Sunday, June 23, 2013

N.J. Skills USA Championship


Atlantic County Institute of Technology seniors, Jaythan Alvarado of Mullica Township; Patrick Daly, of Egg Harbor City and junior Jerry Geese of Buena teamed up and won first place recently in their category at the N.J. Skills USA Championship in Somerset County, where 1,600 students competed in more than 90 contests.
The team designed a way to desalinate ocean water and provide electricity and dietary salt using geothermal power.
They will compete in the National Skills USA Competition in Kansas City, Mo. this week.
In the fall, Alvarado is headed to Norwich University in Vermont and Daly to the honors engineering programs at Rowan University.
Read more at
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/acit-floats-winning-ideas/article_5d5495c4-3e5a-597a-b832-d1c7732a967c.html

UPDATE - 7/10/13 -They won second place at the National  Skills Competition in Kansas City
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/blogs/michelle_post/everyone-has-a-story-six-continents-in-six-days-to/article_fa7791ad-c738-5fb3-bf8a-5458eccaab94.html

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