Training and Workforce
High School Team in Texas Takes First in GAMA Challenge
More than 70 teams joined the 2025 design competition
GAMA Aviation Design Challenge first place team 2025
The 2025 GAMA Aviation Design Challenge first-place team from Porter High School (from left to right): Jocelyn Alfaro, Eris Rodgers, Major Renard, and Alex Espada.

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has named Porter High School in Porter, Texas, the winner of the 2025 GAMA Aviation Design Challenge. Cambridge High School in Milton, Georgia, and El Segundo High School in California placed second and third, respectively.

Porter’s team of four included Jocelyn Alfaro, Alex Espada, Major Renard, and Eris Rodgers. Their modifications featured an extended wingspan with leading-edge slats, propeller efficiency improvements, and a T-tail configuration. The team’s prize includes a manufacturing experience at CubCrafters and demonstration flight opportunities.