The school year may have ended on June 6th, but Catholic High is still lively with summer camps! Last week, we kicked off the summer with Rocketry camp for the STEM class of 2019. Rocketry Camp, directed by Mr. Steve Cole, is for learning the basics of rocket design, aerodynamics, how shape and size affect trajectory, and how tail fins control accuracy.
Students created stomp rockets, solid fuel rockets, liquid fuel rockets, Sparki rockets, and air pressure vehicles. The week concluded on Friday with a competition based on attained height, accuracy, and length of flight of the rockets. The students really enjoyed taking trips to Herring Run Park to launch their rockets.
Mr. Steve Cole summed up camp in these words, “The STEM students really enjoy rocketry camp because it is fun to do new things with good friends in a relaxed setting free of the pressures associated with school work in a rigorous program. It was exciting for them to watch a rocket they created shoot quickly into the clouds and disappear, search for it and then see it in the sky again with the parachute open and watch it drift slowly back to earth.”
While at camp, the students learned many valuable lessons about rockets, but they also learned about working together. “The most valuable lesson we learned this week was the importance of team work,” said Allison and Abby. After going to rocketry camp, the rising sophomores are ready for their second year in STEM!
