SECME annual themes

2013-2014 SECME: Going Out On A S.T.E.M.

2012-2013 THINK it’s imPOSSIBLE? THINK sySTEMatically. THINK SECME! 

2011-2012 SECME: Plan It - Build It - Live It

2010-2011 SECME: STEMulating Minds

2009-2010 SECME: Igniting Minds Through STEM Education

2008-2009 SECME: Thinking Out of the Box

2007-2008 SECME: Lighting the Torch To Empower Future Leaders

2006-2007 SECME: A Launch Pad for the Next Generation of Explorers

2005-2006 SECME: Changing the World, One Student At A Time

2004-2005 SECME: 2lst Century Pioneers—Dreaming Today To Discover Tomorrow

2003-2004 SECME: The Global Road Map to Success

2002-2003 SECME: Vehicle of the Future – Engineered for Success

2001-2002 SECME: Equation for a Better World

2000-2001 SECME: Bridging the Technical Divide

1999-2000 SECME: Leveraging Partnership to Ensure Technical Talent for the New Millennium

1996–1997 SECME: Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology – Using the Past and Present to Building a Better Future

1995–1996 SECME: Entering the New Millennium Through Science and Engineering

Palm Springs Middle And Suncoast High Continue To Stand Out In SECME Competitions

Students from 16 middle schools and 15 high schools participated in the 2012 Palm Beach County SECME Secondary Olympiad on February 25 at Santaluces High School. During the Olympiad, students participated in a variety of competitions which included mousetrap cars, water rockets, bridges, brain bowl, banners, essays, and posters. The theme for this year’s SECME program was “SECME: Plan It ٠ Build It ٠ Live It!”

“SECME is an excellent program that provides students with opportunities to apply hands-on problem solving techniques to real engineering challenges. They get to design, test, re-design, and re-test until they produce a working model – pretty much the same way engineers do their jobs,” said Bruce Wear, SECME District Coordinator.

The following schools were the overall district winners at the secondary level:

Honorable Mention: Don Estridge Middle School
Second Place (TIE): Bak Middle School of the Arts
Second Place (TIE): Eagles Landing Middle School
First Place: Palm Springs Middle School

Honorable Mention: John I. Leonard High School
Third Place: Seminole Ridge High School
Second Place: Royal Palm Beach High School
First Place: Suncoast High School

The following individual students, teams, and/or schools were the top winners in individual events:

ESSAY:
First Place: Eagles Landing Middle – Sarah Palumbo
First Place: Suncoast High – Lily Shrayfer

BANNER:
First Place: Bak Middle SOA
First Place: Seminole Ridge High

POSTER:
First Place: Loggers Run Middle – Ashley Ramirez
First Place: Jupiter High – Selena Harman

BRAIN BOWL:
First Place: Eagles Landing Middle
First Place: John I. Leonard High

WATER ROCKET:
First Place: Bak Middle SOA – Team Flyers
First Place: Suncoast High – Positively Charged

BRIDGE:
First Place: Don Estridge Middle – The Smarticle Dragons
First Place: Suncoast High – Positively Charged

MOUSETRAP CAR:
First Place: Palm Springs Middle – The A-Team
First Place: Suncoast High – Just Do It

Palm Springs Middle School and Suncoast High School will represent the school district at the SECME National Student Competition which will be held on June 26, 2012 at the University of Alabama. In addition, essays written by Sarah Palumbo from Eagles Landing Middle and Lily Shrayfer from Suncoast High will advance to the national competition.

This was the fifth overall win for Palm Springs Middle School and the eighth overall win for Suncoast High School.

According to Carol Marshall Smith, SECME Coordinator at Suncoast High School, “SECME is the bridge between academics and application. It teaches you to not become satisfied and to always strive for improvement.”

SECME (Science, Engineering, Communication, and Mathematics Enrichment) is a program that strives to increase the pool of students who will be prepared to enter and complete post-secondary studies in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). This program reaches out to students who are historically under-represented in the STEM fields with the long-term goal of creating a more diverse workforce. 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 bruce.wear@palmbeachschools.org.

Kavli Science Video Contest: Save the World through Science and Engineering

CALL FOR ENTRIES FOR THE KAVLI SCIENCE VIDEO CONTEST

The Kavli Foundation is challenging Grades 6-12 students across the world to brainstorm and share their ideas!

This year's central theme, or driving question, is how to "Save the World through Science and Engineering".

