1. The Construction Challenge Nationals by DeAnna and Raegen

2. HASTINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL

3. 2009 Hastings Middle School Students win a Regional Construction Challenge Competition in Stoughton, Ma. on February 7, 2009! The selected students in 6 th , 7 th , and 8 th grade have now been asked to participate in the Global Finals competition in Knoxville, Tennessee during the week of May 19 th to the 23 rd , where they will compete with other teams from across the United States and Canada.

7. Pictures from last year’s Nationals in Las Vegas

9. The Brainy Bunch CONSTRUCTION CHALLENGE 09 First Place Winners

10. 1: Infrastructure Presentation Teams will research infrastructure issues and their relationship with our quality of life. Construction Challenge includes 3 components: 2: Manufacturing Design Teams will design equipment based on criteria and reproducibility in manufacturing. 3: Service Tech Simulation Teams will develop and implement solutions to a simulated tech problem.

12. CHALLENGE 1 PRESENTATION Infrastructure: Bridges 1 st Place

13. C CHALLENGE 2 MANUFACTURING DESIGN Construction obstacle challenge 1 st Place

14. SERVICE TECH SIMULATION Service technicians 1 st Place

15. RALLY CHAMPIONS THE BRAINY BUNCH 2009

16. The Future Workforce Please help send us to the 2009 Construction Challenge Nationals on May 19 th -23 rd in Knoxville, Tenn.!!! Who knows ? We might be a group of future Designers, Engineers, Parts Coordinators, Service Technicians, Service Coordinators, Technical Educators, Graphic Designers, or Welders. The Brainy Bunch

18. Knoxville, Tennessee Here we come!