Dear ASNE Flagship Members,

The 2026 Northern Virginia Regional Science and Engineering Fair will be held on Saturday, February 28th, at Wakefield High School, 1325 South Dinwiddie Street (22206), in Arlington.  The Fair hosts between 250 and 300 projects by students in Grades 7 to 12 from the public schools in Arlington, Alexandria, and Falls Church City, as well as several private schools within those jurisdictions. The projects are divided into twelve subject categories: Animal Sciences, Behavioral and Social Sciences, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Engineering, Environmental & Earth Sciences, Mathematics & Computer Science, Medical & Health Sciences, Microbiology, Physics & Astronomy, and Plant Sciences. 

You may visit this website to learn more: 

https://www.apsva.us/curriculum/science/

ASNE Flagship is seeking volunteers to serve as Organization judges for projects that fall into the “Engineering” category.  These volunteers would be judging projects based on our own ASNE evaluation criteria and offering awards and prizes to honor the projects and student presentations that we are most impressed by.  Registration for Society-Organization volunteers begins on-site at 8:45 AM on February 28th with judging running approximately from 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM followed by award deliberation. 

If you are interested in serving as an Organization Judge for ASNE Flagship, please email me at maggienate@gmail.com to register!  Responses requested by COB February 24th.  More information related to logistics such as parking as well as project abstracts will be sent out closer to the Fair date SEPCOR.  In the interim, please see the attached and website above for details.

Thank you!

Maggie

Maggie Nate

ASNE Flagship Council, STEM Outreach