- April 18, 2024
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Another year, another pile of trophies for Flagler Palm Coast High School Future Problem Solvers.
FPC students earned 91 ribbons and trophies at the Florida Future Problem Solving Writing Bowl March 18 to March 21, in Orlando.
Twenty FPC students will advance to the international Future Problem Solvers conference in June, at Indiana University, in Bloomington, Ind.
First and foremost is the BrainChild team of Community Problem Solvers, which was named Grand Champion. Also, these 14 students will advance: Kim Pereria, Daniel Kortyka, Olivia Murphy, Olga Nushtayeva, Lee Ann Spivey, Loren Smith-Anderson, Gabby Maynard, Lauren Umpenhour, Sebastian Micalizzi, Tristan Ragalia, Morgan Bertha, Forrest Mason, Alexandria Mason and Iryna Slyvka.
Freshman Rachel Secunda was the state champion in middle division individual writing. Junior Maeve Dineen was a state champion for senior level individual writing.
The state champions for the Global Issues Writing Team were FPC’s Michael Safarty, Antonio Holm, Tyler Jarnagin and Daniel Gerhard.
Wadsworth solvers take second
The Wadsworth Elementary School Community Problem Solvers team took second place in the state competition.
The project, “Say something ... don’t be a victim!” seeks to empower students who have been bullied by encouraging them to tell an authority.
To get the message out, the students wrote and illustrated a children’s book that they are reading to students in first through sixth grades. After discussing the problem, the Community Problem Solvers team will give students a wristband with the message, “Say something ... don’t be a victim!” as a reminder that they have the power to stop bullies.
In addition, the team made public service announcements that ran on the school’s morning show.
The team is now fundraising to attend the International Future Problem Solvers conference.
