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PCMS model bridge building team wins at western regional

Published 9:54am Friday, March 15, 2013
The PCMS Model Bridge Building Team explains the merits of the bridge that the team entered in the NC Department of Transportation Model Bridge Building Competition in Morganton, N.C. Bottom: PCMS Bridge Team (left to right) Tyler Harris, Tiler Pace, Noah Frazier, Hayden Gary, Sam Rhinehart, Samuel Kornmayer, Taylor Warren and Dr. Bob Pettis, coach. (photos submitted)
The PCMS Model Bridge Building Team explains the merits of the bridge that the team entered in the NC Department of Transportation Model Bridge Building Competition in Morganton, N.C. Bottom: PCMS Bridge Team (left to right) Tyler Harris, Tiler Pace, Noah Frazier, Hayden Gary, Sam Rhinehart, Samuel Kornmayer, Taylor Warren and Dr. Bob Pettis, coach. (photos submitted)

On Friday, March 8, the Polk County Middle School Model Bridge Building Team placed first at the NC Department of Transportation (NCDOT) western regional competition in Morganton, N.C.

Team members include eighth-graders Samuel Rhinehart and Samuel Kornmayer, and seventh-graders Taylor Warren, Noah Frazer, Hayden Gary, Tiler Pace, Tyler Harris and Dr. Bob Pettis, coach.

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