Kids engineer Future Cities (GALLERY)

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DWMS hallways were crowded with projects waiting to be judged. Photo by Raquel Hendrickson

Desert Wind Middle School Blended Learning students competed in Future City on Thursday, hoping for a chance to take their idea of a futuristic community to state or even national competition. Maricopa Wells Middle School also staged a competition a day after presenting projects to Maricopa City Council members.

DWMS winners advancing to regional competition:

Alda
Beau Gel
Juntos
Mirai
New Glasgow
Sumou
Terreno Verde
Toro de Barcelona

Raquel Hendrickson
Raquel, a.k.a. Rocky, is a sixth-generation Arizonan who spent her formative years in the Missouri Ozarks. After attending Temple University in Philadelphia, she earned a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University and has been in the newspaper business since 1990. She has been a sports editor, general-assignment reporter, business editor, arts & entertainment editor, education reporter, government reporter and managing editor. After 16 years in the Verde Valley-Sedona, she moved to Maricopa in 2014. She loves the outdoors, the arts, great books and all kinds of animals.