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For the 2019-2020 school year, the Lambton Chapter of the PEO partnered with the City of Sarnia to host an engineering design challenge for high school students. The challenge centered around accessibility in the city.
A huge thank you to Burkhart Gilchrist Architects for volunteering their time to complete all of the renderings for the students.
2020 Winners
“Discover how engineering can improve the lives of Sarnia residents.”
Challenge Winner - Raised Boardwalk design by Krish & Logan
Challenge Runner-Up - Boardwalk and Vendors design by Ben & Daniel
PEO Award Winner - Fun for All Ages design by Ivan, Josh, Juliette & Lily
In the Media:
Students challenged to engineer accessibility at Canatara bandshell (The Observer, November 16, 2019)
About six teams of local high school students are participating in an engineering design challenge to improve accessibility at the Canatara Park bandshell. One of the teams, all twelfth graders at St. Patrick's high school, includes Ivan Lange, (front left) Juliette Rossi, Lily Taylor, and Josh Allen. They're pictured at the bandshell with their engineer mentor for the challenge Brooke Wilson (back left), Professional Engineers of Ontario Lambton Chapter representative Jennifer Ladanchuk, and the City of Sarnia's manager of recreation and planning Ryan Chamney. Tyler Kula/Sarnia Observer/Postmedia Network