Kalispell Middle School seventh-graders took second place in the Biomimicry Youth Design Challenge for a de-icing plane wing design that uses elements of mint leaves and cicada wings. Pictured left to right Brodyn DeShaw, Jayson Aurand, Parker Miller and Zavier Innerbichler.(Photo provided by Annie Gustafson)
June 11, 2022
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Middle school team takes second in national Youth Design Challenge
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s biomimicry! A team of Kalispell Middle School seventh-graders took second place in the middle school category of the Biomimicry Youth Design Challenge, which asks students to find inspiration in nature to engineer designs that solve or mitigate problems. The team included Jayson Aurand, Brodyn DeShaw, Zavier Innerbichler and Parker Miller.