2024 Washington STEM Rising Star Awards

The Washington STEM Rising Star Awards honor young women and trans and nonbinary students who use STEM learning to better themselves and their communities. This annual statewide effort acknowledges eleven high school students, nominated by a wide array of education, community, and business leaders, from the 11 Washington STEM Network partners/regions.

 
Collage of young women around a logo that reads "Washington STEM Rising Star"
 

Congratulations to our 2024 Rising Stars!

Maite Flores, 2024 South Central Region Rising StarMaite Flores, 2024 South Central Region Rising Star
Allie Fredrickson, 2024 Apple Region Rising StarAllie Fredrickson, 2024 Apple Region Rising Star
Rachel Simmons, 2024 Capital Region Rising StarRachel Simmons, 2024 Capital Region Rising Star
Laasya Chintamani, 2024 Snohomish Region Rising StarLaasya Chintamani, 2024 Snohomish Region Rising Star
Jacqueline Rodriguez-Mendoza, 2024 Northwest Region Rising StarJacqueline Rodriguez-Mendoza, 2024 Northwest Region Rising Star
Angelina Rodriguez-Caldwell, 2024 Southwest Region Rising StarAngelina Rodriguez-Caldwell, 2024 Southwest Region Rising Star
Hilina Taylor-Lenz, 2024 West Sound Region Rising StarHilina Taylor-Lenz, 2024 West Sound Region Rising Star
Natalie Hartley, 2024 Southeast Region Rising StarNatalie Hartley, 2024 Southeast Region Rising Star
Zena Le, 2024 Tacoma Region Rising StarZena Le, 2024 Tacoma Region Rising Star
Arushi Sinha, 2024 King County Region Rising StarArushi Sinha, 2024 King County Region Rising Star
Sawyer Barton, 2024 Northeast Region Rising StarSawyer Barton, 2024 Northeast Region Rising Star
Congratulations!Congratulations!

About the Awards

Since 2021, we have selected eleven regional awardees in partnership with STEM networks each year. Awardees receive a $500 stipend and an invitation to our annual STEM Summit, where they receive career coaching as well as networking opportunities with their peers and industry and education leaders.

We are not accepting nominations at this time. Please check back in spring 2025 for more information.

To see previous years’ awardees, visit the 2023, 2022, the 2021 Rising Star landing page.