KidWind Challenge results from Tuesday's regional

Hutch STEM Blue hold up their first place and judges choice award certificates at the Southcentral Region Kansas KidWind Challenge. Hutch STEM Blue were invited to the State Competition in April at the award ceremony on Tuesday, Feb. 13  at Stringer Fine Arts Center. Photo by Emmie Boese. — Hutch STEM Blue hold up their first place and judges choice award certificates at the Southcentral Region Kansas KidWind Challenge. Hutch STEM Blue were invited to the State Competition in April at the award ceremony on Tuesday, Feb. 13 at Stringer Fine Arts Center. Photo by Emmie Boese.

EMMIE BOESE
Hutch Post

HUTCHINSON, Kan — Local teams competed at the 2024 Kansas KidWind Southcentral Region Challenge on Tuesday, Feb. 13 at Stringer Fine Arts Center.

Hutch STEM Blue placed first in the fourth-eighth grade division and will compete at the state finals in Salina on April 14. Stem Blue also received the Judge's Choice award.

Bob the Winders placed third in the fourth-eighth grade division. The Bob the Winders team will go to state if the second place team which was the Sterling Black Bears, cannot make it to the competition.

Bob the Winders from Hutchinson hold up their third place certificate at the Southcentral Region Kansas KidWind Challenge. Bob the Winders were awarded their certificate on Tuesday, Feb. 13 at Stringer Fine Arts Center. Photo by Emmie Boese.

In the high school division, the Buhler Cru Winds placed first, the Sterling White Chicks & Deryn placed second and the Zip Ties 'N Bias Plies from Sterling placed third.

Kansas KidWind is an energy-related STEM education event from the Kansas Corporation Commission and K-State Engineering Extension.

State winners are invited to nationals in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 5-8. More information about KidWind is available at kcc.ks.gov.

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