Cedar Grove Elementary Wins Grand Championship at SAE International’s 9th Annual AWIM International JetToy Competition

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Apr 24, 2015, 08:00 ET


WARRENDALE, Pa. (PRWEB) April 24, 2015 -- Cedar Grove Elementary’s Team 6 placed in every category and was named grand champion of the 9th Annual A World In Motion® (AWIM) International JetToy Competition, which was held Wednesday at the SAE 2015 World Congress.

The team from Cedar Grove won the accuracy and time categories and placed second in the distance and weight categories en route to the championship.

In the JetToy Challenge, Engineering Design Teams of four students compete in distance, accuracy, weight carrying and timed events. This year’s competition was sponsored by Johnson Controls, Bosch, Kia, TRW, Michigan Economic Development Corporation, Honda and Henkel.

The award-winners were:

Grand Champion

  • Cedar Grove Team 6

Distance

  • 1st place – Gompers Elementary – Team 94
  • 2nd place – Cedar Grove Team 6
  • 3rd place – Chastain Road Team 3

Weight

  • 1st place – St. Edith Team 99
  • 2nd place – Cedar Grove Team 6
  • 3rd place – Forest Acres Team 5

Time

  • 1st place – Cedar Grove Team 6
  • 2nd place – St. Michael Team 21
  • 3rd place – Chastain Road Team 3

Accuracy

  • 1st place – Cedar Grove Team 6
  • 2nd place – Ethel Kight Team
  • 3rd place - Cooper Upper Elementary Team 12

“SAE International wants to thank Johnson Controls, Bosch, Kia, TRW, Michigan Economic Development Corporation, Honda and Henkel for their sponsorship of this year’s event,” said Chris Ciuca, Director of Pre-Professional Programs for SAE International. “It is only through their support that we were able to provide a highly engaging STEM learning experience where the students can showcase their skills.

“But, most importantly, I want to congratulate all of the students who competed and had fun during the event. Regardless of where their school finished, they all were winners.”
SAE International is a global association committed to being the ultimate knowledge source for the engineering profession. By uniting over 145,000 engineers and technical experts, we drive knowledge and expertise across a broad spectrum of industries. We act on two priorities: encouraging a lifetime of learning for mobility engineering professionals and setting the standards for industry engineering. We strive for a better world through the work of our philanthropic SAE Foundation, including programs like A World in Motion® and the Collegiate Design Series™.

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Shawn Andreassi, SAE International, http://www.sae.org, +1 (724) 772-8522, [email protected]