CourtesyBrennen Cartwright, Chris White and Cody Whetzel designed the city of "Arlington" with the guidance of teacher Patricia Edmonson and engineer mentor Tom Young. They received awards for "Best Indoor Environment" and "Best City Narrative."
Three Silver Stage Middle School teams competed in the 18th annual Future City Regional Competition
Jan. 22-23 at the University of Nevada, Reno.
The eighth-grade students addressed the problem of "Providing an affordable green living space for people who have lost their home due to a disaster or financial emergency."
The teams began with a computer program where they designed and ran their own city then researched and wrote a city narrative as well as a 1,000 word essay. Final stages of the competition were to build a physical model and finally present their city to a panel of judges.
The teams, aided by teacher Patricia Edmonson and engineer mentor Tom Young, were:
• La Luz de Sol: Jesus Felix, Jasmyne Taylor, Micheal Alexander and Brandon Perez received an award for "Most Futuristic City."
• Arlington: Brennen Cartwright, Chris White and Cody Whetzel received awards for "Best Indoor Environment" and "Best City Narrative."
• Tree Hill: Senia Howes, Kathryn Kimball and Kaitlyn Smith received an award for "Most Futuristic Personal Transportation System."