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San Francisco’s Eighth World Affairs Challenge
San Francisco’s Eighth World Affairs Challenge took place on April 17th, 2010 at San Francisco State University. The theme for the 2010 was Water Around the World. Over 450 students from 18 schools participated in the program this year.
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Results
Best Overall Team
High School (9th-12th)
- 1st- Sets Underwater, Wilcox High School
- 2nd- Bells2K10, Bellarmine College Preparatory
- 3rd- Savage Lift, Wilcox High School
- 4th- Gluttonous Elephants, Independent Team
- 5th- Alsion, Alsion Montessori School
Middle School (6th-8th)
- 1st- Team Tucker, Mill Valley Middle School
- 2nd- Water Warriors, Mill Valley Middle School
- 3rd- Water Hazardz, International School of Monterey
- 4th- W.A.P,, Mill Valley Middle School
- 5th- We Are the World, River School
Best Formal Presentation
High School
- 1st- Savage Lift, Wilcox High School
- 2nd- Alsion, Alsion Montessori School
- 3rd- Bells2K10, Bellarmine College Preparatory
Middle School
- 1st-Team Tucker, Mill Valley School
- 2nd- Water Warriors, Mill Valley School
- 3rd-W.A.P., Mill Valley School
Most Creative Presentation
High School
- 1st- Savage Lift, Wilcox High School
- 2nd- Occasional Emus, New Technology High
- 3rd- Alsion, Alsion Montessori School
Middle School
- 1st- Water Boy and His Mathson Minions, Lee Mathson Middle School
- 2nd- Team Tucker, Mill Valley Middle School
- 3rd- Water Warriors, Mill Valley Middle School
Best Solutions Showcase
High School
- 1st- Sets Underwater, Wilcox High School
- 2nd- Gluttonous Elephants, Independent Team
- 3rd- Eco-fish, Wilcox High School
Middle School
- 1st- The Giants, River School
- 2nd- Got Clean H2O?, St. Lucy Parish School
- 3rd- Water Warriors, Mill Valley Middle School
Best Collaborative Question
High School
- 1st- Group 19: Shabab Hussain, Owen Martin, Eugene Hipolito, Juaquin Herrera, Afrah Mohammad, Brian Tran, Cornelius Smith, and Cinthya Sanchez
- 2nd- Group 28: Araceli Ramriez, Sivan Orr, Colleen Salmon, Baylee Russell-Willis, Tiffany Chin, Leonardo Godoy, and Alysha Adams
- 3rd- Group 18- Derrick Dominic, Flora Lichtenstein, Alicia Gutierrez, Justin Corpus, Brian Li, Arwa Rangwala, Aalijahri Robinson, and Mariela Ortega
Middle School
- 1st- Group 9: Natalia Poehner, Riley Gaucher, Francis Consul, Austin Barger, Ally deLaat, and Alicia Bechtel
- 2nd- Group 4: Sinead Casey, Maci Amasalian, Renz Ignacio, Humza Iqbal, Amanda Moe, KK Cheary, Maggie Ledezma, and Chiara Mantovani
- 3rd- Group 26: Edward Humphrey, Andrew MacDonald, Max Headley, Nick Christian, Elizabeth Contreras, and Timothy Lee
Global Awareness Quiz
High School
- 1st (tie)- Tushaar Venkateswaran and Huberto Chin, Wilcox High School (Score- 88%)
- 2nd (tie)- Amisha Patel, Jay Chopra and Nandina Chuck, Wilcox High School, Dylan Ling, Bellarmine College Preparatory (Score- 86%)
Middle School
- 1st- Pedro Sanchez, Lee Mathson Middle School (Score- 86%)
- 2nd (tie)- Cameron Mann and Riley Gaucher, International School of Monterey (Score- 84%)
- 3rd- Emi Lemberg, Mill Valley Middle School (Score- 80%)
- 4th- Derek Uemera, International School of Monterey (Score- 78%)
- 5th (tie)- Coleton Rodd, International School of Monterey, and Alicia Bechtel, St. Lucy Parish School (Score- 76%)
Rising Star
- Andy Ball- Alsion Montessori Middle/High School
- Jason Doar- Alsion Montessori Middle/High School
- Kunal Deshpande- Alsion Montessori Middle/High School
- Nishant Kalonia- Alsion Montessori Middle/High School
- Brandon Sie- Bellarmine College Preparatory
- Kevin Stephens- College Track Oakland
- Earvin Rojas- College Track Oakland
- Hector Contreras- College Track Oakland
- Javan Flinn- International School of Monterey
- Sid Roth- International School of Monterey
- Riley Gaucher- International School of Monterey
- Alyvia Poulin- International School of Monterey
- Jaliya Walker- International School of Monterey
- Gina Sakoda- International School of Monterey
- Joe Gordis- International School of Monterey
- Elinor Espinocilla- International Studies Academy
- Ysabel Cayabyab- James Denman Middle School
- Melissa Leon Sierra - Lee Mathson Middle School
- Karina Alvarez- Lee Mathson Middle School
- Frida Rosas- Lee Mathson Middle School
- Meghan Tanel - Mill Valley Middle School
- Alex Cabana- Mill Valley Middle School
- Josh Guggenheim- Mill Valley Middle School
- Flora Lichtenstein- New Technology High School
- Jorel Atilano- New Technology High School
- Consuelo Amezcua- New Technology High School
- Ana Roman- New Technology High School
- Katie Van Til- River School
- Lena Music- River School
- Eric Shnell- River School
- Alyssa Vasquez- River School
- Laurie Victor- River School
- Jayde Ferneau- River School
- Adriena Le- St Justin Elementary School
- Scott Pedley- St Justin Elementary School
- Cali Horta- St Justin Elementary School
- Chiara Mantovani- St. Lucy Parish School
- Monica Vallecillia- St. Lucy Parish School
- Andrea Cifelli- Vintage High School
- Natalie Manrique- Vintage High School
- Ashli Wedepohl- Vintage High School