James Caldwell High School students Steven Ferrarese and Diana Carranza took third place at the Widener University School of Engineering Mousetrap Competition.
> CALDWELL -- James Caldwell High School students Steven Ferrarese and Diana Carranza took third place at the Widener University School of Engineering Mousetrap Competition held Nov. 4 at Widener University in Chester, Pa.
Each year, for more than 30 years, Widener has invited students from the mid-Atlantic region to the competition to design and build devices powered solely by a mousetrap.
At this year's competition, teams of students were given the specifications to build a mousetrap-powered car. Nearly 300 students participated; the winners were determined by the points they earned based on the number of full circles each "car" completed.
"This is a great way to highlight students being innovative in science at an event that has been taking place for over 30 years offered by one of the oldest engineering programs," said Ron Mersky, Widener civil engineering professor.
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