Copiague Middle School students in Stephen DiGiorgio’s robotics class participated in the Town of Babylon’s “Go Fly a Kite” contest at Cedar Beach on April 10. This year’s contest was themed “America the Beautiful.”

Copiague Middle School students Rosina Wickham, Jonyka-Lee Whittingham, Amaya McFadden, Sophia Crouthamel, Genevia Roberts and Kristen Hassel decided to work together to take on the challenge. After a few brainstorming sessions, the girls decided that they would create a kite that was inspired by Copiague School District’s mascot, the eagle.

“Despite some early morning rain that caused some problems for the kite, the weather turned out to be beautiful and the girls were able to make some last minute adjustments to their kite to make it ready for flight,” Mr. DiGiorgio said. “When the judges were ready to evaluate our kite, the girls prepared for their first flight. The look of joy and excitement on their faces when the kite soared effortlessly into the air made all of their hard work worth it.”

Students used their STEAM skills to create the kites, which competed in categories such as most creative, most unusual and funniest design. The Copiague Middle School team was awarded a first place medal and an additional certificate for having the most creative kite design.