LAGUNA CREEK HIGH SCHOOL VOLUME 1 ISSUE 1
NOVEMBER 2019
Green Energy Technology Academy
PREPARED BY THE GETA LEADERSHIP BOARD
SMUD Solar Regatta
At the 8th Annual SMUD Solar Regatta, we brought home the Championship Cup in addition to taking first in the Slalom race, and second in the Sprint, Endurance and Presentation Events. The 2018-2019 team included Ha Nguyen, Richard Gong, Riley Stewart, Josue Nieves, Juan Corrubias, Peter Dagler, Aya Shehadeh, and Christina Phan. Then they competed with college teams where they tied for first with Cosumnes River College for the endurance race.
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Hydrogen RC Cars
Outside of the main GETA classes, our students are still working diligently to build up their engineering skills! For example, check out our Hydrogen RC car team!Each year the Hydrogen RC car team designs and builds its own RC car which uses hydrogen and a miniature hydrogen fuel cell as a power source. Near the end of the academic school year, after all of their hard work and diligence, the team races their car in the NorCal Finals. If they place high enough at the NorCal Finals, they move on to the California State Finals.This year, the RC car team is looking forward to completing a newly imported BD9 Chassis, as well as experimentally modifying a new hydrogen fuel cell in order to make it more efficient. The original team also looks forward to helping and guiding our new 2nd year team (which is currently recruiting new GETA members) so that they can share in an experience that promises excitement and a time of their lives in racing Hydrogen RC cars!!!!So far, the original team has won 5 awards over the course of 4 events and 2 years: 2 first place finishes for Engineering, 2 second place awards for Energy and Endurance, and 1 third place trophy for endurance.
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BRAZIL TECHNICAL/CULTURAL EXCHANGE
The GETA Solar Suitcase Technical and Brazilian Cultural Exchange is coming together! We now have a set team of students ranging from sophomores to seniors, and we are currently in the process of raising funds to finance each student’s one-week stay in Sao Paulo, Brazil! We need to raise over $16000 soon, so if you will consider helping to provide our students an opportunity to help improve the world along with the experience of a lifetime, please do so by following this link and donating: https://www.snap-raise.com/v2/fundraisers/122827! Thank you for your support!
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Introduction to GETA (Freshmen)
The newest GETA class are just beginning to finish their Frankenstein boards, which incorporates numerous different tools and skills in order to prepare them for the different projects these students will work on in later CTE classes! They are now in the process of learning circuitry basics through the use of redboards. PATRICK DAVIS, KATIE LIANG, BENNY PEREZ
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GETA I (Sophomores)
The sophomores are beginning to finalize their solar suitcases, which will go out all around the world to provide constant and renewable electricity to regions that may not have access to it normally. They have also begun to work on a new problem-based case learning assignment that will build their collaborative, critical thinking, and presenting skills to design and present a solar panel array for the Sacramento Area Sewer District! IVAN HUANG, NICHOLAS INONG 05
GETA II (Juniors)
The juniors are learning about various types of green energy, from hydroelectricity with their hydroelectric turbine projects to biofuels! They’re also beginning to learn about electric vehicles and prepare for the solar regatta and go-karts! 06
GETA III (Seniors) Our seniors are continuing to prepare themselves to enter the workforce after high school with job shadow opportunities and visiting the SRBX career fair! They are also busy working with CAD, creating geometric construct projects courtesy of Cosumnes River College, designing three-dimensional virtual castles, and beginning their first senior project: a cardboard hydraulic arm! JONTHAN CRUZ
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Upcoming Events May 1st ~ SMUD Solar Regatta Competition
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Supporters
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GETA Leadership Board THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE NEWSLETTER
Ha Nguyen
PRESIDENT
Aaron Gee
VICE PRESIDENT
Gabriel Espinoza
PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE
Riley Stewart
TREASURER SECRETARY
Richard (Xihe) Gong Benicio Perez
MEDIA EDITOR
CLASS REPRESENTATIVES Freshmen
Sophomores
Katie Liang Patrick Davis Ivan Huang Nicholas Inong
Junior
Joaquin Cranmore-Sanchez
Senior
Jonathan Cruz
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