Flagler Schools racks up 236 awards at 2019 Florida fps affiliate competition

June 11, 2018

332 students from six different schools attended the recent Florida FPS Affiliate competition and came home with a total of 236 awards, one "Best Writer" award and four CmPS Grand Champions!

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Indian Trails Medalists 2019 States.pdf
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Flagler Schools’ Problem Solvers Claim Two 1st Places Among 6 Trophies at 2018 International Competition

June 11, 2018

Eighty-two students from the Flagler County School District participated in various Future Problem Solving Program International Conference competitions this weekend at the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse.

Students from Bunnell Elementary, Rymfire Elementary, Indian Trails Middle School, Buddy Taylor Middle School and Flagler Palm Coast High School participated in a wide variety competitions and activities during the four days of competition and celebration. Our students competed against, and with, student from forty FPS affiliates that encompass nine countries (Australia, China, France, New Zealand, Norway, Republic of Georgia, Singapore, Turkey, USA) and 29 U.S. states.

Read more from Flaglerlive.com and a list of International winners here:

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2016 Florida FPS State Competition results

Flagler FPS brings home 69 awards from the FLorida FPS 2016 state Competition

2016 Florida Future Problem Solving Program State Competition Results

April 2, 2016

A total of 69 awards were presented in individual and team competitions to Flagler County students at the 2015 FPS State Competition in Orlando on Saturday, April 2nd. Out of these 69 category winners, seventeen (17) International Conference invitations were announced. This gives Flagler Schools a total of 59 students that have been invited to International Conference this summer at Michigan State University!

Overall, Flagler students were awarded:

1 State Scholarship Recipients

1 International Scholarship Runner-up

17 International Conference Invitations

2 Grand Champion Awards

Here is a summary of the awards granted for each competition:

Community Problem Solving:

4 individual awards (4 International Conference Invites)
11 team awards (2 Grand Champions & 6 International Conf. Invites)

Global Issues Problem Solving Teams:

5 team awards (4 International Conference Invites)

Global Issues Problem Solving Individuals:

5 awards (1 International Conference Invite)

Global Issues Skits-Teams:

7 team awards

Individual Scenario Writing:

4 awards (2 International Conference Invites)

Group Scenario Writing:

16 awards and 1 overall best writer award

Multi-School Global Issues Writing:

12 awards

Scenario Performance (New Category):

2 awards (2 International Conference Invites)

Below please find a detailed breakdown of the category winners and team members:

Florida FPS State Scholarship Recipient:

Savannah Umpenhour (FPC)

FPSPI International Scholarship Runner-up:

Savannah Umpenhour (FPC)

Multi-School Global Issues Writing:

Junior Division
3^rd - Daniel Wolcott (BES)

Middle Division

3^rd – Ellis Valladares (FPC)

2^nd - Ashley Smith (FPC)

1^st – Daniella Sbordone (FPC)

Senior Division

3^rd – Saige Brey (FPC)

3^rd - Zaria George (FPC)

3^rd - Max Romero (FPC)

3^rd - Guillermo Soto (MHS)

2^nd – Kayla Dance (FPC)

2^nd - Kylie Miller (FPC)

1^st – Amberly Dong (FPC)

1^st - Rida Muneer (FPC)

Individual Scenario Writing:
Junior Division
8^th - Paul Grau (BES)

Middle Division

3^rd – Daniella Sbordone (FPC)

Senior Division

2^nd – Bayley Steinwehr (FPC) ** Invited to Internationals

1^st – Zaria George (FPC) ** Invited to Internationals

Group Scenario Writing:

Junior Division
6^th – Paul Grau (BES)

5th - William St.Peter and Jermaine Bucknor (BES)
4th - Abbigail Carver and William Vierengel (BES)
3rd - Michael Mwaura (BES)
2nd - Karissa Jackson (BES)
1st - Hope Bodin and Hope Romaine (BES)

Middle Division

2^nd - Amy Raleigh (FPC)

1^st – Daniella Sbordone (FPC)

Best Writer: Daniella Sbordone (FPC)

Senior Division

2^nd – Katya Martynuk (FPC)

2^nd - Trey deLeon (FPC)

2^nd – Teptida Battebhouse (MHS)

1^st – Zaria George (FPC)

1^st - Hannah Umpenhour (FPC)

Team Community Problem Solvers:

Junior Division -

Human & Environment Category:
2nd - Beachy Clean (BES)

