The A-Blazing Race Winners

The A-Blazing Race took place Friday, October 21 at the University of Memphis Herff College of Engineering as a part of E-Day. The goal of the race is to engage youth in grades six through twelve in the design and construction of model solar cars. MLGW provided a kit containing a solar panel, battery holder and motor to build their solar powered vehicle. The model cars compete in a race on a 20-meter course to determine which vehicle completes the course in the shortest possible time using available power.

 

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There were two (2) divisions, grades six through eight and grades nine through twelve. Seventeen middle schools raced in the morning. President Collins presented the winner trophies in the morning and Alonzo Weaver made the afternoon presetnation.  The winners were as follows:

MIDDLE SCHOOLS

First Place Speed

Collierville Middle School

Team Name:STEM 1

Teachers: Shelley Pitts

Team Members: Jade Devine, Clayton Maxwell, Sidney Munier, Dylan Page and Lucas Spradley

2nd Place Speed

Maxine Smith STEAM Academy

Team Name: STEAM 2

Teacher Name: Tayahi Ilham

Team Members: Lily Roberts and Emily Roper

Third Place Speed

Maxine Smith STEAM Academy

Team Name: STEAM 3

Teacher Name: Tayahi Ilham

Team Members: Rebeka Duckett and Mattie Wild

First place Notebook/Design

Houston Middle School

Teacher: Michelle Powers

Team Name: Houston Middle Silver

Team Members: Vaidehi Bhatara, Pradnya Desurkar, Abdala Jabase, Ayaka Kimura, Yuka Kimura, Alex Li, Sakshaum Saksena and Will Steen

Eighteen high school teams raced in the afternoon. The winners are as follows:

HIGH SCHOOLS

First Place Speed

Memphis Business Academy High School

Teacher Name: Ju' Anuni Hines

Team Name: MBA Team 2

Team Members: Damarion Cox, Marisa Fitz-Wells, Symone Grose, Labrionna Page,Terrico Palmer and Teauna Riddick

Second Place Speed

Lausanne Collegiate

Teacher Name: Faune Brown

Team Name: Lausanne

Team Members: Zephyr Barlow, Will Hamic, Sam Hori, Jonathan Kagoo and Allison Kerr

Third Place Speed

Middle College High School

Teacher: Anna Fontanilla

Team Name: MCHS Team 2

Team Members: Christopher Cooper, Jaytonn Hunter, Kylin Lewis and Gregory Shaw

First Place Notebook/Design

Harding Academy

Teacher Name: Jane Morgan

Team Name" Move It or Loose It

Team Members: Jackson Gilreath, Noah Heaton, Josh Hinkle and Hunter Underwood

Approximately 30 MLGW employees volunteered with setup, registration, announcing and judging.