Grades 6-12 students make a short video ( :30 - :90) that shows how scientific discoveries and inventions can improve our lives and change our world, either right now or in the future.

Students compete for the chance to win $2000 (first prize) and a travel stipend to Washington DC to attend the festival.

The winners are also honored in an awards ceremony, hosted by Bill Nye, as part of the festival.

Entries are due no later than March 21, 2012.

For more information contact Stacy Jannis, USA Science & Engineering Festival
Student Contests and School Programs Outreach Coordinator, jannisprods@earthlink.net, 301.585.3981, or visit the website: http://www.usasciencefestival.org/2012festival/contests/kavli-video-contest

PLAN IT – BUILD IT – LIVE IT – WIN IT!

PLAN IT – BUILD IT – LIVE IT – WIN IT! Seminole Ridge Hawks take third place during district engineering Olympiad

Seminole Ridge SECME is the winner of six trophies and ribbons at the 2012 SECME Olympiad engineering competition, including third place overall for Palm Beach County! Teams from fifteen high schools in Palm Beach County participated in the engineering contests at Santaluces Community High School in Lantana on Saturday, February 25, 2012. Students squared off in competition to race mousetrap powered model cars, launch model rockets, build and break model balsa wood bridges; in general knowledge games during the "Brain Bowl"; and in literary and artistic competitions with essays, banners, and posters.
Seminole SECME takes 3rd place in 2012 Olympiad
The competition of cogitators was fierce. And the Hawks soared high: honorable mention - brain bowl; honorable mention - mousetrap powered vehicle; second place - water rocket; second place - poster; first place - banner; third place overall in the entire district! Coaches Erich Landstrom and Ed Batchelor, the school SECME coordinators, and principal James Campbell congratulate the Hawks on their awesome achievements.

(Click on the first picture to flip through the Seminole SECME team competing at Santaluces High School for the 2012 Palm Beach County School District SECME Olympiad on Saturday, February 26, 2012)

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FPL Engineer Shares Love of Engineering with Under-Served Youth

“It’s important to me to be able to give back to my community by promoting science and engineering fields to children who have limited exposure to them,” said FPL Production Assurance Engineer Melanie Roger. “If I can help get young children interested in the sciences and have a desire to enter into the field, than I feel as though I've been successful. We should all do our part in ensuring the success of our future leaders.”
Juno Beach, FL, February 25, 2012 — Florida Power & Light's Melanie Roger has a passion for her profession.

SECME Helped Her Plan It. SECME Helps Her Live It!

senior Caitlin Miller

SECME: Plan It - Build It - Live It!
- by Caitlin Miller, Seminole Ridge Community High School Class of 2012

I want to unlock the keys to the Universe, answer seemingly impossible questions, discover innovations, and so much more. As a kid I’ve always strived to understand the mechanics of everything around me. I constantly asked questions, rattling my other’s minds for the countless things I wondered- “Why is the sky blue? How do birds fly? How did people float on the moon?” It was all so mysterious to me.

When I started school I was relieved because my curiosity was finally beginning to be quenched. Little did I know my mind had only just started growing and soon enough every answer led me to a new question and more observations. I noticed that while other kids were occupied by their games, dolls, and action figures, I was out catching caterpillars and trying to make them turn into butterflies or trying to make new games to play and toys to play with. Even that was not enough for my wandering mind.

It wasn’t until my Junior year that I had found the perfect way to “STEMulate” my mind. It was that booming voice coming from one of my crazy new science teachers that led me to one of my favorite hobbies today. “Have fun! Get Smart! Win Prizes!”- that was the phrase that drew me in.

The Eleventh Hour

2011-2012 Seminole Ridge SECME

On Saturday, February 18th, the Brain Bowlers will be in Miami with Mr. Landstrom at the exact same time the VEX robotics team will be in Orlando in Mr. Batchelor!

Brain Bowlers: the US DOE National Science Bowl regional qualifier (South Florida Regional Science Bowl) is the 18th in the NASA WaterSCAPES University Research Center at Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th St. Miami, FL 33199

VEX Team: the VEX Robotic Competition World qualifier is the Clash in Clermont at Carver Middle School, 1200 N. Beecher St., Leesburg, FL. Be there by 9 AM.

