afsheen Kirupakaran Raunaq Sood Dane Sabitov Chapter Round Participants Michael Blum Afsheen Kirupakaran Raunaq Sood Dane Sabitov Indira Natu Matthew Goncharov Cosette Bowles Max Joseph Aaron Kowalski Kalyani Asok 2024-2025 Our school placed in the top 10 School team:  Michael Blum Avi Mehandru Mira Strzodka Afsheen Kirupakaran Chapter Round Participants Michael Blum Avi Mehandru Mira Strzodka Afsheen Kirupakaran Seher Khetpal Max Bacon Dane Sabitov Kalyani Asok 2023-2024 State Competition Second Place Winner: Hudson Montessori Math Team Regional CompetitionSecond Place Winner: Hudson Montessori Math Team Sean Kowalski Mira Strzodka Avi Mehandru Mike Blum Competition Qualifiers Anish Dharurkar Atharva Agaskar Seher Khetpal Afsheen Kirupakaran Maddox Bacon Sean Kowalski Mira Strzodka Avi Mehandru Mike Blum 2022-2023 Top Scorer: Avi Mehandru Team: Atharva Agaskar, Zach Costa, Anish Dharurkar, Seher Khetpal, Sean Kowalski, Avi Mehandru, Mira Strzodka 2021-2022 Math League Participants and Winners Zach Costa Anish Dharurkar Sean Kowalski Vidit Jain Aditya Agaskar Matthew Goncharov Sophia Chung Michael Blum Shakti Agrawal Neil Gupta Afsheen Kirupakaran Rea Ramavat Rohil Shah Seher Khetpal Avi Mehandru Ziva Mezreicher Aditya Palit Mira Strzodka

2025-2026 Individual Entry Gold: Matthew G. Silver: Afsheen K. Derin T. Max J. Mila M. Bronze: Sophie L. Team Entry Awards Gold: Anushka D. and Luna Z. Indira G. Nn, Cosette B., and Alice D. Kaavya C. and Nina S. (5th Grade Team) Junior Innovation Challenge Award: Kalyani A. and Vihaan R. Mia L. and Rea R. Thermofisher Advancing Equity Through Innovation Award: Kalyani A. Vihaan R. Samuel and Minnie Narushinky Award: Derin T. 2024-2025 Gold and Special Award: United Airforce Research Laboratory for Outstanding STEM Research Seher Khetpal - Taking Control: Mental Awareness in Families, Schools and the Workplace Avi Mehandru - Electrochemical Filtration of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS): Optimizing Activated Carbon Adsorption with pH Monitoring and Adjustment Gold and Next Generation Scientist Award Mila Mitchell- How Different Colors Affect the Learning Process Silver Mira Strzodka & Kaelyn Sanvictores - Urban Heat Island Mitigation with Lichens Bronze Mia Lightman & Rea Ramavat - Escape Room and Mental Wellness Advancing Equity Through Innovation - Thermo Fisher Ryma Ramavat- Tiny Flavors - Spherification with Vegetarian Caviar 2023-2024 Gold Avi: Optimizing Artificial Tissue Generation Through Real Time Monitoring and Correction of pH of Culture Media Silver Aditya: An Effective Way to Use Essential Oils as Antibiofilming Strategies Jackson and Michael: Exploring the Impact of Combined Sewer Overflows on the Hudson River Mia and Rea: Board Games and Mental Wellness (Different Ways That People Feel Based on Interactive Board Games) Seher: Taking Control - Social Emotional Learning and Mental Awareness in Schools Bronze Afsheen: SafeHands: Empowering Dementia Patients Alexandra and Mira: The Effects of Floating Wetlands on Water Quality Caeden and Zoe: Exploring the Impact of Greenhouse Structures on Climate and Agriculture 2022-2023 Individual (6th Grade) Gold: Avi Mehandru Individual (7th Grade) Silver: Atharva Agaskar Bronze: Rowan Jerger Team (5th Grade) Gold: Trisha Kannan and Rea Ramavat Team (6th Grade) Bronze: Jaanvi Chhatbar and Seher Khetpal Team (7th Grade) Silver: Alexandra Blum and Eleanor Tinio 2021-2022 Individual 5th Grade Silver: Aditya Palit (Pedestrian Safety System) Bronze: Avi Mehandru (Biofuels - From Greenhouse Gasses to Green World Individual 6th Grade Bronze: Sean Kowalski (Lessen the Micros) Team Grade 5 and 6 Silver: Alexandra Blum and Gabrielle Smart (The Mood Corner) Bronze: Ziva Mezreicher and Mira Strzodka (Sleep Study - Are you a Morning Lark or Night Owl?)

