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Bridge Winners

2024-2025 SECME Regional Winners

Bridge - Elementary

PositionTeam
First PlaceSchool: Hamilton Elementary School of Engineering and Technology

Team Name: Milty City Bridge Builders

Team Members: Chelsea Alsept, Asia Rodriguez, Abigail Robbins

Team Teacher: Heather Staley
Second PlaceSchool: Hamilton Elementary School of Engineering and Technology

Team Name: Hamilton London Bridges

Team Members: Markis Henry, Robert Miron-Santiago, Nylah Brooks

Team Teacher: Heather Staley
Third PlaceSchool: Carillon Elementary School

Team Name: The Chicken Nuggets

Team Members: Chloe Shannon, Emory Thomas, Ciera Guedez

Team Teacher: Dawn McCullough

Bridge - Middle

PositionTeam
First PlaceSchool: South Seminole Middle School

Team Name: South Seminole Academy

Team Members: Valent Loeffel, Lowen Gerber, Gabriel Hayes

Team Teacher: Anastasia Kalugina
Second PlaceSchool: Lawton Chiles Middle School

Team Name: Cat-astrophic Bridge Builders

Team Members: Khang Tran, Theodore Bacon, Zoe Van Galder

Team Teacher: Gina DeSouza
Third PlaceSchool: Milwee Middle School

Team Name: Golden Gate

Team Members: Aarush Sarup, Ethan Salazar, Noah Lenhart

Team Teacher: Carol Unterreiner

Bridge - High

PositionTeam
First PlaceSchool: Oviedo High School

Team Name: Chicken Bridge

Team Members: Brylee Bell, Aubrie Sandifer, Brooke Friedman

Team Teacher: Chris Capp
Second PlaceSchool: Oviedo High School

Team Name: The Lion Skyway

Team Members: Rachel Brammer, Logan Benson, Erin Boone

Team Teacher: Chris Capp
Third PlaceSchool: Freedom High School

Team Name: A^2 + J

Team Members: Anisa Ahmad, Adam Touati, Jesse Zhan

Team Teacher: Amanda Kraemer

K-12 MISSION: STEM STEM Day STEM Summer Programs STEM Virtual Programs
MISSION: STEM MISSION: STEM Registration Guidelines Results
2025-2026 Competition Theme

  • Destination SpaceU

    • Dates:
    • Opening in October
    • September 8, 2025
      Train the Trainer Workshop Registration Closes at midnight

      – Email STEM@ucf.edu for registration details

    • September 13, 2025
      Train the Trainer Workshop
    • December 12, 2025
      MISSION: STEM Regional Competition Registration Deadline

      – Schools with student/team numbers must be submitted online

    • December 18, 2025
      Invoice Request Deadline

      – All payments must be initiated with your bookkeeper
      – $20 per student

    • January 23, 2026
      Registration Fees Due

      – Check must be in the office by 4pm
      – No exceptions will be made

    • January 27, 2026
      All team and student names must be entered/finalized by midnight
    • February 2, 2026
      Essays (all grade levels) due by midnight via your account on the MISSION: STEM registration site
    • February 11, 2026
      Energy Transfer Machine submissions due by 5pm. See guidelines for details on how to submit videos.
    • February 11, 2026
      Poster and video submissions due by midnight. Please submit via your account on the MISSION: STEM registration site.
    • February 11, 2026
      Water Bottle Rocket patch design due by midnight. Please submit via your account on the MISSION: STEM registration site.
    • February 13, 2026
      Emergency name changes due by 5pm (name changes may be requested via email only)
    • February 21, 2026
      MISSION: STEM Regional Competition

      – School/Team Check-in 7am
      – Opening Session 8am
      – Award Ceremony 2-3pm

    • Dates and times are subject to change. Registered teams will be notified via email in the event of a change.