National Engineers Week Future City Competition®
2005 Regional Winners
| FC Regional Competition Sites (32) | School Name | Future City Name | Future City Summary | Students' Names | Teacher's Name | Engineer's Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) ALBANY, NY (CAPITAL DISTRICT)
Maple Hill Middle School |
Maple Hill Middle School | Manila |
The City of Manila is the capital of the beautiful Islands of the Philippines. The use of aggregates incorporated in a gel-epoxy system has helped Manila's population construct and maintain a sophisticated system of roadways. Our society strives to share its wealth, and works towards a common good. |
Melanie Berger Althea Codamon Sean Malloy |
Kenneth M. Malloy |
George E. Walling, Jr |
| (2) BUFFALO
Nativity of Our Lord School |
Nativity of Our Lord School | Ville de la Côte |
Ville de la Cote, “City of the Coast”, is located on the coast of Nova Scotia. In the past, Ville de la Côte has depended on exporting aggregates for much of its income. Recently, the world renowned Aggregate Material Research Centre has developed innovative uses of natural aggregates. |
Michela Gacioch Colleen Raab John Reiser |
Charlotte Tahk |
Stanley J. Blas |
| (3) CALIFORNIA (NORTHERN)
Edna Brewer Middle School
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Edna Brewer Middle School |
Solaqua |
Solaqua’s economy relies on tourism, so it was designed with tourists in mind. Our city’s main transportation system is a water-pressured subway with stations throughout the city. For shorter distances, there’s the yellow bike program in the residential areas. |
Annie Chen Luke Joachim Kyle Stuart-Willis |
Megan Jensen |
David An |
| (4) CALIFORNIA (SOUTHERN)
Martin Luther King Middle School
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Martin Luther King Middle School |
Consante Fonte |
Our team of top engineers and scientists were given an opportunity to design a city whose mission is to restore the Amazon rainforest using renewable and sustainable practices. Currently, in the year 2155, our mission became a reality with the development of the city of Constante Fonte, meaning “Constant Supply”. |
Karina Coscuna Peter Vo Alisa Wyman |
Joanne Norlander |
Paul Vo |
| (5) CHICAGO
Hubble Middle School
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Hubble Middle School |
Valescaré |
In the 26th century, a consortium of nations drilled down the center of one of the (Mars) stalactites, and branched out, creating several “disks” of open space within the giant column. Whole layers were constructed at a time… The first layer was completed in 2700…. (and) granted with the name Valescaré, ‘to make Mars strong’ in Latin. |
Claire Bennett Piryanka Prakash Dan Regan |
Nina Koelpin |
Nancy Knoepflein |
| (6) COLORADO
Cherry Creek Challenge School
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Cherry Creek Challenge School |
Islasol |
Islasol, the island of sun and equality is truly a wonderful place to live. With a great understanding of previous follies in the architectural, economical, governmental, and civil planning of cities in the past, we have planned everything down to the smallest detail of our city with great care. |
Steve Henke Matt Howshar Evan Simpson |
Barbara Rogers |
David Henke |
| (7) FLORIDA
Epiphany Catholic School
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Epiphany Catholic School |
Ektara |
Welcome to Ektara, a tropical ocean paradise. “Ektara” comes from Hindi, meaning “star.” It alludes to both its star-shaped land form and its main source of power, the sun. Ektara is built on reclaimed land from limestone quarry, and separated by a bay into Inner and Outer Star areas. |
Gabriella DiCarlo Alex Irastorza Carolina Ragolta |
Sister Carmel Regina |
Rodrigo O. Rodriguez, PE |
| (8) INDIANA
Leo Junior/Senior High School
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Leo Junior/Senior High School |
Element 109 |
Element 109, one of the world’s most envied cities, is found on the South Carolina coastline. Element 109 has a great government, an outstanding economy, good citizenship, and a state-of-the-art transportation system. |
Evan Delagrange Austin Schmidt Jacob Willinger |
Richard Flickinger |
Rick Slayback |
| (9) IOWA
Harding Middle School |
Harding Middle School | Gylleneimperium |
The city of La Paz, Bolivia was declining. The government decided that creating another city would solve the problem by lowering the population and opening up job opportunities. Officials decided to place the new city in the Andes Mountains. Gylleneimperium, a two level city, was born. |
Lucas Boyle Christopher Sabotta Michael Sepulveda |
Jean Oberbroeckling |
Dennis Keitel |
| (10) KANSAS
Westridge Middle School
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Westridge Middle School |
Neos Elysium |
Located on the beautiful Greek island of Crete, Neos Elysium is a metropolis that covers roughly 275 square miles. The city’s layout is nothing short of genius, boasting a user-friendly grid system in nearly all of its features, including its magnetic roads, and congruent water grids. |
Isaac Dressman Thomas Lusk Matt Vestal |
Vonda Morris |
Guy Voss |
| (11) LAS VEGAS
Las Vegas Day School
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Las Vegas Day School |
