1. Future
Problem
Solvers

2. Co-Presidents 17snehab@students.harker.org
Co-Presidents
Sneha Bhetanabhotla ‘ Evani Radiya-Dixit ‘17

3.
President-Elect
Meghana
Karinthi ‘18

4. Co-Research Coordinators
Co-Research Coordinators
Angela Kim ‘ Rahul Bhethanabotla ‘18

5. Assistant Research Coordinator
Assistant Research Coordinator
Taylor Lam ‘19

6.
Head Mentor
Neymika Jain ‘17

7. Mentoring Team 18ariac@students.harker.org
Mentoring Team
Aria Coalson ‘ Kelly Shen ‘19

8. Co-Bucknall Coordinators
Co-Bucknall Coordinators
Kendall Ka ‘ Priyanka Taneja ‘17

9.
Treasurer
Anika Banga ’18

10.
Documentarian
Jessica Wang ‘18

11. Middle School President
Middle School President
Saloni Shah ‘21

12.
Mr. Murphy

13.
Mr. Merrill!!

14. Competition Divisions Categories Team Global Junior Issues (gr. 4-6)
Middle
(gr. 7-9)
Senior
(gr )
Team Global
Issues
Individual
Global Issues
MAGIC
Scenario
Writing

15. Global Issues Problem Solving
Team or individual for packet competition
Skits
Individuals join
with teams
MAGIC Division

16. Research Incredibly useful to the competition Research in FPS
prepares students
for research
elsewhere

17. Step 0. Read the Fuzzy Fuzzy=future scenario Page-long essay
describing a
dystopian future

18. Step 1: Challenges 16 for teams; 8 for individual
Allow students to approach an issue from several different perspectives

19. FPS Categories Business & Commerce Economics Basic Needs Education
Transportation
Technology
Environment
Recreation
Arts & Aesthetics
Physical Health
Psychological Health
Law & Justice
Ethics & Religion
Social Relationships
Communication
Defense
Government
Miscellaneous

20. Step 2: Underlying Problem
Identify one main issue out of the 16
Elaborate on this one main idea

21. Step 3: Solutions Similar to Challenges Utilize the categories
16 for teams; 8
for individuals
Utilize the categories
Force students to think out-of-the-box

22. Steps 4 & 5: Criteria & Grid
Five criteria students can use to identify the most effective solution
“Which solution will best…”
Solution
Description
Score 1
Score 2
Total Score #1
Robots will solve the problem. 7 4 11 #2
The government will make a law. 5 8 13

23. Step 6: Action Plan Culmination of the process
Summarizes underlying problem, main solution, and how that will be
implemented
Graphs and
pictures

24. Skits
Presentation of the Action
Plan from State Bowl and
beyond

25. Scenario Writing Basically just creative writing
~1500 word future scenario
Relates to one of the five topics for
Story from Shelby Rorabaugh ‘13, scenario writing winner
Scenario Writing
Write your own future scenario!
for more info

26. Mentoring Upper school student-mentors guide Middle and Lower school
students
Successful
and fun
method of
learning

27. Harker FPS Meetings PP1 - Learn the FPS Process
Lower School: Every Monday 3:30-4:30 pm
Middle School: Weekly Club Time
Upper School (officers): 1-2 times a month long lunch
Upper School (non-officers): Very rarely long lunch
EVERYONE: WEEKEND MEETINGS
PP1 - Learn the FPS Process
PP2 - Research the Topic
State Qualifiers
State Preparation
State Bowl
International Preparation

28. Date Activity Location Topic Time Sunday, October 2, 2016 1st Practice
Blackford
Educational Disparities
9 am – 2 pm
Sunday, December 4, 2016
2nd Practice, given feedback
It’s All in the Genes
9 am –2 pm
Saturday February 4 – Sunday, February 5, 2017
State Qualifiers
3D Printing
9 am – 2 pm both days
Sunday, March 26, 2017
State Practice*
Identity Theft
8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Saturday, April 22 – Sunday, April 23, 2017
State Bowl*
The Nueva School, Hillsborough, CA
All days
Wednesday, June 7 – Sunday, June 11, 2017
International Conference**
University of Wisconsin
TBD

29. Trips State Bowl: Southern/Northern California
International Conference
Really fun!!

30. Registration Information
Cost
Due Date
Expectations— Induction Ceremony and Pledge

31. Where do the parents come in?
Pizza, Parents, and Problems
Volunteering!
Weekend supervision
Required to supervise twice
this year
Will be ed reminders
Topic Experts

32. Volunteer Sign-up
Visit our FPS Sign-up website (will be ed to you)
Click on the buttons that say ‘Volunteer’
Enter your address and name

33. Contact
Website: …
@harkerfps
To get more of a feel for FPS, please look at our collection of pictures!!

34. Good FPS NIGHT