Winchester Regional Challenge

Join JMU’s The Center for the Advancement of Sustainable Energy (CASE) at Shenandoah University for a Regional Kidwind Renewable Energy Challenge on March 14th, 2025. The Virginia Renewable Energy KidWind Challenge is a hands-on design celebration that engages students through the lens of wind and solar energy. Student teams design, construct and test small scale wind turbines and solar structures. On the day of the challenge, teams meet with a panel of expert judges to present their project design process, take a knowledge quiz to demonstrate their renewable energy expertise, and wind teams test their project for energy output in the Kidwind Wind Tunnel. Check out CASE’s website for more details on how to be involved with this challenge!

When?

March 14th, 2025. Check in is from 8am-9am. The day will end at ~3:45pm. A final schedule including end time will be created based on team registration. 

What to bring/prepare:

• Lunch/Snacks: We recommend teams pack a lunch. Local delivery options such as chick-fil-a and papa john’s pizza are available.
• A Profile Form filled out for each team
• Your project and accompanying documentation (any posters, notebooks, etc.)
• A device per team to take the knowledge quiz via Kahoot
• Cards/ board games/ books to stay entertained while waiting between judging

Lunch: Lunch will be provided for Judges and Volunteers. Teams should pack a lunch or order delivery from local restaurants – here is a list of common places that deliver

• Domino’s Pizza 80 Featherbed Ln, Winchester, VA 22601, Phone 540-667-3400
• Pizza Hut 814 S Cameron St, Winchester, VA 22601, Phone 540-722-2111
• Paisano Pizza 1533 S Pleasant Valley Rd #3G, Winchester, VA 22601, Phone 540-542-1600
• Jimmy John’s 2033 S Pleasant Valley Rd, Winchester, VA 22601, Phone 540- 722-4091
• Eastern Chinese Restaurant 2160 S Pleasant Valley Rd, Winchester, VA 22601, Phone 540-535-7396

Parking: Cars can park in Lot D, which is besides the Brand Student Center. Busses can park at the Wilkins Event and Athletic Center after dropping students off. View map: https://www.su.edu/campus-maps/

Wifi: Connect your device to the SU Guest WiFi network

1. Select SU Guest Only in your device’s wireless settings
2. Select Register for access, and fill out the form on the page that appears. Check Agree and select Register
3. You will then be sent a text message with the username and password
4. The page will refresh and allow you to enter the username and password

Schedule: This is a tentative schedule to give you an idea of the day. A final schedule will be sent via email before the event.