St Patrick’s College was one of six schools competing. There were a range of activities to complete such as Mars Rovers, ElectraCity, bionic hands, water turbines, Stringways and much more. One team from each school competed in every challenge. Each team was awarded points based on how well they completed the challenge compared to the other teams. The activities included things like building a functioning hand out of straws and string that needed to be able to effectively pick up different items, as well as perform sign language!

Over the day, Oreoluwa A, Madeleine M, Georgina V and Valentina V were challenged to design a bridge out of wooden dowel, paddle pop sticks, tape and elastics that could keep together when a metal trolley with weights was added. There was a lot of excitement during this presentation as it was the hardest challenge and earned us more points. Our bridge team built a sturdy bridge that ended up placing 2nd overall. 

We were fortunate to have come in 4th place overall out of six schools, which was an excellent achievement as we were competing against mostly Year 10 and 11 students. Thank you to Miss Stapley, Mrs Parker and Mrs Thomas for organising the day and creating a memorable and exciting experience for all of us.

By Bree M and Ava M - Year 9 Students