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Student Clubs

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Rocketry and Ballooning Flight Club –

Love to shoot model rockets? Curious about weather balloons and other flying objects? Then rocketry and
ballooning is the answer. Come join us for a great experience and learn the logistics of these areas of flight.
Get your hands on these great devices and have a change to launch them yourselves. Club will meet at
various times and in different locations depending on the activity and the availability of club members.
Meetings will occur every 4-6 weeks during the school year. Available for elementary – high school and
activities will be divided according to club member ages.

Pumpkin Toss Team –

The Tucson Pumpkin Toss holds a hurling competition every Fall on the University of Arizona Mall, using
different types of catapults to throw pumpkins for distance and accuracy. Schools from all over Tucson and
the surrounding communities design, build and compete against each other.
The competition is on a sabbatical this year until 2019, but our team is designing and building a brand-new
machine. If you love designing and engineering devices that can throw things far and accurately, this is a
fun opportunity for you. If you would like to be part of this club you will be responsible for helping to
design/redesign and build a catapult or trebuchet that will be used in a future competition.

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