IT'S ALIVE!!

Making sure there is plenty of air in our tires!

Taking Sundancer II out for the very first time!

How do you like Thomas's cheetah print helmet?!

Hunter Powell and Thomas Brown securing ropes to the car.

They are serving as our braking system for the moment until our brakes can be installed!

Reagan Byrne test driving Sundancer II with Hunter Powell and Thomas Brown acting as her brakes!

After much hard work, we have finally got Sundancer II running! We test drove it around the school today, but had to use ropes to stop it because we haven't installed brakes yet!

Team Pictures!!

Monday November 2, our team met to take pictures for our 2009 Sundancer Solar Car Team!! Members include Captain Will Turman, Thomas Brown, Jay Michael Alford, Hunter Powell, Adam Chandler, Nolen Hood, Austin Watkins, Nick Callahan, Team Captain Whitney George, Hillary Colbert, Reagan Byrne, Suzy Reese, Karmen Spratlin, Catherine Marsh, and our new members Elise Mobley, and Sydney Harrell

Team Meeting!!

Taking a minute to have a little fun!

Measuring our drivers for our new frame for Sundancer II

Sponsor BB Turman and Allyson Parker working on assembling our brakes!

This past Monday we had our first solar car meeting for the month of October!! We had planned to take a new team picture before the meeting started, but due to rain we were unable to. We started the meeting with a quick update from our team captains Will Turman and Whitney George, and then we went into the lab to work on our cars!! We had a very successful night and see great potential in all of our new members!!

Sundancer on Display in Jackson!

The team unloading Sundancer and getting ready for a great day!

We brought our trophies and helmets from the race to display!

Mrs. Ellison guiding our newest team sponsor BB Turman!

Could this be a future solar car member?

Various members of the team talking to the students

Jay Michael Alford and Reagan Byrne helping the students climb into the car

Taking a quick team picture before leaving the Ag Museum

Friday, October 2, our solar car team was invited to Jackson to display our Open Division car, Sundancer at the Ag Museum! We met several students from various schools in Mississippi and enjoyed a great lunch provided by the Mississippi Development Authority. It was exciting to talk to the students , and answer their questions about the car and our team. It was a great opportunity and I hope we can come back next year!

Trip to Huntsville Space Center!

An exhibit in the Huntsville Space Center Museum

Huter Powell and Thomas Brown trying to land the virtual space shuttle

Allyson Parker, Hillary Colbert, Whitney George, Mrs. Turman, and Suzy Reese taking a quick picture before leaving the space center

Whitney George and Hillary Colbert showing off their matching Apollo 11 shirts!

Tyler Moore and Adam Chandler getting ready to rock climb

The students viewing the museums exhibits

Paul Isabell scaling the huge rock wall

Hunter Powell, Thomas Brown, and Adam Chadler taking a second to pose for the camera

Mrs. Turman taking a shot at landing the space shuttle

The girls visiting the gift shop.....imagine that!

This past Thursday, our electricity class and the solar car team took a field trip to the Huntsville Space Center! We explored the various exhibits in the museum and experienced the different rides ,including the G-Force and the Space Shot. We viewed an imax movie and visited the gift shop! We can't wait to come back next year!

New Members!

The guys goofing off with new member Adam Chandler!

Catherine Marsh posing between our first and second place trophies!

Elise Mobley getting ready to take Sundancer II out for a drive!

The new school year has brought about a few changes. We have recently added Adam Chandler, Catherine Marsh, and Elise Mobley to our solar car team! We are very excited about the new editions and expect great things from them!

Homecoming!!

Due to rain, we had to cover our car with tarps to protect our cells.

Taking Sundancer II (Classic Division) to the parade!

Sundancer I and II at historic downtown Houston.

Team captains Will Turman and Whitney George introducing the team.

Taking the cars back to the school in pouring rain!

This week at Houston, we are having our homecoming. Every year during this special week we have a parade and a recognition ceremony for the teams at Houston High School. We were very excited to be invited to participate and appreciate the recognition.

Solar Car Meeting!!

Team sponsor Donna Turman explaining procedures for the meeting

Time Out!

Huddle up!.....The girls planning a strategy to change the tire the fastest

The girls putting their tire changing strategy to use!

The guys racing to change the tire while being carefully watched by the girls

The guys working together to align the tires on SundancerI

We had planned to take a practice run at our meeting last night, but due to rain we had to stay inside and have our at meeting at the school. The meeting started off with a friendly competition between the guys and girls to see who could change a tire the fastest. Guess who won?......THE GIRLS!! Not really, but both groups had a succesful night and are still improving. Last night was the first meeting for our new team members Adam Chandler and Clark Carlisle. They proved themselves to be quick learners and hard workers.

Training Run!

Leaving the school!

Perfect fit?

Thanks to Officer Adams for escorting us and keeping us safe on our run!

Hillary Colbert being safety officer

Nolen Hood speeding by in Sundancer I

Anita Ellison explaining procedures......Wish I had listened more in Physics!

Suzy Reese, Allyson Parker, and Catherine Marsh "on a mission"!

Making a driver change

We went on our second training run and practiced driving on the bypass in our town. Our team is improving, and we have started training our new drivers. Thanks to our local police for escorting and protecting our cars and members. It is much appreciated!

Team Captain!

This year our team captain for Sundancer I ( Open Division ) is Will Turman. He has been a member for three years and has competed in four races. His first race was the cross country race from Austin, Texas, to Newburgh, New York followed by the World Solar Challenge in Australia in 2007. For the last two years he has competed at the world famous Texas Motor Speedway in Dallas, Texas. Will is a senior this year, and we appreciate the hard work and dedication he has given to the team.