ILM Academy wins STEAMIFY Grand Prize at Augusta University

AUGUSTA, GA. - Students from ILM Academy in Roswell, Ga., competed at Augusta University in Augusta, Ga., in the annual STEAMIFY competition for fourth through eighth graders on Saturday, Oct. 26. More than 150 teams registered, from across the state of Georgia and South Carolina, in the arts and sciences, to build community through creating responsible choices regarding technological advances.

Each team competed in a series of prepared challenges to present their solutions to problems in categories like dance, engineering, visual arts and rocketry. Teams also participated in a blind spontaneous challenge that was administered the day of the competition.

ILM Academy’s team, ILM Smarts, placed first in Elementary Visual Arts, Middle Grades Spoken Word, and Middle Grades Visual Arts, and placed second in Middle Grades Engineering.

• ILM Smarts took first place in Elementary Visual Arts, coached by Heba Hassan. Second place went to Blakeney Elementary School in Burke County, and third place went to North Columbia Elementary School in Columbia County.

• The team took first place in Middle Grades Spoken Word, coached by Bushra Alvi. Second place went to T.J. Elder Middle School in Washington County, and third place went to Spirit Creek Middle School in Richmond County.
• The team took first in Middle Grades Visual Arts, coached by Umme-Kulsoom Huda. Second place went to Evans Middle School in Columbia County; and third place went to Burke County Middle School in Burke County.
• The team took second in Middle Grades Engineering, coached by Bushra Alvi. First place went to West Chatham Middle School in Savannah-Chatham County; and third place went to Spirit Creek Middle School in Richmond County.

The full results can be found here and below: http://coenews.augusta.edu/archives/2178

Elementary

Dance

• First Place: M.A.J. STEAMing RAMS from M. Agnes Jones Elementary School, Atlanta Public Schools Coaches: Keisha Tyson-Johnson, Linsey Rutledge
• Second Place: Baker Place from Baker Place Elementary School, Columbia County Schools Coach: Marie Blindauer
• Third Place: Lake Forest Dance from Lake Forest Elementary School, Richmond County Schools Coaches: Kendra Collins, Rhonda Armstrong

Engineering

• First Place: STCE Horizons Engineering Team B from Stevens Creek Elementary School, Columbia County Schools Coach: Tara Farr
• Second Place: Centennial Super Heroes from Centennial Academy Charter School, Atlanta Public Schools Coach: Deborah Scott
• Third Place: STCE Horizons Engineering Team A from Stevens Creek Elementary School, Columbia County Schools Coach: Tara Farr

Spoken Word

• First Place: River Ridge 2 from River Ridge Elementary School, Columbia County Schools Coach: Dawn Jeffers
• Second Place: Walker Wildcats from C.T. Walker Magnet School, Richmond County Schools Coach: Shikara Willis
• Third Place: STCE Horizons Spoken Word Team A from Stevens Creek Elementary School, Columbia County Schools Coach: Tara Farr

Theater

• First Place: River Ridge 3 from River Ridge Elementary School, Columbia County Schools Coach: Dawn Jeffers, Emily Harrison
• Second Place: Shooting Stars from Lewiston Elementary School, Columbia County Schools Coach: Ingrid Boone
• Third Place: Eagles 4 from Martinez Elementary School, Columbia County Schools Coach: Jennifer Douglass

Visual Arts

• First Place: ILMSmarts from ILM Academy, private school, Atlanta, Ga. Coach: Heba Hassan
• Second Place: BC Discovery from Blakeney Elementary School, Burke County Schools Coach: Marie Murray, April Rios, Heather Hickman
• Third Place: NCE’s Full STEAM Ahead from North Columbia Elementary School, Columbia County Schools Coach: Amy Williamson

Middle Grades

Aeronautical Engineering

• First Place: Greenbrier 1 from Greenbrier Middle School, Columbia County Schools Coach: Paige Dobbs, Donna Tracy
• Second Place: Greenbrier Aeronauts from Greenbrier Middle School, Columbia County Schools Coach: David Phillips
• Third Place: Flat Rock Middle from Flat Rock Middle School, Fayette County Schools Coach: Jeff Eller

Dance

• First Place: Flat Rock Middle from Flat Rock Middle School, Fayette County Schools Coach: Jeff Eller
• Second Place: Dancing Knight Stars from Evans Middle School, Columbia County Schools Coach: Teresa Belchyk
• Third Place: The Dancing Dolphins from Spirit Creek Middle School, Richmond County Schools Coach: Rosina Allen

Debate

• First Place: Walker Wildcats from C.T. Walker Magnet School, Richmond County Schools Coach: Aletha Snowberger
• Second Place: White Tigress Science Team from Richmond County Technical Career Magnet School, Richmond County Schools Coach: Tison Garnett
• Third Place: The Straight to the Point Dolphins from Spirit Creek Middle School, Richmond County Schools Coach: Rosina Allen

Engineering

• First Place: WCMS CO2 Harness Team from West Chatham Middle School, Savannah-Chatham County Schools Coach: Sabina Nell
• Second Place: ILMSmarts from ILM Academy, private school, Atlanta, Ga. Coach: Bushra Alvi
• Third Place: Building Dolphins from Spirit Creek Middle School, Richmond County Schools Coach: Rosina Allen

Rocketry

• First Place: Greenbrier3 from Greenbrier Middle School, Columbia County Schools Coach: Paige Dobbs, Donna Tracy
• Second Place: Greenbrier Rocketeers (team2) from Greenbrier Middle School, Columbia County Schools Coach: David Phillips
• Third Place: Greenbrier Rocket Boys (team1) from Greenbrier Middle School, Columbia County Schools Coach: David Phillips

Spoken Word

• First Place: ILMSmarts from ILM Academy, private school, Atlanta, Ga. Coach: Samia Siddiqi
• Second Place: EMS-1 from T.J. Elder Middle School, Washington County Schools Coach: Karen Clements, Victoria Broome
• Third Place: Verse of the Dolphin from Spirit Creek Middle School, Richmond County Schools Coach: Rosina Allen

Theater

• First Place: Walker Wildcats from C.T. Walker Magnet School, Richmond County Schools Coach: Dana Cheshire
• Second Place: Cyber Trackerz from Early County Middle School, Early County Schools Coach: Gina Gaines, Angela Bell
• Third Place: Piggy.co from Early County Middle School, Early County School Coach: Gina Gaines

Visual Arts

• First Place: ILMSmarts from ILM Academy, private school, Atlanta, Ga. Coach: Umme-Kulsoom Huda
• Second Place: The Masters from Evans Middle School, Columbia County Schools Coach: Coral Vedder
• Third Place: Smith from Burke County Middle School, Burke County Schools Coach: Shakeirra Riggs

Grand Prize Winners

Grand Prize Elementary School Winner – River Ridge 3, from River Ridge Elementary School in Columbia County School District.

Coaches: Dawn Jeffers and Emily Harrison.

Grand Prize Middle School Winner – ILMSmarts, from ILM Academy, a private school in Atlanta, Ga.

Coach: Umme-Kulsoom Huda

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