Colfax FPS teams win at state

First place state winners in the intermediate division were, left to right, Hannah Knaack, Amelie Bruya, Lindsay Webber and Josh Huber.

Second place in state, also in the intermediate division were, from left, Kasey Johnson, Jenna Metzer and Katherine Woodhouse.

Back Row: Kasey Johnson, Katherine Woodhouse, Jenna Metzer, Katie Largent, Erica Eng, Andra Hamilton, Amara Huber, Kori Goodwin, Holly Rimbey, David King. Middle Row: Makayla Roberson, Chelsea Becker, Riley Martin, Emily Fletcher, Hailey Aase, Ali Hennigar, Sara Whechel, Kiah Miller. Front Row: Caleb Frink, Christopher Koenig, Adam Tate, Riley Kopp.

Two Colfax intermediate Future Problem Solvers teams have qualified for the international competition after placing first and second in the intermediate division at state. They were among eight Colfax teams to compete Wednesday to Friday at the Warm Beach Conference Center in Stanwood, according to Emily Jones, FPS advisor.

First place in the intermediate division went to ninth graders Hannah Knaack, Lindsay Webber, Josh Huber and Amelie Bruya. Second place went to a team made up of Jenna Metzer, eighth grader; Casey Johnson and Katherine Woodhouse, seventh graders.

They will compete in FPS international competition in June at LaCrosse, Wis.