Brendan Egan, Anand Gadicherla, and Anish Ghosh from the Providence Day School Class of 2027 won the regional eCYBERMISSION competition for their project eGarbage Sorters and presented live as part of the eCYBERMISSION National Judging and Educational Event Showcase on Friday, June 25, 2021. They were one of 20 national finalist teams that advanced in the 19th annual eCYBERMISSION competition. 

This project, completed under the guidance of faculty advisor Mark Bartholet, aims to create a garbage sorter to help save animals in the ocean since garbage thrown into the ocean can cause them harm.

View the full recording of the awards ceremony and learn more about the eCYBERMISSION national finalists.

About eCYBERMISSION: eCYBERMISSION is a web-based science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) competition for students in grades six through nine that promotes self-discovery and enables all students to recognize the real-life applications of STEM. Teams of three or four students are instructed to ask questions or define problems, and then construct explanations or design solutions based on identified problems in their community. Students compete for State, Regional, and National Awards.