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The Loudoun Student Environmental Action Showcase (SEAS) is an annual event where individual students, green/eco-action teams, environmental clubs and youth groups are invited to inspire their community by sharing their work on reducing waste, conserving energy, conducting citizen science, improving water quality, preserving natural habitat and other sustainability-minded projects in their schools and communities.  SEAS is a place to express your environmental connection!

The purpose of Loudoun SEAS is to amplify youth voices in environmental problem solving by showcasing to a real-world audience how students have meaningfully contributed to environmental stewardship in Loudoun County.

Participation is open to all K-12 students in Loudoun County representing public and private schools, homeschoolers and members of community-based youth organizations such as 4-H clubs and Scout troops. Community partners provide hands-on learning activities and showcase career and volunteer opportunities.

The student winners from SEAS 2025 included:

Grades K-5

  • 1st place ($500): “Saving Our Ocean from Microplastics” presented to Avyukt Satia and Aarav Ganesan of Aqua Avengers.
  • 2nd place ($350): “Save the End” presented to Eshan Chatterjee of Goshen Post ES.
  • 3rd place ($150): “The Kraken Klaw” presented to Aaron Isaacson, Keyan Jayanin and Myra Silwal of the Kraken Koders, a FIRST LEGO League in South Riding.

Grades 6-8

  • 1st place ($500): “Limanades: The Microplastic Busters” presented to Aniketh Lokesh, Kavin Nair, Nathan Nair, Chase Newborn, Arsalan Riar and Samved Prajapati of Belmont Ridge MS.
  • 2nd place ($350): “The Sustainable Stitch Project” presented to Saavya Patel of Mercer MS.
  • 3rd place ($150): “Farmwell Seedbomb Project” presented to Raysha Gyanwali Saisarvesh Gunasekaran, Benamron Makonnen and Sami Mendenhall of Farmwell Station MS.

Grades 9-12

  • 1st place ($500): “Smart Salting to Save Our Streams” presented to Karen Jimenez of Loudoun County HS.
  • 2nd place ($350): “SOS: Save Our Scavengers” presented to Norah McCormick of the Academies of Loudoun and the Youth Conservation Leadership Institute.
  • 3rd place ($150): “Woodgrove Chestnut Tree Research Plot” presented to Andrew Dean, Autumn Herrera and Chloe Black of Woodgrove HS.

Communicator Award ($100)

  • Grades K-5: “Citrus Magic” presented to Diya and Aarna Yalamanchili of Cardinal Ridge ES.
  • Grades 6-8: “Wrist Risk” presented to Cameron Fox of Blue Ridge MS.
  • Grades 9-12: Tie between “SOS: Save Our Scavengers,” presented to Norah McCormick of the Academies of Loudoun and the Youth Conservation Leadership Institute, and “Smart Salting to Save Our Streams,” presented to Karen Jimenez of Loudoun County HS.

Innovation in Action Award ($300)

  • “Sammy the Solar Siren” presented to homeschoolers Kira “Wren” Bain, Amelia Brandt, Basil Mullins and Ella Murphy.

Here are a photos of our first place winners from each grade level category.

                  

You can see all of the photos from the 2025 SEAS event here!