College of Education
AUGUSTA, GA. – The Augusta University College of Education hosted the second annual STEAMIFY competition for fourth through eighth graders on Saturday, Oct. 26. More than 150 teams competed, from across the state of Georgia, in the arts and sciences, to celebrate the impact of a STEAM curriculum.
Each team competed in a series of prepared challenges, in categories like dance, engineering, visual arts and rocketry; as well as a blind spontaneous challenge that was administered the day of the competition.
The results are as follows.
Elementary
Dance
- First Place: M.A.J. STEAMing RAMS from M. Agnes Jones Elementary School, Atlanta Public Schools
Coaches: Keisha Tyson-Johnson, Linsey Rutledge - Second Place: Baker Place from Baker Place Elementary School, Columbia County Schools
Coach: Marie Blindauer - Third Place: Lake Forest Dance from Lake Forest Elementary School, Richmond County Schools
Coaches: Kendra Collins, Rhonda Armstrong
Engineering
- First Place: STCE Horizons Engineering Team B from Stevens Creek Elementary School, Columbia County Schools
Coach: Tara Farr - Second Place: Centennial Super Heroes from Centennial Academy Charter School, Atlanta Public Schools
Coach: Deborah Scott - Third Place: STCE Horizons Engineering Team A from Stevens Creek Elementary School, Columbia County Schools
Coach: Tara Farr
Spoken Word
- First Place: River Ridge 2 from River Ridge Elementary School, Columbia County Schools
Coach: Dawn Jeffers - Second Place: Walker Wildcats from C.T. Walker Magnet School, Richmond County Schools
Coach: Shikara Willis - Third Place: STCE Horizons Spoken Word Team A from Stevens Creek Elementary School, Columbia County Schools
Coach: Tara Farr
Theater
- First Place: River Ridge 3 from River Ridge Elementary School, Columbia County Schools
Coach: Dawn Jeffers, Emily Harrison - Second Place: Shooting Stars from Lewiston Elementary School, Columbia County Schools
Coach: Ingrid Boone - Third Place: Eagles 4 from Martinez Elementary School, Columbia County Schools
Coach: Jennifer Douglass
Visual Arts
- First Place: ILMSmarts from ILM Academy, private school, Atlanta, Ga.
Coach: Heba Hassan - Second Place: BC Discovery from Blakeney Elementary School, Burke County Schools
Coach: Marie Murray, April Rios, Heather Hickman - Third Place: NCE’s Full STEAM Ahead from North Columbia Elementary School, Columbia County Schools
Coach: Amy Williamson
Middle Grades
Aeronautical Engineering
- First Place: Greenbrier 1 from Greenbrier Middle School, Columbia County Schools
Coach: Paige Dobbs, Donna Tracy - Second Place: Greenbrier Aeronauts from Greenbrier Middle School, Columbia County Schools
Coach: David Phillips - Third Place: Flat Rock Middle from Flat Rock Middle School, Fayette County Schools
Coach: Jeff Eller
Dance
- First Place: Flat Rock Middle from Flat Rock Middle School, Fayette County Schools
Coach: Jeff Eller - Second Place: Dancing Knight Stars from Evans Middle School, Columbia County Schools
Coach: Teresa Belchyk - Third Place: The Dancing Dolphins from Spirit Creek Middle School, Richmond County Schools
Coach: Rosina Allen
Debate
- First Place: Walker Wildcats from C.T. Walker Magnet School, Richmond County Schools
Coach: Aletha Snowberger - Second Place: White Tigress Science Team from Richmond County Technical Career Magnet School, Richmond County Schools
Coach: Tison Garnett - Third Place: The Straight to the Point Dolphins from Spirit Creek Middle School, Richmond County Schools
Coach: Rosina Allen
Engineering
- First Place: WCMS CO2 Harness Team from West Chatham Middle School, Savannah-Chatham County Schools
Coach: Sabina Nell - Second Place: ILMSmarts from ILM Academy, private school, Atlanta, Ga.
Coach: Bushra Alvi - Third Place: Building Dolphins from Spirit Creek Middle School, Richmond County Schools
Coach: Rosina Allen
Rocketry
- First Place: Greenbrier3 from Greenbrier Middle School, Columbia County Schools
Coach: Paige Dobbs, Donna Tracy - Second Place: Greenbrier Rocketeers (team2) from Greenbrier Middle School, Columbia County Schools
Coach: David Phillips - Third Place: Greenbrier Rocket Boys (team1) from Greenbrier Middle School, Columbia County Schools
Coach: David Phillips
Spoken Word
- First Place: ILMSmarts from ILM Academy, private school, Atlanta, Ga.
Coach: Samia Siddiqi - Second Place: EMS-1 from T.J. Elder Middle School, Washington County Schools
Coach: Karen Clements, Victoria Broome - Third Place: Verse of the Dolphin from Spirit Creek Middle School, Richmond County Schools
Coach: Rosina Allen
Theater
- First Place: Walker Wildcats from C.T. Walker Magnet School, Richmond County Schools
Coach: Dana Cheshire - Second Place: Cyber Trackerz from Early County Middle School, Early County Schools
Coach: Gina Gaines, Angela Bell - Third Place: Piggy.co from Early County Middle School, Early County School
Coach: Gina Gaines
Visual Arts
- First Place: ILMSmarts from ILM Academy, private school, Atlanta, Ga.
Coach: Umme-Kulsoom Huda - Second Place: The Masters from Evans Middle School, Columbia County Schools
Coach: Coral Vedder - Third Place: Smith from Burke County Middle School, Burke County Schools
Coach: Shakeirra Riggs
Grand Prize Winners
Grand Prize Elementary School Winner – River Ridge 3, from River Ridge Elementary School in Columbia County School District.
Coaches: Dawn Jeffers and Emily Harrison.
Grand Prize Middle School Winner – ILMSmarts, from ILM Academy, a private school in Atlanta, Ga.
Coach: Umme-Kulsoom Huda
