Page 4 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • January 30, 2013 Ramsey For the sixth consecutive year, Saint Paul Interparochial School in Ramsey has received an award at the National Engineers Week Future City Competition. Team “Aquapolis” with members Zachary McGinley, Alison Rini, and Marie-Nicole Herman as the presenters, supported by Derek Pachter, Gianna Innocenti, and Ryan Valente received the “Best Application of Engineering Practices” award. The New Jersey regional competition was held this month at Rutgers University’s Livingston campus. This competition is a culmination of six months of cross-curricular teamwork. Every eighth grade student worked as part of one of six teams to design a city of the future. The competition asks students, working in teams and Students recognized at engineering competition Members of Ramsey’s ‘Aquapolis’ team and their mentor accept their award. under the guidance of a teacher and a volunteer engineer mentor from the community, to design a city of the future and include a plan that helps meet a particular social need. Students built their cities first on a computer using SimCity 4 Deluxe and then in large three-dimensional scale model using mainly recycled materials. Students start with a research essay describing their concept, which this year was themed: “Rethink Runoff: Design Clean Water Solution to Manage Stormwater Pollution.” Students wrote a city narrative outlining the key features of their city. Finally, the teams presented and defended their designs before teams of engineer judges. St. Paul Interparochial School has participated in the Future City Engineering Competition since its inception in New Jersey. The school’s past achievements include: • 2008 – Seventh Best City Overall, Safest City, Best Residential Zone, Most Environmentally Friendly City • 2009 – Fourth Best City Overall and Best Transportation System • 2010 – Fifth Best City Overall and Best Management of Water Systems • 2011 – Fourth Best City Overall and Safest City • 2012 – Third Best City Overall, Healthiest City, and Liberty Science Center Futuristic City. The Leisure Club is offering a three-day trip to the Albany Tulip Festival, May 9 through 11. The excursion will include two nights lodging, two breakfasts, two dinners, a guided tour of Albany, the crowning of the Tulip Queen, the Tulip Festival at Washington Park with musical performers, and over 100,000 tulip blossoms. A tour of the Brotherhood Winery and a visit to the Saratoga Casino and Raceway are also on the agenda. For reservations and more information, contact Connie Club members to visit Tulip Festival at (201) 327-4170. Ramsey residents over the age of 55 are invited to join the Leisure Club, which meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, 55 Wyckoff Avenue, at 11 a.m. Club President Diane Beggio attends meetings at the Bergen County Senior Citizen Council in Paramus to bring back information that will be of interest to residents of Ramsey.