Texas Bound!!

January 28-31 our team will make a special trip to Dallas to participate in a workshop for solar racers!! Mr. Reese will also be teaching a class during the event! We have just bought our plane tickets and reserved the rooms. Our team can't wait to go and we are super excited to learn as much as we can about the race this summer!!

Merry Christmas!!

Our temporary "Winter Wonderland"!!

Even our oldest team member Big Red got to experience the White Christmas!

Thomas Brown taking the rare opportunity to go snow riding!

Our team would like to wish everybody a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!! For the first time in a long time our team woke up to snow falling and actually sticking to the ground!! Even though the snow melted after a few hours, we enjoyed having our first White Christmas! Once again Merry Christmas to everyone and thank you for your continued support!!

We would like to congratulate Brandie Watson on being the lucky winner of the X-Box Kinect!! We hope you enjoy your new gift just in time for Christmas!

Merry Christmas ET!!

Nick Callahan and Karmen Spratlin wrapping the gifts!

Catherine Marsh and Whitney George getting the presents

ready to bring to ET!!

ET ripping open their presents!

This week our team decided to be little Santas and deliver gifts to ET to let them know how much we appreciate them! We also bought candy to go along with the gifts but Mr. Reese found our hiding spot and...well let's just say ET didn't receive any of their candy! Thank you Mrs. Ellison and Mrs. Turman for everything you do for us and the team! Merry Christmas!!

Free X-Box 360 Kinect!!

Our team is selling chances on an X-Box 360 Kinect for one dollar each or six chances for five dollars. All of the money we raise will go toward funding our trip to the World Solar Challenge in Australia next fall and also for the Hunt-Winston Solar Challenge next summer! The drawing will be held on December 17th, so find your nearest solar car member and test your luck!!

Happy Holidays!!

With Christmas right around the corner, our team has been extremely busy getting ready for the holiday season! We are almost through making posters for parades and have started discussing how we will decorate Sundancer and Sundancer II! We hope everybody has a great Christmas, and we also hope everybody had a great Thanksgiving!!

Fall Festival!

Jay Alford and Adam Chandler recruiting a new member!

Members of the Orchard Church enjoying church services at Ballard Park before the Fall Festival!

The guys playing a game of Sunday afternoon football!

Hillary Colbert and Whitney George setting up our tents for the festival!

We even had Super Girl come see our cars!

Karmen Spratlin taking a nap after a long day of work!

Sunday, October 31 (aka Halloweeen!) our team brought the cars to Ballard Park to display during the Orchard Church's Fall Festival! The festival was complete with tons of people, endless games, and of course great food! We would like to thank the church for inviting us! We had a lot of fun and enjoyed attending church at the park!

Suzy Reese and Hillary Colbert walking with Sundancer II with Catherine Marsh in the driver seat!
Sundancer cruising around the square!

Sundancer and Sundancer II parading around the square during the Houston's Homecoming Pep Rally!

This past week our school celebrated homecoming and hosted the annual town Homecoming Pep Rally! Our team was extremely honored to be a part of the parade that started off the pep rally and would like to thank everybody for the recognition!

Jay Alford.....Well, we aren't exactly sure what he's doing!

Catherine Marsh, Sydney Harrell, and Hillary Colbert and Clay McNutt working on Sundancer II!

Jay Alford tapping into his inner monkey and swinging from the ceiling!!....I think Mrs. Ellison is mistaking him for a pinata!

Monday, October 5 our team met at the school with Clay McNutt! We showed him everything we have been working on since school started and got his advice on a few things. As you can see in the picture above, we managed to have a little fun in the midst of the seriousness!

Sundancer Goes to Jackson!

Cory Clark showing the students a miniature solar car built by Mrs. Hill's sixth grade GT class!

The Houston Lady Racers had a line of girls wanting to sit in Sundancer II!

We had several students that came over to see our cars!

Hunter Powell, Daniel Worthey, and Jay Alford buckling a student up before letting him take Sundancer for a spin!

Our team talking to students from Jackson Preparatory!

Friday, October 1, our team went to Jackson to display our cars at the Ag Museum! Our team had tons of fun talking to everybody that came over to see our cars and explaining what our solar racing is like! We would like to thank everybody for providing the delicious McCallister's sandwiches and sweet tea!

