Page 166 - Carrollton 2019

Powered by the sun and all girls team, CarrollSUN was the overall champions at the
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Florida Gulf University's Sunchase competition on April 6th 2019

Written by Bettina Baptista '22, Elisa Baptista '21* Isabella Perricone '21, Natalia Ruan '21, Francesca Surez '21 and Ainsley
Topping '21
The team won first place in Presentation, Sprint Time and Fastest Total Sprint Time and were the overall cham pions of the
competitions.
Using last year's car as a base, 18 students on the CarrollSUN team built the solar powered car in A months. It is made mostly
out of steel but it also carries batteries, an electric motor and many solar components weighing a total of528 pounds. This new model is faster because of
aerodynamic updates including the placement of the solar panels closer to the ground. After charging for 12 hours, the car can race a maximum of 35 MPH.

Ana Sofia Gomez Rivas-Vazquez' 19 who drove the car at winning speeds said, "The most exciting part of the race was driving the car because I was driving the car
the team worked on all year. This year we had been working many days and late nights to make our car the best it could be. The race itself was the most exciting
part of the day. In the end, we knew we did our best and were proud of what we accomplished."

Practicing at Homestead-Miami Speedway

Students build their futures in the MakerSpace

Written by Sabrina Menendez '21, Carolina Pino '21 and Isabella Villa '21

Unlike most other all-girllS’cb&'dfs', CfWSlltSffcfeated a
MakerSpace empowering community members to explore, design, and
build.

A founding sister of the Society of the Sacred Heart, Janet Erskine
Stuart, said, "We ought not to do things for the children which they ought
to learn to do for themselves. We want to make them independent of us."

Established in January 2017, the Philippine Makerspace lives up to this.
Stephanie St. Louis '04, a MakerSpace intern said, "It gives girls a whole
new way to learn. In a traditional classroom you're not using the same
skills you would use when you're actually; physically making something."

Sixth-grade students, for example, recently assembled bikes as part of their science cijrrfculum, and
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Carrollton's award-winning solar car team also uses the workspace. Equipment includes a MIG welder,
Glowforge and Epilog laser cutters, 3D printers, DJI Drones (Mavic &■ Phantom 4 Pro), a vacuum former,
woodworking tools, and soldering equipment. Mr. Cassell, Director of Education said, "the space itself is an
ongoing project; new furniture, equipment, and floor designs are being designed by faculty and students
for the interior and exterior workspaces."

By providing a space for independent creation, the MakerSpace supports the mission of Sacred Heart
education.