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ETHS Bridge Building winners (from left): Maddy Varela, Alfredo Torres and Dylan Bonn. (ETHS photo)

Evanston Township High School’s Math Department held its 42nd annual Bridge Building and Breaking Contest. The winner of this year’s competition was Maddy Varela with a bridge that held 5.0 kilograms. Varela is a student in Maryjoy Heineman’s and Matthew Kaiser’s class.  

The ETHS Bridge Building Contest allows students to apply the math and science lessons from their classes to a hands-on project. Students design and construct small straw bridges that are weighed, tested and scored for efficiency.

Alfredo Torres won second place with a bridge that held 4.2 kilograms. Torres is a student in Ivana Cuvalo’s class. Third place went to Dylan Bonn with a bridge that held 4.1 kilograms. Bonn is a student in Niraj Javia’s class. And fourth place went to Alice Lemmon with a bridge that held 3.8 kilograms. Lemmon is a student in Jacob Mills’ class.

Source: Evanston Township High School

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