New Members!!

Carley Hood posing beside Sundancer!

Cory Clark enjoying a "delicious" school lunch!

Trey Franklin showing his Sundancer spirit by wearing his team shirt!

Daniel Worthey posing for the camera!

Our newest Houston Lady Racers member, Jacob Bridgman.....Just Kidding!!

Dustin Pounds posing with Sundancer!

We are only two months into the new school year and we have already added six new members to our team! They are already showing a great amount of potential and we can't wait to see what the are fully capable of!

The Fun Side of Solar Car!

Sydney Harrell (Pusher) and Elise Mobley (Rider) having a little fun during Electricity!

Hillary Colbert showing off her "bouquet" of flowers after crossing the finish line!

On the first day of school Whitney George, Suzy Reese, and Thomas Brown talked to everybody about this summer's race!

Hillary Colbert and Elise Mobley trying to make Sundancer II a two-seater!

The girls doing our "Solar Car, Solar Car" dance at the finish line in Boulder, CO!

One of the most fun aspects of solar racing is talking to the people we meet on the race and on training runs!

Jay Michael being Jay Michael!

While making a rest stop at Texas Tech, the Houston Lady Racers made friends with the mascot!

Nolen Hood and Jay Michael showing off their double dutch skills while in Garden City, KS!

During the race, we made a stop on our way to Amorillo, TX, at the famous Cadillac Ranch!!

I think somebody forgot to use deodorant one morning!

Our team was recognized during the first football game for winning the Hunt-Winston Solar Challenge!

While many aspects of being on a solar racing team involves a lot of hard work, our team always seems to find spare time to have a little fun! Aside from goofing off during our free time, we also have tons of fun showing off our cars at events and meeting all of the people along the way!

Visit from Mrs. Hill's GT Class!

Wednesday, September 8, Mrs. Hill's sixth grade GT class came during our electricity period and viewed Sundancer and II! Her class has recently constructed toy-sized replicas of solar cars, which has generated tons of interest in solar energy throughout her class! Our team had an awesome time talking to her class and teaching them all about our cars!

Meeting With the Steering Committee!

Dr. Mobley speaking to the Steering Committee about possible fundraising ideas!

Our team recently met with the Steering Committee to discuss possible fundraising ideas for the 2011 World Solar Challenge in Australia! Dr. Mobley presented a slide show from this past years race, and we also introduced our new members Trey Franklin and Daniel Worthey to the committee! Team Sponsors Anita Ellison and Donna Turman also shared their individual experiences from the 2007 World Solar Challenge! (Including when the team covered Mrs. Turman's tent in sardines!)

Sundancer Catches Football Fever!

The guys cleaning their array before taking Sundancer on the football field!

Sundancer and Sundancer II on display during half-time!

Friday, August 27, our team caught football fever and brought Sundancer and Sundancer II to the Houston-VS-Calhoun City game to display for the community! During half-time they allowed us to bring the cars onto the field and introduced all of our members!

Adam Chandler and Nick Callahan teaching a few students in Electricity about Sundancer!

Elise Mobley smiling for the camera while ordering our hot pink seat belt for Sundancer II!

The Houston Lady Racers making sure that everything is still working properly on Sundancer II so we won't have any problems on our training run to Winona this Saturday!

Saturday, August 28 the Houston Lady Racers will make an all day training run to Winona! To ensure everything will work properly during the run, the girls checked and then double checked everything on Sundancer II. Our team already can't wait for the Hunt-Winston Solar Challenge this summer and we are super excited about starting training! (Especially since the girls have a new hot pink seat belt to wear while zooming down the road!)

Parents' Meeting!!

Dr. Mobley talking to the team and parents about this past years race and also about our team participating in the 2011 World Solar Challenge in Australia!

The "Round Table" of Solar Car Parents!

Thursday, August 19 our team plus the parents met at Central Office to discuss future plans for attending the World Solar Challenge in Australia. Dr. Mobley conducted the meeting and shared information with the parents including cost and what a great experience the race would bring to everyone on the team! We are super hopeful our team will be able to race and will start fundraising for the trip soon!