On Tuesday, February 21st, Seminole SECME is on a fieldtrip to Boca Raton. Florida Atlantic University’s Engineering Week pre-college presentation to hear Dr. Mohammad Ilyas, Interim Dean of the FAU College of Engineering and Computer Science. High school students participate in engineering competitions sponsored by FAU engineering student clubs and professional societies. Students also have the opportunity to tour engineering labs, the college's new Platinum LEED Certified Green Building and have lunch on campus. A US Air Force F-22 Mini Raptor was on display at Engineering East, building 96.

We will also make a side trip to the Children's Science Explorium at Sugar Sand Park for the Blue Man Group—Making Waves exhibit. The 1,500 square foot exhibit features the fun-filled signature Blue Man style that encourages exploration of the wonder and joy of sound!

And on Saturday, February 25th, it's Superbowl of SECME: the engineering Olympiad at Santaluces High School! YOU MUST ATTEND!!! The competition will be intense when the Hawks go up against the 14 other high schools that challenge us in the Palm Beach County SECME District Olympiads, held Saturday, February 25, from 8:00 am – 3:30 pm at Santaluces High School. During the Olympiad, students will participate in a variety of competitions which will include racing mousetrap power rovers and water rockets, model bridges, Brain Bowl, poster and banner display. The theme for this year’s SECME program is “Plan It٠Build It٠Live It!”. The winning entries in the essay and mousetrap car competitions will advance to the SECME National Student Competition which will be held in late June, at The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.

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Seminole SECME 'Hawk Talk' newsletter Winter 2012

In the Winter 2012 issue of the Seminole SECME 'Hawk Talk'  newsletter

- SECME Hawks Are Circling Suncoast; Engineering Olympiad at Santaluces High on 2/25
- White House Science Fair a Blast for Blue Ribbon Winners Celebrating STEM Successes
- Seminole SECME helps students catch a wave during the Gotta Regatta
- Figure This! Every Second Counts When It’s Leap Day
- an essay excerpt from senior Caitlin Miller, Seminole SECME captain
- Hearing About Engineering in Boca this month
- The Blue Man Group is Making Waves at the Science Explorium
- XCKD.COMics “987—Potential”

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Olympian Tasks!

(Click on the first picture to flip through the Seminole SECME team working hard to do their best for tomorrow's Olympiad submission deadline)

Hundreds Of Students To Compete In Upcoming SECME Olympiads

The competition will be intense when students from 55 elementary schools, 20 middle schools, and 15 high schools participate in one of two Palm Beach County SECME District Olympiads scheduled for February.

SECME (Science, Engineering, Communication, and Mathematics Enrichment) is a national organization with the goal of increasing the pool of students who will be prepared to enter and complete post-secondary studies in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, thus creating a diverse and globally competitive workforce.

The Elementary SECME District Olympiad will be held Saturday, February 11, from 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. at Santaluces High School.

The Secondary SECME District Olympiad will be held Saturday, February 25, from 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. at Santaluces High School.

During each of the Olympiads, students will participate in a variety of competitions which will include bridges, mousetrap cars, water rockets, Brain Bowl, essays, poems, banners, and posters. The theme for this year’s SECME program is “Plan It٠Build It٠Live It!”. The winning entries in the essay and mousetrap car competitions will advance to the SECME National Student Competition which will be held in late June, at The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa.

Olympiad supporters include: Florida Atlantic University College of Engineering and Computer Science, Hazen and Sawyer, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, CH2M Hill, and FPL. Florida Atlantic University awards up to 25 four-year scholarships each year to qualified SECME students. SECME participation has been credited for encouraging career and occupational selections, stimulating college and university visitations, as well as establishing mentoring and internship programs for students with area businesses.

Bruce Wear, SECME district coordinator, says the competitions develop high-level thinking and problem-solving skills. “SECME is an excellent program that provides students with opportunities to apply “hands on” problem solving techniques to real engineering challenges. They get to design, test, re-design, and re-test until they produce a working model – pretty much the same way engineers do their jobs.”

For further information please contact Bruce Wear, 561- 357-1125 or email bruce.wear@palmbeachschools.org.

Egg Drop Awesomeness during Design Squad challenges

(Click on the first picture to flip through the SECME Saturday at the Museum of Discovery and Science photostream)

20120107 SECME Saturday at MODS

SECME Saturday at the MODS

WHAT: SECME Saturday & SECME Sunday at the Museum of Discovery and Science in Ft. Lauderdale - A Build It Challenge Weekend

WHEN: January 7 & 8, 2012, 12:00 - 4:00 p.m.

