St. Edith Wins JetToy Olympics at SAE 2008 World Congress

		SAE CONGRESS - DETROIT, MI - APRIL 16, 2008: Asia Bailey, 11, and Tyler McNairy, 10, of Mae C. Jemison Academy were among the several hundred Detroit elementary school students to participate in the second annual JetToy Olympics held Wednesday at the SAE 2008 World Congress at Cobo Center. The competition was sponsored by "A World in Motion," an award-winning SAE program that challenges teams of students to engineer a balloon-powered toy car, which is judged for its speed, accuracy, distance, time and weight-carrying capabilities. Students from eight elementary schools participated in the program. More than four million students in grades K-12 have participated in the "A World in Motion" program. "A World in Motion," which is funded by the SAE Foundation, is designed to increase students' interest in engineering, science and technical careers. (PRNewsFoto/SAE International, Fabrizio Costantini) DETROIT, MI UNITED STATES

DETROIT, April 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- St. Edith School in Livonia, Mich., was the Grand Champion of the second annual JetToy Olympics held today at the SAE 2008 World Congress. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080416/SAEWC) Sponsored by Johnson Controls, the JetToy Olympics featured more than 300 Detroit-area elementary students. In the JetToy challenge, students make balloon-powered toy cars that meet specific performance criteria. Jet propulsion, friction, air-resistance and design are the core scientific concepts students explore in this challenge. Students were judged on several criteria, including speed, accuracy, distance, time and weight-carrying abilities. Gold, silver and bronze awards were presented for each category. Participating schools included: -- Bennett Elementary School -- Mae C. Jemison Academy -- John R. King Academic and Performing Arts Academy -- Anna M. Joyce Elementary School -- Golightly Education Center -- Cooper Elementary School -- St. Edith School -- St. John School More than 75 industry professionals volunteered their time and talents for the competition. JetToy is one of seven challenges in SAE International's A World In Motion(R) (AWIM) program. AWIM is a highly-interactive K-12 educational curriculum that brings math and science to life and has introduced more than four million students to rewarding engineering, science and technical career possibilities. AWIM, which is funded by the SAE Foundation, recently won the National Science Board's 2008 Public Service Award. For more information about AWIM, visit http://www.awim.org . Contact: Nancy Lewis or Shawn Andreassi, both of SAE International, 1-248-273-4092 or pr@sae.org