
This year, 45 Deming students from the High School and Red Mountain Middle School will be participating in the annual event. More than 400 middle and high school students are scheduled to participate from 20 regional schools. The students will be competing in 46 events with names such as Bottle Rocket, Hovercraft, Towers, Wright Stuff, Electric Vehicle, Helicopters, Robot Arm and Wind Power.
Local Sponsors are Daniel Gamboa and Leslie Wilson.
The 2017 competition will take place on Saturday, January 28 beginning with an opening ceremony at 8:30 a.m. in the Fine Arts Center Theater. The public is invited to attend to see the many events throughout the day.
The event will conclude at 4:00 p.m. with an awards ceremony in the Fine Arts Center Theater. Top winners of the regional competition will advance to the state competition to take place at New Mexico Tech in February. Descriptions of the events are available online at soinc.org