Over five hundred students from 52 schools participated in the 2011 Palm Beach County SECME Elementary Olympiad on February 12 at Santaluces High School. The following schools were the overall district winners:
1st Del Prado Elementary School
2nd Roosevelt Elementary School
3rd Glade View Elementary School
4th Beacon Cove Intermediate School
The following schools placed in individual events:
POETRY:
Honorable Mention: Diamond View Elementary – Julia Fisher
Third Place: Sandpiper Shores Elementary – Isabella Zuniga
Second Place: Beacon Cove Intermediate – Arianna Kerbs
First Place: Glade View Elementary – Crystal Foster
ESSAY:
Honorable Mention: Jerry Thomas Elementary – Kelvin Zhang
Second Place TIE: Northboro Elementary – Skylar Anthony
Second Place TIE: Poinciana Elementary – Christopher Young
First Place: Del Prado Elementary – Anthony Petillo
BANNER:
Honorable Mention: Roosevelt Elementary
Third Place: Del Prado Elementary
Second Place: Diamond View Elementary
First Place: Timber Trace Elementary
POSTER:
Honorable Mention: Greenacres Elementary – Erick Flores
Third Place: Freedom Shores Elementary – Aundrea Perez
Second Place: Roosevelt Elementary – Nadid Cruz
First Place: Rolling Green Elementary – Victor Mangandid
BRIDGE:
Honorable Mention: Northboro Elementary – MVP’s
Third Place: Roosevelt Elementary – Space USA
Second Place: Northboro Elementary – Sherbert
First Place: Roosevelt Elementary – STEMulating Rockets
MOUSETRAP CAR:
Honorable Mention: Marsh Pointe Elementary – Rat Trap Pacers
Second Place TIE: Glade View Elementary – Roaring Eagles
Second Place TIE: Citrus Cove Elementary – Not Funny
First Place: H.L. Johnson Elementary – Noble Jaguars
WATER ROCKET:
Honorable Mention: Rolling Green Elementary – Lion Rocketeers
Third Place: South Grade Elementary – Mad Scientists
Second Place: Beacon Cove Intermediate – Team B
First Place: Acreage Pines Elementary – Florida Mockingbirds
BRAIN BOWL:
Honorable Mention: Hidden Oaks Elementary
Third Place: Crystal Lakes Elementary
Second Place: Plumosa Elementary
First Place: Del Prado Elementary
SECME was founded in 1975 by the Engineering Deans from seven Southeastern universities: Alabama, Florida, Georgia Tech, South Carolina, Tennessee, Tennessee State, and Tuskegee. Today SECME is a non-profit alliance that extends to 40 school systems, 39 major engineering universities, and industries and agencies in 15 states, the District of Columbia, and Grand Bahamas. SECME’s mission is to increase the pool of historically under-represented and under-served students who will be prepared to enter and complete post-secondary studies in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), thus creating a diverse and globally competitive workforce. SECME provides teacher professional development and coordinates student competitions across the country. Its National Headquarters is housed on the campus of The Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia. The School District of Palm Beach County supports the goals and mission of SECME.
For more information, contact Bruce Wear, SECME District Coordinator, at (561) 357-1125 or wear@palmbeach.k12.fl.us .
