On March 7th approximately 150 students from 18 Middle Schools throughout the Hampton Roads Area participated in the 12th Annual Ship Repair Virtual LEGO Competition at the Mariners' Museum in Newport News. The event - which promotes the ship repair industry while increasing competitive mathematical, analytical and conceptual skills in middle school aged students proved to be a great success again this year.
2018 Winners and Finalists:
1st Place: Greenbrier Middle School
2nd Place: AOIS Rosemont Middle School
3rd Place: Toano Middle School
Finalist: Blair Middle School
Finalist: Churchland Primary
Thank you to the SPONSORS of the 12th Annual Ship Repair Virtual LEGO Competition:
BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair – Premier Sponsor
Marine Hydraulics International – Premier Sponsor
Colonna’s Shipyard – Supporting Sponsor
General Dynamics NASSCO - Norfolk - Supporting Sponsor
Lyon Shipyard, Inc. – Supporting Sponsor
Metropolitan Solutions – Supporting Sponsor
Newport News Shipbuilding – Supporting Sponsor
Opportunity Inc. - Supporting Sponsor
Shipyard Staffing LLC – Supporting Sponsor
Tecnico Corporation – Supporting Sponsor
Q.E.D. Systems, Inc. – Sponsor
Tidewater Association of Service Contractors (TASC) - Sponsor
Thank you to the JUDGES, that had the difficult task of choosing this years finalist and winners.
Larry Broach, BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair
Leslie McAloose, Colonna's Shipyard
Brian Daugherty, kSARIA Corporation
Dale Baugh, Newport News Shipbuilding
Jan Pendleton, Newport News Shipbuilding
Steve Cook, Opportunity Inc.
Kathy Bryan, Shipyard Staffing
Stella McClain, Taylor Made Diagnostics, Inc.
Terry Stead, Tecnico Corporation
Thank you to the Technical Advisors who have shared their knowledge of the ship repair industry with the competing schools.
Academy for Discovery at Lakewood - Warren Conant, Oceaneering
AOIS Rosemont Middle School - Lee Scarbrow, Tecnico Corporation
Blair Middle School – Mike Varner, Newport News Shipbuilding
Christ the King Catholic School – Dan Kriparos, Fairlead Integrated
Churchland Primary & Intermediate – Rick Schwarting and Josephine Anderson, Phoenix International
Deep Creek Middle School – Chris Marsh & Talbert Dunn, General Dynamics NASSCO - Norfolk
Gildersleeve Middle School - Will Prescott, Newport News Shipbuilding
Grafton Middle School - Forrest Barefoot, Newport News Shipbuilding
Greenbrier Middle School – Ted Ansell, Tecnico Corporation
Lake Taylor Middle School – Andrew Linton, Oceaneering
Norview Middle School – Bill Miller, Fairlead Integrated
Poquoson Middle School – Tim Ikner, Colfax Fluid Handling
Ruffner Academy Middle School
Southampton Academy – Cindy Walnetski, Mills Marine & Ship Repair
Spratley Gifted Center - Lee Redditt, Tecnico Corporation
Toano Middle School – Marshall Ayres, Newport News Shipbuilding
Trinity Lutheran School – Cynthia Lear, Newport News Shipbuilding
Virginia Beach Middle School – Tom Schindler, East Coast Repair & Fabrication, Inc.
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