Fourteen area schools participated in the fourth annual engineering contest at Robinson High School on Thursday, featuring challenges such as building toothpick bridges and wind-powered cars to introduce students to STEM opportunities.

WTWO reported that fifteen area schools took part in the event. In contrast, WTHI stated that 190 students from 17 southern Illinois high schools competed Thursday morning at the same location. Due to the discrepancy in reported participation numbers between the two sources, the specific count of schools and students is not presented as a confirmed fact in this report. The contest was held at Robinson High School. WTWO noted the event included challenges designed to expose students to STEM fields. WTHI confirmed the competition took place Thursday morning. #NexSouk #AIForGood #EthicalAI #WabashValley #SouthernIllinois