Neillsville Students Place 2nd in Senior Division of CESA 10 Preliminary Engineering Machine Design Contest

Thursday, March 24th, 2022 -- 10:00 AM

CESA 10 College & Career Readiness is proud to host the western Wisconsin Preliminary Engineering Machine Design Contest.

They also offer personalized support for new and established teams and coaches. This contest challenges student teams, grades 5-12, to design and build a complex machine using everyday objects with the guidance of a coach.

Teams showcase and exhibit their machine for an audience and panel of judges from local industry. Teams are scored on a Team Journal, Team Presentation, and Machine Design and Operation.

Teams typically begin preparation 2-4 months in advance of the contest, depending on the level of experience and time available to work. Coaches can be teachers or other school staff in any grade or content area or, and/or parent or community volunteers.

No prior experience or engineering background is required. The 2022 contest took place in person on March 11, 2022 at the School District of Augusta. Successful teams advance to the Championship at Minnesota State Engineering Center of Excellence on April 22, 2022.

Tools from Neillsville High School finished second in the Senior Division at the CESA 10 Preliminary Engineering Machine Design Contest on March 11. The team was also awarded the “Theme” Special Award.

The team has received an invitation to the Championship at Minnesota State Center for Engineering Excellence on April 22.

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