Wichita Home School claims Kansas BEST titles Wichita Home School claims Kansas BEST titles

Wichita Home School won the BEST Award and the Game Award at the 11th annual Kansas BEST (Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology) event at Wichita State University today (Saturday, Nov. 7). BEST is designed to inspire and motivate students toward careers in engineering, science and technology.

By winning the competition, Wichita Home School qualifies for the regional competition at Frontier Trails BEST in Fort Smith, Ark., Dec. 4 and 5. Also qualifying for the regional competition are Circle High School and Campus High School for finishing second and third in the BEST Award, and Ambassadors for Christ Academy (Bentonville, Ark.) for finishing second in the Game Award.

The BEST Award is based on a project notebook, oral presentation, table display, interviews, and overall spirit and sportsmanship. The Game Award is based on the robot scoring points in the game competition.

The winning teams will each receive a $2,500 stipend toward traveling expenses to compete in the regional competition.

Here are the other results from the 2009 Kansas BEST competition:

The Boeing Co. Creativity Award
Ambassadors for Christ Academy

The Spirit Aerosystems Most Robust Design Award

Circle High School

The Craftsmanship Award
Circle High School

The Cessna Teamwork Award
Wichita Home School

The Sportsmanship Award
Circle High School
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Contact: Joe Kleinsasser, (316) 978-3013 or joe.kleinsasser@wichita.edu, cell phone (316) 204-8266, or home phone (620) 947-2464.