EAA’s 2016 Bridge Showcase and Awards Event was held on Saturday, April 16 at the PG&E Auditorium in San Francisco, marking the 16th 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 a new pedestrian bridge in London, U.K., that will connect Nine Elms to Pimlico, or a replacement for Frederick Douglas Memorial Bridge, which crosses the Anacosta River in Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
In-School Program
More than 250 students from three San Francisco, three East Bay, and one peninsula high schools participated in EAA’s in-class program. Seventeen Bay Area firms provided 33 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, Best in Show
Concordia
Washington, D.C.
Abraham Lincoln High School
Class 1
1st Place
London Fog
London, U.K.
Abraham Lincoln High School
Class 1
2nd Place
North Star
Washington, D.C.
Abraham Lincoln High School
Class 2
2nd Place
The Linear Link
London, U.K.
NEA Community Learning Center
3rd Place
The President’s Bridge
Washington, D.C.
Abraham Lincoln High School
Class 2
3rd Place
The Goldsmith Bridge
London, U.K.
El Cerrito High School
President’s Award
Heartstrings
London, U.K.
Carlmont High School
Class 2
Nancy Bonneville Award
Nationals
Washington, D.C.
Abraham Lincoln High School
Class 1
Best in Class
Archbow
London, U.K.
Carlmont High School
Class 1
Best in Class
Sunny Day Bridge
London, U.K.
Hilltop Pregnant Minors Program
Best in Class
Capitol Bridge
Washington, D.C.
Immaculate Conception Academy
People’s Choice Award
The Peak
Washington, D.C.
Abraham Lincoln High School
Class 2
2016 Judges
A diverse panel of expert architects, artists and engineers provided a broad array of viewpoints this year:
Marguerite Bello, Bello & Associates Structural Engineers
Eric Borchers, Arup
Keith Carames, SFUSD
Lisa Gemmiti, Gemmiti Model Art
Ben Levi, Ratcliff Architects
Ben Mohr, Simpson, Gumpertz & Heger
Nicholas Sitar, Professor, UC Berkeley
Steve Swearengen, The Architects office
2016 School Teams
A total of 54 teams from ten high school classes in San Francisco, the East Bay and Peninsula 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 Bridge Showcase and 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 1:
Courbe Elegante – Orion Lee, Christopher Wu, Enrike Kaltakhtchyan, Cameron Jo
Butterfly – Zev Curiel-Friedman, Jiajie Situ, Maxx Wong
Prism – Savinie Lin, Isabelle Stoylar, Ivy Haxo, Olive Savoie
The Concordia – Samantha Mendez, Danielle Lei, Cindy Li, Catherine Li
Nationals – Hezekiah Smithstein, Colson Ryan, Giovanni Palen, Josson Bellushci
London Fog – Pana Phan, Jade Ichimura, Zoe Scanlon
Helix Bridge – Carmen Kha, Jenny Guan, Vivian Wu
The Melder – Kaylee Chan, Sabrina Chu, Jessica Etges, Bella Wong
Student Teams: – Class 2:
Tick-Tock – Ivan Kobialka, Kaitlyn Lai, Vivian Ngo, Iris Chu
The Gateway – Kauchani Herediabratt, Sebastian Gonzalez, Jasmine Yun
The Peak – Keanna Lam, Jonathan Ng, Mathew Phuong, Jack Savoie
Divinity – Nathan Tam, Samuel Whitfield, Rhys Almonte, Ruby Parish
North Star – Vanessa Keel, Isabel Miner, Claire Tommasino, Angelina Young
The President’s Bridge – Daniel Feldman, Ryan Mou, Nolan Vuong, Jasper Liles
Bridged – Caitlyn Kong, Justin Lee, Joshua Yee
Tempest Vernum – Ethan Hoang, Christopher Lee, Brennan Tong, Andrew Wong
CARLMONT HIGH SCHOOL
Teacher: R. Scott Chan
Student Teams: – Class 1:
St. Cecila – Skyler Stratton,
