Rube Goldberg contest at JCD on February 28

(OSGOOD, Ind.) – The annual Regional Rube Goldberg Machine Contest will take place at Jac-Cen-Del on Saturday, February 28. 

The public is invited to attend the contest which brings together students of all ages to compete to imagine, design, and create complicated machines in a fun and competitive forum. 

Middle school students who will participate this year are from Batesville Middle School, Our Lady of Lourdes, and St. Louis Catholic School.

High schoolers will come from Anderson High School, Batesville, Oldenburg Academy, and the Ripley County Engineering Academy (Jac-Cen-Del High School).

The local machine contest is organized by Genesis: Pathways to Success. 

“The seemingly simple act of opening a box will set the stage for students to showcase their creativity, innovative thinking, and collaboration. Although the cartoonist Mr. Goldberg never built the machines he illustrated, this problem-based learning competition provides students with the opportunity to bring their designs to life,” stated Jenna Kohrman, Educational Program Coordinator of Genesis: Pathways to Success. 

Doors open to the public at 10:00 AM, and the first machine run will begin at 10:30 AM.

The contest is free to attend due to sponsor support from the Ripley County Community Foundation and Franklin County Community Foundation