U.S army-sponsored eCYBERMISSION launches third consecutive competition embracing students' science, math and technology talents

Army Communicator, Fall, 2004

Registration for tomorrow's leaders in these fields is open now

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The United States Army announced the kick off of the third annual eCYBERMISSION competition, a free web-based science, math and technology competition for 6th through 9th-grade students. This highly successful program was designed to increase students' interest in science, math and technology disciplines, and is now accepting student registrations at www.ecybermission.com. Participation in eCYBERMISSION last year culminated in the 2004 National Judging and Educational Event, where 16 first place teams from each region and grade participated in an array of educational activities, presented their projects to a panel of professional judges and were honored at a prestigious awards banquet hosted by the U.S. Army.

"The success of the 2003-2004 eCYBERMISSION competition demonstrates that our nation's children are interested in making a difference, contributing to their communities and exploring a variety of science, math and technology disciplines," said Kelly Stratchko, eCYBERMISSION Program Manager. The structure of eCYBERMISSION allows students to identify a community problem and then use science, math and technology to solve it.

During the competition, teams conduct research and experiments to test their hypotheses, reach out to community leaders and communicate with on-line CyberGuides (virtual mentors), Army personnel who are experts in science, math and technology. Teams must identify how their solution affects the community and what their plans are for implementation and next steps.

Registration for eCYBERMISSION's third year of competition began Sept. 1, 2004. Registration for the 2004-2005 eCYBERMISSION competition is open to all students in grades 6 through 9 across the United States and to students enrolled in Department of Defense Education Activity schools throughout the world. Registration is open through Dec. 13, 2004. The deadline for teams to submit their completed projects is Feb. 21, 2005. For more information about eCYBERMISSION, please visit www.ecybermission.com.

The U.S Army anticipates that participation will grow significantly this year. To all 6th through 9th grade students who want to make a difference: Will you accept the challenge?

For additional information about this competition, please contact either the RDECOM Office of Public Affairs at 410-436-4345 or public.affairs@apgea.army.mil or eCYBERMISSION Mission Control at 1-866-GO-CYBER or missioncontrol@ecybermission.com.