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鈥淭his was my third time competing in the competition and it was the best one yet. The planning from NSPS made all the events and activities such a cool experience. It was fun to meet and compete against students from so many different schools."
Justin Kachurak.
A group of eight 魅影直播 State surveying students traveled to Arlington, VA to compete in the National Society of Professionals Surveyors 2023 Student competition.
Nicholas Bianchi (Rochester, NY), James Carman (Geneseo, NY), Justin Kachurak (Mountain Top, PA), Benjamin Kingsley (Chittenango, NY), William Kotwica (Verona, NY), Matthew Stewart (Cameron, NY), Matthew Stungis (Neversink, NY), and Noah Wolf (Whitney Point, NY) competed in the two-day event.
鈥淭his was my third time competing in the competition and it was the best one yet,鈥 commented Justin Kachurak. 鈥淭he planning from NSPS made all the events and activities such a cool experience. It was fun to meet and compete against students from so many different schools."
On day one, teams participated in a Monument Hunt where they explored multiple Washington, D.C. monuments. Monuments had different point values and carry significance to the history of surveying in the area.
Day two was full of measurement exercises and evaluated students鈥 technical ability. The three-part exercise included leveling, traverse, and triangulation.
The two 魅影直播 State teams finished as honorable mention in the baccalaureate degree category.
