{"id":94498,"date":"2017-10-21T08:21:21","date_gmt":"2017-10-21T13:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=94498"},"modified":"2017-10-21T08:21:21","modified_gmt":"2017-10-21T13:21:21","slug":"vwhs-wins-makerfest-stem-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2017\/10\/21\/vwhs-wins-makerfest-stem-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"VWHS wins Makerfest STEM competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>VW independent\/submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n<p>LIMA &#8212; Van Wert High School competed in the second annual Makerfest STEM\u00a0(Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) event held in Lima.\u00a0Over 30 schools from the area, and more than 1,400 students, competed in 19 STEM-related events.<\/p>\n<p>Van Wert High School was awarded first place overall among the more than 30 schools. Competition event\u00a0results for Van Wert are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Business Simulation Challenge (second place):\u00a0Nicole Clay, Jared Hernandez, Dalton Heppeard<\/li>\n<li>Cupcake Catastrophe: (first place):\u00a0Aeris Blakeley, Anna Reichert, Storm Matthews<\/li>\n<li>Engineering in a Box (second place):\u00a0Ryan Chen, Sydney Maller, Jenna Covey<\/li>\n<li>Explosion\u00a0Mindcraft (third place):\u00a0Andrew Hamblett,\u00a0Zach Lape, Angel Haller<\/li>\n<li>First Robotics (third place):\u00a0Nick Carter, Noah Carter, Michael Etter<\/li>\n<li>Video Game Design (third place):\u00a0Lauren Cooper, Wesley Wagner, Anthony Salcido<\/li>\n<li>Pallet Furniture Assembly (first place):\u00a0Brad Fuerst, Nathan Bidlack, Korey Oechsle<\/li>\n<li>Math Challenge (third place):\u00a0Sterling Rigdon, Madison Turnwald, Zach Lape<\/li>\n<li>Operation Challenge (third place):\u00a0Chloe Brake, Madison Jarrett, Madison Turnwald<\/li>\n<li>Animation Design (first place):\u00a0Angel Haller<\/li>\n<li>Logo\/Branding Design (third place):\u00a0Caton Williamson<\/li>\n<li>Photo Manipulation (second place):\u00a0Heaven Winters<\/li>\n<li>Photo Manipulation (third place):\u00a0Katie McVaigh<\/li>\n<li>Photography (second place):\u00a0Brook Zimmerman<\/li>\n<li>Engineering CAD (second place):\u00a0Nathan Bidlack<\/li>\n<li>Engineering CAD (third place):\u00a0Nick Carter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This was Van Wert High School&#8217;s first time attending and competing at Makerfest, with\u00a0Coaches Bob Spath and Kerry Koontz saying they are excited and proud of the students and their accomplishments.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_94499\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-94499\" style=\"width: 545px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-94499\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/VWHS-Makerfest-award-winners-10-20-17.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"545\" height=\"187\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-94499\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>VWHS students who competed in the second annual Makerfest STEM competition in Lima pose with their awards.<\/strong> <em>(photo submitted)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VW independent\/submitted information LIMA &#8212; Van Wert High School competed in the second annual Makerfest STEM\u00a0(Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) event held in Lima.\u00a0Over 30 schools from the area, and more than 1,400 students, competed in 19 STEM-related events. Van Wert High School was awarded first place overall among the more than 30 schools. 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