Galaxy Elementary students place first in water rockets competition at SECME

by Allison Ross

Students from Galaxy Elementary in Boynton Beach placed first in a water rockets competition at the Palm Beach County SECME Elementary Olympiad competition that took place Feb. 9 at Santaluces High School.

Photo courtesy the Palm Beach County School District

During the event, nearly 700 students from 51 schools took part in competitions that included building bridges and mousetrap cars, writing poems and making banners.

According to a press release from the Palm Beach County School District, SECME stands for Science, Engineering, Communication, Mathematics, and Enrichment.

Six Galaxy Elementary students participated in the competition: Janaya Manuel, second grade; Nehemie Perpilus and Alexis Benitez, fourth grade; Mykyaia Byrd, Obed Vital and Marlens Elysee, fifth grade.

?We are very proud of our students? accomplishments in the SECME competition,? Galaxy Principal Edmund Capitano said in a statement.

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Tim Burke, Executive Editor, The Palm Beach Post.

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