#1 Team from Alabama to Ever Compete in SECME Nationals

We have been SECME-TIZED!  SECME (Southeastern Consortium of Minorities in Engineering) is a national strategic alliance to renew and strengthen the professional capacity of K-12 educators, motivate and mentor students, and empower parents so that all students can learn and achieve at higher levels. This past April students from Tuskegee Institute Middle School, To’Maz Pritchett, Lee Richardson, Sergio Royster, Jarquavious Slaughter and Columbus Williams, Jr., competed in the Regional SECME Mousetrap Car Competition on the campus of Tuskegee University and won. The students competed with students from the following counties; Montgomery, Bullock, Dallas and the East Metro Atlanta area. The judges were impressed with the technical report and willingness to design a more efficient car on the spot. This summer, three of Macon County’s finest; To’Maz Pritchett, Sergio Royster and Columbus Williams, Jr., traveled and participated in the 37^th Annual Summer Institute National Mousetrap Car and Robotics competition held in Daytona Beach, Florida. The students gained more knowledge on how to improve the mousetrap car design and networked with students from Georgia, Florida, Texas and the Bahamas. Our students were voted “Most Popular” by their peers. Job well done and we look forward to seeing them compete next year in the robotics competition!  Kudos to Ms Belinda Hart, Science Teacher at TIMS and Mrs. Rosemary Wright, TIMS Principal!