49 MESA/MESA Engineering Program (MEP)/Maximizing Science Potential (MSP) students from San Diego City College, San Diego State University, Southwestern College, Crawford High, Morse High, Lincoln High, Mark Twain High, San Pasqual High, Southwest High, and Calexico High Schools participated in various competitions that promoted the use of their leadership skills and various strengths attributes.

SDMA Pipeline: MESA Leadership Summit students and staff.

A Strengths Quest seminar was presented by Mr. Rafael Alvarez consisting of Reviewing Strengths (resulting from an online Strengths Quest survey via the Gallup Organization), a Scavenger Hunt, Common Strengths lecture, and a homework assignment on visual expression. Students broke into teams to complete a LEGO challenge.

LEGO Challenge winners:

3rd place – Team #3

1. Priscilla Dominguez ,Imperial Valley
2. Miriam Ibarra ,Imperial Valley
3. Brandon Pollack ,San Diego State University
4. Jose Luis Espinosa ,San Diego State University
5. Stan West ,Southwestern

2nd place – Team #2

1. Samuel Drew ,Lincoln High
2. Francisco Candido ,San Diego State University
3. Fernando Villasenor ,San Diego State University
4. Guillermo Langston ,Imperial Valley
5. Vicente Coleman ,Mark Twain High
6. Raul Perales ,Mark Twain High

1st place – Team #1

1. Daniela Rodriguez ,Imperial Valley
2. Stephanie Godoy ,Imperial Valley
3. Javier Soria ,San Diego State University
4. Eden Nguyen ,Mark Twain High
5. David Boydston ,Southwestern

Students also got a chance to mingle around a bonfire to conclude the first night.

Mr. Rafael Alvarez continued the Strengths Quest seminar with lectures on how to connect strengths to future planning and life/career goals, as well as a workshop on creating a cover/interest letter(s). SDSU MEP alumna and current industry member from Infrastructure Engineering Corporation, Ms. Dolores Ventura, led a seminar on Self-Leadership to continue the second day of activities.

Students voluntary rode on the Zip Line activity offered by the camp staff.  They also completed team challenges consisting of building toothpick bridges and pitting them in several competitions based on aesthetics and weight capacity, as well as a PowerPoint presentation culminating in lessons learned from the weekend.

Toothpick Bridge Design Winners:

3rd place – Team #8

1. Stephanie Godoy, Imperial Valley
2. Ninosthka Valdez, Southwestern
3. Ysidro Alfaro, San Diego City College
4. Javier Soria, San Diego State University
5. Joe Anousaya, Lincoln High

2nd place – Team #4

1. Emily Escalante, San Diego State University
2. Randall Ahmann, San Diego City College
3. Stan West, Southwestern
4. Priscilla Dominguez, Imperial Valley
5. Vicente Coleman, Mark Twain High

1st place – Team #1

1. Eden Nguyen, Mark Twain High
2. Shaina Nocum, Morse High
3. Alicia Rivero, Southwestern
4. Fernando Villasenor, San Diego State University
5. Alondra Galvan, San Diego City College

Toothpick Bridge Construction Winners:

3rd place with 151 washers – Team #1

1. Eden Nguyen, Mark Twain High
2. Shaina Nocum, Morse High
3. Alicia Rivero, Southwestern
4. Fernando Villasenor, San Diego State University
5. Alondra Galvan, San Diego City College

2nd place with 177 washers – Team #9

1. Eliel Chavarin, San Diego City College
2. Guillermo Langston, Imperial Valley
3. Francisco Candido, San Diego State University
4. Linnea Briggs, San Pasqual High
5. Ruth Sosa, Southwestern

1st place with 262 washers – Team #4

1. Emily Escalante, San Diego State University
2. Randall Ahmann, San Diego City College
3. Stan West, Southwestern
4. Priscilla Dominguez, Imperial Valley
5. Vicente Coleman, Mark Twain High

Toothpick Bridge Overall Winners:

3rd place  – Team #9

1. Eliel Chavarin, San Diego City College
2. Guillermo Langston, Imperial Valley
3. Francisco Candido, San Diego State University
4. Linnea Briggs, San Pasqual High
5. Ruth Sosa, Southwestern

2nd place – Team #1

1. Eden Nguyen, Mark Twain High
2. Shaina Nocum, Morse High
3. Alicia Rivero, Southwestern
4. Fernando Villasenor, San Diego State University
5. Alondra Galvan, San Diego City College

1st place – Team #4

1. Emily Escalante, San Diego State University
2. Randall Ahmann, San Diego City College
3. Stan West, Southwestern
4. Priscilla Dominguez, Imperial Valley
5. Vicente Coleman, Mark Twain High

The night again concluded with the roasting of marshmallows around a bonfire.

