Lake Shore — The Jason Lee Middle School Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) team won first place at the MESA USA National Engineering Design Competition, held June 17-20 at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah.
The team — Tyler Bacon, James Hess, Samuel Sparkman and Cody Womack — competed in the Prosthetic Arm Challenge to help children in developing countries, scoring 48.5 points out of a possible 50 for their design’s efficiency.
“This means that their arm was produced at a very minimal cost without sacrificing the functional worth or quality,” said Debbie Blas, interim MESA director at Washington State University Vancouver, in a release from the college.
Southwest Washington’s MESA program operates out of WSU Vancouver.
