Polson Middle School boat races The Fishermen earns Fastest Finish Award
Seventh-graders at Polson Middle School held boat races Tuesday, Feb. 12, at the Mission Valley Aquatic Center. Above, Cops and Robbers boat paddlers Otto Lund and Taegen Gage use teamwork during the races.
Tia Mercer and Jarrett Wilson provided paddle power to guide the SS Touchdown to the finish line during the STEAM boat races on Tuesday, Feb. 12 at the Mission Valley Aquatic Center. (Photos courtesy of Tami Morrison, PMS)
Awards were presented in five categories for both the seventh- and eighth-grade classes at the conclusion of Polson Middle School boat races Tuesday, Feb. 12 at the Mission Valley Aquatic Center.
As did the PMS sixth-graders on Feb. 7, advisory team members used a prescribed list of supplies to construct a boat — with the intent of each of them to stay afloat during 50-yard races at MVAC. The students, with direcion from their advisers, used cardboard, glue, spray paint, permanent markers and the key ingredient — duct tape, It was a project as part of the STEAM program, which is Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math.
The overall Fastest Finish Award, considering seventh- and eighth-grade vessels, was presented to The Fishermen, whose seventh-grade adviser was Brad Fisher, to conclude the “Duck Boat Dynasty.” They had a very quick time of 56 seconds.
The Ugly Duck was not pretty, but fast, and captured the Fastest Finish Award for eighth-grade teams.
There was a Titanic Award for each grade, given to the teams’ whose boat sunk the fastest.
Here are the other award winners, with the team advisers:
Eighth Grade
Pirate Pride Award — Peacock, Steve Davey.
Dest Dressed Award — The Gnomes, Carrie Lapierre.
Team Spirit Award — SS Touchdown, Jordan Ives.
Titanic Award — Lit Gang, Matt Dalbey.
Seventh Grade
Pirate Pride Award — Dragon, Dee McElwee.
Best Dressed Award — Cops and Robbers, Jami Hanson.
Team Spirit Award — Abductor Aliens, Luke Mills.
Luke Mills - Abductor Aliens
Titanic Award — The Failture, Bob DiGillonardo.