MORE than 20 teams from schools and colleges across Cumbria took part in a technology tournament organised by the Rotary Club of Kendal.
The challenging brief was to design and build a launching vehicle to hold a satellite (a golf ball), which had to go at least three metres into the air when remotely released, and then parachute back to the ground as near as possible to the launch pad.
"Amazingly, every team managed to achieve this, albeit with varying degrees of success," said Rotary Club spokesman Trevor Hughes.
The winning team in the foundation section came from Ullswater Community College, Penrith, with Kirkbie Kendal School in second place. The winner in the intermediate section was Kirkbie Kendal C with second place going to Kirkbie Kendal B. The advanced section was won by Kendal College A with Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith, coming second.
Kendal mayor Cllr Andy Blackman attended and talked to the students for over an hour and was extremely impressed by their enthusiasm and skill. The event was sponsored by BAE Systems,
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