Future Cities

Southfield students win future city contest

A team of students from Birney Middle School in Southfield
won the 2010 Michigan Regional Future City Competition today.

The team will go on to a national competition in
Washington, D.C., in mid-February.

Twenty-four teams from across Michigan participated in the event
at the Rock Financial Showplace in Novi.

The competition required students to design a city based on the
theme of creating affordable living spaces for people who had
lost their homes due to a disaster or financial emergency.

Second- to fifth-place winners were, in order, St. John School
in Rochester, St. Joseph School in Lake Orion, St. Valentine
School in Redford and Power Middle School in Farmington Hills.

Southfield's Birney Middle School Wins Future City
Competition
Novi, Mich. — It is being described as one of the closest competitions in
recent years. After almost seven hours of judging and presentations, the
winner of the 2010 Michigan Regional Future City Competition is Birney
Middle School in Southfield.

This is the school’s first win. The team will go on to compete in the National
Future City Competition in Washington, DC, during National Engineers
Middle School in Southfield.
This is the school’s first win. The team will go on to compete in the National
Future City Competition in Washington, DC, during National Engineers
Week, February 14-20, 2010.

The key element of their winning city is the "SCQUBE: Spherical Contained
Quality Underwater Building Establishment" designed for the year 3008.
This is the fifth year that the school has taken part in the competition. They
have won several special awards in the past including Best Rookie Team,
Best Manufacturing, Greenest City and Most Sustainable City.

Out of 24 competing schools from throughout the State of Michigan, five
were chosen the finalists. They are: Fifth Place: Power Middle School,
Farmington Hills; Fourth Place: St. Valentine School in Redford; Third
Place: St. Joseph School in Lake Orion; Second Place: St. John School in
Rochester; First Place: Birney Middle School in Southfield.
Numerous other schools walked away with two dozen special awards
sponsored by various local companies.

The Michigan Regional Future City Competition is meant to ignite students’
interest in math, science and engineering and challenge them to apply
concepts to real world solutions. This year students were asked to design
their cities based on the theme of “Creating affordable living spaces for
people who have lost their home due to a disaster or financial emergency.”
The competition challenges students to design a city of the future - and have
fun doing it. This program was designed to promote technological literacy
and engineering to seventh and eighth grade students.

Funding for the competition was provided in part by the DTE Energy
Foundation, the Ford Motor Company Fund and Consumers Energy.

Southfield's Birney Middle School won the Engineering Society of Detroit's
Future City competition Monday -- and with it, a trip to the national
competition in Washington, D.C. next month.

Judges said it was an extremely tight competition among the five finalists.

Seventh and eighth grade students were asked to design a city of the future
-- its economic, energy and living systems -- and explain how they
realistically could work. This year's competition added an oddly prescient
twist -- students were asked to design a city that could accommodate large
numbers of people who had lost their homes in a natural disaster or financial
emergency.

Students use Sim City software to design their cities and must also write an
essay and make a presentation about how they work. They're judged on a
combination of all elements of the competition -- design, essay and
presentation.

Birney's key element was called SCQUBE, for Spherical Contained
Quality Underwater Building Establishment. It was set in the year 3008.

The victory was Birney's first win. The team will compete in the National
Future City Competition in Washington, D.C., during National Engineers
Week, Feb. 14-20.

In earlier years, Birney had won several special awards, including Best
Rookie Team, Best Manufacturing, Greenest City and Most Sustainable
City.

Out of 24 competing schools from throughout the State of Michigan, five
were chosen the finalists. Finishing in second place was St. John School of
Rochester. Third place went to St. Joseph School of Lake Orion. Fourth
place went to St. Valentine School of Redford Township. And fifth place
went to Power Middle School of Farmington Hills.

Numerous other schools walked away with two dozen special awards
sponsored by various local companies.

WWJ Newsradio 950 Technology Editor Matt Roush was the master of
ceremonies for the daylong event.

The Michigan Regional Future City Competition is meant to ignite students’
interest in math, science and engineering and challenge them to apply
concepts to real world solutions.

The competition challenges students to design a city of the future - and have
fun doing it. This program was designed to promote technological literacy
and engineering to seventh and eighth grade students.

Funding for the competition was provided in part by the DTE Energy
Foundation, the Ford Motor Co. Fund and Consumers Energy.







