E-cybermission is a national STEM Competition for students in grades 6-9. Teams use science, technology, engineering, and mathematics to help solve community problems. (www.ecybermission.com) Rochester students were a strong force in this year's e-Cybermission competition.
From John Adams, the seventh-grade team of Stress-Free placed second in the State of Minnesota. Molly Swenson and Alexis Adams will each receive bonds with $500 at maturity.
From John Adams, The 3 Tetrahymena, consisting of Yash Parikh, Jai Olson, and Diya Kapoor won the state title for seventh grade and placed in the top three in the eleven-state region. All three 7th graders will receive a $2,000 bond each.
The 8th grade John Adams team called Krabby Patties placed in the honorable mention spot for state. Congratulations to Dylan Raukar, Ceci Le, and Amelia Mills.
From John Adams, eighth-grade team, Corn on Cows, placed second in the state. They will each receive a $500 maturity bond. Congratulations to Olivia Lee, Ember Henry, Augusta Mett, and Henry Kroening.
The top eighth-grade team in the State of Minnesota, which is also among the top three in the eleven-state region, is the John Adams team, The Pickled Peanut Butter Toothbrushes. Thatcher Heim, Maria Heilman, and Nora Day are The Pickled Peanut Butter Toothbrushes. They will each receive a bond that matures at $2,000.
Aidan Steele and Ivan Mamaril made up John Marshall's ninth-grade team, BasilLab. Not only did they win state, they also won the eleven-state region. In addition to receiving bonds with a maturity value of $4,000 each, the team will receive an all-expenses paid trip to Washington, D.C., to compete for the national title.
Congratulations to all the students!
