Congratulations to J.M. Alexander 8th Grade Team on their winning city, "Jeddah"!
J.M. ALEXANDER MIDDLE SCHOOL 8TH GRADERS WIN NORTH CAROLINA REGIONAL FUTURE CITY ® COMPETITION
Raleigh, NC, JANUARY 27, 2013 – A team of 8th grade students from J.M. Alexander Middle School, Huntersville, NC has won the North Carolina Regional National Engineers Week Future City ® competition.
The winning students, Emma Amick, Samuel Thornton and Preston Daniels teamed up with their teacher, Mary Kendrick and their volunteer engineer mentor Camille Brown Thornton with CBT Designs. Their winning city was “Jeddah”. The competition took place at McKimmon Center, North Carolina State University in Raleigh on January 27.
North Carolina Region runners up include:
Second place school: Ligon GT Magnet Middle School, Raleigh, NC
Third place school: Martin GT Magnet Middle School, Raleigh, NC
Fourth place school: Lumberton Junior High School “Katharos”, Lumberton, NC
Specialty Award Winners include:
Best Transportation System: Carolina Friends School, Durham, NC
Most Sustainable City: Triad Math and Science Academy “Maji Tamu”, Greensboro, NC
Best Use of Physical Security: New Century Middle School “Animalia”, Pinehurst, NC
Most Innovative Power Generation System: Wake Forest Rolesville Middle School, Wake Forest, NC
Most Holistic Approach: Morganton Day School “Hydrohex”, Morganton, NC
Best Land Surveying Practices: Centennial Campus Magnet Middle School “Cascad”, Raleigh, NC
Best Model- People’s Choice: Daniels Middle School, Raleigh, NC
Best Virtual City: J.M. Alexander Middle School “Jeddah”, Huntersville, NC
Best Research Essay: J.M. Alexander Middle School “Jeddah”, Huntersville, NC
Best Team Presentation: J.M. Alexander Middle School “Jeddah”, Huntersville, NC
More than 35,000 students from over 2,200 teams in 36 regions across the country are participating in the Future City regional competitions. If you wish to compete in next year’s North Carolina Regional competition, please contact Regional Coordinator Lindsey Smith Genut (978) 578-1076 or [email protected].
About Future City Competition
The Annual National Engineers Week Foundation’s Future City Competition, for sixth, seventh and eighth grade students, is held from September, 2012 through February, 2013. The Future City Competition is a program of National Engineers Week Foundation (NEWF), a consortium of professional and technical societies and major U.S. corporations.
About National Engineers Week Foundation
The National Engineers Week Foundation works year-round to sustain and grow a dynamic engineering profession critical to public health, safety, and welfare. The Foundation supports engineering outreach, education, and celebration through a network of thousands of volunteers in its partner coalition of more than 100 professional societies, major corporations and government agencies. Together we meet a vital need: introducing students, parents, and educators to engineering, engaging them in hands-on engineering experiences, and making science and math relevant. The Foundation and coalition are actively putting the E in STEM. For more information, visit www.eweek.org.
Local support for the North Carolina Region competition is provided by:
Shell (Major Sustaining Sponsor)
North Carolina Science, Mathematics and Technology Education Center (Sustaining Sponsor)
ACI Carolinas Chapter
AECOM
AMEC Environment & Infrastructure
American Society of Civil Engineers – NC Section
American Society of Civil Engineers – Eastern Branch
Ch2M HILL
Martin Marietta Materials
NCEES, National Council of Examiners of Engineering and Surveying
Parsons Brinckerhoff
SAME, Society of American Military Engineers, Fort Bragg Post
Simpson Engineers & Associates
Wells Fargo
PRESS CONTACT:
Lisa Thompson
[email protected]
919-434-6444
Raleigh, NC, JANUARY 27, 2013 – A team of 8th grade students from J.M. Alexander Middle School, Huntersville, NC has won the North Carolina Regional National Engineers Week Future City ® competition.
The winning students, Emma Amick, Samuel Thornton and Preston Daniels teamed up with their teacher, Mary Kendrick and their volunteer engineer mentor Camille Brown Thornton with CBT Designs. Their winning city was “Jeddah”. The competition took place at McKimmon Center, North Carolina State University in Raleigh on January 27.
North Carolina Region runners up include:
Second place school: Ligon GT Magnet Middle School, Raleigh, NC
Third place school: Martin GT Magnet Middle School, Raleigh, NC
Fourth place school: Lumberton Junior High School “Katharos”, Lumberton, NC
Specialty Award Winners include:
Best Transportation System: Carolina Friends School, Durham, NC
Most Sustainable City: Triad Math and Science Academy “Maji Tamu”, Greensboro, NC
Best Use of Physical Security: New Century Middle School “Animalia”, Pinehurst, NC
Most Innovative Power Generation System: Wake Forest Rolesville Middle School, Wake Forest, NC
Most Holistic Approach: Morganton Day School “Hydrohex”, Morganton, NC
Best Land Surveying Practices: Centennial Campus Magnet Middle School “Cascad”, Raleigh, NC
Best Model- People’s Choice: Daniels Middle School, Raleigh, NC
Best Virtual City: J.M. Alexander Middle School “Jeddah”, Huntersville, NC
Best Research Essay: J.M. Alexander Middle School “Jeddah”, Huntersville, NC
Best Team Presentation: J.M. Alexander Middle School “Jeddah”, Huntersville, NC
More than 35,000 students from over 2,200 teams in 36 regions across the country are participating in the Future City regional competitions. If you wish to compete in next year’s North Carolina Regional competition, please contact Regional Coordinator Lindsey Smith Genut (978) 578-1076 or [email protected].
About Future City Competition
The Annual National Engineers Week Foundation’s Future City Competition, for sixth, seventh and eighth grade students, is held from September, 2012 through February, 2013. The Future City Competition is a program of National Engineers Week Foundation (NEWF), a consortium of professional and technical societies and major U.S. corporations.
About National Engineers Week Foundation
The National Engineers Week Foundation works year-round to sustain and grow a dynamic engineering profession critical to public health, safety, and welfare. The Foundation supports engineering outreach, education, and celebration through a network of thousands of volunteers in its partner coalition of more than 100 professional societies, major corporations and government agencies. Together we meet a vital need: introducing students, parents, and educators to engineering, engaging them in hands-on engineering experiences, and making science and math relevant. The Foundation and coalition are actively putting the E in STEM. For more information, visit www.eweek.org.
Local support for the North Carolina Region competition is provided by:
Shell (Major Sustaining Sponsor)
North Carolina Science, Mathematics and Technology Education Center (Sustaining Sponsor)
ACI Carolinas Chapter
AECOM
AMEC Environment & Infrastructure
American Society of Civil Engineers – NC Section
American Society of Civil Engineers – Eastern Branch
Ch2M HILL
Martin Marietta Materials
NCEES, National Council of Examiners of Engineering and Surveying
Parsons Brinckerhoff
SAME, Society of American Military Engineers, Fort Bragg Post
Simpson Engineers & Associates
Wells Fargo
PRESS CONTACT:
Lisa Thompson
[email protected]
919-434-6444