The Future Problem Solving Program International is an international academic competition oriented around a topic, selected from a list. This year's topics were the Olympic Games, Cyber Conflict, Space Junk, Counterfeit Economy and Pandemic. More than 250,000 students participate in the program every year from countries including the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Korea, Malaysia, Russia, Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan.

The team coaches, Claude and Cindy Hames, both teachers at Social Circle High School, said they were pleased with the results of their first year of coaching this Academic Team. Claude Hames had advised the team to follow the rules exactly as written and to function effectively as a team.

The students are excited about their upcoming trip to Michigan State University for the International Conference and competition and are very optimistic about their chances for a win. In addition to a reading list they will be focusing on solving practice problems between now and then.

Student Stephen Connor said, "If we're going to go all the way to Michigan, we're going to do our best to bring home another trophy!"