2025 Edyth May Sliffe Awards for Distinguished Mathematics Teaching in Middle and High School Ms. Vidya Menon 2025-2026 Highest score in School: Michael Blum Certificate of Distinction: Afsheen Kirupakarn and Michael Blum Placed in the top 5% Top 25%: Max Bacon, Dane Sabitov, Kalyani Asok Certificate of Achievement: Raunaq Sood Students in grade 6 and below who scored over a 15 on the AMC 8 School team: Michael Blum, Afsheen Kirupakaran, Rauanq Sood School Recognition: Merit Roll  2024-2025 First Place: Avi Mehandru and Michael Blum (tie) Second Place & Certificate of Achievement: Dane Sabitov Hudson Montessori Team: School Merit Roll (65 total points) 2023-2024 Michael Blum - Honor Roll Certificate and Certificate of Achievement School Participants Anish Dharurkar Atharva Agaskar Seher Khetpal Afsheen Kirupakaran Maddox Bacon Sean Kowalski Mira Strzodka Avi Mehandru Mike Blum Jackson Lin

2025-2026 Most Creative Use of Materials: Team Arvum Afsheen K. Maddox B. Caeden S. Raunaq S. Aaron T. Abhay P. Best Food Waste Management: Team Cybershock Dane S. Matthew G. Kalyani A. Rea R. Vihaan R. Aaron K. 8th Place Overall: Team From the Ground Up Alice M. Indira G. Sophie L. Max J. Anvi G. Derin T. 2024-2025 Award for Best Economy: Team Cybershock Vihaan Rastogi Rea Ramavat Mathew Goncharov Kalyani Asok Dane Sabitov Aaron Kowalski 2023-2024 Special Award Winners: Best Visualization of a Smart, Sustainable City Eleanor Tinio Sean Kowalski Atharva Agaskar Future City Team Participants Zach Costa Mike Blum Anish Dharurkar Avi Mehandru Seher Khetpal Mira Strzodka Jaanvi Chhatbar Kaelyn Sanvictores 2022-2023 Team Award: Most Environmentally Friendly City Team: Zach Costa, Anish Dharurkar, Seher Khetpal, Avi Mehandru, Kaelyn Sanvictores, Mira Strzodka, Eleanor Tinio

