EAA’s 2011 Student Impact Project Final Awards Event was held on Saturday, May 14 at PG&E Auditorium in San Francisco, marking its 11th straight Student Impact Project with exceptional participation by students, volunteer engineers, teachers and dedicated donors. Students were asked to select one of three bridge scenarios — Marin, CA; New Orleans, LA; and Venice, Italy — and develop a viable bridge solution. Twenty-four finalists — culled from 51 total bridges — were presented and judged on a combination of viability, innovation, artistic appearance, construction and oral presentations.
In-School Program
More than 200 students from three San Francisco and two East Bay high schools participated in EAA’s 10-week, in-class program. Eleven Bay Area firms provided 25 volunteer structural engineers to teach the weekly curriculum.
Winning Teams
Every student on a winning team received a trophy. Best in Scenario winning team members also received cash awards — $100 for first place and $50 for second place — which SEAONC’s generous $8,000 donation helped to fund.
2011 Judges
An eclectic panel of expert architects, artists and engineers provided a broad array of viewpoints this year:
Bill Blessing, Ratcliff Architects
Nick Bucci, Tipping Mar
Tess Kavanagh, Ratcliff Architects
Chris Killion, Aurora Theatre Company
Mark Moore, SEAONC, ZFA Structural Engineers
Dean Orr, Jensen Architects
Maryann Phipps, Estructure
Leslie Scott, On-The-Wall Community Art, Sculpture in Tile
Stephen Thomas, The Oxbow School
William Wen Don Yu, Past EAA Participant, UC Davis
2011 School Teams
A total of 51 teams from eight high school classes in San Francisco and the East Bay participated in this year’s SIP. Each school held its own semi-final event to select the top three bridges in each class — 24 finalists — to participate in today’s final awards event.
Congratulations to the 220 students who completed EAA’s 10-week enrichment program.
SCHOOLS
Abraham Lincoln High School — San Francisco
Teacher: Karen Melander
Student Teams:
Afro Blue: Michael Lam, Patrick Ngo, Joey Nguyen, Jerry Xu
Arcadia: Patricia Bandelaria, Chin Chao, David Yee-eng, Brian Lee
Eye Over Venice: Andy Lau, Daniel Yee, Gareth Wong, Nick Hu
La Corona: Bonnie Yuen, Valery Vallin, Po Kwan Tong, Aiyan Qi
La Maison Pour: Winnie Deng, Nathan Siu, Riyan Junis, Kimberly Alvarado
Moon Dance: Alex Taliaferro, Rodolfo Comparan, Abraham Olivar, Aaron Tong
Ponte Masque: Deanna Zheng, Melissa Wong, Jessica Mark, Julia Sayavong
Double Rainbow: Jason Wong, Ryan Szeto, Brenden Quock, Daren Wong
BART Bridge: Elaine Chow, Sally Chen, David Ly
Bridge of Life: Nathan Seidman, Francesca Malig, Edward Choi, Chris Tiongson
Corona Di Waves: Hannah Walton, Amy Wong, Kevin Lin, Jacky Chen
L’Arco Di Venezia: Michael Nguyen, Sophia Li, Sophia Yuen, Michelle Cheung
SilverLight: Yulin Deng, Andrew Tang, Anthony Yoaddungjun
Spiral View: Stephen Chiu, Samson Lau, Emily Wen, Jacqueline Canales
Opal Overpass: Oscar Yuen, Charles Wat, Brian King, Raymond Yuen
Venetian Nouveau: TingFang Xu, Tracy Nguyen, Dennis Dea