Patrick White
Abby Carver
Michael Mwaura
Hope Bodin
Matthew Brunell

1st -Animal Assisters (BES) - **Invited to Internationals

Kenny Logan
William Vierengel
William St. Peter
Margaret D'Elia
Gabe Daboussi
Dylan Long
Paul Grau

Health, Civics & Education Category:

2nd - R.A.P. - Reading and Athletics (Rymfire)

Nicholas Blumengarten

Aaron Cope

Nathaniel Gasparini

Landon Gonzales

Tim King

Victoria Ganung

Jesse Doolin

Hunter Becker

1st - HOPE (BES) **Invited to Internationals

Karissa Jackson
Hope Romaine
Christina Courson
Carmella Sweeney
Isabella Miller

Grand Champion - Project G.R.E.E.N. (BES) **Invited to Internationals

Sean Gilliam
Madelynn Oliva
Danny Wilcott
Jermaine Bucknor
Jackson McMillan

Middle Division

1^st – Street Talk (FPC) **Invitation to Internationals

Michael Pierre

Sarah Main

Gianna Labarbera

David McErlane

Brian Cote

Senior Division -

Health & Human Category

2^nd – Pause4Paws (FPC)

Kayla Colandrea

Janine Jao

Rida Muneer

Nicolle Perilli

Mia Scarcella

1^st – Good ol’ Days (FPC) **Invited to Internationals

Saige Brey

Allie Marino

Aaron Carll

Andrew Secunda

Diego Valdessarri

Zachary Verdi

Max romero

Hannah Williams

Ernest Ardon

Julietta Martinez

Education & Civic Category

2^nd – Team P.O.V. (FPC)

Amberly Dong

Zaria George

Jessica Middleton

Sarah Tamayo

Alexandra Feldman

1^st - Teens for Safe Driving (FPC)

Michael Brown

Ashton Craig

Ayden Craig

Isabel Vigil

Jessica Wilcox

Grand Champion – Project LINK (FPC) **Invited to Internationals

Kayla Dance

Sarah Dance

Judy Colindres

Vashti Malvoisin

Ivana Moore

Individual CmPS:

Junior Division
1^st – HEALTH - Isabella Colindres (BES) **Invited to Internationals

2nd - Individual Booklet - Carmella Sweeney (BES) **Invited to Internationals

Middle Division

2^nd – Project InterLACE – Katya Martynuk (FPC) **Invited to Internationals

1^st – Keep Hope Afloat – Brielle Goldberg (FPC) **Invited to Internationals

Team GIPS (Global Issues Problem Solving):

Junior Division
4^th – Bunnell Elementary Team A

Isabella Colindres
Sean Gilliam
Madelynn Oliva
Paul Grau

1^st – Bunnell Elementary Team C - **Invited to Internationals

Kenny Logan
Karissa Jackson
Hope Romaine
Michael Mwaura

Middle Division

2^nd – FPC Team C - **Invited to Internationals

Sarah Main

Gianna Labarbera

David McErlane

Michael Pierre

Senior Division

2^nd – FPC Team F - **Invited to Internationals

McKenzie Smith

Jada Bourke

Ally Erickson

Zoe Wolfe

1^st – FPC Team C - **Invited to Internationals

Anna Buss

Nina Jones

Anna Walls

Elizabeth Mason

Individual GIPS (Global Issues Problem Solving)

Junior Division

2^nd – Carmella Sweeny (BES)

Middle Division

3^rd – Liam Dineen (FPC)

2^nd – Kyleigh Ruddy (ITMS)

Senior Division

4^th – Melissa Yorio (FPC)

1^st - Savannah Umpenhour (FPC) **Invited to Internationals

Presentation of Action Plans

Middle Division

4^th – FPC Team D

3^rd – FPC Team C

Senior Division

6^th - FPC Team I

5^th – FPC Team C

4^th – FPC Team L

2^nd – FPC Team B

1^st – FPC Team G

Scenario Performance

Senior Division

1^st – Alexandra Feldman **Invited to Internationals

3^rd – Katya Martynuk **Invited to Internationals

download the list of 2016 FPS winners:

2016 Florida FPS State Competition Winners from Flagler Schools
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Flagler FPS brings home five trophies from FPSPI 2015 International Conference

The legacy of excellence lives on with Flagler Schools Future Problem Solvers! Our Flagler FPS students are coming home from the International competition with five (5) trophies, proving yet again that our students can compete and win against the toughest competition from all over the world!

