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On April 18, 2010, 1,655 Young Scientists from 71 countries, with 450 projects, competed in the I-SWEEEP- International Sustainable (Energy, Engineering, Environment) World Project Olympiad. I-SWEEEP is one of the largest environmental science fair competitions in the world.

Jack competed with his Best of the Best winning science fair project at the 5th CSP Annual Science Fair;“A Bright Detective: Can Vibrio Fischeri Detect Bio-Available Water Pollutants in the Watershed of Stony Creek”. He received FIRST PLACE in the middle school category.

The I-SWEEEP 2010 was held in Houston, Texas. It was open to all eligible middle and high schools students from around the globe and a total of $400,000 value awards and scholarships were distributed to winning students. The competition took place between April 14-19, and was sponsored by many prestigious higher education institutions including the University of Houston and the University of Texas in Dallas.

Congratulations CSP, Anne Arundel County, the State of Maryland, and the United States of America!