The Indian Hill School District celebrates Indian Hill Middle School’s performance in the Future City State Competition on Saturday, January 21 in Columbus. Indian Hill students Anya Freed, Brooklyn Gottlieb, and Arya Murphy won Best Transportation System, earned runner up for Best Use of Energy, and took fifth place in the overall competition.
“Despite our Brave team being the youngest team in the competition, they proved to be fierce design competitors at this elite state level,” said Sandy Gemmel, Indian Hill Middle School teacher. Gemmel coaches the Future City team alongside teacher Amanda Sopko. She says Future City helps build future leaders.
“This competition embodies everything we want for our students,” said Gemmel. “It utilizes problem-based learning to identify and potentially solve problems our world is facing. Students partner with engineers to make real-world connections and create their city. It has been so fun to watch the students' creative ideas come to life!”
For the state competition, the students were tasked with creating a future city where the effects of climate change no longer existed. Students had to solve the problem with mitigation and adaptations. Students had to write an essay, build the city with recycled materials, and present to the judges, including a question and answer session.
“We are incredibly proud of the performance of our students at the state level, and even more so for the ingenuity they displayed in working to solve real-world problems,” said Indian Hill Middle School Principal Lauren Gentene. “We are growing future global leaders – no doubt.”
Photo caption: Indian Hill Middle Schools students (L to R) Arya Murphy, Anya Freed, Brooklyn Gottlieb received recognition in transportation, energy use, and overall performance at the Future City State Competition on Saturday, January 21 in Columbus.