Kendall Kaufmann, Molly Mcdowell
Aries – Hunter Manter, Jack McLean, Tori Shanefelter
Bridge with No Name – Jack Lunsford, Ross Martindale, Vincent Todesco
The Wheel – Justin Pierce, Mitchell Netto, Emily Naismith
The Backbone of London – Teyva Chee, Paul Nadan, Zach Ma
Archbow – Alex Chan, Giacchino Cinque, Brian Cheung
Student Teams: – Class 2:
Heartstrings – Kevin Grey, Sierra Segal
Sherlock – Mary King, Monojit Chakraborty
Trussworthy – Jason Burger, Tyler Luk
Frederick Duckless – Jonathan Kelvin, Shayan Mandegarian
Ingress – Leisha Moroney, Michael Muldoon
Growth Mindset – Kevin Sagara, Chris Cardozo
Archie – Clare Dosen, Dylan Walsh
HILLTOP PREGNANT MINORS PROGRAM
Teacher: Joseph Alter
Student Teams:
Fredrick Douglas Team – Jade Porche, Sharon Jones, Ijhana Spears, Melissa Hernandez
Anacostia Team – Lizet Gonzalez, Daisy Rodriguez, Jessica Ortega, Lizzy Rodriguez, Wendi Rodriguez
Sunny Day Bridge Team – Chynah Burge, Kathy Castro, Atilua Matini, Gabby Perez, Mindy Chen
EL CERRITO HIGH SCHOOL
Teacher: Linda O’Connor
Student Teams:
Jeff Bridges – Scott Nguyen, Jesse Ough, Kevin Page, Brandon Waldrup, Danny Young
Monster John – Kristy Beiles, Giselle Gutierrez, Shota Lobberegt, Skye O’Connor Nikaidoh, Thomas Poehlmann
The Goldsmith Bridge – Eric Cain, Kenneth Caston, Sarah Giles, Roman King, Darcy Miller
Stanford Cardinal – Cristhian Cano, Wei Cheng Chen, Kelsey Commerford, Huabin Situ, William Truong, Anthony Valli
The London T(r)oll Bridge – Hummd Ali Khan, Reya Borbridge, Gabrielle Meacham, Jordan Wellington
Gateway Arch – Katushka Aburto, Tania Anguiano, Jonathan Oliva, Alec Thilmony, Maddy Valdez
Freedom Bridge – Manroop Bhangu, Deandre Duckett, Justin Keobounheung, Daniel Quiton, Dejah Sims Walker
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION ACADEMY
Teacher: Eloisa Mills and Kartika Nand
Student Teams:
Noellington – Valeria Ampie, Tiffany Velasquez, Vanessa Munoz, Kristin Chavarria, Sam Morales
Capitol Bridge- Danait Tecle, Maya Lane, Hillary Hebron, Amber Bolos, Gina Guinasso
Domington Bridge – Sonia Guzman, Ruth Rodriguez, Amelie Lacayo, Fabiola Corona, Evelyn Castro
Arabella Bridge – Jennifer Godinez, Andrea Moran, Michelle Paz, Tatiana Garcia, Carla Giron
Conan Doyle Bridge – Melani Hill, Angelina Rubino, Kayla Lopez, Letisha Broussard, Elsie Ramirez
NEA COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER
Teacher: Daniel Pasker
Student Teams:
The Linear Link – Malia Robillard, Morgan Rawson, Fallon Funseth
Tea Time Bridge – Griffin Cisek, Drake Tinsley, Nathan Tsui
OAKLAND SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS
Lead Teacher: Julie Humphrey
Teacher: Ezra Barany
Student Teams: – Class 1:
The Strongest Whisper – Kelsey
Tostenson, Michael Mueller, Ruse Gelfand, Macie Cooper
The Sigmund Freud Memorial Bridge – Nancy Howe Kimball, Luca William
Rohr, Emma Orilla Miller, Seth Udayan Damany
The Liberty Bridge – Leanna Nguyen, Reilly Savage, Jimmy Olney, Cataleya Sazo, Ari Carpenter
Georgia O’Keefe Memorial Bridge – Neel Foon, Mira Korry, Anabelle Fields,
Adi Martin-Reuben, Tanner Browne
Teacher: Kevin Czechowski
Student Teams:
RuGooLautier – Lily Ruane, Bella Hershey, Charlotte Lauderdale, Joe Goose
Stew’s Home Bridge – Jazz Broughton, Cami Louie, Stewie Homans, Conor Hickey
Dynamic Trio – Mik-L Borens, Ike Fenner, Mikhi Woodley
Dingelheimer – Jalua Dell, Caleb Sankoh, Abram Blitz, Catie Tyler