WHY: Calling all Engineers! Test your skills with hands-on, friendly competitions and interactive activities in our Design Nation: Build It Challenge. Use teamwork to create a paper table sturdy enough to hold stacks of books and more engineering feats.

And see the traveling exhibit "K’NEX: Building Thrill Rides". Explore the science, math and technology behind hair-raising amusement park thrill rides. The display models will range from a 10-foot-tall roller coaster, to a 6-foot Ferris wheel all made from K'NEX regular and micro parts. The realistic actions of the models will bring scientific and engineering concepts to life for visitors, who will be able to conduct simple experiments to explore physical forces such as potential and kinetic energy, and linear and rotational motion.

Happily, children won’t have to leave their on-site creations behind – instead, they can purchase their designs, with pricing based on a Weigh & Pay model. The Explore Store will also have K’NEX sets on sale for aspiring young engineers and architects.

HOW MUCH: Special Admission price: show you are with SECME for a reduced rate. Wear your SECME tshirt or show your SECME membership card are received a discounted group rate which is $10 for exhibits or $14 for exhibits and one classic 45-minute IMAX film. Teachers/Coaches/Coordinators: FREE admission with membership to museum. See attached form!

WHERE: Museum of Discovery and Science &
AutoNation IMAX® Theater
401 S.W. Second Street
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312
954.713.0915
www.mods.org

Hey, coach! How's your SECME? EOY 2011

Seasons Greetings, PLC Members!

I need to hear from you in the next ten days, by December 10th. But it will take less then 10 minutes to answer 10 questions and complete the mid-year survey. The information is vital to the SECME National Office.

As you know, most school districts are data-driven and the more data the National Office can share the better. This is your time to have a sounding board to share your thoughts and feelings. So please share what's working and what's not working! I promise it will drive and guide future professional development and funding!

Please know you are valued and your hard work is appreciated. Thanks for your time and assistance!

Click here to take survey

Seminole SECME 'Hawk Talk' newsletter Fall 2011

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In the Fall 2011 issue of the Seminole SECME 'Hawk Talk'  newsletter
- "Hawk"-tober at the Ridge: brainstorming bridges, bots, and bottle rockets
- Discover "E" and Create Something Cool with Jim Kunard, professional engineer.
- Engineering Family Fun Day recap by Kim Seager, PE and EF2D event chair
- Figure This! On the 12th + 11th + 10th day of Christmas
- Save the Dates: February 25th and April 29th
- SECME Spotlight on our captain, Caitlin Nicole Miller
- Robot Carnival at the Children's Science Explorium in Boca Raton
- Hawks guard the Miami VEX Gateway with "The Iron Dragon"
- Adopt Seminole SECME online: thank you to our sponsors

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SECME Design Seminars: Plan It, Build It, Live It!

Design Seminars to “Plan It, Build It, Live It!”

In the SECME program, students are required to design, build, and test a variety of engineering research projects throughout the year. SECME student teams will construct balsawood bridges for structural strength, cars powered solely by the spring from a mousetrap to race across gymnasiums, and water bottle rockets to launch for maximum hang time. Essays, artwork, and banners communicating student interpretations of this year’s theme, “SECME: Plan It Build It, Live It” will be displayed and judged. The engineering Olympiad competition in February is the culmination of projects completed as a result of classroom activities, and of students, parents, and teachers participating in Saturday engineering design seminars. Design seminars familiarize students with the events in the annual Olympiad completion. They provide the people, the place, and the parts to work on SECME submissions. Students also interact with practicing engineers who help them understand the importance of education in the global economy with the ultimate goal of encouraging students to pursue postsecondary degrees in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). Please plan on attending!

The School District of Palm Beach County and the SECME South Florida Industry Partners are hosting the following design seminars this autumn. All seminars are from 9 AM to 1 PM.

Students are responsible for their own transportation to and from the seminars, and their own meals:

• Thur. Nov 3 @ 4:30 PM—Technical reports and drawings drafting at Fulton-Holland Educational Services Center. Coordinators only.
Directions: I-95 to Forest Hill Blvd. Go west on Forest Hill past Congress Ave. Turn left at Davis Road. Building is on left.

• Sat., Nov. 19—Mousetrap Vehicles and Bridges at H.L. Johnson Elementary, 1000 Crestwood Blvd. N., Royal Palm Beach, FL 33411
Directions: I-95 to Okeechobee Blvd. West to Royal Palm Beach Blvd. Turn north on Royal Palm Bch. Blvd. School on west side of street.

