High School Programs and Competitions

 The KidWind Challenge is the ultimate wind energy learning experience for students. High school students around the country are exploring wind energy through the hands-on, investigative and exciting KidWind Challenge! Our team, the Whirlwinds, is directed by Coach Kevin Wilkerson and Coach Henry Nicholes Jr.

When students participate in a KidWind Challenge they will:

• Discover the promise and limitations of wind energy technology 
• Design, build and test a functional creative wind turbine
• Compete with their peers in a supportive environment

 Ten80 Education™ provides curriculum, materials, training, and support to serve middle and high school students as they practice the art of being professionals. Young men and women, supported by a community of mentors and educators, collaborate, and compete in ways that mirror business & marketing executives, engineers, technicians, green transportation designers and professional motorsports teams.

Teams compete Face-to-Face (F2F) in the Ten80-NSBE STEM League during the National NSBE conference each spring. Teams can also earn points and gain feedback from remote STEM mentors via the web-based Student Racing Challenge Points Race. 

NSBE National Finals winners and Points Race leaders earn invitations to the National STEM League (NSL) Finals, an international competition for students who have practiced with Ten80 curriculum and materials, hosted in late spring of each year. 

 Try-Math-A-Lon (TMAL) is a tutoring program meant to foster good study habits for minority students, help prepare for standardized test exams such as the ACT and SAT and promote competition and good sportsmanship. 

The TMAL competition is held between teams composed of high school students in grades 9-12. The purpose of the competition is to help groom TMAL team members for success in STEM courses and prepare them for standardized SAT/ACT testing.

Our lower division (9th and 10th Grades) is directed by Coach Darryl Jackson.

 Try-Math-A-Lon (TMAL) is a tutoring program meant to foster good study habits for minority students, help prepare for standardized test exams such as the ACT and SAT and promote competition and good sportsmanship. 

The TMAL competition is held between teams composed of high school students in grades 9-12. The purpose of the competition is to help groom TMAL team members for success in STEM courses and prepare them for standardized SAT/ACT testing.

  Our upper division (11th and 12th Grades) is directed by Coach T.