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

Honorable mentions

• Raunaq - Clear Wonders in the River

• Luna and Anushka - Oysters and Pollution

• 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

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?)

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

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

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

• 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

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