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(L to R): Standing: Connor Taylor, Ian Tsekouras, Gyuna Kim, Jason Zhang, Jason Grate, and Joseph Gary. Kneeling: Hannah Dailey and Veronica Cherry. (L to R): Standing: Mason Edwards, Wesley Cherry, Jin Kim, T. Diebel, Colton Alter, and Steven Yergensen. In front: Sophia Kim and Mackenzie Montiel. L to R): Kylie Eng, Janice Cho, Sarang Lee, Nayoon Kang, Alex Whisenhunt, and Jack Branham. Not pictured Sam Prickett. Saint James School TEAMS wins First in State Students from Saint James School earned the top spot, placing first in the state, during the Tests of Engineering Aptitude, Mathematics and Science (TEAMS) competition on Tuesday, February 14, 2017. For the problem solving portion of the contest, one of the11th/12th grade teams won first place; team members included Gyuna Kim, Jason Zhang, Jason Grate, Connor Taylor, Ian Tsekouras, Veronica Cherry, Hannah Dailey, and Joseph Gary. The second 11th/12th grade team from Saint James finished 5th overall, and the 9th/10th grade team from Saint James tied for 6th place overall. During the competition, each team built a robot arm from provided materials including duct tape, strips of cardboard, popsicle sticks, rubber bands, coat hangers, and a few other items. The arm was to pick up a full water bottle and move it to a target. The second 11th/12th grade team from Saint James built an amazing robot arm and took just 6.8 seconds to move the bottle! The winner for this portion of the competition will be announced later this spring. Team members were T Diebel, Jin Kim, Sophia Kim, Colton Alter, Mackenzie Montiel, Wesley Cherry, Mason Edwards, and Steven Yergensen. The 9th/10th grade team from Saint James had a strong robot arm time of 1 min and 25 seconds and those team members were Kylie Eng, Jack Branham, Nayoon Kang, Janice Cho, Sarang Lee, Alex Whisenhunt, and Sam Prickett. Shop Our Unique Selection of  Contemporary Styles Online or Schedule a Shopping Appointment. FREE SHIPPING on orders over $50 FREE LOCAL PICKUP Schedule a Home Trunk Show and earn great hostess discounts! Contact Vonda @ 334-612-9836 or [email protected] 334.612.9836 Contact us for a Personal Shopping Appointment at [email protected] www.potentialmagazine.com Summer 2017 | L11