Juniors complete trebuchet project during class

Ready, set, release! All physics classes are finishing up their trebuchet projects in class.

A trebuchet is a form of catapult, with a sling on one end and a counterweight on the other. Any material could be used to build the trebuchet, as long as safety was a major factor. The most popular building material was wood. Students were required to fling a hacky sack at least six meters, or 20 feet, across the hall.

“This project is to bring together everything we’ve learned this year,” Physics Teacher Ross Pruitt, said.

Not all students found the project to be as easy as the teachers said it would be. Some students found it easier to simply not do the project at all.

“When the teachers were explaining the project all I could think was ‘man this is going to be hard,’” Joslyn Gomez, junior said.

Juniors were given two weeks to bring in a completed trebuchet by May 22. The project also required a video of four attempts and a list of 15 different trials.

“The process of building a trebuchet is difficult, tedious and unnecessary,” junior Samantha Reding said.