Warwick Middle School Wins Grand Prize at 27th Annual Future City® Competition
The city of the future — Toyama — earned Warwick students the top prize
WASHINGTON — A city of the future — Toyama — engineered by students from Warwick Middle School in Lititz, Pennsylvania, has won the grand prize at the 27th annual 2019 Future City® Competition. The students, Grace Kegel, Lauren Matt, Xavier Flaiz, Matthew Bacon, Joseph Conrad, Carter Hain, Connor Henry, Paige Misavage, Ivan Tejeda, Liam Zee, Jonah Ahlers, Olivia Boland, Zoe Buchanan, Kyle Charles, Ben Cosmore, Marin Davis, Carolyn Eisenbach, Nate Hovan, Thomas Jeanes, Caden Lausch, Elena Smith, Aiden Troop, Rebekah Trovinger, Maggie Turner, and Nate Wenger teamed with educator Mike Smith and 15-year-old volunteer mentor Christian Kegel to earn this year’s top honors. The Future City Finals, which concluded Feb. 19th at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill, is one of the showcase events taking place during Engineers Week.
Students from Warwick Middle School earned the grand prize of a trip to U.S. Space Camp and $7,500 for its school’s STEM program (provided by Finals sponsor Bentley Systems Inc.). Their city’s solution is based on the model the team researched, developed, and presented.