Excellence N U S Knows Borders No MESA. National Engineering Design Competition S Congratulations, Desert Shadows Middle School! 3rd Overall -2026 MESA National Engineering Design Competition Nogales Unified School District #1 proudly congratulates Kenneth Olmos, Ava Wise, Dakshita Chauniyal, and Laila Calixtro, along with their advisors, Roxanne Bell, Rasmitha Pallath, and Jomaly Cotto, for earning 3rd Overall at the 2026 MESA National Engineering Design Competition (NEDC) in Baltimore, Maryland. Representing Arizona on the national stage, these outstanding students demonstrated exceptional innovation, engineering design, teamwork, and problem-solving while competing against the nation's top MESA teams. Their dedication and achievement reflect the excellence of Desert Shadows Middle School and bring great pride to Nogales Unified School District #1 and the entire Nogales community. Congratulations on this remarkable national accomplishment Excellence N U S Knows Borders No MESA . National Engineering Design Competition S Congratulations , Desert Shadows Middle School ! 3rd Overall -2026 MESA National Engineering Design Competition Nogales Unified School District # 1 proudly congratulates Kenneth Olmos , Ava Wise , Dakshita Chauniyal , and Laila Calixtro , along with their advisors , Roxanne Bell , Rasmitha Pallath , and Jomaly Cotto , for earning 3rd Overall at the 2026 MESA National Engineering Design Competition ( NEDC ) in Baltimore , Maryland . Representing Arizona on the national stage , these outstanding students demonstrated exceptional innovation , engineering design , teamwork , and problem - solving while competing against the nation's top MESA teams . Their dedication and achievement reflect the excellence of Desert Shadows Middle School and bring great pride to Nogales Unified School District # 1 and the entire Nogales community . Congratulations on this remarkable national accomplishment