The PEGG
April, 2000
Provincial School Challenge Results
As part of National Engineering Week (March
4-11), APEGGA sponsored a provincial school challenge to raise awareness
of the engineering, geology and geophysics professions. The challenges
are designed to get students active in building vehicles and structures
using limited materials.
The challenge was divided into two categories. Students in Grades 1-6 designed balloon-powered vehicles, while participants in Grades 7-12 constructed free-standing pillars, made of Popsicle sticks, capable of holding the most weight.
Response to the challenges was excellent, with students and schools from across the province getting involved to test their design skills against their peers. Overall winners in each category will receive a cheque for school materials and field trips, while regional winners receive a National Geographic Society book for their class.
For a detailed list of results, visit the APEGGA website:
And the Winners Are…
EVENT: Balloon Buggies
CATEGORY: Grade 4-6
First St. Teresa of Avila
School (Gr. 6), Red Deer
Second (tie) St.
Teresa of Avila School (Gr. 4A), Red Deer
Second (tie)
St. Teresa of Avila School (Gr.4B), Red Deer
Third Good
Shepherd School, Peace River
Regional Winners
- Queen Elizabeth School, Lloydminster
- Winfield Elementary School, Winfield
- Anne Fitzgerald Elementary School, Edmonton
- Normandeau School, Red Deer
- Westhaven School, Edson
- Good Shepherd School, Peace River
- H.E. Bourgoin School, Bonnyville
EVENT: Hercules’ Pillar
CATEGORY: Masters
First Harry Ainlay High School
(Team 2), Edmonton
Second McNally High School (Team
1), Edmonton
Third M.E. Lazerte High School
(Team 1), Edmonton
Category: Grade 7-9
First École
Coloniale Estates, Beaumont
Second St. Andrew’s School ,
High Prairie
Third Montrose
Junior High School, Grande Prairie
Category: Grade 10-12
First St. Paul Regional High
School, St. Paul
Second Jasper High School, Jasper
Third Lacombe Composite High
School, Lacombe
Regional Winners
- Montrose Junior High School, Grande Prairie
- St. Paul Regional High School, St. Paul
- Niton Central School, Niton Junction
- Bashaw School, Bashaw