2024-2025 Middle School Exemplary Awards Rea R. and Afsheen K. - Smog Busters Matthew G. - Using a Cost-Effective, AI-Powered Device to Detect Algae Blooms Aaron T. - Sustainable Modular Housing and its Benefits to the Environment Elly S., Scarlet P. and Ava J. - How Combined Sewage Overflow Impacts The Hudson River Vihaan R. and Aaron K. - Traffic and Air Pollution in New York State Dane S. - How Invasive Species Affect Oxygen Levels in the Hudson River Sebastian R. and Maddox B. - Air Pollution in the Hudson Kalyani A. - How Light Pollution Affects the Growth of Plants, Specifically Dinoflagellates Seher K., Sophie L., Zoe R., Alice P., Indira N., Caeden James S., Sophia H., and Mia L. - ECO ECO ECO Presents Savir S. - How the Water Quality of the Hudson River Affects the Oysters Avi M. - Automating pH-enhanced Decontamination of PFAS in the Hudson Harbor to Improve Water Quality Jaanvi C. - Treats to Trash Floyd G. - NY Harbor, Do Ferries Affect Them? Mike B., Jackson L., Joel V. - Investigating Combined Sewage Overflow Kaelyn S. and Mira S. - Urban Heat Island Mitigation with Lichens Upper Elementary (4th and 5th Grade) Exemplary Awards Mila M., Nina S., and Saira P. - "Pollution Through the Hudson" and book title "My Journey Through the Hudson" Vidyuth M. and Ashay S. - "History of the Hudson River" and book title "Adams and the Hudson River" Kaavya C. and Shreshta K. - "The Tick That Got Me Sick" Anvi G. and Rishima S. - "Water Warriors in Skirts" Interviews Max J., Ayan A., Surya N. - "The Majestic Hudson River" Connor O., Zain A., and Abhay P. - "Pollution in the Hudson River" timeline Sierra M. - Water Pollution Luna and Anushka - Oysters and Pollution Honorable mentions Raunaq - Clear Wonders in the River Ryma and Lihi - Timeline of Hudson RIver Olivia - Bird Migration Samarth -Oysters in the Hudson River Maddox G, Alec Jacob L and Derin T, Changing landscape - Geography of Hudson River Asher, Valentina, Leo B - Hudson River Food Web - Day in the life of Hudson River 2023-2024 Five projects from our school received exemplary project awards. Our Eco Club won an Exemplary Award their Citizen Science and community outreach program, featured their work, highlighting their World Fish Migration Day event. Their work featured the American Eel Project. Eco Club Team: Kaelyn Sanvictores Seher Khetpal Avi Mehandru Eleanor Tinio Mia Lightman Sophia Hardin Anish Dharurkar Zoe Rivera Rea Ramavat Caeden James Schrag Exemplary BOP Award on their research work on “The Silent Threat: Air Pollution and its impact on the Hudson River.” Alice de Medeiros Pita Kalyani Asok Sophie Lu Sophia Chung 2022-2023 Krisha S. unveiled two canvas portraits created using recycled materials as her artistic medium. Small pieces of trash and plastic that often end up in the river, like soda tabs, were taken from trash to treasure as upcycled art. Alexandra B., Ziva M., and Mira S. created an entertaining Powtoon teaching viewers about the oyster population in the New York Harbor. This educational video explained the role oysters play in our local ecosystem and why it’s so important we all do our part to protect them. Seher K. and Jaanvi C. presented a new chapter of their novel they began writing last year titled Hudson’s Trio: A Travel Back in Time. The 32-page chapter continues the fictional storyline based on the uniqueness of the Hudson River. The novel explains the history of the river basin chronologically and how the river was polluted. The latest chapter transitions to highlighting the passage of the Clean Water Act and how it impacted the Hudson River’s health.

2023-2024 National Thermo-Fisher Nominees Alexandra Blum and Mira Strzodka 2022-2023 National Thermo-Fisher Nominees Avi Mehandru and Atharva Agaskar

2025-2026 1st Place: Maddox Bacon (Tied for 6th place in Hudson County) 2nd Place: Shreshta Khandekar 3rd Place: Kaavya Chhatbar 2024-2025 1st Place: Anvi Gupta 2nd Place: Michael Blum 3rd Place: Raunaq Sood 2023-2024 1st Place: Atharva Agaskar 2nd Place: Anish Dharurkar 3rd Place: Jaanvi Chhatbar 2022-2023 1st place: Atharva Agaskar 2nd place: Avi Mehandru 3rd place: Alexandra Blum

2025-2026 Highest Score in Upper Elementary: Nina Strzodka Highest Score in Middle School: Michael Blum 2024-2025 Highest Score in Upper Elementary: Raunaq sood, Nina Strzodka Highest Score in Middle School: Michael Blum, Avi Mehandru 2023-2024 Highest Score in Middle School: Michael Blum, Avi Mehandru 2022-2023 Top scorer: Avi Mehandru Participants: Atharva Agaskar, Zach Costa, Anish Dharurkar, Seher Khetpal, Sean Kowalski, Avi Mehandru, and Mira Strzodka

2023-2024 Elementary School Grand Prize: Aditya Agaskar Middle School M&T Rising Young Scientist Award: Atharva Agaskar 2022-2023 Elementary School Grand Prize: Elijah, Neil, Caeden, and Joel Honorable Mention: Afsheen Kirupakaran, Mia Lightman, Kalyani Asok Runners Up: Aditya Agaskar, Sophia Chung, Sophie Lu, Vihaan Rustogi Middle School Honorable Mention: Jaanvi Chhatbar, Kaelyn Sanvictores Runners Up: Atharva Agaskar, Avi Mehandru

2022-2023 Grade 4 1st: Neil Gupta 2nd: Michael Blum 3rd: Trisha Khannan Grade 5 1st: Avi Mehandru 2nd: Ziva Mezhericher 3rd: Seher Khetpal Grade 6 1st: Zach Costa 2nd: Sean Kowalski 3rd: Anish Dharurkar, Gabrielle Smart, Alexandra Blum

2023-2024 Top 10: Atharva Agaskar and Zach Costa

2025-2026 History and Geography Bee: qualified for both the National and International competition