• Thur. Dec 8 @ 4:30 PM—Banner/Poster/Brain Bowl at Fulton-Holland Educational Services Center. Coordinators only.
Directions: I-95 to Forest Hill Blvd. Go west on Forest Hill past Congress Ave. Turn left at Davis Road. Building is on left.

• Sat., Dec. 10—Bottle Rockets Design at Don Estridge Middle, 1798 NW Spanish River Blvd., Boca Raton, FL
Directions: I-95 to Yamato Road. West to Military Trail. South to next light--Spanish River Blvd. Go east on Spanish River Blvd. School is on south side.

• Thur., Dec 15 @ 4:30 PM— Mousetrap Care at Fulton-Holland Educational Services Center. Coordinators only.
Directions: I-95 to Forest Hill Blvd. Go west on Forest Hill past Congress Ave. Turn left at Davis Road. Building is on left.

• Thur. Jan 12 @ 4:30 PM—DEADLINE: Registration, Rocket Patch, Essay, Technical reports and drawings due at Fulton-Holland Educational Services Center. Coordinators only.
Directions: I-95 to Forest Hill Blvd. Go west on Forest Hill past Congress Ave. Turn left at Davis Road. Building is on left.

• Sat., Feb 11 @ 8 AM—SECME Elementary Olympiad at Santaluces High, 6880 Lawrence Rd., Lantana, FL 33462
Directions: I-95 to Hypoluxo Rd. West to Lawrence Rd. School is on NE intersection of Hypoluxo and Lawrence Rd.

• February TBA—Florida Atlantic University Engineers Week Event
Directions: I-95 to Hypoluxo Rd. West to Lawrence Rd. School is on NE intersection of Hypoluxo and Lawrence Rd.

• Sat., Feb 25 @ 8 AM—SECME Secondary Olympiad at Santaluces High, 6880 Lawrence Rd., Lantana, FL 33462
Directions: I-95 to Hypoluxo Rd. West to Lawrence Rd. School is on NE intersection of Hypoluxo and Lawrence Rd.

• April TBA—SECME Annual “Celebration of Achievements” Awards Banquet

Discover "E"

Our SECME engineering club recently hosted Mr. Jim Kunard, a professional civil engineer with 30 years’ experience ranging from power plant structures, high energy pipe stress analysis, and water management to parks, parking garages, fire stations, and libraries. Kunard is a past president of the Palm Beach chapter of the Florida Engineering Society and state chair of the society’s education outreach initiatives.

Kunard began his talk to our students by relating the practical applications of science, technology, engineering, and math to the world around us. He continued with a hands-on activity, making engineering fun by creating something cool: students built sections of a model suspension bridge, then connected their segments to see its full span. Kunard concluded his talk with examples and explanations of technical drawings.

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20111019 FES Jim Kunard and Seminole SECME KNEX
20111019 FES Jim Kunard vs Coach Batchelor

Proportions, Pioneers, Phineas

SECME: Plan It, Build It, Live It
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SECME: Plan It, Built It, Live It

SAE AWIM JetToy Challenge

View the photos and videos of the Seminole SECME student solutions to the SAE AWIM JetToy Challenge on September 7th. Students make balloon-powered toy cars that meet specific performance criteria (like travels far). Propulsion, friction, air resistance and design are the core scientific concepts students explore in this challenge.

20110907 SAE AWIM JetToy Challenge

(Click on the first picture to flip through the photostream)

SECME Design Seminars: Plan It, Build It, Live It!

Design Seminars to “Plan It, Build It, Live It!”

In the SECME program, students are required to design, build, and test a variety of engineering research projects throughout the year. SECME student teams will construct balsawood bridges for structural strength, cars powered solely by the spring from a mousetrap to race across gymnasiums, and water bottle rockets to launch for maximum hang time. Essays, artwork, and banners communicating student interpretations of this year’s theme, “SECME: Plan It Build It, Live It” will be displayed and judged. The engineering Olympiad competition in February is the culmination of projects completed as a result of classroom activities, and of students, parents, and teachers participating in Saturday engineering design seminars. Design seminars familiarize students with the events in the annual Olympiad completion. They provide the people, the place, and the parts to work on SECME submissions. Students also interact with practicing engineers who help them understand the importance of education in the global economy with the ultimate goal of encouraging students to pursue postsecondary degrees in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). Please plan on attending!

