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Young Marines and Webb preparing Tuma '16 for engineering career in military By Anna McClure '14 Planning to pursue an appointment to a U.S. service academy and an engineering career in the military, Anna Claire Tuma ‘16 is getting a head start as a participant in the Rutherford County Young Marines Program. The program promotes mental, moral, and physical development. Members are taught about military life and protocol and are treated as if they are in the military. Though she joined the recruit class two months late, Tuma, of Murfreesboro, recently graduated with honors and received the High Female PFT Molly Marine Award at a recent ceremony. “It has been a wonderful experience,” said Tuma. Tuma, who enrolled at Webb as a sixth grader, said the school is also preparing her for plans and goals. “Webb has provided a challenging curriculum which is preparing me academically,” she said. “I am also able to participate in athletics, which is preparing me physically. Webb encourages me to serve in my community and be a good citizen.” She added, “My teachers and administration at Webb have been very supportive of me during my years here. They have always helped me reach my goals and encouraged me to be the best person I can be.”
During a weekend in January, Anna Claire Tuma participated in helicopter and weapons simulation training.
Teams claim first, fifth in engineering competition
The Webb School Magazine
Webb teams won first and fifth places in the recent 17th annual National Engineers Week Student Design Competition at the Hands-on Science Center in Tullahoma, Tenn. James Sherwood '16 (Smithville, Tenn.) and Ulysses Yu '16 (San Francisco, Calif.) won the top prize. Anna Claire Tuma '16 (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) and senior Tianlang Gao '15 (Dalian, China), placed fifth.
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evaluate their presentation,” said Adam Feldbruegge, physics teacher, Engineering Club sponsor and school competition coordinator. “The Webb School was the only school to receive perfect scores on each team’s presentation.”
The impromptu engineering design competition tested the students’ creative skills and their ability to work as a member of a team. Each team received the design challenge and identical materials for the project on the day of the event. The teams were tasked to create a vehicle that would travel down a zipline and release a payload at the correct time to hit a target on the ground approximately 1.5 meters below the zipline. Some of the materials provided were an egg carton, paper clips, balloons and duct tape. “Not only are the teams tasked to create an object that performs, but they are also required to present their vehicle to three judges who
Ulysses Yu
James Sherwood