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| Chilton takes two gold medals at Solar Olympics |
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| Written by Lauren Huff |
| Thursday, 21 May 2009 09:40 |
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Seven students and two teachers from Chilton High School visited UW-Stevens Point for the 13th annual Solar Olympics last Wednesday. Students from 27 high schools competed in events that tested their knowledge about solar energy. On this dreary, rainy day many would not have been thinking about solar power, but these students were. Chilton students participated in eight of the 12 events offered. The events challenged students to design, construct and demonstrate solar inspired items. Building events gave students the task of constructing a solar cooker, solar water heater and a solar-powered racecar. Artistic events such as t-shirt design and solar-inspired photography were also part of the event, said Tracy Bartels, a Chemistry and Biology teacher at Chilton High School. The students walked into a large room that displayed the solar powered items. Walking throughout the room, they saw photographs of sunrises and sunsets, encouraging natural lighting. T-shirts with student-made designs were sprawled out on the tables and sculptures depicting solar power were displayed for all to see. “This was our second year competing and we won two gold medals,” said Bartels. Natalie Unger, a senior at Chilton High School, won both gold medals. In her first-place essay, she wrote to convince a fictitious school board at an elementary school to allocate money to make their school more “green.” She also took first in the marketing campaign event, giving her the second gold medal. UW-Stevens Point staff members, community business leaders and representatives from the Wisconsin Public Service (WPS) Community Foundation comprised the panel of judges. Bartels explained that schools may only participate in the event if they are involved in the SolarWise for Schools program, a program supported by the WPS Community Foundation. Among the schools participating in SolarWise, any student, grades 9-12, may be a part of the Solar Olympics. The program encourages schools to use solar power and as a result, Chilton is installing solar panels in their school this fall, said Bartels.
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