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Technical merit award winners at a recent solar vehicle race through a Western Carolina University education program are, from left, Sawyer Leatherwood, an eighth-grader at Bethel Middle School in Haywood County; Daniel Massingale, a sixth-grader at Cullowhee Valley School; and Ethan Edwards, an eighth-grader at Macon Middle School in Franklin.
Twelve middle school students from a Western Carolina University effort to broaden the pool of children who may pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics recently competed in a statewide solar vehicle race, with one of the teams winning first place for technical merit.
The students, who are involved in the N.C. Math and Science Education Network Pre-College Program in WCU’s College of Education and Allied Professions, took part in the EV Challenge/Junior Solar Sprint solar vehicle competition. A Burroughs Welcome/NC Solar Center-sponsored event, the contest challenges elementary and middle school students from across the state to construct model cars powered by small photovoltaic panels.
The Pre-College Program middle school participants have been constructing and fine-tuning their solar-powered vehicles since February to be judged on creativity, technical merit and speed, leading up to the statewide competition Saturday, May 17, on the campus of N.C. State University.
Winning first place for technical merit was the team of Sawyer Leatherwood, an eighth-grader at Bethel Middle School in Haywood County; Ethan Edwards, an eighth-grader at Macon Middle School in Franklin; and Daniel Massingale, a sixth-grader at Cullowhee Valley School.
Several local businesses and individuals sponsored the students’ travel to the event, including Haywood EMC, Waynesville; Dr. Ross Irvine, DDS, Clyde; Michael and Jeannie Henson, First Choice Real Estate, Canton; Topline Auctions, Dillsboro; Roberson’s Service Center, Murphy; JXT Company, Robbinsville; and Bruce and Hook Inc., Murphy.
For more information about WCU’s Pre-College Program in math and science, call (828) 227-2771.
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