To help ease them back into the swing of school after two weeks away, Mr. Mike Dale, an engineering and technology teacher in our high school, posed an engineering challenge to his students yesterday: Create a structure using nothing but tape and a piece of paper that, when dropped from the top of a ladder, falls as slowly as possible and lands within a 4-inch by 4-inch square. 

We saw a variety of interesting ideas and designs throughout the day as Dale’s students created, tested and refined their creations to maximize air time without sacrificing accuracy. 

Shout out has to go to Delaney J., a freshman in Dale’s 10th period design and drawing for production class, whose jellyfish-inspired design fell for 3.98 seconds before landing successfully within the 16-square-inch landing zone, achieving the longest air time among all of Dale’s students.

Great job, Delaney!