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staff writer Last year when she started working with the

Students from Palmdale High School don’t organization, she thought that she wanted to be
mind tooting their own horn when it comes a lawyer. She had no clue about engineering.
to their three-wheel creation that will soon be “I bounced around a bit but when I took Mr. I’s
traveling to Fort Worth, Texas, to compete in class in Principals of Engineering, I learned so
the National Solar Car Challenge at the Texas much; now I want to go to MIT and become a
Motor Speedway, July 17-23. mechanical engineer.” Harnessing energy from
the oceans is one of her ambitions.
Palmdale High School was the only private
school in California that was accepted for the Palmdale chemistry and engineering teacher
challenge. Antek Ignatowicz is also the head adviser for
the solar car team. His students call him Mr. I
“It’s not about winning, it’s about working and work long days on the project. “I wanted
with others to accomplish something really to choose a project that kids could really get
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Photograph by Linda KC Reynolds

Palmdale High School students and mentors collect data from their solar powered car that has
been selected to compete in Fort Worth, Texas for the National Solar Car Challenge. Of the more
than 400 entries, Palmdale’s car was the only public school in California to be accepted.

Photograph by Linda KC Reynolds the leading edge of technology. I hope they ite materials. Scaled Composites heard about
really know how amazing this is and that they the project and has already pledged help, which
Palmdale High School Solar Challenge Car team players pose with their car that will be competing could very well become a part of something will also give the students experience in work-
nationally. Teams from across the nation will compete for speed, design and endurance at the Texas huge. We have had a great time and learn a lot,” ing with composites. Students continue to look
Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, July 17-23. The students are still in need of sponsors, big said Ignatowicz. for sponsors to help defray expenses. To donate
or small. For more information, visit www.solarcarchallenge.org. or support the team: http://phssolarcar.weebly.
The students have even greater goals for next com, www.solarcarchallenge.org.
year’s car—to include a body made of compos-

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