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HS Future Problem Solvers Advance to International Competition

Dalton High School competitors earned exciting outcomes and awards for their Global Issues Problem Solving action plans on the topic “Mining” at the New York State Future Problem Solving (FPS) Bowl in March.
Students applied the six-step problem-solving method to a future scenario navigating challenges related to mining and wrote an action plan to address them. After competing in the state bowl, external judges evaluated and scored their written work.

Future Problem Solvers follow a six-step approach to problem-solving: 
1. Identify Challenges Related to the Topic or Future Scene
2. Select an Underlying Problem
3. Produce Solution Ideas to Address the Underlying Problem
4. Generate and Select Criteria to Evaluate Solution Ideas
5. Evaluate Solution Ideas to Determine the Better Action Plan
6. Develop an Action Plan

The HS students earned top rankings in the state competition and have been invited to advance to the hybrid FPS International Competition. 

Here are the results of the FPS NY State Awards Ceremony for the 2021-2022 school year:

Senior Division - Global Issues Problem Solving (Individual Competitors)
First Place Individual: Mirabelle Zhang '24
Second Place Individual: Cooper Hartog '24

Senior Division - Global Issues Problem Solving (Teams)
First Place Team: Minelle Jeddy '23, Anya Levin '24, Bella Winckler '23

A huge thanks to Bella and Minelle for serving as student leaders for the HS FPS Club. Students will participate in the hybrid FPS Internationals on Thursday, June 9. This year’s topic is antibiotic resistance. 

Congratulations to all of the students in the FPS club for the incredible work completed this year! 

Story submitted by FPS Club Advisor and Dalton MS/HS Science Teacher, Alicia Reid. 
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