Calliope d’Orleans: Jason Liu, Harry He, Jimmy Liang
La Carnaval Bleu: Tiffany Do, Judy Ho, Stanley Ho, Silvia Ng
Atlas Arch: Tiffany Huynh, Lily Trinh, Ezrah Dang
La Lune: Carson Liu, Jason Liao, Winnie Chen
Trois Tours: Ezrah De Asis, Eric Do, Steven Yee, Maria Tiongson
The View: Gene Zhao, Azaian Cagalingan, Samantha Sherman, Lok Lee
Venice Ponte: Fiona Hill, Yean Li, Aung Hein, Kelsey Chan
Torre Riflessione: Lisha Zhang, Raymond Hugang, Justin Chiong
School of the Arts — San Francisco
Teacher: Louis Chala
Aqua Alta: Simon Clinton, Thea Hsian, Jane Moretta-Miller, Angela Ramirez
Great Natural: Alexandra Israel, Ian Scheiman, Zoie Roland
Phillipe: Kevin Grundy, Kenshiro Mayeda, Jennifer Nantuna, Maurius Eugenio, Asante Buckner
Immaculate Conception Academy — San Francisco
Teacher: Gigi Tan
Student Teams:
Bella Ponte: Jenny Robles, Paula Dittmann, Karen Henriquez, Madesyn Boger
Tiana Naveen: Kabria Pitts, Wentana Habtemariam, Jenni Perez, Eva Gomez, Zakiya Stringer
Essence: Angelina Mesta, Cristina Vigil, Lizzy Versoza, Laura Rivero
New Life: Kiara Lopez, Maria Maciel, Maria Contreras, Tiffany Sanchez
Collegato Bella: Tatiana Guzman, Andrea del Parada-Madrid, Ashley Sinclair, Thalia Martinez
Ponte de L’Espoir: Berenice Lopez, Vanessa Paz, Daysi Franco, Claudia Conde
Oakland School for the Arts — Oakland
Teacher: Andrew Junge
Student Teams:
Bagnet: Morgan Drayton, Daniel Overbey, Adjani Morrison, Jorisha Mayo, Jasmine Sherren, Amber Kugler
Pesce Volante: Allegra Figeroid, Vitina Morabito, Wade Malone, Luis Banuelos, Zena Organista, Taylor Ruffin
The Cut: Rasul Madyun, Sonny Bergen, Andrea Sarber, Hong-Bao Doan, Julia Chacko, Alexis Brown
Il Ponte Delle Vertebre: Pearce Gillespie, Ashia Tymos, Taja Harper, Bacari Taylor, C’endan Claiborne, Shaiyan Tahamtanzadeh
Diamond: Nisa Goldberg, Devon Merriman, Theo Stefaneck, Donte Cambell, Quivana Douglas, Elise Jimenez
TSFN: Lawerence Okereke, Lisa Shoepest, Olivia Nevins-Carbons, Messiah Foster, Max Swenson, Jason Yu
El Cerrito High School — El CerRito
Teacher: Linda O’Connor
Student Teams:
Runway: Nida Gham, Andrew Milani, Jennifer Torres, David Gurganious, Cessie Alhambra
Trifecta: Shea Harrison, Tete Moore, Thomas Nowrouzi, Sara Meltzer, Evan Sirchuk
Caldo Pasticcio: Greg Franklin, Xue Xue He, Eric Aulfman, Masha Aleskovski
B-MATK: Martin Cotteral, Trevor Kroll, Kamron Jadoon, Alayna Nuzman, and Brionna White
Mardi Draw: Ilana Donner, Lillian Zell, Alaina Alvarado, David Rojas
DREN-B: Donita Davis, Bhavna Sharma, Neha Sharma, Raven Holmes, Eric Nelson
Bridge of the Rising Sun: Justin Barros, Robbie Large, Bridey Patterson, Jimmy Roque, Irene Rojas-Carroll
Il Ponte Italiano: Yasra Syed, Oralia Contreras, Sally Boonthavee, Ella Sawyer, Shirley Beh, Diana Rojas
Revival: Trudy Westby, Kate Mazzera, Arjun Rawis, Adam Abdayah, Yasmeen Fortier-Bourne
Betty: Pamela Bolnick, Maya Colbert, Raina Endo, Jessica Bowman, Rebecca Phuong
Flambeaux: Chloe Alston, Sheila Bauzon, Mary’ah Miller, and Rebecca Hernandez
Ponte della Serenissima: Norman Hernandez, Chris Haxo, Tomas Lane, Tonio Altieri-D’Alo, Holly Cain
