14 Apr Special Awards

Special Award:

Less Is More / Middle Level

Da Vinci

(106-22270) Cimarron Middle School / That’s a Cool Name, Parker

 Recipient: Entire team

 For: With visual and technical metaphors of rejection and despair the team’s illusion left us speechless, all without any words.

 Text: The artistic interpretation and representation of the emotional moment was unique and moving. The team took a risk with a nonverbal presentation that conveyed the ever-worsening emotional state of being left out or rejected. The technical design that incorporated both an illusion and emotional change over time was both creative and innovative. Connecting the tangram shapes, the shrinking box, and the minimalist colors the emotional moment left us all speechless.

 

 

Worlds Beyond / Middle Level

Renaissance

(106-27582) Summit/Monarch / The Pineapple Pandas, Superior

Recipient: Entire team

For: With their electromagnet pineapple and piston propelled ice volcano, this team’s engineering and design made its mark!

Text: Our appraisers were especially impressed with the engineering that went into the electromagnetic pineapple and the ice volcano. Not only were they novel designs, but it was not at the sacrifice of aesthetic. The props worked remarkably well and looked great doing it too!

Worlds Beyond / Middle Level

Renaissance

(106-98011) Compass Montessori / DI-abolical Marshmallows, Golden

Recipient: Entire team

For: A stunning Alien Queen with an impressive unfolding wing mechanism won the admiration of the appraisers.

Text: The costume was striking in its design and its presence during the performance. The effort that went into the eye-catching wing expansion, in addition to the well-designed execution made a memorable component of the team’s presentation.

Worlds Beyond / Elementary Level

Renaissance

(106-69309) Kyffin Elementary School / The Space Explorers, Golden

Recipient: Entire team

For: This team wowed the appraisers with their technical ingenuity and creativity of the scenery and props. Their attention to detail

Text: This team wowed the appraisers with their technical ingenuity and creativity of the scenery and props. Their attention to detail with multiple cardboard elements had the appraisers talking long after they had blasted off.

Worlds Beyond / Elementary Level

Renaissance

(106-94538) Independent / The Space Cows, Littleton

Recipient: Entire team

For: This team had us fully engaged and laughing with them the whole time. Their amazing development of characters and integration of

Text: This team had us fully engaged and laughing with them the whole time. Their amazing development of characters and integration of props left a lasting impact that was truly out of this world. Their storytelling skills were so moooooving that we didn’t want to return home. Just like Kevin we weren’t ready to leave these cows behind.

This Or That / Middle Level

Renaissance

(106-41313) Paonia K-8 / Hoop, There It Is, Paonia

Recipient: Entire team

For: This team impressed us from A to F

Text: The appraisers were impressed with all aspects of this team’s solution, especially their technical elements. The work that went into producing a light up F grade on a paper would earn an A in our book. Their binary device was triggered by a basketball swooshing through the hoop, the vibrations setting off a chain reaction that sent a shiver down our spines. We were cheering with Daffy Duck who was waving pom poms.

Service Learning Torchbearer

(106-34212) Salida Montessori Charter School / Red Pom-Pomz, Salida, CO 81201

 Recipient: Entire team

For: An ongoing project with an ongoing impact

Text: The team raised over $270 for to turn their community into a Dark Sky Community. The team worked with a documentary crew to host an event to educate others and sold cookies to raise the money needed for the Dark Sky Community application. We were not only impressed by their project but also by their passion and firm commitment that this was a first step, not a one-off event. This team is shooting stars in our book.

High-Wire Act / Secondary Level

Renaissance

(106-34661) South High School / Discontinued Toast , Denver

Recipient: Entire team

For: High Wire Act

Text: This team really had us hooked with their fishing weights and lego design. Their transporter walked the tight rope between engineering and artistry with panache and flair. Discontinued Toast might be off the menu, but their transporter brought the heat. Crispy, balanced, and bold on the High Wire.

 

High-Wire Act / Elementary Level

Renaissance

(106-36859) Homeschool Coop / The Nerds, Buena Vista

Recipient: Entire team

For: Food for Thought

Text: This team amazed us with their beautiful and detailed usage of a classic elementary school craft. Their paper mâché creations were used everywhere in their performance to great effect, and their innovative Transporter mechanism was used in multiple places in their presentation. We’re glad this team didn’t give us indigestion, congratulations to The Nerds!

Breaking Point / Middle Level

Renaissance

(106-39492) Salida / The Chicken Wranglers, Salida

 Recipient: Entire team

 For: This team entertained from start to finish with a continuous litany of songs, chants, jokes, and American history.

 Text: Their polished presentation took us on a journey through the early days of the American Revolution with pizzaz, outstanding integration of technical elements into their performance, and perfectly timed execution.

Breaking Point / Elementary Level

Spirit of Discovery & Imagination

(106-03529) Pioneer Elementary / The Disco Potatoes, Lafayette

Recipient: Entire team

For: Truly Amazing Teamwork

Text: The team demonstrated amazing team at a higher level than this team of appraisers had witnessed in a long team. The cooperation and unity of this team rose to an extremely high level well above their years.