Boynton Aerospace Science Academy named finalist in FAA's challenge January 21, 2021 at 8:30 AM EST - Updated January 21 at 8:30 AM Students at Boynton Beach Community High School are one step closer to winning a worldwide competition hosted by the Federal Aviation Administration. The Boynton Aerospace Science Academy (BASA) was recently named a finalist in the FAA's Airport Design Challenge. The competition included more than 12,000 students from 21 countries. Students say their achievement came as no surprise. "We had six weeks to finish the project, but we finished in like three and a half so we had high hopes," Sebastien Monroy said. The group was tasked with recreating the Boca Raton Airport on the virtual platform Minecraft.