TAKING 2016 presents FLIGHT Award Winners | Grades 4–5 Bob Grimm Award Top Tech Challenge Story For an extraordinary educator Team Name: Blast off Mumineen Richard Algea Team # 133 Lairon College School: Saba Academy Preparatory Academy Outstanding Device Performance Judges’ Choice Team Name: KYD Tech Amazing quality assurance Team # 221 Team Name: Creative Cats School: Almond Elementary Team # 297 School: John Sinnott Elementary and Outstanding Device Performance Northwood Elementary Team Name: EPIC Team # 213 Judges’ Choice School: Springer Elementary Real-world connection Team Name: Living Bacon Outstanding Device Performance Team # 403 Team Name: Roarin’ and Soarin’ Team # 72 Judges’ Choice School: Phillips Brooks Elementary Compelling presentation Team Name: Soarin’ S’mores Outstanding Engineering Design Process Team # 2 Team Name: Alpaca School: Millikin Elementary Team # 813 School: Ruskin 5th Graders Best Sportsmanship Team Name: Red Rooster Heads Outstanding Engineering Design Process Team # 104 Team Name: DracoGliders School: The Harker School Team # 26 School: Arundel Elementary Best Costume Team Name: DaVinci Outstanding Engineering Design Process Team # 506 Team Name: Infinity School: Khan Lab School Team # 339 School: Challenger Sunnyvale Best Team Safety Team Name: First KLAAS Outstanding Engineering Journal Team # 245 Team Name: The Right Bros School: Duveneck Elementary Team # 349 School: Eaton (C. B.) Elementary Best Teamwork Team Name: Aerial Taiga Outstanding Engineering Journal Team # 35 Team Name: Elite Gliders School: Almond Elementary Team # 345 Judges’ Inspiration Award Outstanding Engineering Journal Team Name: The Wright Brothers Team Name: Spicy Nacho Ninjas Team # 147 Team # 384 School: Merryhill Schools Best Overall 3rd Place Video Contest, presented by ARM Team Name: Sky Force 3rd Place Team # 478 Team Name: Silver Dolphins School: Santa Rita Elementary Team # 239 School: Curtner Elementary Best Overall 2nd Place Team Name: Space Narwhals Top Tech Challenge Story Team # 115 Team Name: Flying Technicians School: Merritt Trace Elementary Team # 700 School: Bay View Academy Best Overall 1st Place Team Name: The Flying Squirrels Outstanding Device Performance Team # 436 Team Name: High Flyers School: Ida Jew Academy Team # 196 School: Los Paseos Elementary Award Winners | Grade 6 Outstanding Device Performance Team Name: The Aeronauts Judges’ Choice Team # 32 Physics of flight School: John Gomes Elementary Team Name: Crew of Ping-Pong Airlines Team # 145 Outstanding Device Performance School: Stratford Middle School Team Name: The Flying Penguins Team # 498 Judges’ Choice School: Challenger School Compelling presentation Team Name: Team Cupcake! Outstanding Engineering Design Process Team # 331 Team Name: Bricks Can Fly School: Discovery Charter School Team # 671 School: Mattos (John G.) Elementary Judges’ Choice Unique launcher Outstanding Engineering Design Process Team Name: Aerial J’s Team Name: Just Wing It Team # 46 Team # 492 School: Curtner Elementary School: International School of Monterey Best Sportsmanship Outstanding Engineering Design Process Team Name: Flight Royal Team Name: InstaFlyers Team # 796 Team # 486 School: ACE Charter School and City of San Jose School: International School of Monterey Best Costume Outstanding Engineering Journal Team Name: The Chosen Ones Team Name: The Chosen Ones Team # 483 Team # 483 School: International School of Monterey School: International School of Monterey Best Team Safety Outstanding Engineering Journal Team Name: Lead Balloons Team Name: This Is Flappin’ Crazy Team # 195 Team # 309 School: Los Paseos Elementary School: Saint John Vianney Best Teamwork Outstanding Engineering Journal Team Name: Infinite Flyers Team Name: Flying Aces Team # 484 Team # 667 School: International School of Monterey School: F.A.C.E. Academy Best Overall 3rd Place Judges’ Inspiration Award Team Name: Larj Jet Team Name: Pegasi Team # 600 Team # 148 School: Buchser (Emil R.) Middle School Top Tech Challenge Story Best Overall 2nd Place Team Name: Air Strikers Team Name: A3R2MY Team # 138 Team # 112 