- April 29, 2024
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Matanzas High School Community Problem Solving team project won first place with an international invite for Just SCREAM: Megan Rhee, Eva Luis, Olivia Chochev, Donald Khek, Lily Lisowski, Lorraine Wilson and Ava Muldoon.
Flagler Palm Coast High School's Hailey Tucker, Jack Mikutel, Jake Blumengarten and Maddie Sims placed second with an international invite in Global Issues Writing.
Indian Trails Middle School team won first place in Community Problem Solving Civic and Culture with an international invite for Tuned In: Back row, Alex Berenblit, Garrett Tucker, Paris Milton, Riley Eidman, Kashvi Sagar. Front row, Isaiah Jack, Ellah Cherry, Kendall Willis and Wesley Kopach.
Indian Trails Middle School student Holden Carleton won first place in Scenario Performance with an international invite for his Presidential Debate.
Matanzas High's Ben Kopach won first place with an international invite for his Community Problem Solving Individual Project: Help Wanted.
Flagler Schools had 157 students participating in the state Future Problem Solver competition on April 2-5 in Orlando.
Of those, 39 students were invited to the international competition June 7-11 at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Four other Flagler County students will join the group to participate in the Multi-Affiliate Global Issues (MAGIC) Competition, teaming up with students from other states and nations.
All 43 competitors plus chaperones and coaches will fly together to internationals for the first time, said Indian Trails Middle School teacher and FPS coach Beth Blumengarten.
"Amy Kopach and I always dreamed of the county going as one, and that's finally going to happen," Blumengarten said.
Kopach is the Flagler County FPS board chair and a Matanzas and ITMS coach.
Matanzas High School senior Ben Kopach was the opening ceremony speaker at state. Kopach has won multiple state and international competitions since he began participating in Future Problem Solvers as a fifth grader.
He spoke about how the program has given him many skills that he uses every day. Kopach will be competing in one more international competition for his individual Community Problem Solving project, Help Wanted.
ITMS student Holden Carleton became the first Flagler County middle school student to win first place in Scenario Performance. Carleton wrote and performed Presidential Debate, debating a robotic workforce. Carleton used three different voices in his performance — a narrator and two fictitious presidential candidates.
Here's a breakdown of Flagler County's results at state:
Number of Students attended states: 11. Number of Students Invited to Internationals: 8.
Community Problem Solving: 1st place: Individual Project, Help Wanted: Ben Kopach (with an invitation to the International Competition). 1st place: Team Project, Just SCREAM: (Lily Lisowski, Olivia Chochev, Eva Luis, Donald Khek, Lorraine Wilson, Ava Muldoon, and Megan Rhee) (with an Invitation to the International Competition). 1st place: Individual Project, Food Allergy Awareness: Matt Carleton.
Global Issues Team Writing: 6th place: Olivia Chochev, Eva Luis, Lily Lisowski, Lily Ames. 4th place: Matt Carleton, Ava Muldoon, Megan Rhee, Amy Leonardi.
Presentation of Action Plan: 5th place: Olivia Chochev, Eva Luis, Liliy Lisowski, Lily Ames, Donanl Khek.
MAGIC (Multi-Affiliate Global Issues Problem Solving Competition) Team Writing: Middle Division — 3rd place: Donald Khek.
Number of Students attended states: 62. Number of students invited to Internationals: 17.
Community Problem Solving: 2nd Place (Education) Leader League: Grace Brocksmith, Karolyn Whitney, Peyton Cerasi, Maya Swierczynski, Maddie Butts, Ava Anderson. 1st Place (Education) with an International Invite, Project MESS: Ryan Castro, Tony Pacilli, Sean Barnes, Mason Gamble, Giles Platt, Tristan Norman, Will Wells. 1st Place (Civic & Culture) with an International Invite, Tuned In: Isaiah Jack, Alex Berenblit, Garrett Tucker, Paris Milton, Riley Eidman, Kendall Willis, Ellah Cherry, Wesley Kopach, Kashvi Sagar. 2nd Place (Civic & Culture) Project LOVE: Wyatt Davis, Willa Ames, Sam D’Ascheberg.
