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The Mount Airy Baptist Church NSBE Jr. Chapter
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This month's featured chapter is from Washington, DC. The Mount Airy Baptist Church Jr. chapter hails from Region 2. They have become an involved NSBE Jr. chapter and have been rewarded by being one of the first NSBE Jr. chapters (and the first chapter highlighted from Region 2) showcased on the NSBE Jr. Chapter Highlights page.
Congratulations to Mount Airy Baptist Church FIRST LEGO League and Junior FIRST LEGO League teams on their participation in the Maryland State FLL Championship and JFLL Expo at the University of Maryland Baltimore County on January 26, 2008. Their Junior FIRST LEGO League (JFLL) team was the recipient of the Happy Planet Award - given to a team that discovered how to keep our planet happy and healthy by using alternative energy! We explored the Japanese Robots Exhibit at the Kennedy Center (Saturday, 2/9/08). They celebrated our robotics season at the Blue and Gold Banquet on Saturday, February 23, 2008.
Members of the Mount Airy Baptist Church NSBE Jr. Chapter partnered with the Patriots Technology Training Center NSBE Jr. Chapter in Seat Pleasant, MD to participate in a hands-on, team oriented activity involving robots—The Team Engineering Design Competition.
Students in grades 6-12 came together in a team named E.M.P.O.W.E.R.D. (Engineers Maintaining Power Over Worlds Electrical Robotic Designs) to complete a design project that was exhibited and presented during the 2008 NSBE National Convention in Orlando, Florida from March 19-23, 2008. Under the guidance of advisor Denise M. Lewis, team members met on a weekly basis in the evening at the Patriots Technology Training Center. E.M.P.O.W.E.R.D. team members included Mount Airy NSBE Jr. Chapter members Aaron Lewis III – Electrical Engineer, D'Angelo Williams – Computer Hardware Engineer and Ryan Taylor – Computer Software Engineer. Patriots members included Triston Young - Industrial Engineer, Malcolm Ryan t - Mechanical Engineer and McKay Ifeadi - Mechanical Engineer.
Chapter's Upcoming Events
After a successful 11th Annual Youth Summit on Technology in May, Patriots is pleased to offer its 11th Annual Summer Camp on Technology from June 23 through July 25, 2008. Participants will get a chance to explore technology in the science, engineering, and the medical fields, build and shoot their own rocket, program and build a LEGO robot, have fun with forensics, go on field trips and job shadow with a high-tech firm or government agency.
The Mount Airy chapter will participate in the 2008 Summer Engineering Experience for Kids (SEEK) in Washington, DC and the Region 2 Summer Camping Conference in July. We will present workshops on 3D Modeling Using Google SketchUp, Programming Basics Using Sketch and Design Squad Engineering Challenge: Hidden Alarm/Dance Pad Mania during the Mount Airy Baptist Church Summer Camp in August.
If you want to know more information about this NSBE Jr. Chapter (and/or live in or near Washington, DC), please contact:
Chapter Advisor: Denise M. Lewis, Robotics Ministry Leader, NSBE, Jr. Advisor and Principal
E-mail: lewis438@comcast.net
Past Highlighted Chapters
May 2008 - The University of Alabama's NSBE Jr. chapter (Region III)
June 2008 - East Bay's (Pittsburg, CA) NSBE Jr. chapter (Region VI)
*Please click on respective chapter to read highlights from that chapter*
Chapter Highlights
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Click on the picture below to see accomplishments that highlight this chapter:
Mount Airy Baptist Church NSBE Jr. Washington, DC
The the above pdf file (please click picture to download) documents a succesful Spring Quarter for this month's highlighted chapter - The Mount Airy Baptist Church Jr. (Washington, DC.). It also highlights the upcoming schedule for the year and upcoming goals for the chapter as well.
Grab Your Hat and Read With the Cat!
Mount Airy’s National Society of Black Engineers Jr. Chapter celebrated Read Across America Day on March 9, 2008. Children, teens, and adults participated in the nation's largest reading event after Children’s Church in the Fellowship Hall.
National Society of Black Engineers 34th Annual National Convention, Orlando, FL
Each spring, the national PCI Mini-Conference is held at the NSBE Annual National Convention. This year’s conference featured various activities, workshops and competitions promoting academic and technical development. A highlight of the conference was a tour of the Kennedy Space Center. Mount Airy’s NSBE Jr. Chapter members competed in the Try-Math-A-Lon (TMAL), Team Engineering Design Competition (TEDC) and PCI Science Fair (SF). Even though our teams did not place in the competitions, they displayed enthusiasm, good sportsmanship and learned a lot.
Click on the link below to read about the personal experience of a chapter member at the NSBE 2008 National Convention:
Reflections on the NSBE National Conference in Orlando, FL by Elizabeth O'Neill
Showcase Your Chapter
The PCI Department wants you to send in your chapter highlights to showcase them for all of NSBE to see!!
To apply send in your information to pci@nsbe.org .Once information is received please allow two weeks before it appears on the website. Your chapter will be showcased for one month. Please provide the information below.
To be eligible for the NSBE Jr. Showcase applicants must:
- Be an ACTIVE NSBE Jr. Chapter
- Be paid NSBE Jr. members
- Must highlight chapter or student accomplishments
- May showcase a program given by chapter
- Must release information to the general public for display
- No last minute submissions will be accepted
