Congratulations to the following students whose essays answered the prompt “Why I Want To Be An Astronaut” were selected as winners!
These students have won the opportunity to attend the Astronaut Training Experience (ATX) at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex on April 30th.
Lockheed Martin sponsored the essay contest for students in Grades 5-12. Students wrote a 500-word essay focusing on why they wanted to be astronauts.
David | Amador | 9th | Westshore Jr/Sr |
Sara | Amador | 5th | Freedom 7 |
Twisha | Bhattacharyya | 10th | Edgewood Jr/Sr |
Suhanya | Bhattacharyya | 6th | WMSS |
Jack | Blout | 5th | Surfside |
Luiz | Coelho | 6th | WMSS |
Angela | Feliciano | 11th | Palm Bay Magnet HS |
Noah | Foisy | 10th | Viera HS |
Alessandra | Giraldo | 5th | Gemini |
Alex | Howell | 5th | Freedom 7 |
Karson | Klender | 5th | Lewis Carroll |
Eli | Kuiper | 5th | Columbia |
Dylan | Manneh | 6th | Indialantic |
Gwen | Nelson | 5th | Audubon |
Madalyn | Nice | 7th | Johnson |
Micaella | Petgrave | 5th | Columbia |
Kashfi | Priha | 6th | Suntree |
Rania | Ray | 6th | WMSS |
Cali | Rush | 6th | Williams |
Liam | Russel | 9th | Palm Bay Magnet HS |
Hazel | Sego | 5th | Freedom 7 |
Ayaan | Srivastava | 6th | WMSS |
Madison | Weber | 5th | Viera Elementary |
Zi | Zhou | 5th | Manatee |
Honorable Mention
Samanvi Khot 5th Grade Viera Elementary
Yeimmy Martinez 9th Grade Palm Bay Magnet HS