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Hovercraft Competition

Posted January 14, 2009

The atrium of the Engineering & Information Technology Complex at the University of Manitoba was taken over by Hovercraft on Tuesday, January 13th as part of Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters Advanced Manufacturing Discovery Program.

The Program was developed to introduce high school students to explore “great jobs” in Manitoba’s exciting manufacturing sectors. Working in teams, the students designed a radio controlled hovercraft. To accomplish this task, students used essential skills for work, learning, and life. Each team presented their business plan and demonstrated the radio-controlled hovercraft they had designed and built for lift, load and propulsion to a panel of five judges.

Participating School

Garden Valley Collegiate

Sisler High School

Windsor Park Collegiate

Kildonan East Collegiate

W. C. Miller Collegiate

Landmark Collegiate

Lord Selkirk Regional
Comprehensive Secondary School

Glenlawn Collegiate

Carman Collegiate

Sturgeon Heights Collegiate

Murdoch MacKay Collegiate

Kelvin High School

Tec Voc High School

St. James Collegiate

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From the semi-finals on January 13th, the top ten teams will compete in the finals at the Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters’ Manufacturing & Trade Conference in March at the Winnipeg Convention Centre. The final top three teams will receive Certificates of Excellence as well as Bursaries and Scholarships promoting continued learning.

The Advanced Manufacturing Discovery Program is supported by the Advanced Manufacturing Initiative and sponsors; CME, U of M Faculty of Engineering, and Red River College.