June 4, 2024
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On Monday, June 3, 2024, Ms. Jennifer Siehl, Manager of the New Jersey School Board Association STEAM Tank™️ Challenge announced the winners of the 2024 STEAM Tank™️ Challenge. This popular program gives students the chance to invent, modify, or use problem-solving skills to solve real-world problems. Architects League members Joseph David, AIA, and Stacey Kliesch, AIA, served as mentors and judges throughout the season.
The top three high school division winners for the 2024 STEAM Tank™️ Season are:
Nineteen teams were recognized with the AIA New Jersey Human Built Environment Badge, an honor that indicates that these projects contribute to the improvement of the Human Built Environment.
| Project Change – Brick Memorial High School |
| Highway Hoppers – Point Pleasant Beach High School |
| Team Wave – Edison High School |
| The MOTH Girls – Atlantic County Institute of Technology |
| Smart Sensors – Newbury Elementary |
| Nurse Zero/Assist- Demarest Middle School |
| Naviguard – Cumberland Regional |
| EE Cycle – Sampson G Smith School- Franklin |
| Team APSE – Spring Lake Heights |
| Viritech – Ridgewood High School |
| Downspout Dynamo- Hawthorne High School |
| Maglev – Shore Regional High School |
| Compost Coalition – PS #28 – Christa McAuliffe |
| Green Wheels – Howell Middle School South |
| Deer Deter – Monroe Township High School |
| Micro Data Systems – Edison High School |
| Robix – Central Avenue, Madison |
| Team Rcyckles – Passaic Academy for Science & Engineering |
| Harness the Wind – Luther Lee Emerson |
STEAM Tank™️ Challenge Benefits
When students participate in the STEAM Tank™️ Challenge, they get to:
Email steamtank@njsba.org or visit our STEAM Tank™️ Facebook page for more information on the STEAM Tank™️ Challenge.
By Stacey Ruhle Kliesch, AIA, AIA NJ Advocacy Consultant | Posted in K12 Architecture Education, Members & the Community | Tagged: #diversity, #equity, #Inclusion, #JosephDavidAIA, #K12, #NextGeneration, #NJSBA, #rippleeffect, #StaceyKlieschAIA, #STEAMTank | Comments (0)
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