Lake Arrowhead School Hosts Boat Challenge

As reported in the Mountain News, students from Valley of Enchantment Elementary School in Lake Arrowhead recently held a boat-building challenge for 5th grade students.  Using only duct tape, PVC pipe and 2-litre plastic bottles, students were required to design and build "boats" that would carry their teachers, using paddles, in what turned out to be the very chilly waters of Lake Gregory on 6 November 2013.  Ten boats were in the competition, attended by students and about 40 parents cheering them on.  Due to the continuing success of the event, the school hopes to expand it to other classes next year.  VOE 5th Graders Float Their Boats

AV Summer Gateway Academies Engage Middle School Students in STEM

Two Project Lead the Way Summer Gateway Academy sessions were sponsored by the AVUHSD for middle school students during June and July 2013.  Over thirty students took part in events such as rocket-building and launching, creating solar cell phone covers, learning how to use design software, and programming Boe-bots to go through a maze, among others.  The session held at Lancaster High School was also visited by Lockheed Martin's school outreach team.

Eagle Robotics team member assists students to learn design software at
Lancaster HS Summer Gateway Academy

Middle school students launch solar balloon

Students at KHS Summer Gateway Academy create solar cell phone covers/chargers