Roswell, GA
File #: 13-0077    Version: 1 Name: Queen of Angels - Future Cities
Type: Proclamation / Recognition Status: Mayor's Report
File created: 2/8/2013 In control: Mayor and City Council
On agenda: 3/25/2013 Final action:
Title: Recognition of the Queen of Angels Catholic School for winning awards at the 2012-2013 Future Cities Georgia Regional Competition.
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Recognition of the Queen of Angels Catholic School for winning awards at the 2012-2013 Future Cities Georgia Regional Competition.  
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Item Summary:
The Future Cities competition is part of National Engineers Week.  Student teams plan and design virtual cities with SimCity 4 software and build physical models with recycled materials.  Students research and write a solution to an engineering problem, write a narrative describing their city and present their ideas before a panel of judges.  This year's theme was "Rethinking Runoff: Design Clean Solutions to Manage Stormwater Pollution."
 
The Future Cities awards won by Queen of Angels were:  "Best Virtual City"; "Best Futurist City"; "Best Urban Planning"; "Best Sustainable Design"; "People's Choice"; and winner of the Regional Competition.
 
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Presented by:
Jere Wood, Mayor