EAA’s 2014 Student Impact Project Final Awards Event was held on Saturday, April 26 at the PG&E Auditorium in San Francisco, marking its 14th straight Student Impact Project with exceptional participation by students, volunteer engineers, teachers and dedicated donors.Participating high school students spent nine weeks developing bridge designs for the University of Washington light rail and traffic bridge replacement, Seattle, Washington, USA, or an airport replacement bridge to welcome visitors to World Cup Soccer and the 2016 Olympic games, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.
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. The awards and the program were made possible by the generous support of our sponsors.
1st Place
Soaring High
Scenario 1, Seattle, WA
Alameda Community Learning Center
1st Place, Best in Show
Rio da Nascente Flor
Scenario 2, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Ruth Asawa School of the Arts
2nd Place
Galaxy Arch
Scenario 1, Seattle, WA
Ruth Asawa School of the Arts
2nd Place
Ponte de Pele
Scenario 2, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Immaculate Conception Academy
3rd Place
Convectus
Scenario 1, Seattle, WA
Immaculate Conception Academy
3rd Place
Montanha Sobre Rio
Scenario 2, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Abraham Lincoln High School
President’s Award
Debaixo Do Mar
Scenario 2, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Abraham Lincoln High School
Nancy Bonneville Award
Knight Landes
Scenario 1, Seattle, WA
Immaculate Conception Academy
Best in Class
El Portal de Guanabara
Scenario 2, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Oakland School for the Arts, Class 1
Best in Class
Voo Do Reis
Scenario 2, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Oakland School for the Arts, Class 2
Best in Class
Diablo de Rio Tea
Scenario 2, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Nea Community Learning Center
Best in Class
Os Tres Sois
Scenario 2, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
El Cerrito High School, Class 1
Best in Class
Bridge It
Scenario 2, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
El Cerrito High School, Class 2
2014 Judges
An eclectic panel of expert architects, artists and engineers provided a broad array of viewpoints this year:
Robert Becker, Presenting Architecture
Jorge Burbano, Ratcliffe Architecture
James Liu, Degenkolb Engineers
Lauren Richlenbach, Ratcliffe Architecture
Rafael Sabelli, SEAONC, Walter P. Moore
Nick Sitar, Edward G. Cahill and John R. Cahill Professor of Civil Engineering University of California, Berkeley
Stephen Thomas, The Oxbow School
Nick Bucci, Tipping Mar
Brittany Markey, Designer, Ratcliff Architects
2014 School Teams
A total of 63 teams from ten 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 to participate in today’s final awards event.
Congratulations to all of the students who completed EAA’s 10-week enrichment program.
SCHOOLS
Abraham Lincoln High School
Teacher: Karen Melander
Student Teams:
Class One
Cariocas: Vialina Bulatova, Tim Suen, Juanito Torres- Esquival, Anton Arellano
The Final Hour: Jason Li, Kenneth Ma, Wayland Li, Danny Nguyen
Scholar’s Harp: Elias Rose, Isaac Edelman, Chrisopher Chu, Erin Ichimura
The Great Blue: Jonathan Chu, Alex Huang, Raphael Lin, Jonathan Gong
Alarde:Gwendoly Tam, Kevin Tran, Kali Tagomori Lai
The Key to Rio: Lisa Dang, Grace Lee, Jessica Hsu, Sophia Leung
Huskey Bridge: Justin Lee, Brandon Luu, Mathew Huang
Reach For The Stars: Francisca Tran, Vicky Ngo, Katherine Ngo, Kimberly Kwan
Debaixo Do Mar: Maria Neda Vasquez, Sandy Cervantes, Hiroya Goya, Tiffany Chen
Class Two
Rio Ridge: Haoyuan Wu, Andrew Fung, David Li, Alvin Huang
Bem- Vindo: Jennifer Nazara, Yan Peng, Emily Tse, Darcy Woo
The Pyramid: Kathleen Cheung, Allison Lee, Savanna Andrews, Linda Li
The Green Monster: Tai Garcia, Noel Carrillo, Mason Oberschelp, Nathaniel Villa
Blazing Daylight: Nicole Chui, Graciela Parodi, May Khing, Tiffany Wong
Rio’s Point of Interest: Kyle Ruan, Erik, Jordan, Joseph
Montanha Sobre Rio: Hamza Alaudi, Isabel Scanlon, Andrea Millhorn, Sedina Velic
Heart of Rio: Kyle Hu, David Chou, Tariq Hamadalla, Ben Seto
Alameda Community Learning Center
Teacher: Carlton Grizzle
Student Teams:
Archie: Aidan Chin, Miles Orozco, Dimitri Stetsenko, Branden Christian, Wing “Jackie” Au Yeung
Dream Catcher: Joshua Dickey, Andrew Bassak, Luca Santos, Bruce Wang
Great Wave: Gavin Maxwell, Kyle Lintao, Koda Cochran, Devin Hom
One-Win Wonder: Sophia Starling Shirley, Kevin Amarbayar, Kenneth Chow, Jordan Levy
Soaring High: Henry Zhu, Winnie Zhou, Megan Lam, Sandy Evsanaa, Zobeir Hamid
El Cerrito High School
Teacher: Linda O’Connor
Student Teams:
Class One
Bela Ponte: Luis Moreno, Diego Murillo, Arturo Ortiz, Kazaria Phillips, Emily Rhem
Os Tres Sois: Sean Bennett, Mariela Castro, Caitlin Gonzales, Ameer Saeidah, Perry van Eckhardt
Ponte De Cordas: Brandon Barragan, Max Hauser, Charles Marsden, Nai Saeyang, Kristie Tam,
Saravia-Martinez: Lauren Darnell, Brandon Martinez, Brie Patrick, Jasmine Sandhu, Diana Saravia, Janet Verdin
Universe City: Sacha Fenczik Warnock, Dori Goldberg, Jawian Harrison, Jackson Hayes, Freddie Sanchez
Class Two
Ponte da Cidade: Elia Chuaqui, Nick Espejo, Michelle Garcia, Arda Jones, Jonah Miller, Ben Zell
Bridge-It: Deja Alfred, Caspar Gaviria, Deborah Nobles, Oscar Mariscal, Juan Rojas, Kelsie Rueda
Redeemer Bridge: Peter Shevtchenko, Gurjot Singh, Ben Van Scoy
Bridge D Scenario: Jose Acosta, Oscar Alvarado, Omar Angeles, Thomas Lipscomb, Erick Moreno, Alex Saindon
The Infinite Lightway: Juliane Corpus, Joshua Ko, Areyanna Malbrough, Chelsea McMullen, Heather Rickansrud
Rico: Kelly Barry, Julia Celesia, Cody Ireland, Tyler Nobles, Alexandra Romero
Ponte da Guanabara: Seazzia Castillo, Jayse Navarro, Sofia Niles, Shanti Rachlis, Mary Sriporn
Immaculate Conception Academy
Teacher: Gigi Torres
Student Teams:
Knight Landes: Julianna Perez, Rebecca Ruano, Nicole Uychiat, Allison Balocating
Pointe do Paraíso: Riofa-Gean Fernandez, Anna Marie Abitago Sotio, Nemesis Contreras, Bea Ramos
Ponte de Pelé: Vitaliya Moskal, Katarina Ng, Madeline Lemus, Roxeen Ng
Convectus: Giselle Marston, Rheanna Ostrea, Nikki Pasamic, Suzette Ruiz
Festa Do Povo: Stacey Camacho, Jessica Talabera, Ashley Lopez
Nea Community Learning Center
Teacher: Daniel Pasker
Student Teams:
Glorified Box Girder: Kealin Wilson, Luis Razon, Franklin Cabotaje
Bella Ponte: Kai Schneidergers, Mona Yu, Juliana Ramos, Ben Dietz
Sperantes: Migelle Miranda, Zachary Finer, Nathan Tsui, Troy Marbray
Rainy Way: Tiaja Harris, Sean Wilson, Reggie Fernandez
Diablo De Rio Tea: Alexis Lee, Toney Nguyen, Elizabeth Wyborny
Oakland School for the Arts
Teacher: Ben Nathan
Student Teams:
Class One
Adrian Sweere Memorial Bridge: Marialuisa Flores, Reilly Savage, Chloe Smith, Toan Nguyen, Conor Hickey
The Husky Bridge: Rae Hendricks, Lilah August, Nicholas Merrell, Serena Reynolds
Clara Wilt Memorial Bridge: Belle Gartland, Hannah Rose, Jasim Perales, Ryan Steinwert, Nava Rosenthal
Adrian Sweere Memorial Bridge: McKenzie Olsen, Kriesha Tiu, Emily Hampton, Daniil Shaposhnikov
El Dortal de Guanabara: Maria Guardian, Zachary Fernandez, Neel Foon, Paul Adan, Sally Lao
Perseveranca: Bella Mercurio, Daniel Fine-Salan, Emma Talamantes, Audrey Sides
The Versarchy Python: Estrella Ceja, Domenico Delgado-Caramagno, Sasha Berliner, James Olney, Liam Paull
Class Two
Voo Do Rei (King Flight): Kyndall Sillanpaa, Marissa Martinez, Teo Sherman, Talon Stahmer, Primo Stockton
The Moon Bridge: Ocean Jensen, Simone Dunye, Sarah Isen, Gabriela Shaffer
Portal Para a Vida (Portal for Life): Barrett Robertson, Michaela Pecot, Adrian Revon, Miah Phinnessee, Leanna Nguyen
La Fiesta (The CARnival): Jalaysha Seals, Kai Smith, Sophia DelFauero, Elijah Baraceros, Julia Schneidinger
A Ponte Tatu (The Armadillo Bridge): Charlotte Lauderdale, Michael Mueller, Zane Johnson, Allison Merrell
Lushootseed Bridge (Native Language of Puget Sound): Schorl Brest van Kempen, Tayah Blanck, Faith Matteson, Max Berk-Wakeman
The Wenatchi Bridge (Native American Tribe): Isabella Hershey, Cerica Liam, Mikaela Swanson, Catalaya Sazo, Vyolet Ashley
Ruth Asawa School of the Arts
Teachers: Keith Carames / Paul Kwapy
Student Teams:
Rio da Nascente Flor (The River of the Rising Flower) Katarina Bone-Tsokolati, Madeline Gaudreau, Sam Garcia, Isa Spicer
The Queen of Seattle: Dexter Chew, Sam Travers, Iain Langlands
Tridora: Tristan Burnham, Reid Vinson, Anoah Wang
The Galaxy Arc: Tristan Vaca, Coulton Bauman, Tucker Predock
Favo de Mel: Maia Clüver, Sebastian Young Nina Patchell
