Huntersville Middle School Needs Votes For International Award

HUNTERSVILLE, NC — A Huntersville middle school is competing in an international competition to create a hypothetical "waste-free" city.

It's called the Future City Competition, and each entrant has to essentially invent a city. The contest involves building models, researching, designing and presenting their cities to judges internationally.

The team at JM Alexander IB Middle School called their city "Terra Limpa" and in their own words, "'Terra Limpa' is a waste-free, sustainable, nature centered city. Our innovative solutions like agro-voltaic islands, themed complete neighborhoods with “ecoscrapers” surrounding food producing biospheres, machine learning auto-sort system, biobricks and MOW boats ensure zero waste. We have a vibrant culture, the last coral reefs left for SCUBA diving, a world-class university and sports teams."

J.M. Alexander Middle School already won for the North Carolina region, but they need help advancing to the next stage to beat 40 other teams.

To help them and vote for "Terra Limpa," click here to vote for their hard work in the contest. You can vote once per email address and the deadline is March 18.