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U.S. Army Educational Outreach Program Announces National Finalists, Regional Finalists, and State Winners in 20th Annual eCYBERMISSION CompetitionThe U.S. Army Educational Outreach Program (AEOP) announced the National Finalists, along with Regional Finalists and State Winners, in the 20th annual eCYBERMISSION competition. eCYBERMISSION is a free, online science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) competition for students in grades six through nine. Students are challenged to work in teams of 2-4 to identify a problem in their community to explore using scientific practices or solve with engineering design. Student prizes for each grade level are awarded at the state, regional, and national levels. eCYBERMISSION is an Army Educational Outreach Program (AEOP) competition administered by the National Science Teaching Association (NSTA). The teams' Mission Folders-the official write-up of the project- were evaluated and scored by volunteer Virtual Judges to determine up to two state winners and up to 60 Regional Finalist teams. The Regional Finalists, up to the top three per grade for each of the five regions, competed at the regional competition in April. The highest-scoring team per grade level in each region, a total of 20 teams, will now compete as National Finalists at the National Judging & Educational Event (NJ&EE), taking place June 27-July 1 in Washington, D.C. "The U.S. Army offers our hearty congratulations to all eCYBERMISSION Winners and Finalists on their impressive achievement," said AEOP Cooperative Agreement Manager, Christina Weber. "The empathy and commitment of these students to creating a better Nation through STEM makes us confident that our future is in good hands. I look forward to seeing what they do next." "It's exciting to see students expanding their imaginations and challenging their minds while developing possible solutions to real-world issues. eCYBERMISSION not only helps to envision a more technologically advanced and life-changing future, but it also gives us a glimpse into the amazing student talent present in STEM education today," said Erika Shugart, Ph.D., Executive Director, NSTA. "Congratulations to all of the teams and their advisors for their hard work, dedication, and creative ideas." State winners received $1,000 in U.S. EE Savings Bonds or $500 in U.S. EE Savings Bonds for first and second place, respectively. Teams that moved forward as Regional Finalists received an additional $1,000 in U.S. EE Savings Bonds, with those placing first at the regional competition receiving an additional $2,000 in U.S. EE Savings Bonds. At the conclusion of the National Judging & Educational Event, all first-place National Winners will receive an additional $6,000 in U.S. EE Savings Bonds. Registration for the 2022-2023 eCYBERMISSION competition opens in the fall. For a ful list of winners, including Regional Finalists and State Winners, please visit www.ecybermission.com/NewsPress. National Finalists West 6th Grade - Cloudy with a chance of Robotics - Eagle, Idaho 7th Grade - Concrete Captains - Sunrise/Cocopah Middle Schools, Scottsdale, Arizona 8th Grade - Vision - Clark N. Johnsen Jr. High School, Tooele, Utah 9th Grade - H2O - Moanalua High School, Honolulu, Hawaii North Central 6th Grade - Teem - Bay Sea Scouts, Inc., Bay Village, Ohio 7th Grade - Patton-Ervin - Canterbury Middle School, Fort Wayne, Indiana 8th Grade - OMg - Granger Middle School, Aurora, Illinois 9th Grade - Pads for the Planet - Isthmus Montessori Academy, Madison, Wisconsin South Central 6th Grade - Oh, Deer! - St. Richard Catholic School, Jackson, Mississippi 7th Grade - Plastic Patrol - Southcrest Christian School, Lubbock, Texas 8th Grade - Counterfeit Catchers - Southcrest Christian School, Lubbock, Texas 9th Grade - Biochange - Science Rocks U, Levelland, Texas North East 6th Grade - Myco-Risers - Herndon, Virginia 7th Grade - StopFire Brigade - Andover West Middle School, Andover, Massachusetts 8th Grade - AO Hydro Heroes - Rachel Carson Middle School, Herndon, Virginia 9th Grade - Busy Bee Tech - High Tech High School, Secaucus, New Jersey South East 6th Grade - River Revivers - Providence Day School, Charlotte, North Carolina 7th Grade - Team AstroSTEM - Ocean Bay Middle School, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 8th Grade - Supernovas - White Station Middle School, Memphis, Tennessee 9th Grade - Challengers - Greenbrier Middle School, Evans, Georgia
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