Row, Row, Row Your Boat

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Physics classes compete in the "Winter Wave" boat race on Friday, February 12th in the pool.

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February 22, 2010 • Josh Gibbons, Editor-in-Chief  
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On Friday, February 12, Physics students competed in a special boat race. Students were excused from their regularly scheduled classes via an in-house field trip.

“The purpose of the competition was to focus on different laws of physics,” said Ted Simons, the High School’s Physics teacher and Science Department chairperson. “These included shear, buoyancy, force, and Newton’s Third Law (for every action there is always an equal and opposite reaction). However, these were just a few of the numerous concepts that applied to both the activity and physics as a whole.

Students participating in the competition were excused from their seventh through ninth period classes, with seventh period being used as a time to prepare and the final two periods of the day used for the actual competition. However, the stands were filled with kids of all grades, hoping to catch some of the action and cheer their fellow students on.

After getting prepared, each group drew for the order in which the competitors proceeded. The groups went in threes, perhaps the best idea since the pool is relatively small. At the sound of the horn, one student raced across the pool area, where they traded places with their partner, who then raced back to the other side for the win.

In the end, the rankings ended up being third place for the boat Sparta, second place for the boat Silver Surfer, and first place for the boat Big Stank. In addition, Silver Surfer won “most appealing boat,” Sparta won the “spirit award,” the flagship award went to Just Ducky, and a “sportsmanship award” went to Senior Danielle Lawrence.

Congratulations to all the competitors and to all those who fell just short of victory, just remember: it’s all in good fun, isn’t it?

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