The last day was reserved for the conclusion of the team challenge which  consisted of conducting a PowerPoint presentation on specific topics, as the annual Leadership Summit came to an end.

PowerPoint Presentation Winners:

3rd place – Team #8

1. Alejandra Martinez, San Diego City College
2. Ninosthka Valdez, Southwestern
3. Javier Soria, San Diego State University
4. Patricia Demorest, San Pasqual High
5. Edgar Ramirez, Imperial Valley

2nd place – Team #6

1. Randall Ahmann, San Diego City College
2. Frank Sanchez, Southwestern
3. Silvia Hernandez, San Diego State University
4. Cesar Villa, Morse High
5. Miriam Ibarra, Imperial Valley

1st place – Team #5

1. Dana Long, San Diego City College
2. Alicia Rivero, Southwestern
3. Elizabeth Fortin, San Diego State University
4. Shaina Nocum, Morse High
5. Stephanie Godoy, Imperial Valley

A very special thanks goes to Ms. Dolores Ventura for her attendance and continued support of the MESA program.

Another very special thanks goes to PBS&J for allowing the Leadership Summit to take place with its grant award to SDSU MEP. Without this grant award, the 2011 Leadership Summit would not have taken place.

For additional photo coverage of the event, please visit the San Diego MESA Alliance Facebook page.

A Strengths Quest seminar will be presented by Mr. Rafael Alvarez consisted of Reviewing Strengths (resulting from an online Strengths Quest survey via the Gallup Organization), a Scavenger Hunt, Common Strengths lecture, and a homework assignment on visual expression. Students will break into teams to complete a LEGO challenge.

Students will get a chance to mingle around a bonfire to conclude the first night.

Mr. Rafael Alvarez will continue the Strengths Quest seminar with lectures on how to connect strengths to future planning and life/career goals, as well as a workshop on creating a cover/interest letter(s). SDSU MEP alumna and current industry member from Infrastructure Engineering Corporation, Ms. Dolores Ventura, will lead a seminar on Self-Leadership to continue the 2nd day of activities.

Students will be treated to a Zip Line activity (if they dare) in which a pulley is suspended on a cable mounted on an incline. After wards, students will return to complete team challenges consisting of building toothpick bridges and pitting them in several competitions based on aesthetics and weight capacity, as well as a PowerPoint presentation culminating in lessons learned from the weekend.

The night again will conclude with the roasting of marshmallows around a bonfire.

The last day is reserved for the conclusion of the team challenge which will consist of conducting a PowerPoint presentation on specific topics, as the annual Leadership Summit will come to an end.

Prior winner and photo coverage from the event can be found at the SDMA Facebook page and a very special thanks goes to Ms. Dolores Ventura for her attendance and continued support of the MESA program. Another very special thanks goes to PBS&J for allowing the Leadership Summit to take place with its grant award to SDSU MEP.

The Strengths Quest seminar presented by Mr. Rafael Alvarez consisted of Reviewing Strengths (resulting from an online Strengths Quest test via the Gallup Organization), a Scavenger Hunt, Common Strengths lecture, and a homework assignment on visual expression. Students then broke into teams to complete a LEGO challenge.

As the afternoon turned into late evening, students mingled around the bonfire to conclude the night.

Mr. Rafael Alvarez continued the Strengths Quest seminar with lectures on how to connect strengths to future planning and life/career goals, as a well as a workshop on creating a cover/interest letter(s). SDSU MEP alumna and current industry member from IEC, Ms. Dolores Ventura, led a seminar on Self-Leadership to continue the 2nd day of activities.

Students who dared were treated to the Zip Line activity in which a pulley is suspended on a cable mounted on an incline. Afterwards, students returned to complete team challenges consisting of building toothpick bridges and pitting them in several competitions based on aesthetics and weight capacity, as well as a PowerPoint presentation that culminated the lessons learned from the weekend.

The night again concluded with the roasting of marshmallows around a bonfire.

The last day was reserved for the conclusion of the team challenge which consisted of conducting a PowerPoint presentation on specific topics, as the annual Leadership Summit came to an end.

3rd place cumulative competition winners:

Jose Bojorquez
Mario Deleon
Josephine Briallante
Zeke Belle

2nd place cumulative competition winners:

Nermin Hamawandi
Jade Handy
Fredy Suarez
Adrian Deleon

1st place cumulative competition winners:

Nicholas Troast
Myrna Martinez
Bretzner Gonzalez
Maria Lemus

Photo coverage from the event can be found at the SDMA Facebook page and a very special thanks goes to Ms. Dolores Ventura for her presentation and continued support of the MESA program and PBS&J for allowing the Leadership Summit to take place with its grant award to SDSU MEP.

