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Turlock Christian Junior High Chess Club
Wins Stanislaus County Tournament
The Turlock Christian Junior High Chess Club participated in the annual Stanislaus County Championship on Wednesday, April 26, and came away with top honors, winning the first place team award. County schools participate in this event annually including, this year, Turlock Junior High, Gratton School, and Dutcher School. TC students who participated this year included Ryan Ally, Connor Behlen, Robert Burks, Patrick Ferguson, Christopher Head, Nolan Kelley, Brianne McCuistion, and Chase Ulrich. Students are ranked by their coach based on performance in previous competitions, and are placed accordingly at “tables”, which are ranking groups in which students compete against other students of similar skill. Turlock Christian played well in each of the three rounds and at each of the tables, establishing a virtually insurmountable lead by the second round. Every TC student contributed points to the team championship with victories in individual matches. The results are listed below. Congratulations to the TC Junior High Chess Club for their fine performance.
Robert Burks, 2nd place, 1st Table; Christopher Head, 1st place, 2nd Table; Nolan Kelley, 1st place, 3rd Table; Connor Behlen, 1st place, 4th Table
Ryan Alley, 1st place, 5th Table (tie); Brianne McCuistion, 1st place, 5th Table (tie); Chase Ulrich, 2nd place; Patrick Ferguson, 3rd place
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Getting Ready For the Race
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At the Pit - Doing Quick Repairs
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At the Starting Gate |
More Adjustments
The Winning Team - 89 Feet!
Rocket Design - "Can You Beat Charlie?"
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The 8th Grade Junior High Physical Science Class finished off their unit in Experimental Design this week (9/29/05). They designed rockets in teams of two. Their goal was to design a rocket that could go higher than "Control Charlie".
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Putting in the engine and the ignitor
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The teams spend over a period of 4 days assembling their rockets, applying custom decals and detailing their models before their launch. They also build height-o-meters that will measure how high the rockets will go using Geometry.
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Attaching electronic leads to the ignitor
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Checking to make sure it is ready
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The Rocket is placed on the launch pad
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Count Down
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Blast Off!!
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The highest rockets went over 100 meters (300 feet)!!!
And the winner is..............
Stay Tuned!
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NEW HS CAMPUS 
