All students who participated in the club applied the six-step problem-solving method to a future scenario navigating challenges related to personalized medicine and wrote an action plan to address it. Their written work was evaluated and scored by external judges after they competed in the state bowl. 
 
Future Problem Solvers follow a six-step approach to problem-solving: 

• Identify Challenges Related to the Topic or Future Scene
• Select an Underlying Problem
• Produce Solution Ideas to Address the Underlying Problem
• Generate and Select Criteria to Evaluate Solution Ideas
• Evaluate Solution Ideas to Determine the Better Action Plan
• Develop an Action Plan

While the judges’ invitation to advance to Internationals is extended to the highest placing students, there are many club members who will continue to participate in applying the six-step problem-solving process as they tackle deeply understanding and developing innovative solutions for our next topic on Neurotechnology. 
 
Here are the results of the FPS NY State Awards Ceremony for the 2020-2021 school year:
 
Junior Division: Global Issues Problem Solving (First PlaceTeam) 

• Nathan Balboni ’27, Spencer Chaisanguanthum ’27, Dylan Ellant ’27, and Nico Molina ’27

Junior Division: Global Issues Problems Solving (Individual Competitors)

• Jonathan Nallengara ’27 (First place)
• Benjamin Shapiro ’28 (Second place)

Middle Division: Global Issues Problem Solving (Individual Competitors)

• Mirabelle Zhang ’24 (First place)
• Cooper Hartog ’24 (Second place)
• Shreya Ranjan ’26 (Third place)

Senior Division: Global Issues Problem Solving (First Place Team)

• Minelle Jeddy ’23, Arya Prasad ’23, and Bella Winckler ’23

A huge thanks to Minelle Jeddy and Bella Winckler who served as student leaders for the HS FPS club. Students who are advancing will participate in the virtual FPS Internationals on Thursday, June 10. 
 
A warm congratulations to all of our 2020-2021 FPS Club Members: 
 
5th Grade FPS Club Members: Dean Griffin ’28, Mitchell Lamb ’28, Kiran Maduraperuma ’28, and Benjamin Shapiro ’28