The Strengths Quest seminar presented by Mr. Alex Juden consisted of Reviewing Strengths (resulting from an online Strengths Quest test via the Gallup Organization), a Scavenger Hunt, Common Strengths lecture, and a homework assignment on visual expression. Students then broke into teams to complete a human knot activity and a LEGO challenge.

As the afternoon turned into late evening, students and staff alike mingled around the bonfire to conclude the night.

Ms. Dolores Ventura led a seminar on Professional Development to start the 2nd day of activities. Mr. Alex Juden continued the Strengths Quest seminar with lectures on how to connect strengths to future planning and life/career goals, as a well as a workshop on creating a cover/interest letter(s).

Students were treated to the Zip Line activity in which a pulley is suspended on a cable mounted on an incline.

Students returned to the barn area for team challenges, which consisted of building toothpick bridges and pitting them in several competitions based on aesthetics and weight capacity.

The night again concluded with the roasting of marshmallows around a bonfire.

The last day was reserved for the conclusion of the team challenge which consisted of conducting a PowerPoint presentation on specific topics, as the annual Leadership Summit came to an end.

A very special thanks goes out to SDSU MEP alumna Ms. Dolores Ventura of IEC for her presentation and continued support of the MESA program, as well as PBS&J – without their grant award the Leadership Summit would not be possible. Thank you.

LEGO Challenge competition winners:

Steven Almos
Raymond Evans
Mariana Abaunza
Christina Severa

Toothpick bridge design competition winners:

1st place:

Raymond Evans
Frank Bogart
Arielle Nuspl

2nd place:

Mariella Medina
Bryan Shibley
Carlos Fletes

3rd place:

Steven Almos
Natalia Cordona
Christina Newell

Toothpick bridge weight competition winners:

1st place:

Raymond Evans
Frank Bogart
Arielle Nuspl

2nd place:

Brian Ware
Jorge Coronado
Mariana Abaunza

3rd place:

Sheldon Miles
Luis Mejia
Hersy Joy Enriquez

Powerpoint Presentation winners:

Jorge Gomez
Raymond Evans
Mariela Medina
Hersy Joy Enriquez
Mariana Abaunza

The Strengths Quest seminar presented by Mr. Alex Juden consisted of Reviewing Strengths (resulting from an online Strengths Quest test via the Gallup Organization), a Scavenger Hunt, Common Strengths lecture, and a homework assignment on visual expression. Students then broke into teams to complete a human knot activity and a LEGO challenge.

As the afternoon turned into late evening, students and staff alike mingled around the bonfire to conclude the night.

Ms. Dolores Ventura led a seminar on Professional Development to start the 2nd day of activities. Mr. Alex Juden continued the Strengths Quest seminar with lectures on how to connect strengths to future planning and life/career goals, as a well as a workshop on creating a cover/interest letter(s).

Students were treated to the Zip Line activity in which a pulley is suspended on a cable mounted on an incline.

Students returned to the barn area for team challenges, which consisted of building mini sail-boats and pitting them in several competitions.

The night again concluded with the roasting of marshmallows around a bonfire.

The last day was reserved for the conclusion of the team challenge which consisted of conducting a PowerPoint presentation on specific topics, as the annual Leadership Summit came to an end.

A very special thanks goes to PBS&J for allowing the Leadership Summit to take place with its grant award to SDSU MEP. Without this grant award, the 2008 Leadership Summit would not have taken place.

Team Challenge #1 Winners
Sail-Boat Competition:
1st place: Ziploc
2nd place: Infinity
3rd place: Windsbraut
4th place: Tie between Lara Craft & Wombat

1st place Face-off Tiebreaker:
Ziploc vs. Infinity

Beauty Contest:
1st place: HMS Indi with 9 votes for 50 points
2nd place: Infinity with 6 votes for 30 points
3rd place: The Orchids with 5 votes for 20 points

Distance:
1st place: Infinity for 50 points
2nd place: Wombat for 30 points
3rd place: Windsbraut for 20 points

Speed:
1st place: Ziplocs at 3.78 seconds for 50 points
2nd place: Lara Craft at 4.32 seconds for 30 points
3rd place: Windsbraut at 5.04 seconds for 20 points

Team Challenge #2 Winners
Powerpoint Presentations:
1st place: Group 6 – Amanda, Pearl, Lara, and Tencha
2nd place: Group 7 – Michelai, Aleksandr, David