Adam’s engineering presentation

For Adam's Engineering & Design class, they split into groups and work on a semester-long project. Each group chooses  a "real" engineering problem, create a solution and present it to a group of judges. Adam and his partner chose something soccer related. Above is one of the slides from their presentation. It's a watch-like device … Continue reading Adam’s engineering presentation

College visit #1 – University of Tulsa

The boys had a week off for Thanksgiving so we scheduled our first college visit for Adam.  Monday evening we headed south to the University of Tulsa. The university has a good electrical engineering program. We received a one-on-one tour with a student (they match you up with someone with similar interests - our tour … Continue reading College visit #1 – University of Tulsa

#Back2Back: The state final games

Friday, Nov. 8 Friday night's semi final game was cold...temperatures in the 30s made the turf slick. All the players were sliding around. We played Shawnee Heights and finally nabbed the win in quadruple overtime! Almost a repeat of last year, except no penalty kicks. Going to the finals! Saturday, Nov. 9 Saturday's weather was … Continue reading #Back2Back: The state final games

#Back2Back: Before the state final games

We did it again! The boys' high school soccer team made it to the State Finals, for the second year in a row. The final four teams were two Wichita  teams (us and Goddard Eisenhower) and two Kansas City area teams (Shawnee Heights and Blue Valley Southwest). Blue Valley Southwest was the team we lost … Continue reading #Back2Back: Before the state final games