Let’s thank all our students who participated in the International conference and represented Flagler Schools at the elementary, middle and high school levels. We are so proud of all our students that were invited to participate this year. Let’s give all our FPS students a big round of congratulations for representing Flagler Schools with distinction. For those that won trophies, congrats on your awards and for placing internationally against the strongest competition from all over the world!

Let’s not forget our wonderful teacher and FPS coaches for all their hard work preparing the students and taking their personal time to travel with the students to the conference! You are the BEST! And last but not least, special thanks to the School Board and the district and school administration for your support of the FPS program!

Below please read the newspaper articles that recently highlighted our FPS students and their success at the international competition.

Flaglerlive.com: "Flagler’s Future Problem Solvers Claim 2 First-Place Trophies and 5 Overall at International Competition"

Palm Coast Observer: "Flagler Future Problem Solvers win five awards"

Video for Second Place International Conference 2015 winner "Let's Get Drown To Business"

2015 Florida FPS State Competition

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2015 Florida Future Problem Solving Program State Competition Results

A total of 62 awards were presented in individual and team competitions to Flagler County students at the 2015 FPS State Competition in Orlando on Wednesday, March 19. Out of these 62 category winners, seventeen (16) International Conference invitations were announced. This gives Flagler Schools a total of 35 students that have been invited to International Conference this summer in Ames, Iowa!

Overall, Flagler students were awarded:

2 State Scholarship Recipients
1 International Scholarship Recipient
16 International Conference Invitations
3 Grand Champion Awards

Here is a summary of the awards granted for each competition:

Community Problem Solving:
- 4 individual awards (4 International Conference Invites)
- 10 team awards (3 Grand Champions & 6 International Conference Invites)
- Global Issues Booklet Writing:
  - 4 team awards (1 International Conference Invites)
- Global Issues Skits:
  - 3 awards
- Individual Global Issues Writing:
  - 8 awards (3 International Conference Invites)
- Individual Scenario Writing:
  - 4 awards (3 International Conference Invite)
- Group Scenario Writing:
  - 13 awards
  - 1 overall best writer award
- Multi-School Writing:
  - 16 awards

Below please find a detailed breakdown of the category winners and team members:

State FPS Scholarship Recipients:

Will DeAugustino (FPC)
Autumn Sanson (FPC)

International FPS Scholarship Recipient:

Dennis Dineen (FPC)

Community Problem Solving/Individual Project

Senior Division:

1^st Place and International Competition Invitee:

Sense It - Daniel Thomas (FPC)

2^nd Place and International Competition Invitee:

"The heART” Project - Sierra Biggs (FPC)

Community Problem Solving/Individual Project

Middle Division:

1^st Place and International Competition Invitee:

Screen Escape - Michael Pierre (BTMS)

2^nd Place and International Competition Invitee:

Not For Self, But For Country - Isabel Petrin (ITMS)

Community Problem Solving/Team Project

Senior Division:

2^nd Place and International Competition Invitee

Let’s Get Drown to Business - (FPC: Ashley Robshaw,

Brielle Goldberg, Ethan Christensen)

3^rd Place:

Ready Front - (FPC: Elizabeth Morris, Thomas Cassidy,

Nathan Higgins, Jaia Huggins, Bella Del Greco, Alexa White)

Middle Division:

1^st Place:

Fantastic Future for You! – (BTMS: Mariann Trecki, Amy Raleigh, Sarah Main, Ellis Valladares, Gianna LaBarbera, Madi Bitner)

Grand Champion and International Competition Invitee:

Don’t Stress, Beat That Test – (BTMS: Dallas Nickels, Valerie Diaz, Daniella Sbordone, Chase Smith, Brian Cote, Sharron Gardner)

Grand Champion and International Competition Invitee:

Project K.E.T.C.H. – (MHS: Delaney Booth &

Maggie O’Mahoney)

Community Problem Solving/Team Project (Cont.)

