Model Water Tower Competition
The Model Water Tower Competition (MWTC) is a fun, science-oriented contest aimed at introducing middle school students to the water and engineering professions. The competition challenges students to design and build a water tower with specific size, height, and functional requirements. This year’s competition featured the top 5-6 water towers from two schools: Cooper Middle School & Barber Middle School.
The water towers were judged based on three categories: hydraulic efficiency, structural efficiency, and design ingenuity. The students themselves were also judged in a 4th category: Interview and Presentation. For this category, the students presented their tower to a panel of three professionals within the water industry. This year’s judges included: Judy Jones (Water Agency Director for Cobb County Water System), Richard Wittman (Project Engineer for Cobb County Water System), and Dawn Lei (Director of Operations for Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority). During the interview, students had to demonstrate their knowledge of water towers, water infrastructure, and the importance of water to society more broadly.
- 1st place winner: Princess Peach (Cooper Middle School)
- 2nd place winner: King Bob (Cooper Middle School)
- 3rd place winner: Home Alone (Cooper Middle School)
- Superlative winner for Outstanding Presentation/Judges’ Choice: Tiffany Inofomoh of Cooper Middle School
- Superlative winner for Outstanding Achievement in Artistic Design: Sharon Udeze, Amarachi Emberegbulam, Jelena Dryden, and Sarah Udeze of Cooper Middle School.
- Superlative winner for outstanding achievement in Cost Effectiveness: Karol Cruz Correa, Maureen King, and Chelsea Njuku of Barber Middle School
Photographs of the towers and event can be viewed on Cobb Water’s Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/cobbwater/albums/72177720324469351/