At the intersection of passion and scientific rigor, Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School students astounded judges and spectators alike with project presentations at the 24th annual Science and Engineering fair.

Noah Glasgow recently took first place in the South Shore Regional Science Fair for his experiment, The Acidifying Ocean’s Effect on Protease Activity in Alteromonas. In May, he heads to the state and international science fairs.

Edgartown teenager Charlie Fenske received the Virgin Galactic Pioneer Award in Google’s 2016 Science Fair.