 Three local teams will be moving on to the international competition for future problem solvers. For this week's Golden Apple, our Sarah Winkelman takes us to Forestview Middle School to see the students practicing for the upcoming competition. Listen to each other? Listen to each other? What else? Every year we win, I just still can't believe that we're winning. Team member Samuel is referring to the teams back to back to back wins at state competition. All this hard work that we put into it and all our practice, we just really paid off. Two teams from Forestview will be heading to international competition in a few months, but for now, it's time to practice. You really can't just walk into a competition with all these notes you have to memorize it. The students start off with research to form their six steps during competition. How to think, not what to think. After they are given a fictional future scenario, they first brainstorm challenges, then find the underlying problem, create solutions, write criteria, fill in the grid, and then write an action plan. Take your action plan and put it in a skit. You present the problem and present your solution being used in real life. A big task, but one that seems to be effortless for this group of middle schoolers. Great teamwork, a great coach, just overall comprehension of the process. The topics can include everything from technology to social issues, but at international competition they will focus on criminal justice. I just love competing against other teams around the world. It's almost like an Olympics. Although they will face tough competition around the world, their coach has faith in her team. These kids are just so amazing and over 25 years of coaching, I've never coached a team like the sixth grade team before. As they will head to international competition for the third consecutive year. They're just sort of seamless in their teamwork. They encourage each other, they support each other, there's no fooling around. For this week's Golden Apple, in Baxter, Sarah Winkleman, Lakeland News. One other team from Niswa Elementary will also represent Minnesota at the International Competition at the University of Wisconsin La Crosse in early June. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.