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) provided refreshments for attendees as part of their fundraising efforts.

The San Diego MESA Alliance would like to thank the high school team advisers/chaperones for their support, as well as the following industry and faculty volunteers:

1. Maria-Victoria Charles
2. Ryan Charles
3. Peggy Umphres
4. Gary Young
5. Sharon Shapiro
6. Carl Scanbrick
7. Patrick Staley
8. Myriam Moody

2011 Walk on Water Competition Final Results:

Fastest shoes:

1. La Jolla High School – Team Bauhaus
2. La Jolla High School – Team Lusitania
3. Mark Twain High School – Team The Phoenix

Most Creative shoes:

1. Mark Twain High School – Team The Phoenix
2. San Pasqual High School – Team Super Nerds
3. San Diego State University – Team Boat Weiser

Best use of Recycled Material Usage:

1. San Diego State University – Team Chuck Norris
2. Crawford High School – Team Navigator 1.0
3. San Diego State University – Team Boat Weiser

Additional video coverage of practice sessions and the other first round heats can be found at the San Diego MESA Alliance Facebook page. Feel free to join, discuss, tag and upload your own pictures/videos.

Additional photo coverage can be found at the San Diego MESA Alliance Facebook page. Feel free to join, discuss, tag and upload your own pictures/videos.

DOCUMENTS:

• Directions
• Main campus map
• Registration and rules packet
• Flyer (General)
• Judges form
• SWC Code of Behavior

( Fernando Acosta Jr. ) Holtville Middle School eighth-grader April Thornburg (left) leads in the second round of the MESA Walking on Water competition Wednesday at the Central Union High School swimming pool in El Centro.

By SILVIO J. PANTA Imperial Valley Press Staff Writer12:46 a.m. PDT, May 26, 2011

Powered by sheer physical energy and a little bit of engineering Kevin Humaran, of Holtville Middle School, labored hard Wednesday to make it across 80 feet of water using shoes or sandals attached to what looked like makeshift water skis made of foam and covered in duct tape.

Kevin, a 14-year-old eighth-grader, didn’t quite make it but said he learned how the mechanics of motion go a long way into attempting to do something as deceptively simple as trying to “walk” across the surface of the water without falling.

“I just lost my balance,” said Kevin. “It was pretty difficult.”

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.

Read the entire story at the Imperial Valley Press.

Three teams vie to reach the end of the swimming pool.

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.

KFMB-TV (CBS) San Diego featured a news coverage clip on their Local 8 Weekend broadcast that is viewable here: Click here to watch the Local 8 Weekend news coverage clip.

The San Diego MESA Alliance would like to thank the following volunteers and guests for their support: James and Janka Bond from Southwestern College; Joanne Jordan, Frank Snook, and Wedad Schlotte of NAVAIR.

2010 Walk on Water Final Results:

Fastest:

1. Spices, La Jolla High School
2. I SHPE You Not, Mesa College
3. Fishies, La Jolla High School

Most Creative:

1. Aquanauts, San Pasqual High School
2. Fishies, La Jolla High School
3. Hugs-N-Kisses, Southwestern College

Recycled Material Usage:

1. Hugs-N-Kisses, Southwestern College
2. U-Boats, La Jolla High School
3. Bottle Star, Southwestern College

Additional photo coverage can be found at the San Diego MESA Alliance Facebook page. Feel free to join, discuss, tag and upload pictures/videos.

WALK ON WATER COMPETITION
SAT. OCT. 23 2010
10:00 – 1:00 PM
@ SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE

• RACE ACROSS THE LENGTH OF THE POOL WITHOUT FALLING IN!
• BUOYANCY SHOES UP TO 8 FEET LONG
• USE OF RECYCLABLE ITEMS ENCOURAGED
• UP TO $100 EXPENDITURE LIMIT

SEE SPECIFIC CAMPUS MESA/MEP/MSP PROGRAMS FOR DETAILS ON REIMBURSEMENTS AND SIGNING UP.

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

DOCUMENTS:

• 2010 Walk on Water Registration & Rules Packet
• 2010 Walk on Water Flyer (General)
• SWC Code of Behavior

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

SWC teams ended up sweeping the competition. Final Results:

Fastest: Irish Wristwatch @ 17 seconds!
Irish Wristwatch:
Scott Walling
Che Nevarez
Stan West

Creativity:
Orcas, Southwestern College
Orcas:
Miguel Lizarraga
Mariano Arjona
Angel Morales
Luis Mierez
Edmundo Godinez
Alfredo Nafarrete

Recycling:
Irish Wristwatch, Southwestern College

The event lasted a little more than 2 hours, ending around 12:30 PM, despite the 14 teams that competed and the normally expected 2:00 PM ending time.

Additional photo coverage can be found at the San Diego MESA Alliance Facebook page. Feel free to join, discuss, tag and upload pictures/videos.

Please contact your respective MESA centers for more information.
Browse the Official Rules.

I congratulate all the clubs for their collaboration to work together producing a good food sale; it was clean, organized and welcoming. I am proud of you.

Congratulations to the Society for Professional, Hispanic Engineers (SHPE) team from Southwestern College for winning first prize for fastest shoes. Congratulations to the Culinary Grilling Club (CGC) Team from Southwestern College who won first Prize in Originality AND first prize for Best Use of Recyclable Materials.

Congratulations to Antonio from Morse High School, Gregorio Magana from SDSU-MEP, and Phillip from SDCC for placing 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, respectively, in the informal swim competition.

Many thanks form SWC MESA to all members of the Alliance for participating in this event. Thank you to SDSU-MEP and City College MESA students and leaders. Thank you to the MSP students and leaders for your representation of MESA high schools and middle schools. It is your spirit and support that is invaluable.

Last but not least, many thanks to the MSE faculty and staff for their support by judging and/or attending the WOW event.

Raga Bakhiet