The Virginia State KidWind Challenge was held at James Madison University on April 12 in King Hall. Six Makersmiths teams competed, three wind teams and three solar teams. The competition from Kidwind teams throughout Virginia was very strong. In the end, our High School solar team, Sub 4, came in third place and our middle school wind team, Recreational Renewables, came in second place. The Recreational Renewables, coached by Oliver Arend, competed at KidWind Worlds May 18-21 at the convention center in Phoenix, Arizona. Although the team did not win in their middle school wind turbine division, they had a memorable time meeting teams from all around the USA, Mexico and Taiwan. For more information about this challenge, visit https://kidwind.org/worlds/2025/