KNMS MESA Team Solar Storm members (L-R) Tegan P., Claire M., Emily S., and Fenix S. proudly display their First Place certificates in the 2025 UCR MESA Roller Coaster Challenge. Valley News/Courtesy photo
MENIFEE – Kathryn Newport Middle School (KNMS) in Menifee is celebrating an unprecedented achievement after its student teams secured both First and Second Place in the highly competitive 2025 University of California, Riverside (UCR) Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) Roller Coaster Challenge. The competition featured over 170 submissions from middle schools across Riverside County and Southern California. The grand prize for both winning teams is a trip to the prestigious Disney Imagineering Campus to meet the creators who design and build Disney rides, followed by a Park Hopper day at Disneyland, scheduled for December.
The winning students are: 1st Place (Team Solar Storm): Claire M., Tegan P., Emily S., and Fenix S.; and 2nd Place (Team Lilo & Stitch): Isabell
