1. 2 0 0 7 F a l l R e g i o n a l C o n f e r e n c e s
Fall Conferences
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By Franklin O. Moore, NSBE Pre-College Initiative Manager
“I
gniting the Torch: Engineering in Action” was
the common theme of NSBE’s six, exciting Fall
Regional Conferences, held across the U.S. in
October and November 2007. The agenda
for each conference included activities and events that al-
lowed members to develop personally, professionally and
academically.
The conferences were held in Marlborough, Mass. (Region
I), Arlington, Va. (Region II), Jackson, Miss. (Region III),
Madison, Wis. (Region IV), Baton
Rouge, La. (Region V) and Redmond,
Wash. (Region VI). Among the
many highlights was an address by
Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft
Corporation, and the announce-
ment of a huge software gift from
Microsoft to NSBE members, at the
Region VI conference. The Region
II FRC introduced its KidZone
Conference for elementary school
students, an event that was designed
to get students too young for NSBE
Jr. interested in science, technology,
engineering and math (STEM).
As always, the Fall Regional Conferences included a
big build-up to the competitions to be held at the Annual
National Convention. The winners of the regional Try-Math-
A-Lon, Engineering Design Competition and PCI Science
Fair will compete for national honors at the Orange County
Convention Center in Orlando, Fla.
We’ll look for you there! ■

2. 2 0 0 7 F a l l R e g i o n a l C o n f e r e n c e s
Ignite the Torch!
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Region I
Try-Math-A-Lon
1st Place – Silver and Maroon Team
2nd Place – Willingboro Team
3rd Place – Bridgeport Black Pride Team
Science Fair Competition
1st Place – Mariam Olowa – Hofstra University PCI, Hempstead, N.Y.
2nd Place – Ashley Johnson – Hofstra University PCI, Hempstead, N.Y.
3rd Place – Carolyn Blake – Hofstra University PCI, Hempstead, N.Y.
Region iI
Try-Math-A-Lon
1st Place – Ryan Taylor, Darnell Slaughter, Timothy Pollard, Michael
Taylor and Courtney Goode – Mount Airy Baptist Church NSBE Jr.,
Washington, D.C.
2nd Place – Sheryl McWhorter, Alicia Hunter, Chelsy Hunter, Leah Fant
and Justin Lewis – Tri-County Jr., Clemson, S.C.
Science Fair Competition
1st Place – William Tarpeh – Region II At Large PCI
2nd Place – Kendrick Rogers – Tri-County Jr., Clemson, S.C.
3rd Place – Willie Welborn – Tri-County Jr., Clemson, S.C.
Region Iii
Try-Math-A-Lon
1st Place – Mario McGregor, Montoya Crittenden, Trey Ramsey, Lauren
Russell and Afshan Shaikh – Westlake High School NSBE Jr.,
Atlanta, Ga.
2nd Place – Nyla Lieu, Tierra Herrington and Jada Herrington –
Tri-Cities High School NSBE Jr., East Point, Ga.
3rd Place – Darius James, Kenyatta Patterson, Tiffany Jenkins
and Melanie Tolbert – Booker T. Washington High School NSBE Jr.,
Tuskegee, Ala.
Region Iv
Try-Math-A-Lon
1st Place – Jasmine Moody, Quentin Vaden, Brian Keith Dandridge,
Raven Moody and Morgan Crawford – Greater Indianapolis NSBE Jr.,
Indianapolis, Ind.
Engineering Design Competition
1st Place – Ronny Oppong, Jessica Oliver, Glenn Arnett, Adam
Lichtcsien, Noel Hackman and Austin Kochs – Metro High School
NSBE Jr., Columbus, Ohio
2nd Place – Scott Williams, Sara Page, KC Stone, Danny Harvey, Kayla
Moore, Jack McClintock and Nathan Alspach – Chicago State PCI,
Chicago, Ill.
Science Fair Competition
1st Place – James Moody and Dekonti Davies (Junior Division) –
Chicago State PCI, Chicago, Ill.
2nd Place – Xavier George – Greater Indianapolis NSBE Jr.,
Indianapolis, Ill.
3rd Place – Kenneth Davis – Chicago State PCI, Chicago, Ill.
Region v
Try-Math-A-Lon
1st Place – Michael Thompson, Jonathan Williams, Jon Thompson,
Sterling Green and Nicholas Cormier – San Antonio City Wide
Chapter, Converse, Texas
Engineering Design Competition
1st Place – DJ–J Mix Team
2nd Place – Robotics Kryptonite Team
Region vI
Science Fair Competition
1st Place – Wynton El – Saturday Science and Math Academy,
Albuquerque, N.M.
2nd Place – Julissa Hunte – Saturday Science and Math Academy,
Albuquerque, N.M.
3rd Place – Alexis Rollins – Saturday Science and Math Academy,
Albuquerque, N.M.
NSBE Regional Competition Winners