MAGIC Team Writing: Juniors: 5th Place – Chase Renuart. 4th Place – Maddy Aguilar. Middles: 5th Place – Alex Berenblit, Maddie Butts, Jacob Gibson, Maya Swierczynski. 4th Place – Jordan Wilson, Anri Gagoshidze, Tristan Norman, Allie Sims. 3rd Place – Eliana Mendez, Kiley Golding. 2nd Place – Macie Araujo, Alena Karanas, Lilly Rodrigue, Chloe Ascone. 1st Place – Sydney Mahon, Mason Gamble, Kashvi Sagar.
Presentation of Action Plan: 4th Place: Sam, Wyatt, Giles, Tony, Allie, Eliana, Lilly.
Scenario Writing: 5th Place – Holden Carleton.
Scenario Performance: Middle Division 1st Place with International Invite: Holden Carleton.
Number of Students attended states: 22. Number of Students Invited to Internationals: 7.
Community Problem Solving: 1st Place Junior: Team Project, Project Helpers: (Roman Lipkovich, Eli Christlieb, Lilly Raad, Bella Glasco, Katelyn Castello, Aaliyah Auriemma and Cameron Short) (with an international invited). 2nd Place Junior: Team Project, The Achievers: (Monica Vazques, Khubseerat Zafar, Ben Johnsen, Brady Rezendes, Lily Niemann, Tanner Mckinney, Skylar Weston, Kate Zapata, & Benjamin Hurley). 3rd Place Junior: Team Project, Reading Rescuers: (Piper Burford, Priya Vargas, Mackenzie MacDonald, Alina Syniuk, Mia Puccio, Wilhelm Skutans, Brenden Scarbough-Sanders).
Presentation of Action Plan: 6th Place Junior: Piper Burford, Mackenzie MacDonald, Brady Rezendes, Cameron Short, Brenden Scarbough-Sanders, Benjamin Hurley and Tanner McKinney.
MAGIC Team Writing: Juniors: 5th Place – Roman Lipkovich. 4th Place – Mackenzie MacDonald, Kubseerat Zafar. 3rd Place — Eli Christlieb. 2nd Place — Bella Glasco. 1st Place — Piper Burford.
Number of Students attended states: 47. Number of Students Invited to Internationals: 5.
Global Issues Team Writing: Middle Division: 7th Place — Abigail Blumengarten, Ava Mello, Arianna Slaughter, Victoria, DaSilva-Carvalheira. Senior Division: 4th Place — Kyra Baldwin, Ella Oshri, Brendan Wang, Jack Gilvary. 2nd Place — Jake Blumengarten, Madelin Sims, Hailey Tucker, Jack Mikutel (with international invite).
Presentation of Action Plan: Middle Division: 1st Place - Abigail Blumengarten, Ava Mello, Arianna Slaughter, Victoria DaSilva-Carvalheira. Senior Division: 6th Place — Hailey Tucker, Jake Blumengarten, Jack Mikutel, Madelin Sims. 3rd Place — Tristen Skinner, Tanya Feldman, Malina Hreib, Adniel Alonso. 2nd Place — Roymara Louissaint, Genesis Santiago-Gil, Cameron Driggers. Logan Shafer, Charlotte Fletcher. 1st Place — Veronica Matsikh, Summer Barnes, Nigel-Ginola Njok, Emma Coates.
MAGIC Team Writing: Senior Division: 2nd Place — Glynnis Gong. 1st Place — Skylar Carroll & Samantha Newell.
Scenario Writing: Middle Division: 1st Place Liam Lafferty (with international invited). Senior Division: 3rd Place — Jack Mikutel
Scenario Performance: 4th Place — Tanya Feldman.
Number of Students attended states: 15.
Global Issues Individual Writing: 3rd Place — Derek Payne
Global Issues Team Writing: 9th Place - Ethan Zverinsky, Josh Reyes, Jesus Rodriguez, Brianna Long.
MAGIC Team Writing: 1st Place — Kendon Reinert.
