LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Metropolitan Water District of Southern California:
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WHAT: |
Students from 22 high school teams (see accompanying list) throughout Southern California will piece together canoe-like hulls they will eventually race in Metropolitan Water District’s three-day solar boat competition in May 2014. |
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WHEN: |
Saturday, Nov. 9, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
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WHERE: |
Three Valleys Municipal Water District headquarters, 1021 E. Miramar Ave., Claremont |
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VISUALS: |
Students building 16-foot canoe-like hulls from pre-cut kits of marine-grade plywood. Teams will then take the hulls back to their schools and spend the next seven months equipping them with solar panels, motors, batteries and steering. |
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BACKGROUND:
Saturday’s event marks the second boat-building session for Metropolitan’s 12th annual Solar Cup program. A group of 18 teams built their boats last Saturday (Nov. 2). Solar Cup concludes with three days of racing May 16-18, 2014 at Lake Skinner near Temecula in southwest Riverside County. Students from 48 high schools in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego and Ventura counties are participating in the 2013-14 event.
Solar Cup, which began in 2002 with just eight teams and about 80 students, has become the nation’s largest solar-powered boat competition. Along the way, about 9,000 students have participated in Solar Cup competitions, which allow students to apply their skills in math, physics, engineering and communications, while learning about Southern California’s water sources, resource management and alternative energy development.
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is a cooperative of 26 cities and water agencies serving nearly 19 million people in six counties. The district imports water from the Colorado River and Northern California to supplement local supplies, and helps its members to develop increased water conservation, recycling, storage and other resource-management programs.
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Boat Building Wksp ~ Nov. 9 |
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| Team/School Name | City | Member Agency Sponsor | Co-Sponsor Agency | |||
| Academia Avance | Los Angeles | Los Angeles Dept of Water & Power | ||||
| Anaheim HS | Anaheim | Anaheim Public Utilities | ||||
| Applied Technology HS | Montebello | Central Basin MWD | ||||
| Arcadia HS | Arcadia | Upper San Gabriel Valley MWD | ||||
| Calabasas HS * | Calabasas | Las Virgenes MWD | ||||
| California Academy of Math & Science | Carson | West Basin MWD | ||||
| Chino HS | Chino | Inland Empire Utilities Agency | City of Chino | |||
| Compton HS | Compton | City of Compton | ||||
| David Gonzales School | Calabasas | Las Virgenes MWD | ||||
| Duarte HS / Pamela Park | Duarte | Upper San Gabriel Valley MWD | ||||
| Environmental Charter HS | Lawndale | West Basin MWD | ||||
| Glenn HS | Norwalk | Central Basin MWD | ||||
| Los Osos HS | Rancho Cucamonga | Inland Empire Utilities Agency | Cucamonga Valley Water District | |||
| Moreno Valley USD Team | San Jacinto | Eastern MWD | Rancho California Water District | |||
| Mountain View HS | El Monte | Upper San Gabriel Valley MWD | ||||
| Oak Park HS | Oak Park | Calleguas MWD | ||||
| Palos Verdes HS | Palos Verdes Estates | West Basin MWD | ||||
| Palos Verdes Peninsula HS | Rolling Hills Estates | West Basin MWD | ||||
| Paramount HS West | Paramount | Central Basin MWD | ||||
| San Dimas HS | San Dimas | Three Valleys MWD | ||||
| West Covina HS * | West Covina | Upper San Gabriel Valley MWD | ||||
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* Rookie Teams |
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