LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Metropolitan Water District of Southern California:
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WHAT: |
After seven months of hard work, ingenuity and collaboration, more than 400 students from 40 Southern California high schools will put solar-powered boats they built to the test during Metropolitan Water District of Southern California’s 17th annual Solar Cup. The teams from San Bernardino, Riverside, Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties will spend a weekend at Lake Skinner in the Temecula Valley, where they will race their 16-foot-long, solar-powered boats. |
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WHEN: |
May 17-19, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. | |
| Friday, May 17, boat inspections and qualifying events | ||
| Saturday, May 18, two 90-minute endurance heats around a 1.6 kilometer course | ||
| Sunday, May 19, two 200-meter sprint races and awards | ||
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WHERE: |
Lake Skinner, Temecula Valley. Take Interstate 15 to Rancho California Road at Temecula, go 10 miles northeast to main gate, follow signs to site. | |
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VISUALS: |
Each day of Solar Cup features students, decked out in team shirts and hats, working on, launching and racing solar-powered, single-man boats. A media boat is available to take reporters, photographers and television/cable crews onto the lake for close-up footage. B-roll footage also is available via an FTP site. In addition, the competition includes student-produced water conservation videos and social media campaigns. | |
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Note: Student teams are putting the final touches on their boats and will test them in the water in various locations this weekend. See attached sheet for a list of schools. Call for testing details and to arrange pre-event coverage. |
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BACKGROUND: |
Solar Cup began in 2002 with eight teams and about 100 students. In the 17 years since, it has grown into the nation’s largest solar-powered boat competition. Students learn about water resource management, alternative energy development and sustainability and have been inspired to pursue degrees and careers in math, physics, engineering and environmental science. | |
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is a state-established 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.
| Member Agency Sponsor | Team/High School | City | ||
| Anaheim Public Utilities | Anaheim High School | Anaheim | ||
| Burbank Water & Power | Burbank High School | Burbank | ||
| Long Beach Water Department | Cabrillo High School | Long Beach | ||
| Las Virgenes MWD | Calabasas High School | Calabasas | ||
| Western MWD* # | Centennial High School | Corona | ||
| West Basin MWD # | Centinela Valley Union High SD | Lawndale | ||
| Inland Empire Utilities Agency* | Chino Hills High School | Chino Hills | ||
| City of Compton | Compton High School | Compton | ||
| Municipal Water District of Orange County* | Costa Mesa High School | Costa Mesa | ||
| San Diego County Water Authority | Del Lago Academy | Escondido | ||
| Three Valleys MWD* | Diamond Ranch High School | Pomona | ||
| Upper San Gabriel Valley MWD | Don Bosco Technical Institute | Rosemead | ||
| Central Basin MWD | Downey High School | Downey | ||
| Western MWD* # | Eastvale STEM Academy @ Roosevelt HS | Corona | ||
| Western MWD* | Elsinore HS / Lakeside HS / Temescal Canyon HS | Wildomar | ||
| Three Valleys MWD* | Ganesha High School | Pomona | ||
| Eastern MWD* | Hemet USD Team (West Valley HS; Western Science Ctr; Hemet HS) | Hemet | ||
| San Diego County Water Authority | High Tech High North County | San Marcos | ||
| Pasadena Water & Power | John Muir High School | Pasadena | ||
| Foothill MWD* | La Cañada High School | La Cañada Flintridge | ||
| West Basin MWD | Lennox Math, Science & Technology Academy | Lennox | ||
| Upper San Gabriel Valley MWD | Los Altos High School | Hacienda Heights | ||
| Inland Empire Utilities Agency* | Los Osos High School | Rancho Cucamonga | ||
| Anaheim Public Utilities # | Magnolia High School | Anaheim | ||
| Long Beach Water Department | McBride High School | Long Beach | ||
| West Basin MWD | Mira Costa High School | Manhattan Beach | ||
| Upper San Gabriel Valley MWD | Mountain View High School | El Monte | ||
| Los Angeles Department of Water and Power | Narbonne High School | Harbor City | ||
| Three Valleys MWD* | Nogales High School | La Puente | ||
| Western MWD* | Norte Vista High School | Riverside | ||
| Las Virgenes MWD # | Oaks Christian School | Westlake Village | ||
| Municipal Water District of Orange County* | Oxford Academy | Cypress | ||
| West Basin MWD | Palos Verdes High School | Palos Verdes Estates | ||
| Eastern MWD* | Perris Union High SD Team (Heritage HS; Perris HS) | Romoland | ||
| Three Valleys MWD* # | Pomona High School | Pomona | ||
| Eastern MWD* # | San Jacinto Valley Academy | San Jacinto | ||
| Upper San Gabriel Valley MWD # | Sierra Vista High School | Baldwin Park | ||
| Eastern MWD* | Temecula Valley USD Team (Chaparral HS / Great Oak HS) | Temecula | ||
| Inland Empire Utilities Agency* | Upland High School | Upland | ||
| Los Angeles Department of Water and Power | Venice HS STEMM Magnet | Los Angeles |
* Has Co-Sponsor(s)
# Rookie Team
