Gorham Middle School SAIL

   The Gorham Middle School has a four-person team of 8th graders competing in the USM CubeSat Challenge. The team, White Heat, was chosen to advance to phase 2. They are working on assembling their CubeSat and are expected to now apply the skills they developed in the concept design phase to meet their mission objectives. The CubeSat launch date is May 27th at 8:30 am at the USM Lewiston/Auburn campus.  

 This year, the Middle School had 5 Odyssey of the Mind teams compete at the regional competition on March 25th. The teams did amazing, and 4 out of 5 teams placed.  1st place:  8th grade team: Classics-Walls of Troy   2nd place: 7 th grade team: Classics-Walls of Troy   2nd place: 6th-grade  team: Vehicle problem 3rd place: 6th-grade team: Performance Problem 7th-grade team: Performance Problem 

 The 8th grade Odyssey of the Mind team earned 1st place at the regional competition in March. They have been invited to attend World Finals at Michigan State University. They have been working hard to raise enough money to cover the expenses of this trip. First place division 2: Classics-Walls of Troy                  We drove around town asking local businesses to help support us by making donations.  We had a carwash!  We currently have a bottle drive with Clynk as well. I will post again after World Finals! :)

 Bridge STEM Challenge: Students used the engineering design process and learned about different types of bridges by constructing a bridge that could hold at least 125 grams. Students had a budget of $70,000 to purchase supplies.  Scenario: The city of Goinnowhere has contracted your engineering company to build them a bridge to cross over a large river to a neighboring city. It is up to you to determine what type of bridge would have the strength for the task and stay within budget.                                       .        Winning Bridge: 6th Grade Boxing Orangutans 560 grams!!