Three seventh grade students from Coral Springs Middle School received an Innovation, Originality and Creativity criteria award in this year’s national eCYBERMISSION competition. Each team member will receive a $2,000 U.S. EE Savings Bond and a certificate of recognition from the U.S. Army.

The Electros team, comprised of students Carlos Tallard, Ancil Ganishlal and George Zhuang, was led by team adviser Kim Norton. It was recognized by judges for its investigation into alternative energy sources. The team conducted various experiments with solar panels, fuel cell chambers, windmills and other alternative energy options using a small model home.

eCYBERMISSION is a U.S. Army-sponsored, free, web-based science, math and technology competition that allows students in grades six through nine to compete for regional and national awards while working to solve problems in their communities. In the past seven years, Coral Springs Middle School has won $69,000 in U.S. EE Savings Bonds by students competing in eCYBERMISSION.

“We are extremely proud of these Coral Springs Middle School winners for their use of outstanding research, experimentation and analysis during this year’s eCYBERMISSION competition,” said Mike Doyle, U.S. Army eCYBERMISSION program manager. “These students were selected out of thousands of their peers, not only for their potential as future leaders in science, math and technology, but for their work to make their communities a better place to live.”

This year, more than 12,000 students registered for eCYBERMISSION and 2,005 teams submitted their research for scoring. Since its inception seven years ago, more than 58,000 students from across the country, in U.S. territories and Department of Defense Education Activity schools worldwide have participated in the competition.

Registration for next year’s competition opens Aug. 1. For a complete listing of the 2008-2009 winners or for more information, please visit www.ecybermission.com.