City of Dreams |
City of Dreams is a paradise for people young and old with excellent education, healthcare, and pollution control. Our water system is supplied by hundreds of water towers constantly being built and replaced. We use fusion and microwave power plants to power our city. |
Jordan Lamothe
Josh Puerner William Sidell |
Cynthia Ochoa |
Grant Tokumi |
| (12) LOUISIANA
St. Thomas More School |
St. Thomas More School | L’Etoile Directice |
Expelled from Nova Scotia in the 1700s, the French Canadians migrated to the impenetrable swamps of south Louisiana. Today their descendants continue to shepherd their land using modern technology. Located off the coast of Louisiana, L’Etoile Directice was built of aggregates mined from a shelf two hundred miles off shore. |
Lauren Arikol Lisa Lynch Kathleen O’Hara |
Shirley Newman |
Jacque “Jack” Lasseigne |
| (13) MARYLAND
Maryland Home School |
Maryland Home School |
Sui Generis |
In 2397, Svi Generis in Northern Quebec has a population of 31,324,512, which increases by approximately 5% every year. The source of power is a fission/fusion reactor (which) splits atoms and then re-fuses them, creating many times the power of old fission systems and emitting almost no pollution at all. |
Julius Bjornson Anna Misleh Jake Williams |
Teresa Williams |
Daniel Steinfeldt |
| (14) MICHIGAN
St. John Lutheran School
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St. John Lutheran School |
Solaratoll |
Solaratoll is a pristine atoll in the South Pacific, located at the equator on the International Dateline. The city was founded by scientists investigating uses of the sun’s energy and curious magnetic properties of volcanic magma. Today, in 2199, one of our greatest assets is our transportation system. |
Brad Lorant Gurnoor Rathore Liesel Weirauch |
Jon Pfund |
Jane Sternemann |
| (15) MILWAUKEE
St. Leonard School
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St. Leonard School |
Rocky Road |
Rocky Road is the place to live in 2201. All the citizens live here because of the three E’s: efficient, exciting, and environmentally resourceful. Rocky Road was built mostly from recycled goods and reclaimed aggregates, the process of returning used quarries back to their original state. |
Rebecca Kaye Rachel Pradarelli Nicole Sedivy |
Amy Kinosian |
Karyn Schroeder |
| (16) MINNESOTA
Black Hawk Middle School
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Black Hawk Middle School |
Rocaville |
Rocaville: a place that has what people are looking for from futuristic transportation systems to a space station. There are nearly pollution-free utilities. The R.P.C.T.S. (Rocaville Public Computerized Transit System) provides transportation to anywhere in the city. |
Emily Geary Vidur Sharma Kaila Vogt |
Nicholas Cobbett |
Anthony Aderhold |
| (17) NEW ENGLAND
Birchland Park Middle School
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Birchland Park Middle School |
Flintopia |
On Flintopia, we believe in the balance and harmony of all living things. Our water is generated from filtration systems that use aggregate materials to filter and purify natural water into usable, drinkable water. Beings who visit us from other planets remark that Flintopia’s water is the best tasting in the known universe. |
Michelle Grohe Kyle Sears Jonathan Stack |
Susan Superson |
Kathryn Hamilton |
| (18) NEW JERSEY
Cedar Drive Middle School
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Cedar Drive Middle School |
Lucky #7 |
Lucky #7 aims to provide a healthy, environmentally friendly setting. Our life expectancy is eighty-seven years old, six years higher than that of the U.S.A. We only have five percent pollution, which is an outstanding contribution to the welfare of our citizens. |
Julie Barnett Nicolette Iorio Grace Paras |
Suzanne Cooper |
Robert Feldman |
| (19) NEW YORK CITY
Valley Middle School |
Valley Middle School | Quaterra |
Quaterra, a city of 2154, is located on the southern coast of Victoria, Australia. Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion generators use the ocean’s temperature to generate large amounts of energy. On the peaks of the Australian Alps just north of Quaterra, wind turbines generate energy. |
Marquise Francis Jack Potash Charles Russek |
Judith Vihonski |
Michael McNally |
| (20) NORTH CAROLINA
Mendenhall Middle School
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Mendenhall Middle School |
Roccia Cittia |
The beautiful city of Roccia Citta is nestled between rugged mountains and graceful arching coasts. From sunrise to sunset, Roccia Citta offers a wide variety of local natural wonders as well as a wealth of new technology that creates a city in which you will be able to work, live, and play. |
Kris Ashburn Rebecca Kabatchnick Paul Mott |
Garriot Rose |
Scarlet Kitts |
| (21) NORTHERN NEVADA
Pine Middle School
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Pine Middle School |
Rue Chaude |
Rue Chaude has a thriving population of 918,873 residents, due to our economy, innovative ideas, education, and transportation. We challenged our engineers to come up with an innovative way to power cars with no byproducts or pollution using aggregates. They succeeded with the heat-powered cars we use every day |
Chris Dugan Max Dugan Sam Dugan |
