West Plains, MO. – A pair of student teams from our corner of the Ozarks will be competing in a national competition on rocketry called the American Rocketry Challenge. The teams are both from the Richards R-V School District in West Plains, and are among a total number of 100 national finalists, with starting numbers being almost 800.
The national finals for this competition will take place on May 20th, in a town near Washington D.C. ironically named The Plains. Winners of this competition will receive an all-expense paid trip to the International Rocketry Challenge at the Paris Air Show later this year, as well as $100,000 in prizes. Additionally, the top 25 teams are to receive invitations to a Student Launch Workshop from NASA.
This competition is yearly, and both teams from the Richards school district have been participating in the program since 2018.
More information on both the current remaining finalists and the competition itself, by clicking the links here.
