Overview
2016-2017 was a very exciting year for STEM Club at Bolsa Grande. Many of the STEM members participated in variety of events, such as the MESA Day competition, coding competitions as well as various icebreakers. At the annual MESA Day competition, many Bolsa STEM Teams had placed in top three at Prelims as well as Regionals. Not only that, several outstanding STEM members participated in a hackathon and Congressional App competition, events that challenge students' ability to code and construct products that are applicable in the real world.
Events
2016-2017 year is known for its variety in events and projects. Here is a list of some of the notable events from thatyear:
Congressional App Challenge
This competition is designed to challenge students to create their original, and functional app with the use of many programming languages.
Los Angeles Hackathon
The LA Hackathon competition is an event where computer programmers come together and make a focused effort to perfect a given software product. It involves coding almost continuously for extended periods of time.
MESA National Engineering Design Competition
In this competition, engineers are required to work in a team to implement a Human-Centered Design to address a need. There are many components listed, but the main ones are the successful intergration of Arduino, and a report to provide an overview of the design process
Achievements
2016-2017 was a successful year for STEM Club, as a large number of Bolsa teams took the top three in Prelim and Regional competitions
Math at Large (10th)
- Drew Penid - 1st Place
- Hubert Tran - 2nd Place
Balsawood Airplane
- Huy Banh, Joaquin Lopez - 2nd Place
Prosthetic Arm
- Technical Paper: 1st Place | Presentation: 2nd Place
- David Chuong, Drew Penid, Kathy Le, Kimberly Ho
Math Delegates
- (10th) David Chuong - 3rd Place
- (11th) Long Ho - 3rd Place
- (12th) Johnlam Tran, Tiffany Trieu, Hien-Duc Ma - 2nd Places
Wright Turn Glider
- Huy Banh, Joaquin Lopez, Cortney Norasing, Hubert Tran, Patrick Nguyen - 1st Place
Speak Out
- Melody Ong, Naomi Gutierrez, Emily Penaloza - 1st Place
- Tiffany Trieu, Hien-Duc Ma, Joanne Duong - 2nd Place
Civil Structure
- Hubert Tran - 1st Place
Greenfoot
- Danny Vo, Duy Pham, Kevin Le - 1st Place
Officers
Steven Dang
President
Steven held the position of President during this year. He was a Senior at the time and was one of the most experienced on the board that year, with STEM being his club for his entire highschool career.
Huy Pham
Vice-President
Huy held the position of Treasurer during this year. He was a Senior at the time and was one of the most experienced on the board that year, with STEM being his club for his entire highschool career.
Hien-Duc Ma
Treasurer
Hien-Duc held the position of Treasurer during this year. She was a Senior at the time and was one of the most experienced on the board that year, with STEM being her club for her entire highschool career.
Joanne Duong
Secretary
Joanne held the position of Secretary during this year. She was a Junior at the time and was one of the most experienced on the board that year, and had been in STEM for three years in prior.
Hubert Tran
Activity Chair
Hubert held the position of Activities Chair during this year. He was a Sophomore at the time and was is one of the most experienced on the board that year, having served as an officer for multiple years.
Huy Banh
Activity Chair
Huy held the position of Activities Chair during this year. He was a Sophomore at the time and is known for his impressive accomplishments in the Wright Turn Glider competition.
