NM MESA Seeks Judges

The com­pe­ti­tion for mid­dle school and high school MESA stu­dents gives more than 300 youth in the area an oppor­tu­nity to exer­cise crit­i­cal think­ing skills, orga­ni­za­tion and team­work, as well as demon­strate knowl­edge in math, engi­neer­ing and sci­ence, in a fun and com­pet­i­tive environment.

“Spend­ing time on the won­der­ful UNM cam­pus also exposes chil­dren from var­i­ous town­ships and socioe­co­nomic back­grounds to the poten­tial­ity of their own post-secondary edu­ca­tion,” Vil­lamil said, adding, “Numer­ous vol­un­teer judges are needed to ensure this event’s success.”

Cen­ter­ing on the theme of “Nat­ural Dis­as­ters,” events to be judged are as follows:

• On Site Design Chal­lenge: Bridges (high school and mid­dle school)
• Pre­pared Design Chal­lenge, high school: Vehi­cle Trans­port
• Pre­pared Design Chal­lenge, mid­dle school: Sur­vival Boat

To vol­un­teer, email Vil­lamil. Pro­vide name, email and phone num­ber, mail­ing address and pre­ferred event to judge.

“Con­tact me as soon as pos­si­ble if you are able to assist us in this year’s event and please pass along the invi­ta­tion to fel­low stu­dents, co-workers, fam­ily and friends. All help is wel­come and needed. Thank you for your sup­port and for help­ing NM MESA ‘Build Tomorrow’s Math­e­mati­cians, Engi­neers and Scientists…Today!’” said Villamil.