Thu, Feb 09, 2012
Participants In World's Largest Rocket Contest Showcase Designs
For President Obama
President Obama highlighted the efforts of team members,
teachers and parents from a Presidio, Texas, school that worked to
raise funds to participate in the Team America Rocketry Challenge
(TARC) contest in remarks at the second White House Science Fair.
Lauding the initiative and creativity of all the students at the
fair, the president mentioned that the Presidio High School team,
from one of the poorest school districts in Texas, had even sold a
goat as part of its fundraising efforts. The fair celebrates
student winners from a broad range of Science, Technology,
Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) competitions from across the
country.
Gwynelle Condino, Ana Karen Nieto and Janet Nieto from Presidio
High School along with Landon Fisher, national 2011 champion from
Rockwall-Heath High School, had their rockets in hand to show
President Obama what was required to build a rocket to meet the
demanding specifications of the Team America Rocketry
Challenge.
"We are so pleased TARC students have the opportunity to exhibit
their great work alongside some of the country's most talented
young minds in STEM," said Marion C. Blakey (pictured), president
and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association, TARC's primary
sponsor. "I know the kids were thrilled to get the recognition from
the president. From our perspective, the science fair aligns
directly with our goals to create a workforce development model for
our industry and other related sectors."
As part of the 2012 competition, TARC teams must design and
build a rocket carrying a two-egg payload to 800 feet and back
during a 43- to 47-second flight without cracking the eggs. A
strict limit on liftoff weight forces students to focus on
designing the payload bay while building a lighter, stronger
rocket. The top 100 teams will advance to the National Finals on
May 12 at Great Meadow in The Plains, VA.
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