The Delaware Department of Education, in conjunction with the state’s geospatial education community, invites Delaware middle and high school students to enter Esri’s 2024 ArcGIS webapp competition. Students are challenged to create and share interactive mapping projects using ESRI ArcGIS software. Delaware entrants to this national competition must create a digital Storymap that explores some aspect of life in Delaware.

The competition is open to high school (grades 9-12) and middle school (grades 5-8) students. Assistance is available to teachers and students who have limited knowledge of how to create an ArcGIS Storymap or web app. Delaware’s top five middle and top five high school students each will be awarded a $100 prize. The state also will select one middle school and one high school entrant to compete nationally.

“Each year students wow me with their entries,” Secretary of Education Mark Holodick said. “This is a great opportunity for students to have fun while practicing real world skills.”

The competition closes May 3, 2024.

See flier here: StoryMap2024

Past winning entries from Delaware students along with more information is available online here.

Email maps@doe.k12.de.us with questions.

Media contact: Alison May, alison.may@doe.k12.de.us, 302-735-4006

Secretary of Education Mark Holodick today honored the Delaware winners of the Esri’s 2023 ArcGIS US School Competition.

The winners for high school

• Natalie Lewis
  • Grade 11, Caesar Rodney High School
  • Supporting teacher: Kim Lewis
  • Entry – Dover AFB
• Alicia Zhang
  • Grade 9, Newark Charter School
  • Supporting teacher:  Stacey Bartowski
  • Entry – Historical Stories of the First State
• Abigail Sweet & Kaylee McDowell
  • Grade 9
  • Lake Forest High School
  • Supporting Teacher: Christopher Sherman
  • Entry – Dessert Shops in Delaware

The winner for middle school

• Eric Lewis
• Grade 7: Stonegate Academy (Nonpublic School)
• Supporting teacher: Kim Lewis
• Entry – Historic Buildings in Delaware

Past winning entries from Delaware students along with more information is available online here.

Media contact: Alison May, alison.may@doe.k12.de.us, 302-735-4006

Update: The 2023 ArcGIS School Competition winners are available at Delaware Honors Middle and High School Digital Mapping Winners.

The Delaware Department of Education, in conjunction with the state’s geospatial education community, encourages Delaware middle and high school students to join Esri’s 2023 ArcGIS webapp competition. Students are challenged to create and share interactive mapping projects using ESRI ArcGIS software. Delaware entrants to this national competition must create a digital map or Story map that highlights facts and features unique to Delaware.

Esri’s 2023 ArcGIS School Competition is open to high school (grades 9-12) and middle school (grades 5-8) students in the United States. Assistance is available to teachers and students who have limited knowledge of how to create an ArcGIS Story map or web app. Delaware’s top five middle and top five high school students each will be awarded a $100 cash prize. The state also will select one middle school and one high school entrant to compete nationally. Winners at the national level each will earn a trip to the 2023 Esri Education Summit in San Diego, CA.

“I loved meeting with last year’s winners and learning about their projects. They were excited about what they learned and the chance they had to practice real-world skills,” Secretary of Education Mark Holodick said.

Past winning entries from Delaware students along with more information is available online here. 

Email maps@doe.k12.de.us with questions.

Six students took home $100 prizes each as Delaware’s winners of the Esri’s 2022 ArcGIS US School Competition.

Secretary of Education Mark Holodick congratulated the winners in an recognition event in Dover Thursday afternoon.

The winners with links to their projects are:

• Eric Lewis, a seventh grade home school student (1^st place for middle school competition)
• Natalie Lewis, a sophomore at Caesar Rodney High School (1^st place for high school competition)
• Alejandro Lobo, a senior at Newark High School (2^nd place for high school competition)
• Wendy Santana Medina, a junior at Newark High School  (3^rd place for high school competition)
• Mariam Samake, a junior at Newark High School (Honorable mention)
• Naina Sharma, a senior at Newark High School (Honorable mention)

Eric Lewis and Natalie Lewis also represented Delaware in the national competition, where Natalie received recognition.

UPDATE:

Secretary of Education Susan Bunting congratulated Delaware’s winners of the Esri’s 2021 ArcGIS US School Competition this afternoon, three siblings who each won $100 in prize money from ESRI.

The winners:

Natalie Lewis, a ninth grader at Caesar Rodney High School (1st place for high school competition)
Brendan Lewis, 12th grader at Caesar Rodney High School (2nd Place for high school competition)
Eric Lewis, home school student (1st place for middle school Competition)

Eric’s URL’s: (Horseshoe crabs in the Delaware Bay)
StoryMap: https://bit.ly/3eepSWn
Item Details page: https://bit.ly/2SjlQmV

Natalie’s URL’s (Delaware Bike Trails)
StoryMap: https://bit.ly/3ee5RiF
Item Details:https://bit.ly/3xFuIDE

Brendan’s URL’s: (Historic Walks of Dover)
StoryMap: https://bit.ly/3w1U8Kd
Item Details Page: https://bit.ly/3eARR2B

Pictured left to right: Brooke Santiago of Delaware Center for Geographic Education, Brendan Lewis, Natalie Lewis, Mary Schorse of Delaware Center for Geographic Education, Eric Lewis, Corey Downer of Delaware Department of Education, Secretary of Education Susan Bunting

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The Delaware Department of Education, in conjunction with the state’s geospatial education community, encourages Delaware middle and high school students to join in Esri’s 2021 ArcGIS online competition. Students are challenged to create and share interactive mapping projects using ESRI ArcGIS software. Delaware entrants to this national competition must create a digital map or Storymap that highlights facts and features unique to Delaware.

Esri’s 2021 ArcGIS US School Competition is open to high school (grades 9-12) and middle school (grades 6-8) students in the United States. Assistance is available to teachers and students who have limited knowledge of how to create an ArcGIS Storymap or web app. Delaware’s top 5 middle and top 5 high school students each will be awarded a $100 cash prize. The state also will select one middle school and one high school entrant to compete nationally. Winners at the national level each will earn a trip to the 2021 Esri Education Summit in San Diego, CA.

“We’re excited to be part of a competition that gives our students a chance to practice real-world skills in both an enjoyable and a meaningful way,” Secretary of Education Susan Bunting said.

The competition closes May 10. Find more information online here. Email maps@doe.k12.de.us with questions.