News release from the Milton Public Schools

Teams from two Milton elementary schools and a Pierce Middle School student scored the top spots in a Future Problem Solving State Bowl this past weekend in Bourne.

In the written competition, the team from Glover earned second place and the Collicot team earned third place. In the Action Plan Presentation, Collicot earned first place and Glover earned third place. In addition, Timothy Karoff from Pierce won second place for futuristic scenario that he wrote.

Future Problem Solving is an academic program used in the Milton Public Schools and thousands of other public, private and parochial schools throughout the world. All four elementary schools and Pierce Middle School have FPS teams.

The Future Problem Solving program helps students to work on their critical and creative thinking skills, encourages students to develop a vision for the future, and prepares students for leadership roles. FPS engages students in creative problem solving within the curriculum and provides competitive opportunities.

The State Bowl was held at Massachusetts Maritime Academy in Bourne on March 23rd.

The following students competed on the winning teams:

The Collicot Team (coached by Anna Higgins): Jackson Humphreys, Kate Delaney and Shea Flanagan. Also, individual competitors Nora Kleiman and Molly Murtaugh assisted with the first-place win.

The Glover Team (coached by Christina Reynolds): Ella Zimmermann, Hudson Smith, Kate Possi and Kelly Mackenzie.

Four individuals also competed: Grace Quijano from Tucker, Nora Kleiman from Collicot, Molly Murtagh from Collicot and Timothy Karoff from Pierce. The results of the Individual Competition will be available in two weeks.