Hovercraft news ...   

There will be an informal gathering of hovercrafts on Saturday, August 29th 2009 at 10am at the Bissell Bridge boat launch in Windsor, CT.  Bring your craft. See others up close. Bring the family. Come down and watch the action of students driving these vehicles.
This is a great time to gather information about building one at your school.

For more information contact Jim Benini @   JBenini@parishhill.org    or   Beth Penney @   b11bpenn@ci.manchester.ct.us

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On June 6, 2009 at the Great River Park Boat Launch in East Hartford, CT students from Manchester High School, Manchester, CT (MHS) and Parish Hill High School, Chaplin, CT (PHHS) competed in the first Hovercraft Rally to be held in the New England region.  Both crafts were built as a classroom project for the schools' Principles of Technology course, which is an applied physics curriculum.  This was the first craft built by students from MHS, but PHHS students have been building crafts since 2001 and racing since 2005.  Teachers from both schools are working with Riverfront Recapture to create an annual racing event in Connecticut.

MHS would like to thank the Foundation for Manchester Public Schools for their very generous grant that allowed this project to come to reality.  Additionally, representatives from the Manchester Power Squadron for donating their time and expertise to conduct the Safe Boater's class and patrolling the river during the event providing
rescue support.
PHHS would like to thank Pete Gardell, Raoul Dahms, and Craig and Brenda McClea for all
their help and support.

Anyone interested in donating money or materials to either school or has questions may
contact either Jim Benini @ JBenini@parishhill.org or Beth Penney @ b11bpenn@ci.manchester.ct.us

    

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