The School District of Palm Beach County and the SECME South Florida Industry Partners are hosting the following design seminars this autumn. All seminars are from 9 AM to 1 PM.

Students are responsible for their own transportation to and from the seminars:

• Sat., Sept. 24—Bridge/Truss Design at Boca Middle, 1251 N.W. 8th St., Boca Raton, FL 33486
Directions: I-95 to Glades Road. East to NW 15th Ave. South on NW 15th Ave., go approx. three blocks, then east on NW 13th St. to NW 12th Ave. Turn south on NW 12th Avenue. School on west side.

• Thur., Oct 6 @ 4:30 PM —Bridge/Truss at Fulton-Holland Educational Services Center. Coordinators only.
Directions: I-95 to Forest Hill Blvd. Go west on Forest Hill past Congress Ave. Turn left at Davis Road. Building is on left.

• Sat., Oct 15—Mousetrap Vehicle Design at Pine Jog Elementary, 6315 Summit Blvd., West Palm Beach, FL 33415

Directions: I-95 exit to Southern Blvd. west. Turn (left) south on Jog Road. Turn (left) east on Summit Blvd. The school is on the northeast corner of Summit Blvd. and Jog Road.

• Sat., Oct 29—Bottle Rocket Design Seminar at Discovery Key Elementary, 3550 Lyons Rd., Lake Worth, FL
Directions: I-95 to 10th Ave. N. Go west to Jog Rd. South on Jog to Lake Worth Rd. West on Lake Worth Rd. to Lyons Rd. North on Lyons. School is on the right--past entrance to Cypress Woods development.

• Thur. Nov 3 @ 4:30 PM—Technical reports and drawings drafting at Fulton-Holland Educational Services Center. Coordinators only.
Directions: I-95 to Forest Hill Blvd. Go west on Forest Hill past Congress Ave. Turn left at Davis Road. Building is on left.

• Sat., Nov. 19—Mousetrap Vehicles and Bridges at H.L. Johnson Elementary, 1000 Crestwood Blvd. N., Royal Palm Beach, FL 33411
Directions: I-95 to Okeechobee Blvd. West to Royal Palm Beach Blvd. Turn north on Royal Palm Bch. Blvd. School on west side of street.

• Thur. Dec 8 @ 4:30 PM—Banner/Poster/Brain Bowl at Fulton-Holland Educational Services Center. Coordinators only.
Directions: I-95 to Forest Hill Blvd. Go west on Forest Hill past Congress Ave. Turn left at Davis Road. Building is on left.

• Sat., Dec. 10—Bottle Rockets Design at Don Estridge Middle, 1798 NW Spanish River Blvd., Boca Raton, FL
Directions: I-95 to Yamato Road. West to Military Trail. South to next light--Spanish River Blvd. Go east on Spanish River Blvd. School is on south side.

• Thur., Dec 15 @ 4:30 PM— Mousetrap Care at Fulton-Holland Educational Services Center. Coordinators only.
Directions: I-95 to Forest Hill Blvd. Go west on Forest Hill past Congress Ave. Turn left at Davis Road. Building is on left.

• Thur. Jan 12 @ 4:30 PM—DEADLINE: Registration, Rocket Patch, Essay, Technical reports and drawings due at Fulton-Holland Educational Services Center. Coordinators only.
Directions: I-95 to Forest Hill Blvd. Go west on Forest Hill past Congress Ave. Turn left at Davis Road. Building is on left.

• Sat., Feb 11 @ 8 AM—SECME Elementary Olympiad at Santaluces High, 6880 Lawrence Rd., Lantana, FL 33462
Directions: I-95 to Hypoluxo Rd. West to Lawrence Rd. School is on NE intersection of Hypoluxo and Lawrence Rd.

• February TBA—Florida Atlantic University Engineers Week Event
Directions: I-95 to Hypoluxo Rd. West to Lawrence Rd. School is on NE intersection of Hypoluxo and Lawrence Rd.

• Sat., Feb 25 @ 8 AM—SECME Secondary Olympiad at Santaluces High, 6880 Lawrence Rd., Lantana, FL 33462
Directions: I-95 to Hypoluxo Rd. West to Lawrence Rd. School is on NE intersection of Hypoluxo and Lawrence Rd.

• April TBA—SECME Annual “Celebration of Achievements” Awards Banquet