LAKELAND, Fla. — Middle schoolers in Polk County are competing in the inaugural Spirit of Flight.
Sixth graders from Sleepy Hill, Lake Gibson and Southwest middle schools took used cardboard boxes to create their own model airplanes.
What You Need To Know
- Middle schoolers in Polk County are competing in the inaugural Spirit of Flight
- Students from Sleepy Hill, Lake Gibson and Southwest middle schools took used cardboard boxes to create their own model airplanes
- Vote for your favorite model plane
The managing team at Browning Moving & Storage came up with the idea. Then, they gave students the boxes to compete.
“We were all thinking it was going to turn out so bad and it randomly turned out good and we were very excited about it,” said Khloe Oltmanns, a sixth grader from Lake Gibson Middle.
The group with the winning model plane will get tickets to the SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo in April. The students are excited about the planes they’ve created.
“This has just been an amazing experience to see what these kids can come up with,” said Michael Boyette of Browning Moving & Storage.
A team of judges went to each school and scored the model planes. They will pick the overall winner.
But the organizers want you to go online and vote for your favorite. Those students will receive the People’s Choice Award which also comes with an ice cream party.