8th Grade Science Catapult Competition

Friday, November 7, 2014 | By Luke Chaffin | 981 views

Mrs. Pieroni's and Coach Smith's eighth-grade science classes learned about simple machines with a hands-on catapult competition in the Ledbetter Commons.
 
To read more about the Catapult Competition, click here.

RESULTS
Herculean Award (Furthest Distance): 
1st Place- Ezra Barnette, Jack Eady & Adam Himes (43 feet 5 inches)
2nd Place- David Braden, Ram MIniyar, Daniella Tomaselli & Andy Brunt (43 feet 3 inches)
3rd Place (TIED)- Kinsey Love & Kathryne Ledbetter (41 feet) 
-AND- Emily Brandon & Annabelle Braden (41 feet)

Lightest: Chris Mauer & Jacob Daniel (18.6 grams)

Most Accurate (TIED): 
Hayden Baldwin, Luke Gober, Riya Patel & Harsh Patel (.5 degree accuracy)
-AND- Kinsey Love & Kathryn Ledbetter (.5 degree accuracy) 

Most Innovative: Tejas Reddy, Nic Seijo & Trey Yunger

Most Unique: Alden Astin & Andrew Land

Most Decorative: Gabi Horton & Anaston Ballard

Most Cups Knocked Down: Jiniya Trammel, Travis Black, Andrew Long, Jonathan Pieroni & Amelia Allen (6 cups)

People’s Choice: Tommy Atha, Alli Hagler & Lawson Blake

Superman Award (Best Overall Catapult): Chris Mauer & Jacob Daniel