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Tonganoxie High takes 1st in time travel design competition

By Staff | May 18, 2023

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The Tonganoxie High School Time Displacement Team won first place in a Time Traveler Design Competition on Thursday at Basehor-Linwood High School. The team designed, built, and delivered a fully operational full-scale version of a time machine. The requirements included a 6-foot diameter platform, a minimum of 7-foot capsule height, a ramp system that is ADA-accessible, an electric motorized drive system able to rotate 1,000 pounds forward and backwards, 180-degree rotation, lighting, sound system, soundproofing and a 3-D CAD representation of all of the parts. Their winning design will be transported to two major air shows: the EAA AirVenture in OshKosh, Wisc., from July 24-30 and the SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo in Lakeland, Fla., from April 9-14, 2024. Team members are Cayden Hunter (junior), Solomon Carter (sophomore), Lucy Graveman (sophomore), Wesley Johnson (sophomore), Joshua Duvall (freshman), Caleb Hodges (freshman), Rowin Pruitt (freshman) and Tracey Waldeier (sponsor).

The Tonganoxie High School Time Displacement Team won first place in a Time Traveler Design Competition on Thursday at Basehor-Linwood High School. The team designed, built, and delivered a fully operational full-scale version of a time machine. The requirements included a 6-foot diameter platform, a minimum of 7-foot capsule height, a ramp system that is ADA-accessible, an electric motorized drive system able to rotate 1,000 pounds forward and backwards, 180-degree rotation, lighting, sound system, soundproofing and a 3-D CAD representation of all of the parts.

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Tonganoxie High School Time Displacement team members gather Thursday at Basehor-Linwood High School. The THS team won first place in the time travel design competition.

Their winning design will be transported to two major air shows: the EAA AirVenture in OshKosh, Wisc., from July 24-30 and the SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo in Lakeland, Fla., from April 9-14, 2024.

Team members are Cayden Hunter (junior), Solomon Carter (sophomore), Lucy Graveman (sophomore), Wesley Johnson (sophomore), Joshua Duvall (freshman), Caleb Hodges (freshman), Rowin Pruitt (freshman) and Tracey Waldeier (sponsor).