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FPS is looking for new members!  In 2008, the FPS team placed first in the regional  competition!  The team was comprised mainly of seniors who have now graduated.  While we will miss our seniors, there are now opportunities for new members to actively participate!  If you are interested, please email our student leader, Parul Koul or the sponsor, Mrs. Wood to find out more.  Open membership is currently available; come to a meeting  (Thursdays @ 3:40pm in room 1812).

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FPSB is a unique sport that requires teamwork, cooperation, creativity and the organizational skill of time.  An FPS competition has two major components:  the written and oral competition.  The topic of the problematic futuristic scenario is given prior to the competition and optional research is required to enhance the quality of the solutions.  Teams of four students learn a six-step problem solving process which they can then use to solve social and scientific problems set in the future.

In 2007, a Stevenson team placed 5th in the oral competition and the year prior this same team  won the oral competition in the FPS State Bowl at ISU .  FPS members are hoping to build upon this excellent performance and achieve higher success next year and hope fully to qualify for the international competition in June.  
 
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The Future Problem Solving Program International (FPSPI) engages students in creative problem solving.  Founded by creativity pioneer, Dr. E. Paul Torrance, FPSPI stimulates critical and creative thinking skills and encourages students to develop a vision for the future.  FPSPI features curricular and co-curricular competitive, as well as non-competitive, activities in creative problem solving.  The Future Problem Solving Program International involves over 250,000 students annually from the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Korea, Malaysia, and Russia.


Teams complete two preliminary problems and one qualifying problem throughout the school year. The top scoring teams on the qualifying problem are invited to the State Bowl held each spring. The winners of each respective Affiliate FPS Bowl advance to the FPSP International Conference in June.

 
 
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