AiS Challenge Awards

In addition to being an educational experience, the Challenge is a competition. It is designed to encourage students to perform at the highest possible level. While we recognize that many first-time participants may feel as though they cannot compete with more experienced students, there are many levels of recognition that can be attained for participants of all level.

  • First Place Team: Each student on the team will receive a $1,000.00 Savings Bond. The teacher will receive a donation of computer equipment for their use in their classroom.

  • Second Place Team: Each student on the team will receive a $500.00 Savings Bond. The teacher will receive a donation of computer equipment for their use in their classroom.

  • Honorable Mention Teams: Each student and sponsoring teacher on the team will receive a Gift.

  • Six teachers will receive a free class from New Horizons Computer Learning Center in Albuquerque.

 

The following are anticipated as additional awards consisting of trophies and/or plaques:

Additional Team Awards

  • Judges Special Recognitions

  • Poster Contest

    • Technical Poster (Display Board) - $100
    • Graphical Poster - $100

  • Teamwork - IBM

  • Best Written Report - Society for Technical Communications

  • Best Professional Presentation - Albuquerque Tribune

  • Electronic Search and Browse - New Mexico CHECS

  • High Performance Computing - Cray

  • Creativity and Innovation - Sandia National Laboratories

  • Environmental Modeling - LANL

  • Multimedia -

  • Best HTML Version of a Final Report - FatCow

  • Best Use of StarLogo - SFI/MIT

  • Teachers' Choice

  • Students' Choice