CSU-Pueblo hosts Annual STEM Design Contest
Release Date: April 21, 2015
PUEBLO - Pueblo West High School and the Pueblo School of Arts and Sciences unseated the defending champions (Engineering and Biomedical Sciences and Connect Charter School) at the 2015 Colorado State University - Pueblo Engineering, Science and Technology Design Contest. Approximately 300 students from eight high schools and seven middle schools competed in the seven-event competition on April 18 in the Life Sciences Building and the Technology Building.
Pueblo-s School for Arts and Sciences (PSAS) took first in the middle school competition followed by Connect Charter School and North Middle School (Colorado Springs). Pueblo West High School won the high school division followed by School of Engineering and Biomedical Sciences and Doherty High School (Colorado Springs). Faculty and student clubs within the CSU - Pueblo College of Education, Engineering, and Professional Studies conducted the event.
Individual Competition Results Follow:
MIDDLE SCHOOL DIVISION
Mousetrap Vehicle
1st Place Connect Charter School - Cole Johnson, Nick Marin, Tyler Kins
2nd Place PSAS - Courtney Felzien, Carson Farnworth, Gaby Johnson
3rd Place Connect Charter School - Alanna Jackson, Taylor Shellenberger, Rachael Appenzeller
Mousetrap Catapult
1st Place Connect Charter School - George James, Diego Hernandez, Joshua Thatcher
2nd Place North Middle School - Kalilia Mostert, Makenna Garcia, Scott Prieve
3rd Place Connect Charter School - Noah Hite, Josh Zupan, Sean Johnson
Bridge Building
1st Place PSAS - Haley Hibler, Alyssa Scheiber, Bailee Phillips
2nd Place PSAS - Dulce Garcia, Aja LeDoux, Katrina Driggers
3rd Place PSAS - Franchesca Selle, Megan Hibler, Jeremiah Vigil Medina
On-Site Construction
1st Place PSAS - Juliana Kelley, MacKenzie Turner, Sadie Dunaway
2nd Place Connect Charter School - Jillian Downs, Tyler Ashcraft, Alexandria Akinchina
3rd Place Jenkins Middle School - Katelyn Zaiger, Eunjeong Lee, Andrew Schaad
Concrete Barge
1st Place Connect Charter School - Kade Poteet-Herrera, Nikola Jaksic, Claire Hollenstine
2nd Place PSAS - Sophia Markuson DiPrince, Aidan Jarrett, Lani Martinez-Fear
3nd Place Connect Charter School - William Blackwell, Mallory Miller, Emma Hollenstine
Key Punch
1st Place PSAS - Aja LeDoux, Dulce Garcia, Sophia Markuson DiPrince
2nd Place PSAS - Courtney Felzien, Carson Farnsworth, Gabby Johnson
3rd Place PSAS - Toni Soto, Kylie Santisteven, Tatyana Jones
Say It, Do It
1st Place North Middle School - Leah Goodloe, Alexander Ruiz
2nd Place Pueblo School for Arts and Sciences - MacKenzie Turner, Calvin Garcia
3rd Place Connect Charter School - Zion Becker, Josh Thatcher
HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION
Mousetrap Vehicle
1st Place School of Engineering and Biomedical Science - Acacia Dasher, Troy Boski
2nd Place Pueblo West High School - Eric Sun, Tony Sun, Caroline Cavender
Mousetrap Catapult
1st Place School of Engineering and Biomedical Sciences - Aaron Duran, Mark Hedrick, Parker Marino
2nd Place Pueblo West High School - Ryan Tseng, Kyra Jensen, Alissa Huber
3rd Place Doherty High School - Nancy Bishara, Xavier Perez, Chloe Bryant
Bridge Building
1st Place Pueblo West High School - Ian Miles, Sarah Diderickson, Vanessa Martinez
2nd Place Alamosa High School - Adriana Rael, Gihan Cardona, Audrey Moser
3rd Place School of Engineering and Biomedical Sciences - Colton McClure, Thomas Coffield
On-Site Construction
1st Place School of Engineering and Biomedical Sciences - Chris Sefcovic, Casey Freeburg
2nd Place Pueblo West High School - Andrea Mena, Hanna Herr, Ali Doyle
3rd Place Alamosa High School - Vanessa Thong, Devon Rodriquez
Concrete Barge
1st Place Pueblo West High School - Jack Johnson, Sarah Sanchez
2nd Place School of Engineering and Biomedical Sciences - Hunter Willits, Kyle Naylor, Grant Willits
3rd Place Alamosa High School - Elixa Wright, Jessica Archuleta
Key Punch
1st Place Pueblo West High School - Andrea Mena, Jack Johnson, Tony Sun
2nd Place Doherty High School - Nancy Bishara, Andrew Beehler, Chloe Bryant
3rd Place Alamosa High School - Brenna Rivale, Elena Arredondo
Say It, Do It
1st Place Doherty High School - Dakota Coultrip, Xavier Perez
2nd Place Pueblo West High School - Sarah Diderickson, Ian Miles
3rd Place Pueblo West High School - Ryan Tseng, Kyra Jensen
Participating high schools included Alamosa, Colorado Springs- Doherty, Denver-s Westminster, Pueblo West, and the Pueblo School of Engineering and Biological Science. Middle schools registering teams include; Colorado Springs-s Jenkins, North, and Sabin; and five middle schools from Pueblo: Connect, Heaton, Pueblo School for Arts and Sciences, Roncalli STEM Academy and Paragon Opportunity School.
For more information, contact Dr. George Dallam, competition chair, at 719.549.2619 or Dr. Sylvester Kalevela, interim dean of the College of Education, Engineering, and Professional Studies, at 719.549.2696.
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