Wa-Hi Future Problem Solving team qualifies for International Competition

The Future Problem Solving team of Emily Pinney, Josh Ness, Katie OBrien and Maeve McClellan earned 3rd place in the senior division of the FPS State Bowl and will travel to Fort Collins, CO for the International competition May 31 through June 3.

The students will compete against teams from Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Russia and other state winners. Privacy is the topic for the International competition.

Also in the senior division, Wa-Hi earned a 5th place from the team of Kiernan Charnley-Ovens, Emily Hollenbeck, Ksenia Skorohodova and Brian James, and a 7th place from the team of Jeff Ladderud, Janet Hill and Tyler Hurlburt. The team of Emma Burgess, Erica Burmood and Denali Molitor earned 3rd place in the middle division. The FPS state bowl was held in Stanwood on April 12. The teams are coached by John and Gay Buissink.

Garrison Middle School sent five teams to the Future Problem Solving State Level Competition from April 11-13. The students performed very well, according to advisor Beth Clearman. Robert Allen, Annie Ladderud, Kyle Jameson, and Aaron Gogl placed sixth. Garrison also had two sixth grade teams place 8th and 9th in the State. They are: Gustavo Torres, Travis Stinebaugh, Garrett French, Lila Weglin, Teagan Coleman, Tim Caudill, Connor Stone and Robert Miller. Future Problem Solving is a critical-thinking program that emphasizes writing about futuristic topics and working collaboratively. This years state topic was Caring for the Elderly.

Three teams of Future Problem Solvers from Pioneer Middle School earned the honor of attending State Bowl. Teams included a 3-person sixth grade team, Marisol Beck, Calvin Brigham, and Justin Knight. Two seventh/eighth grade teams included Jocelyn Vargas, James Tupper-Bridges, Beth Meyer, Emylee Gobel; and Brittany Higgins, Katelyn Madsen, Dani Hall, and Parker Postlewait.