Each team will receive a banner signifying SystemsGo’s top performance award at a public ceremony at their school. (Photos below)
The award is presented to schools that design, build, and launch a rocket that meets 100% of the standards of one of the levels in the SystemsGo program.
At the Tsiolkovsky Level, these schools earned awards:
Tsiolkovsky Bronze: Anahuac #28; 5631 feet
Tsiolkovsky Silver: Channelview #26; 5086 feet
Tsiolkovsky Silver: Union Grove #70; 5134 feet
Tsiolkovsky Silver: Ingram Tom Moore #88; 5098 feet
The Tsiolkovsky Level requires that their vehicle loft a one-pound payload one mile high. Successful teams met the following criteria:
-Successful launch, recovery, and data extraction
-Maximum altitude less than or equal to 6500 feet
-Certified by Range Safety Officer
At the Oberth Level, these schools were honored:
Oberth Platinum: Birdville BCTAL #61; 1.05 M
Oberth Platinum; Fabens #110; 1.16 M (New Record)
The Oberth Level requires that their vehicle reach the speed of sound.
Successful teams met the following criteria:
-Successful launch, recovery, and data extraction
-Maximum altitude less than or equal to 13,000 feet
-Maximum velocity greater than or equal to Mach 1
-Certified by Range Safety Officer
At the Goddard Level, students from Texas high schools participating in the SystemsGo rocketry program travel to White Sands Missile Range to attempt to launch rockets they designed and built. The goal is to take a 35-pound payload up 80-100,000 feet, with support from the U.S. Army.
These schools met the goals to earn the Newton Award: Building and launching a vehicle at White Sands Missile Range that achieves an apogee of 0-25,000 feet with ignition, minimum 5-lb payload, and a recovery system.
Alamo Heights
Anahuac
Booker T Washington
Fredericksburg
“Congratulations to our teachers and students for reaching their respective goals this past school year,” said Rebekah Hyatt, Program Director. “This not only confirms the ability of high school students to design, build, and launch a vehicle according to strict principles, but also shows their dedication and hard work.”
SystemsGo is a four-year STEM (Science Technology Engineering Math) curriculum that uses project-based learning to stimulate workplace skills.
The program has been featured on NBC Nightly News, is endorsed by NASA and certified by The Space Foundation. It is now used in more than 50 high schools in Texas, New Mexico, and Oregon.
More information on the program is available online at www.systemsgo.org, via email at info@systemsgo.org, or by calling 830-997-3567.
