Solar Car Challenge Meeting Today at 3:00 pm in Super B's Room

My inspiration - Team from El Paso - built a car in 39 days!

Last Friday and Saturday, my wife and I took a very long quick trip to Fort Worth, Texas for a training session for the Solar Car Challenge. Two things in particular made the trip worthwhile. First was meeting the team pictured above - if they can do it, we can do it. Second was actually seeing a solar car and seeing it take a spin around the parking lot without a sound! (since it runs on an electric motor).

The challenge is quite simple by idea - a high school team must build from scratch a car that runs only by solar energy. The process is a bit more involved.

Presently 31 high school teams compete from across the country. Here are some pics from last year's race:

Our own state has had a national winner - Houston High School. I was first introduced to their team and car twelve years ago and was totally impressed and captivated by their car and their teamwork. Unfortunately, I have not been in a school yet that could rise to the challenge.

I have been holding the dream now for all this time.  Now I have been given a gift where I can nurture this dream into reality - I am a teacher at a great school, Kosciusko High School, in a very supportive community.

Today at 3:00 pm I have invited students, parents and the community to meet with me in my learning laboratory at Kosciusko High School to make this dream come true.

Will you join me in this invigorating quest?

For more information check out www.solarcarchallenge.org. and later posts on this blog.