{"id":93534,"date":"2023-03-23T11:09:46","date_gmt":"2023-03-23T15:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/?p=93534"},"modified":"2023-03-23T16:07:47","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T20:07:47","slug":"high-school-students-gear-up-for-second-annual-innovation-challenge-dahlgren","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2023\/03\/23\/high-school-students-gear-up-for-second-annual-innovation-challenge-dahlgren\/","title":{"rendered":"High School Students Gear Up for Second Annual Innovation Challenge @ Dahlgren"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">The courses are ready and the stakes are high. The University of Mary Washington\u2019s Dahlgren Campus awaits 125 students who will compete for a prize purse of $7,500 at the second annual High School Innovation Challenge @ Dahlgren.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_93535\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93535\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"93535\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2023\/03\/23\/high-school-students-gear-up-for-second-annual-innovation-challenge-dahlgren\/220430-n-de005-014_low\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/03\/220430-N-DE005-014_low-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1669\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Members of the King George High School robotics team eye the clock as their time runs out during the Innovation Challenge @ Dahlgren. The Foxes fielded three separate teams during the event that took place in April 2022 at the University of Mary Washington Dahlgren Campus. (U.S. Navy photo\/Released)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/03\/220430-N-DE005-014_low-300x196.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/03\/220430-N-DE005-014_low-1024x668.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-93535 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/03\/220430-N-DE005-014_low-300x196.jpg\" alt=\"Members of the King George High School robotics team eye the clock as their time runs out during the Innovation Challenge @ Dahlgren. The Foxes fielded three separate teams during the event that took place in April 2022 at the University of Mary Washington Dahlgren Campus. (U.S. Navy photo\/Released)\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/03\/220430-N-DE005-014_low-300x196.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/03\/220430-N-DE005-014_low-1024x668.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/03\/220430-N-DE005-014_low-768x501.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/03\/220430-N-DE005-014_low-1536x1001.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/03\/220430-N-DE005-014_low-2048x1335.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-93535\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the King George High School robotics team eye the clock as their time runs out during the Innovation Challenge @ Dahlgren. The Foxes fielded three separate teams during the event that took place in April 2022 at the University of Mary Washington Dahlgren Campus. (U.S. Navy photo\/Released)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">The challenge, hosted by Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), UMW, MITRE Corporation, the Fredericksburg Regional Military Affairs Council and King George Economic Development Authority, will take place March 31 through April 1.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Students from 22 schools, comprising 25 teams, will program robots to infiltrate hostile territory from the sea and navigate a challenging environment to recover a piece of gear that is critical to national security during a simulated exercise called a Special Technical Object Recovery Mission (STORM).<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">They come from the following public, private and governor\u2019s high schools spanning from Richmond to Stafford and throughout the Northern Neck: Bridging Communities Governor\u2019s School; Chesapeake Governor\u2019s School \u2013 Bowling Green and Warsaw; Caroline, Colonial Beach, Courtland, Essex, James Monroe, King &amp; Queen, King George, Lancaster, Massaponax, Mountain View, North Stafford, Northumberland, Rappahannock, Riverbend, Spotsylvania and Westmoreland high schools; Fredericksburg Academy; Fredericksburg Christian School and Northern Neck Regional Technical Center.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">On March 31, students will arrive for an event kickoff followed by the challenge course unveiling. They will then have team collaboration for the rest of the day. On April 1, they will hear from keynote speakers and continue to collaborate with their teams. The competition will take place from 1 to 4:30 p.m. While the challenge is not open to the public, it is scheduled to be available via a live video stream on the NSWCDD YouTube channel at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@navalsurfacewarfarecenterd5228\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@navalsurfacewarfarecenterd5228<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">The first challenge was held in April 2022, with Fredericksburg Christian School placing first, Lancaster winning second place and Bridging Communities coming in third.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">NSWCDD also hosted an Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Innovation Challenge at Dahlgren in early March, where 10 colleges and universities nationwide competed at UMW. In that competition, Carnegie Mellon won the first-place prize of $50,000; Virginia Tech placed second, winning $30,000; and William &amp; Mary came in third, winning $20,000.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">The next innovation challenge will be geared toward industry.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">All of the innovation challenges were created to put more emphasis on STEM, according to NSWCDD Chief Technology Officer Jennifer Clift and UMW College of Business Lecturer John Burrow.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_93536\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93536\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"93536\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2023\/03\/23\/high-school-students-gear-up-for-second-annual-innovation-challenge-dahlgren\/220430-n-de005-019_low\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/03\/220430-N-DE005-019_low-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1771\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Aaron Sweeney of Chesapeake Bay Governor\u2019s School (CBGS) makes adjustments to his team\u2019s robot prior to competition at the Innovation Challenge @Dahlgren in April 2022. CBGS was one of 12 schools competing for $5,000 in cash prizes. (U.S. Navy photo\/Released)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/03\/220430-N-DE005-019_low-300x208.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/03\/220430-N-DE005-019_low-1024x708.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-93536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/03\/220430-N-DE005-019_low-300x208.jpg\" alt=\"Aaron Sweeney of Chesapeake Bay Governor\u2019s School (CBGS) makes adjustments to his team\u2019s robot prior to competition at the Innovation Challenge @Dahlgren in April 2022. CBGS was one of 12 schools competing for $5,000 in cash prizes. (U.S. Navy photo\/Released)\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/03\/220430-N-DE005-019_low-300x208.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/03\/220430-N-DE005-019_low-1024x708.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/03\/220430-N-DE005-019_low-768x531.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/03\/220430-N-DE005-019_low-1536x1062.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/03\/220430-N-DE005-019_low-2048x1417.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-93536\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aaron Sweeney of Chesapeake Bay Governor\u2019s School (CBGS) makes adjustments to his team\u2019s robot prior to competition at the Innovation Challenge @Dahlgren in April 2022. CBGS was one of 12 schools competing for $5,000 in cash prizes. (U.S. Navy photo\/Released)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI\u2019ve watched students light up when they assemble their robots to navigate a challenging course whether it be a mat or under water. We need to provide these opportunities to them so they know what\u2019s available in the career field of science, technology, engineering and math,\u201d Clift said. \u201cIt\u2019s wonderful to see how we have increased from 12 to 22 schools from April 2022 to now \u2013 demonstrating interest across the region. These challenges are designed to allow for students to be creative critical thinkers who know how to design, test and evaluate a problem \u2013 skills that are critical at NSWCDD.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">The greater Fredericksburg region depends on scientists and engineers who have the education and technical acumen to fill government and industry needs, Burrow said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIt is imperative that we not only encourage our local students to pursue science, engineering and technical degrees, but that they see firsthand the opportunities that exist in our region,\u201d he said. \u201cHosting the event at UMW Dahlgren, located just outside our state\u2019s largest employer for research and development work, allows students to demonstrate their technical knowledge and skills in front of some of our nation\u2019s top scientists and engineers. It\u2019s analogous to high school athletes getting to play in front of the pros.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em>Media wishing to attend should contact Jennifer Erickson with NSWCDD public affairs at (540) 653-5859 or Lisa Marvashti with UMW media and public relations at (<\/em><em>540) 654-1378.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The courses are ready and the stakes are high. The University of Mary Washington\u2019s Dahlgren Campus awaits 125 students who will compete for a prize purse of $7,500 at the second annual High School Innovation Challenge @ Dahlgren. 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