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Eden Vincent (8th grade of Westlake)
On November 9th local students gathered at Cleveland State University for the 27th Annual Young Astronaut Day. They competed in engineering tasks that required them to work together creating and testing prototypes over a two-hour period. Students explored the same challenges that engineers are working on to get humans back to the moon and Mars. We are proud to announce that Birchwood School students met and excelled at these challenges winning first place in the team competition. They also earned awards individually in the following events:
- Lego Mindstorms Robotic Arm: James Mamone (8th grade of Parma) & Qiwen Wu (8th grade of Cleveland)- 1st place
- Spacecraft Safety Challenge: Eden Vincent (8th grade of Westlake) & Rebecca Chin (8th grade of Cleveland)- 1st place
- Spudnaut Spacesuit: Sinan Haufe (7th grade of Cleveland) & Moriah Armstrong (8th grade of Bedford)- 3rd place & Honorable Mention for continued persistence in design
Front Row: Sinan Haufe (7th grade of Cleveland), Qiwen Wu (8th grade of Cleveland), Rebecca Chin (8th grade of Cleveland) Back Row: Linda Brown (teacher), Moriah Armstrong (8th grade of Bedford), Eden Vincent (8th grade of Westlake), James Mamone (8th grade of Parma), Michelle Bottino (teacher)
Young Astronauts Day is an outreach event of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Each year since 1992, NASA Glen Research Center hosts student to compete in engineering and problem solving hands-on activities. Their fun events build enthusiasm among students for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) education and careers.
Birchwood School of Hawken is a private, coeducational school in Cleveland, Ohio. Founded in 1984, Birchwood serves students in kindergarten through grade 8. Birchwood’s mission is to equip children to lead a life of becoming – growing, thriving and flourishing – through the development of intellect and character. birchwoodschool.org
