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Forsyth Central High School students to compete in Team America Rocketry Challenge
Sophomore, freshman to vie for top honors Friday in nation's capital
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Forsyth Central High School students prepare to launch a rocket as they practice for the upcoming national Team America Rocketry Challenge. The students will compete in the challenge, which starts May 12 in Washington, D.C. This is the second time Forsyth Central has qualified for the national competition in the three years the team has existed. - photo by Kelly Whitmire
Ahead of an upcoming national competition, a team of Forsyth County students could be spotted last week measuring temperature, wind and humidity, all aiming at a perfect launch. A team of students from Forsyth Central High School is headed to the national Team America Rocketry Challenge starting May 12 in Washington, D.C. It will be the second time Central has made the national competition in the three years the team has existed. “The competition this year is to fly a model rocket that has been flown before to a height of 775 feet, and it comes up and down within a timeframe of 41-43 seconds,” team member Eric Gangwish said.