STEM: F1 Cars in Schools – Regional Competition
F1 in Schools STEM Challenge provides an exciting and engaging experience for students through the captivating appeal of Formula 1. Through the program, teams of students use Computer Aided Design (CAD) to design, analyse, manufacture, test and race model F1 cars manufactured from a block of balsa wood. The cars race on a 20m track powered by CO2 canisters and reach speeds of up to 80km/h.
On the 23rd of August, a group of students from St Andrews competed in their first ever F1 Cars in Schools Regional Competition. This year the competition took place at Mount Druitt TAFE and it was the first time the school has competed in the competition.
The following students are to be commended and congratulated for their achievements in the competition:
The Germs
- Evie Brignell
- Monique Richardson
Unseen Slipstream
- Elijah Andrew
- Alex La Guidara
Speed Demons
- Loughlan Go
- Rajvir Matharu
Unseen Slipstream
- Elijah Andrew
- Alex La Guidara
The Crusaders
- Ranveer Rattan
- Cayden Landrigan
- Moses Leveni
Praetorian Guard
- Ada Ding
- Isaiah Pineda
The groups performed well on the day and all students really enjoyed themselves.
Special congratulations to Evie Brignell and Monique Richardson as their group has qualified to go to the NSW State Finals. The NSW State Finals are scheduled to take place between the 17th-19th of October at Sydney Motor Park, Eastern Creek. This is an amazing achievement for the students and for the school, especially considering that this is our first year competing.
I would also like to thank Miss Mifsud for her help and assistance throughout the program to get the students ready in time for the competition.
Miss Serbin
