Windsor High School Students Take Second Place at International Conference

Recently, a Windsor High School Community Problem Solving Team placed second  at the 2013 Future Problem Solving Program International Conference at Indiana University.

The team competed in the Senior Division Civic and Cultural Issues category.

Kaitlyn Ali, Shanai Chambers, Jeremy Fredette, and Daniel Hammersmith were recognized for their project called Operation Courtyard.

The students sought to enlist the help of school officials to renovate Windsor High’s central courtyard, which was clear cut due to damage incurred during Nor’easter Alfred in October of 2012.

The students also met regularly with students, teachers and administrators, and applied for and received a $5,000 Toolbox for Education grant from Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation.

Two Windsor High School Community Problem Solving teams qualified to compete at the international conference.

The second team, Words Hurt, was comprised of students Michael Harper, Daniel Kastner, Akash Kunver, Juliet Orszalak, and Stella Rivera.

The Words Hurt team sought to raise awareness of the devastating effects of bullying and mean spirited behavior by hosting an assembly featuring motivational speaker John Halligan, whose son committed suicide after constant bullying.

The event was funded through a grant from the Windsor PTSA, and the conference was attended by 2,000 students representing 13 countries.

In addition to the two high school’s Community Problem Teams, Windsor was represented by Sage Park Middle School student Danielle Gozzo, who advanced to the international conference’s Middle Division as a Scenario Writer. 

To read more, check out the full post on Windsor Patch.