Outstanding Device Performance Best Overall 1st Place Team Name: Pete & Otis Team Name: Blackbird Designers Team # 640 Team # 192 School: Marin Country Day School School: Gardner Bullis Elementary Outstanding Device Performance Team Name: N-Squared Fliers Award Winners | Grade 7–8 Team # 781 School: Challenger School Judges’ Choice Carbon footprint Outstanding Device Performance Team Name: Bad News Bears Team Name: Storm Chasers Team # 203 Team # 419 School: St. Martin of Tours School School: John F. Kennedy Middle School and Marian A. Peterson Middle School Judges’ Choice Research Outstanding Engineering Design Process Team Name: The Fighter Gliders Team Name: Rijnorponex Team # 60 Team # 409 School: Cabrillo (Juan) Middle School School: Ocean Grove Charter School-Homeschool Judges’ Choice Outstanding Engineering Design Process Foil innovation Team Name: The Sky Imperials Team Name: Nomadic Camels Team # 333 Team # 265 School: Discovery Charter School School: St. Joseph of Cupertino Outstanding Engineering Design Process Best Sportsmanship Team Name: Flying Mustangs Team Name: Pegasi Team # 425 Team # 148 School: Miller Middle School Best Costume Outstanding Engineering Journal Team Name: Flying Saucers Team Name: Tie Fighters Team # 248 Team # 663 School: Bret Harte School School: St. John Vianney Best Team Safety Outstanding Engineering Journal Team Name: Trojans Team Name: Trojans Team # 166 Team # 166 School: Rancho Milpitas Middle School School: Rancho Milpitas Middle School Best Teamwork Outstanding Engineering Journal Team Name: Fiery Phoenix Team Name: Fiery Phoenix Team # 178 Team # 178 School: Hyde (Warren E.) Middle School School: Hyde (Warren E.) Middle School Video Contest, presented by ARM Best Overall 3rd Place 2nd Place Team Name: Gliding Condors Team Name: Airheads Team # 341 Team # 336 School: Hyde (Warren E.) Middle School School: Hyde (Warren E.) Middle School Best Overall 2nd Place Top Tech Challenge Story Team Name: Time Flies Team Name: Wilcox Aviation Club Team # 111 Team # 348 School: Blach Middle School School: Wilcox High School Best Overall 1st Place Outstanding Device Performance Team Name: The Gliding Gang Team Name: Fowl Fliers Team # 207 Team # 359 School: Livermore Valley Charter School and Mission Hills Middle School Outstanding Device Performance Team Name: Height & Glide Team # 41 Award Winners | Grade 9–12 School: Leigh High School Judges’ Choice Outstanding Device Performance Launcher design Team Name: Dog Picture Team Name: Technically Challenged Team # 377 Team # 126 School: Carlmont High School Judges’ Choice Outstanding Engineering Design Process Unique design Team Name: WindLords Team Name: Bow and Aero Team # 30 Team # 500 School: Cupertino High School School: Cupertino High School Outstanding Engineering Design Process Judges’ Choice Team Name: Santa’s Reindeer Collaboration Team # 168 Team Name: NRA School: Cupertino High School Team # 250 Outstanding Engineering Design Process Best Sportsmanship Team Name: BayAirea Team Name: Alsion Sabercats Team # 294 Team # 161 School: Carlmont High School School: Alsion Montessori Middle/High School Outstanding Engineering Journal Best Costume Team Name: Team That Must Not Be Named Team Name: Wacky Waving Inflatable… Team # 401 Team # 395 School: Cupertino High School School: Oak Grove High School Outstanding Engineering Journal Best Team Safety Team # 126 Team Name: Plane White T’s Team # 784 Outstanding Engineering Journal School: Carlmont High School Team Name: WindLords Team # 30 Best Teamwork School: Cupertino High School Team Name: Houston, We Have a Problem! rd Team # 806 Best Overall 3 Place School: Lynbrook High School Team Name: Kappachitau Enterprises Team # 742 Video Contest, presented by ARM School: Homeschool 1st Place nd Team #361 Best Overall 2 Place School: Cupertino High School, Dwight D. Eisenhower Team Name: Wright Sisters Elementary School, and Lynbrook High School Team # 479 School: Cupertino High School Judges’ Inspiration Award st Team Name: We Can’t Win Best Overall 1 Place Team # 392 Team Name: Girls on Fire School: Oak Grove High School Team # 18.