Contact: Tammy Lane • First Posted: Thursday, December 2, 2010

Winburn Middle School and Bryan Station High School led the way in the Student Technology Leadership Program’s regional fall showcase, with a total of nine projects advancing to this spring’s statewide contests.

Students from across the school district demonstrated technology skills in several categories such as digital art, music, videos, writing and interactive content. Several schools sent multiple groups to the Nov. 11 event, hosted by the University of Kentucky.

Advancing to the state showcase competition in May:

• Dixie Elementary:  Apple Tree of Learning; WAVE News
• Julius Marks Elementary:  Media Mania; JME is Keen on Green!
• Maxwell Elementary:  WMAX – ¿Que Pasa en Maxwell?
• Winburn Middle School:  Warrior Morning News and Announcements; Warriors Reach Out; Warrior Techsters; Warrior Warehouse
• Bryan Station High School:  Aeronautics Showcase; Computers and the Environment; Teaching Mom & Dad; Math Lab; Multilanguage Office
• Eastside Technical Center:  The Green Machine
• Paul Laurence Dunbar High School:  PLD Power Rangers

Advancing to the state presenter competition:

• Julius Marks Elementary:  Editing with Pinnacle
• Morton Middle School: Pinnacle
• Paul Laurence Dunbar High School: Commitment for a Cause

In addition, Chris Thompson took first place in the Archimedes penny boat contest, and Landon Williams won a Zune from Microsoft for second place in the Live at EDU competition. Both attend Dunbar High School.

For more information about programs and projects, contact the school’s STLP coordinator.
At the district level, e-mail Julie Gaskin.