Careyn Hallstrom |
Craig Wesner |
| (22) OHIO
Southern Hills Academy
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Southern Hills Academy |
Idainaru-Toshi |
Idainaru-Toshi means “The Great City”. Idainaru-Toshi prides itself in providing great opportunities for our citizens. Our leaders established a strong financial surplus while keeping taxes at 4%. Our six Fusion Power Plants exclusively power Idainaru-Toshi. |
Timothy Corcoran Caitlin Henderson Danae Richmond |
Sarah Folzenlogen |
Les Hollar |
| (23) OKLAHOMA
St. Philip Neri School |
St. Philip Neri School |
DiverseCity |
In DiverseCity, people of different ethnicities, religions, and cultures come together in harmony. Gene Roddenberry, creator of Star Trek’s motto, “IDIC – Infinite Diversity from Infinite Combinations,” inspired our founders to create an environment based on equality and differences. |
Alyssa Grossen Thalia Nguyen Catherine Salazar |
Sue Hawkins |
Wayne Recla ARINC Engineering Services, LLC |
| (24) OMAHA
Papillion Junior High School
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Papillion Junior High School |
Phoenicis |
The World Environment Foundation established the Phoenicis project in 2105 and awarded a financial grant to return a city to a viable commercial and residential community. The project team includes 1500 members with specialties in ecology, geology, hydrology, mechanical, civil, electrical, and chemical engineering. |
Eric Hagerup Tommy Stuart Rebecca Trelford-Thompson |
Shureen Seery |
Dave Klostermeyer |
| (25) PHILADELPHIA
Our Lady Help of Christians School
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Our Lady Help of Christians School |
Abington |
Abington, adjacent to north Philadelphia, was first settled around 1700. By 2005 it was facing major challenges. Ultra-high density zoning solved Abington’s housing problems. Engineers developed an enclosed, subterranean transportation system, the ZAMway (Zero-Resistance Automotive and Mass transit system). |
Grace Givnish Steve Kenas Luke Sawick |
Jane Ring |
Michael DiCamillo |
| (26) PHOENIX
West Side Home Educators |
West Side Home Educators |
Petersville |
If you like clean air and water, Petersville is the place for you. Jobs are plentiful, housing is high-tech, and transportation is fast and efficient. With a top-notch education system and the best health care in the world, Petersville is a cutting-edge community. |
Pearl Mahar Ellen Rutter Traci Sepp |
Chris Mahar |
Art Kerschen |
| (27) PITTSBURGH
St. Bede School
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St. Bede School |
Canyinzburgh |
Canyinzburgh is the perfect place to live and work. The most interesting feature in Canyinzburgh is its landscape. It is built into the sides of a steep sided canyon. Commercial and residential buildings are built into the empty spaces left from aggregate mining within the canyon. |
Luke Belechak Sean Hospodar Cathy Perego |
Betsy Zewe Killmeyer |
James Garrett, Jr. |
| (28) SOUTH CAROLINA
Anderson Home School |
Anderson Home School |
Ashaville |
Founded in 2000, Ahsaville is a beautiful city on the surface of Venus. Because of the extreme temperatures and terrible environmental conditions, our engineers have developed a bio-dome in which we live. It is the year 2377. |
David Brickle Elizabeth Hazelwood Charlie Singleton |
Ann Hazelwood |
Richard Hazelwood |
| (29) TEXAS (HOUSTON)
Duchesne Academy
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Duchesne Academy |
Emerald Isle |
Emerald Isle provides resources vital to the growth of the city, with an immense supply of ocean water and spinach farms. Because of large amounts of chlorophyll, spinach produces energy when exposed to light. Thus, electrical devices when coated with spinach-based materials will recharge themselves from sunlight. |
Katherine McKenna Kimi Rafie Theresa Sturdivant |
Kathy Duquesnay |
Dr. Saeed Rafie |
| (30) TEXAS (NORTH TEXAS)
The Westwood School
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The Westwood School |
Tapu |
Tapu is defined in Maori as a city of commitment and physical security for one’s livelihood. Located in New Zealand in 2192, Tapu is at the pinnacle of technology, offering its citizens safe, efficient, and exciting experiences for living. |
Prashant Dayal John Sivinski Kendra Wiese |
Sheila Hamilton |
John Bishop |
| (31) WASHINGTON, D.C.
Kenmore Middle School
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Kenmore Middle School |
Aria |
Aria is an all-inclusive multi-layer city in the 22 nd century located on the edge of the Aegean Sea in Turkey. Pristine residential areas and farms crown the layers of development that lie beneath like icing on a cake. |
Mark Curry Mckenna Klontz Arley Turner |
Emily Henry |
Michael Scollick |
| (32) WASHINGTON STATE
West Valley Middle School
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West Valley Middle School |
Wolverton |
Wolverton is a booming city with over 190,000 residents. With commerce and industry ranging from medical research and software studios to multi-purpose factories, our highly educated citizens are employed in high tech, and high paying careers. |
Matthew Brumley Casey Croshaw John-Paul Mann |
Jewel Brumley |
Bob Desgrosellier |
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