Students from La Jolla High School and Muirlands Middle School earned top marks in the 72nd Greater San Diego Science and Engineering Fair.
First place winners from San Diego Unified schools included:
- Muirlands Middle School: Joie Green
- La Jolla High School: James Cao
Joie Green from Muirlands Middle School was also a Grand Award runner-up for a project looking to redirect energy with topological metamaterials.
This year’s fair was held March 18 at the Balboa Park Activity Center, with an awards ceremony the next day at The Magnolia in El Cajon.
More than $40,000 in prizes were awarded. Top projects advanced to the California Science and Engineering Fair this weekend in Thousand Oaks, while eight Grand Award winners will head to the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair May 9-15 in Phoenix.
Read full article originally published by San Diego Union Tribune
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/04/12/many-la-jolla-students-win-big-at-regional-science-fair/