A trio of eighth-graders has made Cardinal schools history.
CMS Future City Success
A trio of eighth-graders has made Cardinal schools history. On Jan. 12, Audrey A., Ana F. and Ava G. represented CMS at the Future City Competition – Ohio Region and finished third overall. It’s the highest finish for a Cardinal team since the district started participating in the event six years ago.
Future City itself is about making the world a better place. Students imagine, research, design and build cities of the future that showcase their solution to a citywide sustainability issue. This year’s theme was “Powering Our Future” and teams had to design a resilient power grid that could withstand and quickly recover from a natural disaster. Team members have been working on their model since October.
At the competition, the group gave a seven-minute presentation to panels of judges and after finishing in the top five, presented again in a ballroom filled with hundreds of teachers, students, volunteers and judges. In addition to the team’s third place overall finish, they also received the “Best Moving Part” award for their earthquake simulator. Special thanks to teacher advisors Shaun Spence, Sharon Stotts and Mandi Matchinga and to volunteers Vince Puruczky and Claire Zurbuch.
Spelling Bee Champion Crowned
Eighth-grader Riley M. is the winner of this year’s district spelling bee. Students in grades three through eight participated in the event. Fellow eighth-grader Slater C. finished as the first runner-up and sixth-grader Carter S. was the second runner-up. Riley won in the sixth round of the competition by correctly spelling the word “buzzard.” She will now go on to represent Cardinal in the Geauga County Spelling Bee in February. Congratulations Riley and good luck.
