Rebekah Hyatt, SystemsGo Program Director, presents the Bronze Banner award to students at BCTAL academy for meeting design and launch goals of sending a 1-lb payload one mile high during Rockets2021. Only four high schools out of 130 launches achieved banner status.
June 7, 2021–SystemsGo has awarded performance awards to four high schools in Texas recognizing student achievement during the Rockets2021 launch event held in April and May at three launch sites across the state.
The award is presented to student teams that design, build, and launch a rocket that meets 100% of the standards of one of the levels in the SystemsGo program.
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
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
This year’s winners included the following four high schools:
Students at Kingwood HS display their banner, presented during a virtual ceremony.
Kingwood Park
Platinum Level Award for achieving Mach 1.01, or 1130 ft/sec
Birdville Center of Technology & Advance Learning (BCTAL)
Bronze Level Award for reaching 5,761 feet with a 1-pound payload
Hollenstein
Bronze Level Award for reaching 5,027 feet with a 1-pound payload
Brazoswood High School
Platinum Level Award for achieving a maximum velocity of 1260 ft/sec
Out of more than 130 launches this year, only four teams earned a banner.
“Congratulations to our teachers and students for reaching these launch goals, especially during this challenging school year,” said Rebekah Hyatt, Program Director. “Once again this confirms our belief in the ability of high school students to design, build, and launch a vehicle according to strict principles, while overcoming challenges beyond their control.”
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 high schools in Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, 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.