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2013 Walk on Water Competition

Published August 22, 2013 by Eric Pamintuan

The Walk on Water Competition is held every year to promote the field of Engineering and its importance in society. More specifically, the goal of the event is to promote fundamental scientific and engineering design principles that are the core foundation of all engineers. Students are assigned the task of designing, constructing, and piloting water shoes across the pool. They must consider three important design considerations; buoyancy, stability, and propulsion. The entire process will allow one to gain experience at applying the engineering design process and ultimately, to solve open-ended engineering problems.

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2012 Walk on Water Competition

Published October 29, 2012 by Eric Pamintuan

The 2012 Walk on Water competition was held on Saturday, October 20, 2012 at the Southwestern Community College swimming pool, from 9:00 – 1:00 PM. The competition had over 34 attendees, with 8 teams from Southwestern College, San Diego State University, San Diego City College, San Diego Mesa College, and La Jolla High School.

Teams of MESA students designed “buoyancy shoes”, and student “shoe pilots” race across the length of the pool. The competition allows students to gain experience at applying applying the engineering design process; solving open-ended problems.

Some of the campuses respective MESA programs’ refunded costs to build the buoyancy shoes that teams created to ‘walk on water’, up to $100. Southwestern College student organizations such as AMSA (American Medical Student Association) and SHPE (Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers) sold refreshments as part of their fundraising efforts.

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Sign up for the 2012 Walk on Water Competition

Published September 25, 2012 by Eric Pamintuan

The 2012 Walk on Water competition will be held on Saturday, October 20, 2012 at the Southwestern Community College swimming pool, from 10:00 – 1:00 PM. Registration will begin at 9:00 am. Free parking will be available in Lots K and L.

The competition is expected to yield over 80 attendees and over 10 teams from Southwestern College, San Diego State University, San Diego City College, San Diego Mesa College, and various high schools within the San Diego MESA Schools Program (San Pasqual High School, Mark Twain High School, Crawford High School), and La Jolla High School.

Some of the campuses respective MESA programs’ will refund costs to build the buoyancy shoes that teams create to ‘walk on water’, up to $100. Southwestern College student organizations such as AMSA (American Medical Student Association) and SHPE (Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers) are expected to have refreshments available for attendees to purchase as part of their fundraising efforts.

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2011 Walk on Water Competition

Published October 23, 2011 by Eric Pamintuan

The 2011 Walk on Water competition was held on Saturday, October 22, 2011 at the Southwestern Community College swimming pool, from 9:00 – 1:00 PM. The competition had 88 attendees, with 13 teams from Southwestern College, San Diego State University, San Diego Mesa College, and various high schools within the San Diego MESA Schools Program (San Pasqual High School, Mark Twain High School, Crawford High School), and La Jolla High School.

Some of the campuses respective MESA programs’ refunded costs to build the buoyancy shoes that teams created to ‘walk on water’, up to $100. Southwestern College student organizations such as AMSA (American Medical Student Association) and SHPE (Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers) sold refreshments as part of their fundraising efforts.

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Sign up for the 2011 Walk on Water Competition

Published October 11, 2011 by Eric Pamintuan

The 2011 Walk on Water competition will be held on Saturday, October 22, 2011 at the Southwestern Community College swimming pool, from 9:00 – 1:00 PM. Invitees include teams from Southwestern College, San Diego State University, San Diego Mesa College, and various high schools within the San Diego and Imperial Valley MESA Schools Programs.

Teams will be awarded prizes in the following categories:

Fastest shoes
Most Creative shoes
Best use of Recycled Material Usage
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Math and science mesh as students walk on water

Published May 26, 2011 by Eric Pamintuan

About 200 middle school students competed at the Central Union High School swimming pool during the Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement program’s “Walking on Water” competition.

Twenty-seven schools throughout the Imperial Valley entered the competition that required, in addition to two months of preparation, a keen focus on how math and science mesh in engineering, said Jeanette Espino, MESA program director.

While the would-be inventors got to bask in the sun and splash in the water, Espino said the competition also serves as a useful instructional tool. More than 200 high school students will get to do the same at 5:15 p.m. today during their MESA competition at CUHS’ swimming pool.

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2010 Walk on Water Competition

Published October 25, 2010 by Eric Pamintuan

The 2010 Walk on Water competition was held on Saturday, October 23, 2010 at the Southwestern Community College swimming pool, from 10:00 – 1:00 PM.

There were over 87 attendees, with teams from San Diego City College, Southwestern College, San Diego State University, La Jolla High School, Central Union High School, San Pasqual High School, and Mark Twain High School, within the San Diego MESA Schools Program.

Most campuses respective MESA programs’ refunded costs to build the buoyancy shoes that teams created to ‘walk on water’ up to $100.

Teams of MESA & SPSD students designed “buoyancy shoes”, and student “shoe pilots” race across the length of the pool. The competition allows students to gain experience at applying applying the engineering design process; solving open-ended problems.

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Sign up for the 2010 Walk on Water Competition

Published October 1, 2010 by Eric Pamintuan

The 2010 Walk on Water competition will be held on Saturday, October 23, 2010 at the Southwestern Community College swimming pool, from 9:00 – 1:00 PM. Invitees include teams from Southwestern College, San Diego State University, San Diego Mesa College, and various high schools within the San Diego and Imperial Valley MESA Schools Programs.
Teams will be awarded prizes in the following categories:
Fastest shoes
Most Creative shoes
Best use of Recycled Material Usage
Sign up now!

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2009 Walk On Water Competition

Published October 10, 2009 by Eric Pamintuan

The 2009 Walk on Water competition was held on Saturday, October 10, 2009 at the Southwestern Community College swimming pool, from 10:00 – 2:00 PM.

There were 75 total attendees, with 14 total teams from La Jolla high school, San Diego City College, Southwestern Community College, San Diego State University, and high schools within the San Diego MESA Schools Program.

Teams of MESA students designed “buoyancy shoes”, and student “shoe pilots” race across the length of the pool. The competition allows students to gain experience at applying applying the engineering design process; solving open-ended problems. Most campuses respective MESA programs’ refunded costs to build the buoyancy shoes that teams created to ‘walk on water’ up to $100.

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2008 Walk on Water Competition

Published October 19, 2008 by Eric Pamintuan

The 2008 Walk on Water competition was held on Saturday, October 18, 2008at the Southwestern Community College swimming pool, from 9:00 – 1:00 PM. The competition had over 57 attendees, with teams from Southwestern College, San Diego State University, San Diego City College, and local high schools.

Teams of MESA students designed “buoyancy shoes”, and student “shoe pilots” race across the length of the pool. The competition allows students to gain experience at applying applying the engineering design process; solving open-ended problems.

Some of the campuses respective MESA programs’ refunded costs to build the buoyancy shoes that teams created to ‘walk on water’, up to $100. Southwestern College student organizations such as AMSA (American Medical Student Association), the Culinary Grilling Club (CGC), and SHPE (Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers) sold refreshments as part of their fundraising efforts.

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