Kids & Family
Ridgefield Team Advances to National Finals of Rocketry Challenge
Team America Rocketry Challenge is the world's largest rocketry contest.
A team from St. Monica’s Homeschool Group received news that they are advancing to the national finals of the 2015 Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC), the world’s largest rocketry contest.
The team will compete head to head at the final fly-off on Saturday, May 9 in The Plains, VA., outside of Washington D.C.
This year’s cohort of top 100 teams hail from 27 states and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Included in these are a team of varsity athletes, a group of marching band members and a team mentored by a TARC alumnus. Close to one third of the students advancing to the finals this year are female, including seven all-girl teams.
TARC finalists are competing for scholarships and prizes totaling more than $60,000 and the chance to travel to the Paris International Air Show in June courtesy of the Raytheon Company. The winning team will represent the United States in the International Rocketry Challenge, facing off against teams from the United Kingdom and France.
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