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Galena Park ISD holds second annual middle school STEM Challenge; Woodland Acres wins overall
Summary
Galena Park ISD hosted its second annual middle school STEM Challenge in 2025, pitting teams from district campuses in bridge-building, Sphero coding, a teamwork "pressure cooker" event and a battle-bots finale. Woodland Acres Middle School took first place; organizers emphasized safety rules, time limits and material restrictions for each event.
Galena Park ISD held its second annual middle school STEM Challenge in 2025, bringing students from multiple campuses to compete in bridge building, Sphero coding, a teamwork "pressure cooker" event and a battle-bots finale.
James Fine, the event host, opened the program and outlined competition rules and safety requirements. He explained event timing and scoring and encouraged students during a program of on-stage instructions and timed rounds.
The bridge-building competition required teams to construct a freestanding bridge using only provided materials (20 pieces of balsa wood, five glue sticks, design paper, rulers and a hot glue gun) and meet dimensional limits: a roadway 12 to 15 inches long and 2.5 to 4.5 inches wide, a clear interior for a 1-by-2-inch tester block, and a substructure not exceeding 3 inches in depth and 10…
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