SEATTLE — Students from Port Angeles High School competed in the 2019 Popsicle Bridge Engineering Scholarship competition March 17 at the Museum of Flight in Seattle.
The competition, which was postponed from Feb. 9 due to snow and adverse road conditions, is organized by the American Society of Civil Engineers to encourage interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
The Port Angeles students brought home the top four spots:
• First Overall: Skyler Sullivan, 395 pounds, $500 scholarship.
• Second Overall: Daniel Weaver, Linus Waddell and Hollund Bailey, 377 pounds, three $300 scholarships.
• First Strongest Bridge: Kynzie Deleon and Emma Weller, 229 pounds, two $200 scholarships.
• Second Strongest Bridge: Mauritz Ahlburg, Christine Beirne and Leo Ahlburg, 202 pounds.
Scholarships for the top three positions were funded by Gene Unger Engineering, LLC of Port Angeles and Northwestern Territories Inc. of Port Angeles.
Daniel Weaver, left, and Linus Waddell, along with teammate Hollund Bailey (not pictured), built a bridge that held 377 pounds. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
The bridge built by Kynzie Deleon, left, and Emma Weller supported 229 pounds, before breaking. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Leo Ahlburg, left, Christine Beirne and Mauritz Ahlburg, right, display their broken bridge, which held 202 pounds, before splintering. Their bridge was an unofficial entry, but still finished second in efficiency. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
