2001 RAD to the CORE  Save humanity by avoiding a nuclear meltdown

 

Game Description

RAD to the Core

Alarm bells ringing and red lights flashing were our first clues that something was wrong!

The objective of this game is to design and build a remotely-controlled device which runs on an overhead track and removes fuel rods from nuclear reactors, placing them into Multi-Tube Containment Vessels.

Event Dates

Kickoff - September 15, 2001, WSU Hughes Metropolitan Complex

Game Day - October 27, 2001, WSU Levit Arena

Participating Teams (* new teams)

Andale High School

Caldwell High School

Campus High School

Clearwater High School

Collegiate Upper School

Derby High School

* Douglass High School

*Gardner-Edgerton High School

Goddard High School

*Halstead-Bentley High School

Hesston High School

*Independence High School

The Independent Upper School

*Madison High School

Maize High School

Mulvane High School

Northeast Magnet High School

Rose Hill High School

*Southeast High School

Sunrise Christian Academy

*Towne East Education Resource Center

Trinity Academy

Valley Center High School

West High School

Wichita Homeschool

Game Day Results

Robot Performance

1st Place - Madison High School, 2nd Place - Rose Hill High School, 3rd Place - Clearwater High School, 4th Place - West High School

BEST Award

1st Place - Goddard High School, 2nd Place - Wichita Homeschool, 3rd Place - Andale High School

Boeing Creativity Award  (design and strategy)

Halstead-Bentley High School 

LSI Logic Most Robust Award (sturdy design)

Clearwater High School

Raytheon Aircraft Craftsmanship Award

Rose Hill High School

Teamwork And Sportsmanship Awards

Campus High School

Wichita Eagle Article, Oct 28 2001

Wichita Eagle Article, Nov 29, 2001

Wichita Eagle Article, Dec 6, 2001