FunFest
FunFest 2025 (v. 33) competitions will take place on the Sandhills Community College campus on Friday, April 4, 2025.
FunFest is a collaborative event that partners Sandhills Community College with Moore County Schools Career and Technical Education (CTE) to provide competitive events for high school and middle school students.
Here are the important dates to know:
- For competitions requiring physical submissions (i.e. bridges, cars, etc…), submissions
may be made to SCC by schools by the following date:
- Thursday, March 27th in Little Hall 153
- For competitions requiring file submissions, see the competition rules for submission instructions.
- FunFest results will be announced at the awards ceremony on Friday, April 4, 2025.
MCS Registration
Moore County School teachers, please use the following link to register students for each competition. MCS administrators will assess registration numbers per competition and contact schools if additional spots are available for specific competitions.
Contact the following with submission questions:
Sherrie IveyMoore County Schools CTE FunFest Contact Email: saivey@ncmcs.org
Mike Sassano
SCC Engineering & Construction Instructor
and Toelle Student Success Lab Manager
Email: sassanom@sandhills.edu
FunFest 2025 Schedule:
9:30 am Opening Ceremony
9:35 am FunFest events begin on the SCC Campus
Here is a link to a competition map.
10:30 am Lunch and the FunFair Begins
12:00 pm Awards Begin on the Woodward-McNeill Green
Reigning FunFest Moore County Schools Grand Champions
FunFest |
Middle School Grand Champion |
2024 (v.32) |
West Pine Middle School |
2023 (v. 31) |
New Century Middle School |
2022 (v.30) |
New Century Middle School |
2021 (v.29) |
New Century Middle School |
FunFest |
High School Grand Champion |
2024 (v. 32) |
Union Pines High School |
2023 (v. 31) |
Pinecrest High School |
2022 (v.30) |
Pinecrest High School |
2021 (v.29) |
Union Pines High School |
SCC Participating Programs
FunFest competitions have been supported from the following Sandhills Community College program areas:
Engineering and Construction Technologies
Landscape Gardening and Turfgrass
FunFest Key Contacts
Ed Spitler
Chair & Distinguished Professor
Department of Engineering, Construction and Computer Technologies
Sandhills Community College
Email: spitlere@sandhills.edu
Ginny Ferguson
Coordinator, Instructional Support and Student Engagement
Engineering & Construction Technologies, Landscape Gardening, and Automotive Technologies/Transportation
Services
Sandhills Community College
Email: fergusonv@sandhills.edu
Sherrie IveyCurriculum & Instruction Management Coordinator
If you are looking for fun summer STEM activities, check out our Engineering & Construction Technologies Summer Camps.