Two Year 9 Newington boys – Jonathan Edwards (9/ME) and Jaison Burgess (9/MA) – have won first place and runner up in the Year 9 Industrial Technology Engineering Competition hosted by the Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences at the University of Wollongong.

Both Jonathan and Jaison studied structural and mechanical engineering that makes up part of the Stage 5 Engineering program. Aimed at engaging students with this multi-facetted discipline, the program required boys to design a flying structure which could travel a minimum of 25 metres from the Function Centre balcony in the Taylor Sports Centre. The model planes needed to be tested and the boys composed designs electronically before building a prototype. The documentation from their work (otherwise known as the Engineering Report) was what both Jonathan and Jaison entered in the STEM competition.

Jonathan’s work was so impressive that it was announced as the winner of the entire Year 9 Industrial Technologies competition and he was presented with a cheque for $375.

Congratulations to both Jonathan and Jaison!