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	On Channel 2 FOX NEWS Monday January 25, 2010
	Members of the winning Birney Middle School team explain their 'Future City' to ESD judge
DETROIT FREE PRESS Monday, 25 January 2010 Southfield students win future city contest A team of students from Birney Middle School in Southfield won the 2010 Michigan Regional Future City Competition today. The team will go on to a national competition in Washington, D.C., in mid-February. Twenty-four teams from across Michigan participated in the event at the Rock Financial Showplace in Novi. The competition required students to design a city based on the theme of creating affordable living spaces for people who had lost their homes due to a disaster or financial emergency. Second- to fifth-place winners were, in order, St. John School in Rochester, St. Joseph School in Lake Orion, St. Valentine School in Redford and Power Middle School in Farmington Hills. Southfield's Birney Middle School Wins Future City Competition Novi, Mich. — It is being described as one of the closest competitions in recent years. After almost seven hours of judging and presentations, the winner of the 2010 Michigan Regional Future City Competition is Birney Middle School in Southfield. This is the school’s first win. The team will go on to compete in the National Future City Competition in Washington, DC, during National Engineers Middle School in Southfield. This is the school’s first win. The team will go on to compete in the National Future City Competition in Washington, DC, during National Engineers Week, February 14-20, 2010. The key element of their winning city is the "SCQUBE: Spherical Contained Quality Underwater Building Establishment" designed for the year 3008. This is the fifth year that the school has taken part in the competition. They have won several special awards in the past including Best Rookie Team, Best Manufacturing, Greenest City and Most Sustainable City. Out of 24 competing schools from throughout the State of Michigan, five were chosen the finalists. They are: Fifth Place: Power Middle School, Farmington Hills; Fourth Place: St. Valentine School in Redford; Third Place: St. Joseph School in Lake Orion; Second Place: St. John School in Rochester; First Place: Birney Middle School in Southfield. Numerous other schools walked away with two dozen special awards sponsored by various local companies. The Michigan Regional Future City Competition is meant to ignite students’ interest in math, science and engineering and challenge them to apply concepts to real world solutions. This year students were asked to design their cities based on the theme of “Creating affordable living spaces for people who have lost their home due to a disaster or financial emergency.” The competition challenges students to design a city of the future - and have fun doing it. This program was designed to promote technological literacy and engineering to seventh and eighth grade students. Funding for the competition was provided in part by the DTE Energy Foundation, the Ford Motor Company Fund and Consumers Energy.	GLITR Great Lakes Innovation and Technology Report Monday, 25 January 2010 Southfield School Wins ESD Future City Competition Southfield's Birney Middle School won the Engineering Society of Detroit's Future City competition Monday -- and with it, a trip to the national competition in Washington, D.C. next month. Judges said it was an extremely tight competition among the five finalists. Seventh and eighth grade students were asked to design a city of the future -- its economic, energy and living systems -- and explain how they realistically could work. This year's competition added an oddly prescient twist -- students were asked to design a city that could accommodate large numbers of people who had lost their homes in a natural disaster or financial emergency. Students use Sim City software to design their cities and must also write an essay and make a presentation about how they work. They're judged on a combination of all elements of the competition -- design, essay and presentation. Birney's key element was called SCQUBE, for Spherical Contained Quality Underwater Building Establishment. It was set in the year 3008. The victory was Birney's first win. The team will compete in the National Future City Competition in Washington, D.C., during National Engineers Week, Feb. 14-20. In earlier years, Birney had won several special awards, including Best Rookie Team, Best Manufacturing, Greenest City and Most Sustainable City. Out of 24 competing schools from throughout the State of Michigan, five were chosen the finalists. Finishing in second place was St. John School of Rochester. Third place went to St. Joseph School of Lake Orion. Fourth place went to St. Valentine School of Redford Township. And fifth place went to Power Middle School of Farmington Hills. Numerous other schools walked away with two dozen special awards sponsored by various local companies. WWJ Newsradio 950 Technology Editor Matt Roush was the master of ceremonies for the daylong event. The Michigan Regional Future City Competition is meant to ignite students’ interest in math, science and engineering and challenge them to apply concepts to real world solutions. The competition challenges students to design a city of the future - and have fun doing it. This program was designed to promote technological literacy and engineering to seventh and eighth grade students. Funding for the competition was provided in part by the DTE Energy Foundation, the Ford Motor Co. Fund and Consumers Energy.

DETROIT FREE PRESS Monday, 25 January 2010

Southfield students win future city contest