Junior Division: Education & Civic Concerns

1^st Place and International Competition Invitee:

ESOL8 – (RES: Yana Goldshteyn, Shannon Golmayo, Emma Brito, Rovina Seetaram, Serena Daley, Bridgett Dubena, Nicole Gannett)

Junior Division: Health & Environmental Concerns

1^st Place:

SAFARIS – Science and Fitness at Rymfire is Sensational – (RES: Landon Gonzalez, Timothy King II, Nicholas Blumengarten, Gerry Mock, Victoria Wilcox, Levi McNally, Aaron Cope)

Junior Division: Human Concerns

1^st Place:

Food for Friends - (BES: Kyleigh Ruddy, Isabel Colindres, Madelyn Oliva, Julia Figluzzi)

2^nd Place:

Memory Lane – (BES: Kenny Logan, Hannah Butler, Margaret D’Elia, Michael Mwaura, Dorian Gaddy)

Grand Champion and International Competition Invitee:

NEW (New Students Everywhere Welcomed) – (RES: Jada Williams, Hunter Becker, Chase Hearn, Taylor Carroll, Nathaniel Gasparini)

Global Issues Booklet Writing:

Junior Division:

5^th Place:

BES Team B – (Kyleigh Ruddy, Polina Sokolova, Rebecca

Martinez, Kaylee Chapman)

3^rd Place:

BES Team A – (Brionna Johnston, Ava Grundvig, Patricia

Blackburn, Joseph Goddard)

Middle Division:

6^th Place:

FPC Team C – (Trey Deleon, Mia Scarcella, Andrew Secunda, Zach Verdi)

Global Issues Booklet Writing Teams (Cont.):

Senior Division:

4^th Place and invitation to International Competition:

FPC Team A – (Agata Bereznicka, Barrett Manfre, Marianna Sbordone, Anna Skudarnova)

Global Issues Skits:

Middle Division:

4^th Place:

FPC Team C - (Trey Deleon, Mia Scarcella, Andrew Secunda, Zach Verdi, Aaron Carll, Daniel Yeveseyevich, Kareena Weber)

Senior Division:

5^th Place:

FPC Team E – (Johnathan Cooper, Jake Ekberg, Mikhail Vassilyev, Mark Zevallos, Cole Orlando)

6^th Place:

FPC Team C – (Chloe Carll, Celestine Emberton. Justyn Perry, Kya Stotler, Austin Smith, Caitlin Burns, Ashly Wintersmith)

Individual Global Issues Writing

Junior Division:

3rd place and International Competition Invitee: Isabella

Colindres (BES)

Middle Division:

5^th Place: Zaria George (FPC)

6^th Place: Liam Dineen (FPC)

Senior Division:

1^st Place and invitation to International Competition: Savannah Umpenhour (FPC)

3^rd Place and invitation to International Competition:

Lauren Perrotta (FPC)

4^th Place: Isabel Voskoboynik (FPC)

5^th Place: Ashly Wintersmith (FPC)

6^th Place: Christina Gerhard (FPC)

Individual Scenario Competition:

Junior Division:

2^nd Place and invitation to International Competition: Jack

Moffat (BES)

Individual Scenario Competition (Cont.):

Middle Division:

1^st Place and invitation to International Competition: Danielle

Sbordone (BTMS)

3^rd Place: Sasha Feldman (FPC)

Senior Division:

1^st Place and invitation to International Competition: Marianna Sbordone (FPC)

Group Scenario Writing Competition:

Junior Division:

1^st Place: Rebecca Martinez (BES)

2^nd Place: Jack Moffat (BES)

Middle Division:

Overall Best Writer: Zaria George (FPC)

1^st Place: Zaria George (FPC), Sasha Feldman (FPC), Teptida Battenhouse (MHS)

2^nd Place: Zameena Phillips (FPC), Ladyann Holderzwink (MHS), Nicholas Villa (ITMS)

3^rd Place: Lance Fairbanks (FPC), Danielle Sbordone (BTMS)

Senior Division:

1^st Place: Marianna Sbordone

2^nd Place: Judy Colindres

Multi-School Global Issues Writing (Alternate Booklet Writing)

Junior Division:

1^st Place: Sean Gilliam (BES)

3^rd Place: Saydee Peck (BES) and Nick Blumengarten (RES)

Middle Division:

1^st Place: Amy Raleigh (BTMS)

2^nd Place: Julietta Martinez (FPC), Daniella Sbordone (BTMS) and Michael Pierre (BTMS)

3^rd Place: Daniel Yeveseyevich (FPC) and Brian Cote (BTMS)

Senior Division:

1^st Place: Bella Del Greco (FPC) & Sierra Biggs (FPC)

2^nd Place: Monica Dorman (FPC) & Elizabeth Morris (FPC)

3^rd Place: Ashley Robshaw (FPC), Jessica Stone (FPC) & Bryce Binns (MHS)

Circus Maximus Competition:

Junior Division:

2nd place: BES Team (Saydee Peck, Kyleigh Ruddy, Natalie Valenteychik, Reina Robinson, Polina Sokolova, Aria Reiter)