CONGRATULATIONS TO Davidson IB Middle School FOR WINNING THE 2011 NC REGIONAL FUTURE CITY COMPETITION!!! THEY ATTENDED THE NATIONAL COMPETITION IN WASHINGTON DC ON FEBRUARY 18-22, 2011. Overview Future City Competition serves students in 6^th, 7th and 8th grade. Sponsored by National Engineers Week, this national program introduces students to engineering with the popular SimCity 4 Deluxe™ software. Students design future cities with simulation software, build scale models, write essays and give oral reports on their city's design.  “Students that participate in the Future City Competition gain not only invaluable mathematical, technical, writing, and presentation skills; they gain skills applicable to real life,” said Chris Kreider, North Carolina Regional Co-Coordinator.  “We encourage all middle schools across North Carolina to compete in the competition.” North Carolina Regional Information The North Carolina Regional Competition process has begun and we are looking for volunteers to help mentor, judge and sponsor the event. The competition is occurring in thirty-seven regions across the nation and provides the students with an exciting hands-on way to learn engineering, math and science with a personal, real world connection. The North Carolina Regional Future City Competition was held on Saturday, January 15, 2011 at the North Carolina State University Talley Student Center in Raleigh. This year’s event had 20 teams participating from across North Carolina. The winning schools were as follows: 1st Place- Davidson IB Middle School (Davidson) Teacher: Jay Hager Student Presenters: Sharad Wertheimer, Nick Macri, Emma Boraks Mentor: Dane Horna, P.E. – S&ME, Inc. Future City Name: “Seiki” Click here for a peek at the winning team!! 2nd Place- Ligon GT Magnet Middle School (Raleigh) Teacher: Beth Lengefeld Student Presenters: Adam Johnson, Visrut Sudhakar, Anuj Thakkar Mentor: Eric Misak, Parsons Brinckerhoff 3rd Place- Martin Middle School (Raleigh) Teacher: Rebecca Bonham West Student Presenters: Logan Tavares, Jackson Brakebill, Kathryn Powers Mentor: Bryan Burnitt, EI 4th Place- Triad Math and Science Academy (Greensboro) Teacher: Azem Kaplan Student Presenters: Elaine Erikson, Michael Wood, Shayla Simons Mentor: Shermin Ata In Addition to overall awards, there were several winners in specific categories: First Gentleman’s Award - Bailey Middle School Best Incorporation of Cultural, Arts, and Historic Resources - Ligon GT Magnet Middle School Best Environmental Design Solutions - Davidson IB Middle School (7^th grade “Amani Bonde”) Best Incorporation of Healthcare Product - East Millbrook Magnet School Best Use of Energy – Martin Middle School Best Transportation System – Carolina Friends School Best Use of Water Resources – Morganton Day School Best Physical Model / People’s Choice – Lumberton Junior High Best Computer City Design – Davidson IB Middle School (8^th grade “Seiki”) Best Essay/Abstract – Resurrection Lutheran School “Eden” Best Oral Presentation – Davidson IB Middle School (8^th grade “Seiki”) Best Use of Building Materials – Resurrection Lutheran School “Hydrocentria” Cash prizes were awarded amounting to over $5,000. The first place school, Davidson IB Middle School, won $1,000, will attend a week-long NC State Engineering summer camp and represent the NC region at the Future City National Finals in Washington, D.C., February 18-22, 2011 during the 19th Annual National Engineers Week Future City Competition^tm. Future City is an engineering competition that challenges over 33,000 students from more than 1,000 schools in 37 regions nationwide to consider how to revitalize America's cities. Lead sponsor for the North Carolina Future City Competition is Shell.  Generous support has also been provided by NC Science, Mathematics and Technology Education Center GlaxoSmithKline Progress Energy NC State University College of Engineering Professional Engineers of NC Educational Foundation American Society of Civil Engineers – NC Section Martin Marietta Materials ACI Carolinas Chapter American Society of Civil Engineers – Eastern AECOM Parsons Brinckerhoff Moffatt & Nichol MACTEC Engineering and Consulting, Inc. ARCADIS

Benefits For Students Students better understand practical applications of math, science, social studies and computer learning as they plan their own cities They have fun working with SimCity 4 Deluxe™ software (provided free to registered schools) Teams work with engineer mentors assigned to support their learning. While learning about cities, students work as a team develop a project plan, write an essay about their city, develop a scale model with recycled materials, and make an oral presentation of their work at a regional competition The winning team receives a free trip to represent the North Carolina Region at National Competition in Washington, D.C. Interested in Participating as an Engineer Mentor? Please contact Chris Kreider, P.E. for additional information Email: ckreider@nc.rr.com Phone: (919) 604-1469 Testimonials "There's science, math, public speaking, civics and history, working as a team and building consensus. And, for most of these students, it's their very first brush with a profession of which they have very little knowledge. Add to that the opportunity to advance real world solutions to real world problems and these young minds soar." Carol Rieg,Future City National Director ”For many students, the Future City Competition was the first time they worked together to tackle a challenging project as a team. The dynamic nature of this competition helps the students develop and implement their mathematical, technical, writing, and verbal presentation skills. We encourage even more regional middle schools to compete in the competition next year.” David Simpson, North Carolina Regional Coordinator