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Dalton’s Future Problem Solvers Take Top Awards

Middle Division Team and Senior Individual and Team Competitors Advance to International Competition

The Dalton Future Problem Solvers work very hard in a rigorous program focused on usage and strengthening of critical and creative problem-solving skills. Dalton’s High School competitors earned some very exciting outcomes and awards based on their Global Issues Problem Solving action plans on the topic of Consumerism/Throw Away Society during the New York State Bowl.
A huge thanks to seniors Minelle Jeddy '23 and Bella Winckler '23, who were the fearless student leaders of this club since 9th grade. We are extremely proud of all the incredible work completed by each of the Future Problem Solvers club members this year.

All students who participated in the club applied the six step problem solving method to a future scenario navigating challenges related to consumerism and wrote an action plan to address the issues relevant to their specific scenario. Judges evaluated and scored the students’ written work after they competed in the state bowl.

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
Qualifying individuals and teams that accept the judge’s invitation to the FPS International Conference in Amherst, MA in June will tackle understanding and developing innovative solutions for this year’s topic: Currency.

Here are the results of the FPS NY State Awards for the 2022-2023 school year:

Middle Division - Global Issues Problem Solvers (Teams)
First Place Team Members: Mira Gulati ‘26 and Louisa Huston '26
Second Place Team Members: Oliver Katz '26 and Sam Shapiro '26

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

Senior Division- Global Issues Problem Solvers (Teams)
First Place Team Members: Minelle Jeddy '23, Anya Levin '24, Toma Pojarliev '24, and Bella Winckler '23

A huge congratulations to all of the FPS club participants for their dedication and hard work throughout the year!

Story submitted by Biolympiad and FPS club advisor and Dalton Middle/High School Science Teacher, Alicia Reid.
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