WASD eCybermission students win big

Weatherly Area 9th grade eCybermission students won first place in Pennsylvania for creating a hydroponics bay using recycled drink containers from school lunches. They grew lettuce and basil plants with only water, no soil. Each team member will receive a $1,000 savings bond. Team members: Abby Binder, McKenna Gerhard,

Madyline Blackwell, and Sawyer Krum.

8th grade eCybermission students also won first place in Pennsylvania for creating different purifiers to clean water coming from the water spouts at school. They will receive $1,000 savings bonds. Team members: Carmen Aurisano, Rebecca Caldwell, Wade Eroh, and Aiden Foley.

7th grade eCybermission students received an “Honorable Mention” in tPennsylvania for their work in taking food scraps from the cafeteria and feeding chickens to reduce the amount of food scraps thrown away and find a way to use them. Team members: Mya Binder, Joey Esposito, Maddie Heister, and Denna Stellar.