Thursday, April 2, 2026
-News Release-
Four Elm Street fourth graders recently placed among the best in the state at the Georgia Student Technology Competition.
Dylan Ramirez Cornejo and Anthony Simon Hernandez placed second in the state for programming. The students wanted to use code to help create an image. They learned how to code using the Python programming language. Utilizing the Python Turtle Sandbox, a program that uses Python code to draw, they wrote code that draws a sun.
Esau Perez and Logan Nordquest placed third in the state in 3D Modeling. The students designed a bat house using TinkerCAD, an online computer-aided design program, to help solve the problem of Nordquest having too many bugs in his backyard. The students printed and designed several versions.
“We are incredibly proud of these four students because they didn’t just complete projects; they persevered and rose above. Logan and Esau embraced the engineering design process, showing persistence as they refined their 3D bat house through multiple iterations. Dylan and Anthony took ownership of their learning, teaching themselves Python coding to bring their idea to life,” Chelsea Losh, Elm Street STEM Teacher, said. “After each competition, all four students worked hard to improve their projects even further. Their success at the state level reflects not only their dedication, but also the authentic, student-driven problem-solving and creativity we strive to cultivate every day at Elm Street. It is truly an honor to teach students like these because they inspire us just as much as we hope to inspire them, and we can’t wait to see what they do next.”
