On Oct. 15 the 5th graders from Saints Peter and Paul School and Nemaha Central Elementary and Middle School competed at the Engineering Extravaganza which took place at Nemaha Central High School. For the on-site category Elizabeth Kramer won the wall marble maze; it took her marble 12.97 seconds to reach the end of her maze. Nola Kramer came in third place; it took her marble 8.91 seconds to reach the bottom of her maze. Dawson Hunninghake earned second place with his suspended card bridge. It held 248 pennies.
Next the students participated in the at home category, which included the balloon car, egg tower, and newspaper table. Ty Kuckelmen won the balloon car with a car traveling 46 feet. Jedd Sudbeck came in third place with a car traveling 40 feet. Aliyah Enneking placed first in the egg tower with a tower 28 cm tall. Luke Koelzer came in third, and Bellamy Strathman came in fourth. Kayla Haverkamp placed third with her newspaper table. Nola Kramer tied for fourth place with a newspaper table.
Congratulations to the Nemaha Central 5th graders and their wonderful inventions!
Article by Grady Heiman