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Krystal students catapult pumpkins
Student project climaxes with gourds fired down blacktop
"You guys are excited. Good!" Krystal Elementary School Principal Tom Kirk said, addressing the crowd lining up alongside the blacktop. "Welcome to our first pumpkin-launching contest."
More than a dozen fifth and sixth graders and their parents set up a variety of homemade catapults Tuesday morning. The devices ranged from ones small enough for a child to carry it to metal contraptions wielded to carts.
The students fired pumpkins ranging from fist-sized up through football-sized squash. Orange traffic cones marked with distance from the start line were optimistically placed as far away as 200 feet, but most pumpkins went 30 feet or less.
In the end, sixth grader Dana Eggleston fired a pumpkin 50 feet, while fifth grader Tristan Meyer won the day with a 72 foot launch.
The project was an optional one, meant to get parents and students working together on a science project, and was inspired by a similar annual event at the Discovery Science Center in Santa Ana.
"Thank you, parents, that was awesome," Kirk said, as students returned to class. "Thanks for coming out and supporting us."
Beau Yarbrough can be reached at 956-7108 or at beau@hesperiastar.com. Follow us on Twitter at Twitter.com/HesperiaStar.
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| It would be nice if the area kids had a skateboard / Bike park for EVERYDAY USE. |
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| WoW - Nov 24, 2009 02:01:28 PM | Remove Comment |
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| WOW! What a great model for the rest of the district. With attention given to the community of learning as a whole bringing together parents, students and teachers to stress the all-important lesson that learning should be fun, I for one admire this school's dedication and spirit.
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| Anonymous - Nov 18, 2009 07:00:19 PM | Remove Comment |
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| This was an awesome event! Great job to all the kids who participated! The principal of this school is so enthusiastic and really knows how to get the kids interested in learning. The school spirit at Krystal is amazing! |
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| Krystal Comets - Nov 18, 2009 10:16:51 AM | Remove Comment |
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| OK Krystal. Nice event, but do you have to be the new PR monger of Hesperia? You are making Mesquite Trails look humble by comparison. Your school is beautiful, has a waiting list so someone must be bucking for a promotion? |
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| enough already - Nov 17, 2009 09:56:10 PM | Remove Comment |
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| WOW, can't we do better by our kids than this. LAME |
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| WOW - Nov 17, 2009 09:45:12 PM | Remove Comment |
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| This was a fun and exciting event. The kids who participated did a fantastic job. It was amazing to see all the creative ways to accomplish the same task. Way to go kids. The whole school chanted and showed their enthusiasm. To all involved, congratulations on a job well done. |
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| proud of kids - Nov 17, 2009 08:51:36 PM | Remove Comment |
